New York College of Osteopathic Medicine

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New York College of Osteopathic Medicine
Established:	1977
Type:	Private
Dean:	Thomas A. Scandalis, D.O.
Faculty:	350 (D.O., M.D. and Ph.D.)
Students:	1220
Location:	Old Westbury, New York, USA
Campus:	Suburban
Colors:	Blue and Gold
Website:	http://www.nyit.edu/nycom

New York College of Osteopathic Medicine (NYCOM) is the osteopathic medical college of the New York Institute of Technology located in Old Westbury, Long Island, NY. Established in 1977, NYCOM is the only accredited medical institution in Nassau County, New York. The College has clinical affiliations with multiple hospitals throughout Long Island, Brooklyn, Bronx, Queens, Upstate New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Furthermore, NYCOM provides its alumni and other osteopathic medical graduates with residency and internship training opportunities through the New York College of Osteopathic Medicine Educational Consortium (NYCOMEC). The New York College of Osteopathic Medicine also provides physicians educated in countries other than the United States to obtain medical training in the United States through its Advanced Program for Emigre Physicians (APEP). After completion of the 4 year APEP program, physicians with foreign credentials receive the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.) degree and are able to apply to DO and MD residency match programs as American graduates.

The mission statement of the university states that New York College of Osteopathic Medicine is committed to training osteopathic physicians for a lifetime of medical practice and learning based on established science and critical thinking, integrating osteopathic philosophy, principles and practice. The college is committed to fostering careers in primary care and a scholarly pursuit of new knowledge concerning human health and disease. The focus is on the health care problems of the inner city and rural communities. NYCOM provides a firm educational foundation as part of a continuum of learning, including postdoctoral education. This foundation will provide the osteopathic physician with the means to be a competent and compassionate member of the osteopathic medical profession, and to contribute to society and to the profession by the application of new knowledge, as well as through practice, teaching and administration.

As per US News and World Report, NYCOM has the second largest total enrollment among osteopathic medical schools and third largest total enrollment among all medical schools (MD and DO) in the United States.

History and Founding of the College:

W. Kenneth Riland, D.O., F.A.A.O.: Co-Founder of the New York College of Osteopathic Medicine

Nelson A. Rockefeller: 41st Vice-President of the United States, 49th Governor of New York State, and Co-Founder of the New York College of Osteopathic Medicine

The College was founded in 1977 through the efforts of Dr. W. Kenneth Riland, New York State Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller and members of Rockefeller family. The College, granted accreditation by the American Osteopathic Association, was chartered under New York State law through very strong efforts by Gov. Nelson A. Rockefeller. In 1978 Nelson Rockefeller contributed $250,000 to the college's general endowment fund and in 1979 Laurance S. Rockefeller contributed the same amount. The founding of NYCOM was strongly a result of the close friendship between Nelson Rockefeller and W. Kenneth Riland. Dr. Riland served as Mr. Rockefeller’s personal physician during his governorship of New York as well during his vice-presidency in the Ford administration. To honor the efforts and contributions of Gov. Rockefeller, the Nelson A. Rockefeller Academic Center (NYCOM I Building) was dedicated in 1979.

The New York College of Osteopathic Medicine graduated its first class on June 11, 1981, awarding degrees to 26 men and eight women. The commencement exercises at the College were held on the athletic field of what was once the estate of Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney. The guest speaker, Dr. Theodore Cooper, former dean of Cornell University Medical College, warned of a new atmosphere where "a public is re-evaluating its opinion of physicians.' "The reverence for the doctor is beginning to wane," Dr. Cooper said. An honorary Doctor of Laws degree was awarded to Dr. W. Kenneth Riland, an osteopathic physician, who was then the chairman of the NYCOM Board of Governors. Dr. Riland was honored for being a "prime mover" in the establishment of the College. The W. Kenneth Riland Academic Health Care Center (NYCOM II Building), completed in 1984, stands on the campus, a working clinic as well as a teaching hospital -- "a living memorial," in the words of NYIT President Matthew Schure.

To ensure adequate space for a growing medical college as well as to provide students access to new technologies, the Hannah and Charles Serota Academic Center (NYCOM III Building) began construction in 1999. In 2001, students and faculty began to utilize the building for Basic and Pre-Clinical Science lectures, as well as the Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine Laboratory.

Academics:
Degrees Offerred:

• Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.)
• D.O./Master of Science (M.S.) in Clinical Nutrition
• D.O./Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)

Nelson A. Rockefeller Academic Center (NYCOM I Building): Housing the Medical Library, Office of the Dean, and Pathology/Microbiology Laboratories.

W. Kenneth Riland, D.O. Academic Health Care Center (NYCOM II Building): Housing the primary care clinic, study rooms, cafeteria and Gross Anatomy/Neuroanatomy Laboratories.

Hannah and Charles Serota Academic Center (NYCOM III Building): Housing the Office of Pre-Clinical Sciences, Office of Clinical Sciences, Office of Admissions, OMM Laboratory, Office of the Registrar, various administrative offices and 2 large amphitheater lecture halls used for basic science and pre-clinical science lectures.

Notable Alumni:

Richard Jadick, D.O. - Naval surgeon credited for saving the lives of 30 marines and sailors during the Second Battle of Fallujah, earning him the Bronze Star

Steve Salvatore, D.O. - Medical Correspondent for WPIX, previously medical correspondent for CNN

Humayun J. Chaudhry, D.O. - Commissioner of Health, Suffolk County, NY

Thomas A. Scandalis, D.O.- Dean, New York College of Osteopathic Medicine

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