The William Carey University College of Osteopathic Medicine (WCU-COM), located in Hattiesburg, MS, received provisional accreditation at the September meeting of the Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation, and will open its doors to students in 2010.
Led by Founding Dean Michael Murphy, DO, WCU-COM is Mississippi’s second medical school, and the first medical school in the region focusing on osteopathic medicine. The college is now accepting applications through AACOMAS, AACOM’s centralized application service for the nation’s colleges of osteopathic medicine. For more information on the new college, visit http://www.wmcarey.edu/COM/Home/1722/CollegeofOsteopathic.shtm.