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OSTEOPATHIC SCHOOL ANNOUNCES MERGER PLANS WITH LOCAL IVY LEAGUE INSTITUTION
by Justin Kidding - Associated Press
April 1, 2003
PHILADELPHIA, PA - Matthew Schure, President and CEO of Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (website), confirmed today that PCOM will join the University of Pennsylvania (website) starting fiscal year 2004. Schure has scheduled a meeting with the board of trustees to discuss the details of the merger.
"I think the merger will benefit us greatly," Schure said, stating that PCOM was responding to the needs of the students. "With this merger, our students will be able to rotate though the University of Pennsylvania Health System and the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia." According to an inside official, PCOM will become the University of Pennsylvania College of Osteopathic Medicine, joining 12 other schools that are part of Penn - including its Wharton business school, medical school, and law school.
Executive Vice President Clifford Stanley of the University of Pennsylvania stated that the merger will benefit Penn immensely. "With our acquisition of PCOM, Penn gains some valuable programs in addition to osteopathic medicine, including the Master Programs in Physician Assistant Studies, Forensic Medicine, and Emergency Medicine." Dr. Arthur H. Rubenstein, dean of Penn's medical school, mentioned that he always wanted to increase the number of primary care physicians that Penn produces. "Having an osteopathic medical school will allow us to produce quality primary care physicians and specialists, and at the same time devote appropriate resources toward biomedical and clinical research."
Osteopathic medicine is a distinctive form of medical practice in the United States. Osteopathic medicine provides all of the benefits of modern medicine including prescription drugs, surgery, and the use of technology to diagnose disease and evaluate injury. It also offers the added benefit of hands-on diagnosis and treatment through a system of therapy known as osteopathic manipulative medicine. Osteopathic Medicine emphasizes helping each person achieve a high level of wellness by focusing on health education, injury prevention and disease prevention.
This merger will make Penn only the 3rd school in the country to have both an allopathic (MD) and osteopathic medical school. The other two schools are Michigan State University and the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. There are only 20 osteopathic medical schools in the country.
Students completing a dual degree program with St. Joseph's University will be allowed to complete their degrees at St. Joseph. All future DO/MBA participants will complete their business classes at Wharton. The details remain sketchy and it is not known what will happen to the DO/MPH participants.
"With this merger, PCOM students will have access to Penn's vast resources, facilities, and faculties," Schure mentioned. Third year medical student Joe King concurred, saying "With this merger, I'll be able to do my pediatric rotation at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, one of the best children's hospital in the country. It is a wonderful opportunity to be able to work with some of the best pediatric specialists in the world and to show them what PCOM students are made of." It is unclear whether the tuition at the osteopathic medical school will be raised to match its ivy league counterpart.
by Justin Kidding - Associated Press
April 1, 2003
PHILADELPHIA, PA - Matthew Schure, President and CEO of Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (website), confirmed today that PCOM will join the University of Pennsylvania (website) starting fiscal year 2004. Schure has scheduled a meeting with the board of trustees to discuss the details of the merger.
"I think the merger will benefit us greatly," Schure said, stating that PCOM was responding to the needs of the students. "With this merger, our students will be able to rotate though the University of Pennsylvania Health System and the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia." According to an inside official, PCOM will become the University of Pennsylvania College of Osteopathic Medicine, joining 12 other schools that are part of Penn - including its Wharton business school, medical school, and law school.
Executive Vice President Clifford Stanley of the University of Pennsylvania stated that the merger will benefit Penn immensely. "With our acquisition of PCOM, Penn gains some valuable programs in addition to osteopathic medicine, including the Master Programs in Physician Assistant Studies, Forensic Medicine, and Emergency Medicine." Dr. Arthur H. Rubenstein, dean of Penn's medical school, mentioned that he always wanted to increase the number of primary care physicians that Penn produces. "Having an osteopathic medical school will allow us to produce quality primary care physicians and specialists, and at the same time devote appropriate resources toward biomedical and clinical research."
Osteopathic medicine is a distinctive form of medical practice in the United States. Osteopathic medicine provides all of the benefits of modern medicine including prescription drugs, surgery, and the use of technology to diagnose disease and evaluate injury. It also offers the added benefit of hands-on diagnosis and treatment through a system of therapy known as osteopathic manipulative medicine. Osteopathic Medicine emphasizes helping each person achieve a high level of wellness by focusing on health education, injury prevention and disease prevention.
This merger will make Penn only the 3rd school in the country to have both an allopathic (MD) and osteopathic medical school. The other two schools are Michigan State University and the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. There are only 20 osteopathic medical schools in the country.
Students completing a dual degree program with St. Joseph's University will be allowed to complete their degrees at St. Joseph. All future DO/MBA participants will complete their business classes at Wharton. The details remain sketchy and it is not known what will happen to the DO/MPH participants.
"With this merger, PCOM students will have access to Penn's vast resources, facilities, and faculties," Schure mentioned. Third year medical student Joe King concurred, saying "With this merger, I'll be able to do my pediatric rotation at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, one of the best children's hospital in the country. It is a wonderful opportunity to be able to work with some of the best pediatric specialists in the world and to show them what PCOM students are made of." It is unclear whether the tuition at the osteopathic medical school will be raised to match its ivy league counterpart.
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