The Central Valley’s First Osteopathic Medical School approved to Accept Applications BY NICOLE BUTLER
California Health Sciences University (CHSU) announced that Fresno County’s First College of Osteopathic Medicine (COM) has approval to accept applications from students for Osteopathic Medical School. “We are exceedingly proud to hold the distinction of being the first, 4-year medical school in the Valley,” exclaimed Dr. John Graneto, Dean of the CHSU College of Osteopathic Medicine. “We are now recognized as the 3rd Osteopathic Medical School in California and students can apply to our program starting May 3, 2019, when the application cycle opens.” CHSU, College of Osteopathic Medicine will be the thirty-fifth in the Nation to open and will admit its first 75 students beginning May 3, 2019, growing to 600 students in the program at one time. Construction of new CHSU campus is well underway.
The concrete foundation was poured just a few weeks ago to support the ground of the future classrooms, and they are currently in the second phase of the foundation work and the first structural steel of the buildings placed. The College of Osteopathic Medicine building will be the first to be completed in time for classes to begin in July 2020. The new three-story, state-of-the-art building has an expansive, 21,000 sq.ft. Simulation and OSCE Lab, Clinical Skills Lab, and two large classrooms designed for our team-based learning curriculum. The campus will also have a Teaching Kitchen to ensure students understand how to prepare healthy meals and the importance of proper diet in relation to good health. The next step in COCA accreditation comes in fall 2019 with a comprehensive site visit of the new medical school building is nearer to completion.