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===For-profit status===
===For-profit status===
The accredidation of [[RVUCOM]] generated some controversy before the school held its first class. Like all osteopathic medical schools, RVUCOM is accredited by a board of the [[American Osteopathic Association]] (AOA). Unlike the other 28 osteopathic and 126 [[allopathic]] medical colleges in the U.S., RVUCOM is organized as a [[for-profit school|for-profit]] corporation.<ref>Croasdale, Myrle. [http://www.ama-assn.org/amednews/2007/10/01/prsc1001.htm ''First for-profit med school nears approval'']. American Medical News. 1 Oct 2007. </ref> Critics claimed the AOA's approval of a for-profit school "erodes creditability" of osteopathic medical schools, especially in comparison to their allopathic counterparts. <ref>Mychaskiw G. [http://www.jaoa.org/cgi/content/full/107/7/246-b ''COM Accreditation: the Flexner Report revisited.''] [[J Am Osteopath Assoc]]. 2007 Jul;107(7):246-7; 277. PMID: [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=retrieve&db=pubmed&list_uids=17682109&dopt=AbstractPlus 17682109]</ref>
The accredidation of [[RVUCOM]] generated some controversy before the school held its first class. Like all osteopathic medical schools, RVUCOM is accredited by a board of the [[American Osteopathic Association]] (AOA). Unlike the other 28 osteopathic and 126 [[allopathic]] medical colleges in the U.S., RVUCOM is organized as a [[for-profit school|for-profit]] corporation.<ref name = "AMA">Croasdale, Myrle. [http://www.ama-assn.org/amednews/2007/10/01/prsc1001.htm ''First for-profit med school nears approval'']. American Medical News. 1 Oct 2007. </ref> Critics claimed the AOA's approval of a for-profit school "erodes creditability" of osteopathic medical schools, especially in comparison to their allopathic counterparts. <ref>Mychaskiw G. [http://www.jaoa.org/cgi/content/full/107/7/246-b ''COM Accreditation: the Flexner Report revisited.''] [[J Am Osteopath Assoc]]. 2007 Jul;107(7):246-7; 277. PMID: [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=retrieve&db=pubmed&list_uids=17682109&dopt=AbstractPlus 17682109]</ref>
The [[Liaison Committee on Medical Education]], which accredits the M.D.-granting (allopathic) U.S. medical schools, has banned for-profit schools.<ref>Mychaskiw G. [http://www.aacom.org/events/annualmtg/2007/Presentations/Thu%20Challenge%20-%20Coping%20with%20Growth/Mychaski%20-%201910%20All%20Over%20Again.ppt ''Future of DO.''] powerpoint presentation. accessed 7 Nov 2007.</ref> School officials insist the for-profit status of the school will not compromise the integrity of its educational mission.<ref>Martin RB. [http://www.jaoa.org/cgi/content/full/107/10/426 ''RVUCOM: Striving to Meet the Needs of the Osteopathic Medical Profession''] J Am Osteopath Assoc. 2007 Oct;107(10):426-8. PMID: [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=retrieve&db=pubmed&list_uids=17956994&dopt=AbstractPlus 17956994]</ref> AOA president Peter Ajluni responded, "there are many socially minded for-profit companies that contribute time, resources, and profits to their communities" and "for-profit institutions like RVUCOM can further the cause of osteopathic medicine in the United States."<ref>Ajluni PB. [http://www.jaoa.org/cgi/content/full/107/10/425 ''Nonprofit and For-Profit COMs: Investing in the Future of Osteopathic Medicine''.] J Am Osteopath Assoc. 2007 Oct;107(10):425-6. PMID: [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=retrieve&db=pubmed&list_uids=17956993&dopt=AbstractPlus 17956993]</ref>
The [[Liaison Committee on Medical Education]], which accredits the M.D.-granting (allopathic) U.S. medical schools, has banned for-profit schools.<ref>Mychaskiw G. [http://www.aacom.org/events/annualmtg/2007/Presentations/Thu%20Challenge%20-%20Coping%20with%20Growth/Mychaski%20-%201910%20All%20Over%20Again.ppt ''Future of DO.''] powerpoint presentation. accessed 7 Nov 2007.</ref>
Concerns were raised about the close ties of the RVU's founder and chancellor, [[Yife Tien]] to the [[American University of the Caribbean]]<ref name = "AMA">Croasdale, Myrle. [http://www.ama-assn.org/amednews/2007/10/01/prsc1001.htm ''First for-profit med school nears approval'']. American Medical News. 1 Oct 2007. </ref><ref>[http://www.rockyvistauniversity.org/founder.asp FOUNDER AND CHANCELLOR]. Rocky Vista University website. accessed 18 Nov 2007.</ref>, a for-profit medical school located outside the U.S. but attended by primarily U.S. citizens. School officials insist the for-profit status of the school will not compromise the integrity of its educational mission.<ref>Martin RB. [http://www.jaoa.org/cgi/content/full/107/10/426 ''RVUCOM: Striving to Meet the Needs of the Osteopathic Medical Profession''] J Am Osteopath Assoc. 2007 Oct;107(10):426-8. PMID: [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=retrieve&db=pubmed&list_uids=17956994&dopt=AbstractPlus 17956994]</ref> AOA president Peter Ajluni responded, "there are many socially minded for-profit companies that contribute time, resources, and profits to their communities" and "for-profit institutions like RVUCOM can further the cause of osteopathic medicine in the United States."<ref>Ajluni PB. [http://www.jaoa.org/cgi/content/full/107/10/425 ''Nonprofit and For-Profit COMs: Investing in the Future of Osteopathic Medicine''.] J Am Osteopath Assoc. 2007 Oct;107(10):425-6. PMID: [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=retrieve&db=pubmed&list_uids=17956993&dopt=AbstractPlus 17956993]</ref>

==External Links==
[http://www.rockyvistauniversity.org/ Rocky Vista University Website]
[http://www.petitiononline.com/mod_perl/signed.cgi?not4pro On-line Petition Concern For-Profit Medical Education in the United States]



==References==
==References==

Revision as of 21:13, 18 November 2007

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Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine (RVUCOM) is an osteopathic medicine school located in Parker, Colorado near Denver. The school is currently in the process of admitting its first class of medical students who will begin classes in the Fall of 2008.

For-profit status

The accredidation of RVUCOM generated some controversy before the school held its first class. Like all osteopathic medical schools, RVUCOM is accredited by a board of the American Osteopathic Association (AOA). Unlike the other 28 osteopathic and 126 allopathic medical colleges in the U.S., RVUCOM is organized as a for-profit corporation.[1] Critics claimed the AOA's approval of a for-profit school "erodes creditability" of osteopathic medical schools, especially in comparison to their allopathic counterparts. [2] The Liaison Committee on Medical Education, which accredits the M.D.-granting (allopathic) U.S. medical schools, has banned for-profit schools.[3] Concerns were raised about the close ties of the RVU's founder and chancellor, Yife Tien to the American University of the Caribbean[1][4], a for-profit medical school located outside the U.S. but attended by primarily U.S. citizens. School officials insist the for-profit status of the school will not compromise the integrity of its educational mission.[5] AOA president Peter Ajluni responded, "there are many socially minded for-profit companies that contribute time, resources, and profits to their communities" and "for-profit institutions like RVUCOM can further the cause of osteopathic medicine in the United States."[6]

External Links

Rocky Vista University Website On-line Petition Concern For-Profit Medical Education in the United States


References

  1. ^ a b Croasdale, Myrle. First for-profit med school nears approval. American Medical News. 1 Oct 2007.
  2. ^ Mychaskiw G. COM Accreditation: the Flexner Report revisited. J Am Osteopath Assoc. 2007 Jul;107(7):246-7; 277. PMID: 17682109
  3. ^ Mychaskiw G. Future of DO. powerpoint presentation. accessed 7 Nov 2007.
  4. ^ FOUNDER AND CHANCELLOR. Rocky Vista University website. accessed 18 Nov 2007.
  5. ^ Martin RB. RVUCOM: Striving to Meet the Needs of the Osteopathic Medical Profession J Am Osteopath Assoc. 2007 Oct;107(10):426-8. PMID: 17956994
  6. ^ Ajluni PB. Nonprofit and For-Profit COMs: Investing in the Future of Osteopathic Medicine. J Am Osteopath Assoc. 2007 Oct;107(10):425-6. PMID: 17956993
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