| Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine | |
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| Established | 2006 |
| Type | Private |
| Chairman | Vanessa Sanchez PhD.[1] |
| Chancellor | Yife Tien |
| President | Bruce Dubin, D.O., J.D.[1] |
| Dean | Thomas Mohr, D.O. [1] |
| Doctoral students | 600 |
| Location | Parker, Colorado, United States |
| Website | http://www.rockyvistauniversity.org/ |
Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine (RVUCOM) is a medical school granting an osteopathic medical degree (D.O.) located in Parker, Colorado near Denver. The school admitted its inaugural class of medical students in August 2008.
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RVUCOM broke ground on March 23, 2007 and admitted its first class in August 2008. The most recent matriculating class of 2015 had an average MCAT score of 26.68, science GPA of 3.44 and a cumulative GPA of 3.49.[2]
RVUCOM operates a clinic which accepts Medicaid and Medicare patients to help the underserved in the Denver and Parker area.[3]
The school is currently provisionally accredited by COCA, and will be eligible for full accreditation after the inaugural class graduates in summer 2012. [4]
RVUCOM is notable for being the first and only modern day for-profit medical school operating in the United States. As such, its opening has generated controversy. Critics worry that a for-profit school will be beholden to investors, and lack credibility. Supporters say that the school will be held to the same academic and accreditation standards as other medical schools.[5] [6]
Rocky Vista LLC is owned by Yife Tien and his wife Lucy Chua Tien, MD, and governed by a Board of Trustees. Castle Pines Holdings LLC was established as a holding company to control the Tiens' interest in Rocky Vista LLC and provide stability in the event of Tien's death or incapacity.[7]
Parkview Medical Center in Pueblo, Colorado, has been awarded a 5-year $770,000 federal grant from the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to train primary care internal medicine residents. Parkview has developed a new osteopathic internal medicine residency program which will matriculate its first trainees in July 2012. The grant was a joint effort of Parkview Medical Center and Rocky Vista University along with Rocky Mountain OPTI. [2]
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