Medical Education Futures Study

George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services

Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation

New School Tracking

The Medical School Tracking page follows the development of medical school expansion and the opening of new schools.

New Schools: --    Status
Applicant
Candidate  
Preliminary
Open

* Status is based upon the LCME accreditation designation - applicant schools have initiated the application process and meet basic eligibility requirements; candidate schools have been granted approval for a site visit for preliminary accreditation; preliminary accreditation indicates a school has completed its site visit and meets LCME expecations.  For more information ... 
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School

Type 

Status

City

State

UC Riverside MD Announced Riverside CA
Central Michigan Univ MD Applicant Mount Pleasant MI
Scripps MD Applicant La Jolla CA
Oakland Univ Beaumont MD Applicant Rochester MI
Touro Univ MD Applicant Hackensack NJ
Hofstra Univ MD Applicant Hempstead NY
VA Tech Carilion MD Preliminary Roanoke VA
Commonwealth Medical College MD Open 2009 Scranton PA
Florida International Univ MD Open 2009 Miami FL
Univ of Central Florida MD Open 2009 Orlando FL
Texas Tech Univ Health Sciences Center Paul L. Foster MD Open 2009 El Paso TX
Michigan State Univ COM Detroit Campus DO Open 2009 Detroit MI
Rocky Vista Univ DO Open 2008 Aurora CO
Pacific Northwest Univ of Health Sciences DO Open 2008 Yakima WA
Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine DO Open 2007 New York NY
Lincoln Memorial DeBusk DO Open 2007 Harrogate TN
A.T. Still University in Arizona DO Open 2007 Mesa AZ
Georgia Campus Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine DO Open 2005 Philadelphia PA
Nevada Touro DO Open 2004 Henderson NV
Edward Via VA College of Osteopathic Medicine DO Open 2004 Blacksburg VA
Lake Erie - Bradenton Campus DO Open 2004 Erie PA
Florida State University MD Open 2001 Tallahassee FL

Sources: LCME and AOA websites

Additional Resources:

Medical School Enrollment Plans: Analysis of the 2007 AAMC Survey - AAMC - May, 2008 - Based on the fall 2007 survey of U.S. medical schools and an appraisal of future enrollment at new medical schools under discussion or development, the AAMC estimates that first-year U.S. M.D. enrollment will grow to nearly 19,909 in the 2012 academic year.  Read more...

A Report on a Survey of Osteopathic Medical School Growth, 2007-08 - AACOM - 2008 - The American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM) surveyed its 25 member colleges to determine plans for class size growth through the 2012-13 academic year.  Read more...


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