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Exterior of Terry Building - Administration for all of HPD, including this College.
The Nova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic Medicine is part of the Health Professions Division of the university. The Health Professions Division, with a student body of more than 2,000, is home to Nova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic Medicine, the first one in the southeastern U.S., and it grants the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.) degree. EMS Education and Training, Master of Science in Medical Informatics, and Masters of Public Health are also offered.
[edit] History
The Southeastern College of Osteopathic Medicine (SECOM) was established in 1979 in North Miami Beach, Florida by Morton Terry, D.O. Following SECOM's success, the College of Pharmacy was added in 1986, followed by the College of Optometry in 1988, creating the Southeastern University of Health Sciences. In 1994, Southeastern University merged with Nova University, creating Nova-Southeastern University. The College of Osteopathic Medicine moved from North Miami Beach, Florida to Fort Lauderdale, Florida in 1996. A fourth health professions college - the College of Dental medicine - was added in 1997.
[edit] Curriculum
[edit] Year 1: Basic Sciences
[edit] Year 2: Systems-Based Learning
- Principles of Pathology
- Principles of Pharmacology
- Principles of Clinical Medicine
- Hematopoietic & Lymphoreticular System
- Respiratory System
- Cardiovascular System
- Gastrointestinal System
- Endocrine System
- Women's Health
- Integumentary System
- Renal/Urinary System
- Musculoskeletal System
- Nervous System
- Psychiatry & Behavioral Medicine
- Osteopathic Principles & Practice
- Medical Jurisprudence
- Medical Ethics
- HIV Seminar
- End-of-Life Seminar
- Rural Medicine
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support
[edit] Year 3: Core Clinical Rotations
- Family Medicine (2 months)
- Geriatrics (1 month)
- Pediatrics (2 months)
- Internal Medicine (3 months)
- Surgery (2 months)
- Obstetrics and Gynecology (1 month)
- Psychiatry (1 month)
[edit] Year 4
- Emergency Medicine (1 month)
- Rural/Underserved rotation (2 months)
- Rural selective (1 month)
- Electives (5 months)
[edit] Clinical training sites
During years 3 and 4, students leave NSU-COM's Davie campus to begin clinical rotations. Major affiliated training hospitals include:
[edit] Post-graduate placement
Although NSU-COM has traditionally produced many family medicine physicians, graduates go on to pursue careers in all specialties of medicine. NSU-COM maintains affiliated residency programs in family medicine, internal medicine, emergency medicine, preventative medicine, pediatrics, general surgery, orthopedic surgery, anesthesiology, and dermatology. Fellowship programs are offered in sports medicine, geriatrics, rheumatology, cardiology, forensic pathology, and gynecological oncology.
[edit] Notable Alumni
- Paula Anderson-Worts, D.O., M.P.H. ('94) - family physician; assistant professor of Family Medicine at NSU-COM (1997-present)
- Kenneth Johnson, D.O. ('91) - Ob/Gyn; assistant professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at NSU-COM (1996-present)
- Will Kirby, D.O. ('00) - clinical and cosmetic dermatologist; winner of Big Brother 2, has appeared on Battle of the Network Reality Stars, The Young and the Restless, and Dr. 90210
- Joel Rush, D.O. ('85) - orthopedic surgeon
- Tyler Cymet, D.O. (88)-Professor of Internal Medicine at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, described a new genetic syndrome called Erondu-Cymet syndrome.
- James Turner, D.O. ('88) - emergency physician
- Ross Zafonte, D.O. ('85) - physiatrist; chair of the department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation at Harvard Medical School and chief of physiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital (2007-present)
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