Other name | ACOM |
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Type | Private medical school |
Established | 2010 |
Budget | $12.26 million[1] |
Chairman | John McDaniel |
President | Richard O. Sutton, III |
Dean | James C. Jones |
Students | 644 |
Location | , , US 31°12′54″N 85°21′42″W / 31.2149°N 85.3616°W |
Campus | 200 acres |
Affiliations | Southeast Health, Alabama Medical Education Consortium |
Website | www |
The Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine (ACOM) is a private medical school in Dothan, Alabama. It is the first osteopathic medical school in the state[2] and is believed to be the first osteopathic medical school in the nation established by a regional not-for-profit hospital.[3]
It is accredited by the American Osteopathic Association's Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation (COCA).[4] Graduates of the college receive a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree (D.O.).[5] The first class graduated in 2017.[6]