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University description (as per official university website)
Trustworthiness, respect, integrity, service, compassion. Building character is one of the highest priorities of the Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine. Practicing a “values-based” approach to medical education, NEOUCOM challenges students to meet the highest standards for critical thinking and ethical reflection, as well as personal and professional behavior. The NEOUCOM student is one who has a passionate commitment to the medical profession, who respects others and themselves, and whose personal conduct, on and off campus, is consistent with the highest standards of the medical profession.
NEOUCOM is a community-based, public institution that provides interdisciplinary training of health professionals, offering both a doctor of medicine and a doctor of pharmacy degree. The NEOUCOM educational consortium includes the Rootstown, Ohio, campus, eight teaching hospitals, 10 associated hospitals and two health departments.
The College offers a combined B.S./M.D. program with The University of Akron (UA), Kent State University (KSU) and Youngstown State University (YSU). In addition to these institutions, Cleveland State University makes up the educational consortium for the doctor of pharmacy program. NEOUCOM and its hospital partners co-sponsor graduate and continuing professional education programs for residents, physicians and allied health professionals. NEOUCOM also has collaborative arrangements with KSU and UA to offer graduate-level coursework and research opportunities in biomedical sciences and biomedical engineering leading to master’s and doctoral degrees.
NEOUCOM is an equal opportunity educator and employer. The College of Medicine is committed to preparing students for the practice of medicine in a multicultural environment by increasing the diversity of the student body, faculty and staff and by enhancing policies, procedures and practices that support a collaborative environment.
Academic Departments
Anatomy; Behavioral Sciences; Community Health Sciences; Emergency Medicine; Family Medicine; General Surgery; Internal Medicine; Microbiology, Immunology and Biochemistry; Neurobiology; Obstetrics/Gynecology; Orthopaedic; Surgery; Pathology; Pediatrics; Physiology and Pharmacology; Psychiatry; Radiology; Urology; Geriatric Medicine/Gerontology; Pharmacy Practice; Pharmaceutical Sciences; Integrative Medical Sciences |
