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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]
- ^ "Fiscal Year 2013 Revenues and Expenditures by Osteopathic Medical College" (PDF). AACOM. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "About ACOM". Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine. pp. 2–3. Archived from the original on December 9, 2012. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
- ^ Schierhorn, Carolyn (July 3, 2012). "Founded by a medical center, Alabama's new DO school to leverage hospital ties". The DO. Archived from the original on April 14, 2013. Retrieved 4 November 2012.
- ^ "ACOM Granted Full Accreditation Status". Archived from the original on 6 June 2017. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
- ^ "Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine (ACOM)" (PDF). American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
- ^ "ACOM Graduates its Inaugural Class". Archived from the original on 9 June 2017. Retrieved 15 May 2017.