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==Academics and accreditation==
==Academics and accreditation==
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* College of Health Sciences
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* Physician Assistant Studies
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* Physical Therapy
|MidwesternU|| 1900 || North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, The Higher Learning Commission<ref>{{cite web|title=Statement of Accreditation Status: Midwestern University|url=https://www.hlcommission.org/component/directory/?Action=ShowBasic&Itemid=&instid=2094&lang=en|publisher=Higher Learning Commission}}</ref>
* Occupational Therapy
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* Doctor of Health Sciences Degree
|Health Sciences || 1996 || [[American Physical Therapy Association]]<ref>{{cite web|title=WestAccredited PT & PTA Programs Directory|url=http://www.capteonline.org/apta/directories/accreditedschools.aspx?type=PT&navID=10737421958&LOC=CA&STYPE=PT&ID=89557E3E-D387-444A-A0DD-ACD9DFED80C1|publisher=Council on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education|accessdate=12 August 2016}}</ref><br /> ARC-PA<ref>{{cite web|title=Accredited Programs|url=http://www.arc-pa.org/accreditation/accredited-programs/ |publisher=Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant|accessdate=August 12, 2016}}</ref><br />American Occupational Therapy Association<br />American Psychological Association, Commission on Accreditation<br />American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
* Master of Biomedical Sciences
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* Master of Arts in Biomedical Sciences
|Dental Medicine || 2006 || [[American Dental Association]]<ref name=ADA>{{cite web|title=Search DDS/DMD Programs|url=http://www.ada.org/267.aspx|publisher=American Dental Association|accessdate=12 August 2016}}</ref>
* Clinical Psychology
|-
* Speech-Language Pathology
|Optometry || 2017 || [[American Optometric Association]]<ref name=OptAccred>{{cite web|title=Accredited Programs|url=http://www.aoa.org/x12702.xml|publisher=American Optometric Association|accessdate=12 August 2016}}</ref>
* [[Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine]] (CCOM)
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* Chicago College of Pharmacy (CCP)
* College of Dental Medicine-Illinois (CDMI)
|[[Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine]] || 1900 || American Osteopathic Association's COCA
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* College of Optometry-Illinois (COPTI) (Inaugural class entering August 2017
|Pharmacy || 1991 || [[Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Detailed PharmD Accreditation History|url=https://www.acpe-accredit.org/shared_info/accredHistory.asp?degreeid=35&entity=16|publisher=Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education|accessdate=9 July 2012}}</ref>
|-
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==Campuses==
==Campuses==

Revision as of 03:26, 13 August 2016

This article is about the graduate health science school. For the public liberal arts college in Texas, see Midwestern State University.
Midwestern University
File:Mid Western University logo.png
Former names
American College of Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery
TypePrivate, non-profit
Established1900; 124 years ago (1900)
PresidentKathleen Goeppinger, Ph.D.
Academic staff
368 (Downers Grove)[1]
393 (Glendale)[2]
Students2,917 (Downers Grove)[3]
2,356 (Glendale)
Location
CampusSuburban:
Downers Grove,
105 acres (42.5 ha);
Glendale, 140 acres (56.7 ha)
Colors  Dark Blue
  Dark Warm Grey
  Light Warm Grey
NicknameFighting Geese for CCOM Honey Badgers for AZCOM
Websitewww.midwestern.edu
File:Midwestern University Logotype.png

Midwestern University (MWU) is an American non-profit graduate and professional school specializing in health sciences education. Founded in 1900 as the American College of Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery, it is the fourth-oldest medical school currently active in the state of Illinois. In 1995, it opened an additional campus in Glendale, Arizona, becoming the second medical school to teach students in the state of Arizona. MWU has since expanded beyond solely providing medical education and now operates ten colleges, offering degrees in dentistry, pharmacy, optometry, podiatric medicine, and other health professions.

The university is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission, a Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. The medical schools are also accredited by the American Osteopathic Association's Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation.

According to U.S. News & World Report (2015), Midwestern University's Downers Grove, IL and Glendale AZ campuses had two of the top physician assistant programs (tied #20) in the country.

History

Midwestern University was founded in 1900[4] as the American College of Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery by J. Martin Littlejohn, Ph.D., D.O., M.D. (1865-1947). The school was founded as a private institution in Chicago, Illinois, with the purpose of teaching the principles of osteopathic medicine, surgery, anatomy, and basic science to medical students in a not-for-profit environment. It was the fourth medical school in the world to grant the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.) degree.[5]

In 1986, the Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine moved from its prior home in Hyde Park, Chicago, Illinois to a newly purchased campus in the western suburb of Downers Grove, Illinois. Following the relocation of the College, the Board of Trustees voted to begin the development of new academic programs within the health sciences. As a result, the Chicago College of Pharmacy began in 1991[6] and the College of Health Sciences began in 1992.[7] In 1993, the Board of Trustees unanimously approved a single educational mission for the institution, uniting the Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine, the Chicago College of Pharmacy, and the Chicago College of Health Sciences into Midwestern University.

In 1995, the Board of Trustees approved the purchase of land and the building of Midwestern University's new campus in Glendale, Arizona. The Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine, which was the first college to operate at this new campus, began classes in 1996[8] and joined the University of Arizona College of Medicine as one of only two medical schools in Arizona at the time. Similar to the growth of its Downers Grove campus, the Glendale campus expanded beyond solely training physicians by opening the College of Health Sciences in 1996, the College of Pharmacy-Glendale in 1998, the College of Dental Medicine in 2006, the College of Optometry in 2009, and the College of Physical Therapy in 2010. The College of Veterinary Medicine is currently under construction and will begin studies in 2014.[9]

Academics and accreditation

College Founded Accreditation[10]
MidwesternU 1900 North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, The Higher Learning Commission[11]
Health Sciences 1996 American Physical Therapy Association[12]
ARC-PA[13]
American Occupational Therapy Association
American Psychological Association, Commission on Accreditation
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
Dental Medicine 2006 American Dental Association[14]
Optometry 2017 American Optometric Association[15]
Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine 1900 American Osteopathic Association's COCA
Pharmacy 1991 Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education[16]

Campuses

Downers Grove, Illinois

The Downers Grove campus is located on a 105-acre (42.5 ha) site in Downers Grove, Illinois, a suburban area 25 miles west of downtown Chicago. It contains an abundance of green space, wooded areas, and a nature trail, in addition to classrooms, laboratories, a state-of-the-art library, an auditorium building, and recreational facilities.[17] Student housing is provided in three different facilities: Redwood Hall I, Redwood Hall II, and the Pines Apartments. The Traditional Residence Halls (consisting of five connected residence halls: Aspen Hall, Birch Hall, Chestnut Hall, Dogwood Hall, and Elm Hall) were demolished in 2015. The Downers Grove campus is home to over 2,500 students and five colleges, offering twelve fields of study:.

Glendale, Arizona

Midwestern University Demographics[10]
Students
American Indian or Alaskan 0%
Asian 25%
Black or African American 2%
Hispanic/Latino 4%
Native Hawaiian 0%
White 63%
Two or more races 3%
Unknown 1%
Non-resident alien 1%

The Glendale campus is located on a 156-acre (63.1 ha)[8] site in Glendale, Arizona, a suburban area 15 miles northwest of downtown Phoenix. It contains state-of-the-art facilities such as practice labs, lecture halls, classrooms, a comprehensive library, and outpatient clinics. Student housing is provided in the Student Apartment Complex, which consists of studio, one- and two-bedroom apartments. Amenities provided exclusively for residents and guests of student housing include a swimming pool, volleyball court, and sand play area. The Glendale campus is home to over 2,900 students and five colleges, offering fourteen fields of study:

  • College of Health Sciences-AZ
  • Physician Assistant Studies
  • Physical Therapy
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Master of Biomedical Sciences
  • Master of Arts in Biomedical Sciences
  • Cardiovascular Science/Perfusion
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Podiatric Medicine (AZPod)
  • Nurse Anesthesia
  • Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine (AZCOM)
  • College of Pharmacy-Glendale (CPG)
  • College of Dental Medicine-Arizona (CDMA)
  • Arizona School of Podiatric Medicine
  • Arizona College of Optometry (AZCOPT)
  • College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM)

Three on-campus clinics have been built on the Glendale campus to provide medical services to the local community while subsequently providing hands-on clinical experience to its students: the Midwestern University Multispecialty Clinic, the Midwestern University Dental Institute, and the Midwestern University Eye Institute.[18] In July 2010, the Midwestern University Dental Institute opened its new facility which was designed together with Henry Schein. Construction of the Dental Institute began in November 2009 and includes 99,000-sq. ft. of space and 242 dental chairs.[19]

See also

References

  1. ^ Name Position. "Midwestern University in Downers Grove". Educationnews.org. Retrieved 2012-05-26.
  2. ^ Name Position. "Midwestern University in Glendale". Educationnews.org. Retrieved 2012-05-26.
  3. ^ "Midwestern University-Downers Grove". College Navigator. U.S. Department of Education, Institute for Education Sciences.
  4. ^ "Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine of Midwestern University" (PDF). American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine. 2012. Retrieved April 13, 2012.
  5. ^ "Schools By Year of Inaugural Class" (PDF). American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
  6. ^ "Colleges: Chicago College of Pharmacy (CCP)". Midwestern.edu. Retrieved 2012-06-26.
  7. ^ "Colleges: College of Health Sciences (CHS)". Midwestern.edu. Retrieved 2012-06-26.
  8. ^ a b "Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine of Midwestern University" (PDF). American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine. 2012. Retrieved April 13, 2012.
  9. ^ Angela Gonzales (March 7, 2012). "Midwestern to spend $90M on state's first veterinary school". Phoenix Business Journal. Retrieved May 12, 2012.
  10. ^ a b "Midwestern University". College Navigator. Institute of Education Sciences National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  11. ^ "Statement of Accreditation Status: Midwestern University". Higher Learning Commission.
  12. ^ "WestAccredited PT & PTA Programs Directory". Council on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  13. ^ "Accredited Programs". Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant. Retrieved August 12, 2016.
  14. ^ "Search DDS/DMD Programs". American Dental Association. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  15. ^ "Accredited Programs". American Optometric Association. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  16. ^ "Detailed PharmD Accreditation History". Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
  17. ^ "Downers Grove, IL Campus". Midwestern.edu. Retrieved 2012-06-26.
  18. ^ "Glendale, AZ Campus". Midwestern.edu. Retrieved 2012-06-26.
  19. ^ "Midwestern University Dental Institute". Sidekick Magazine. Fall 2011.
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