Northeast Ohio Medical University

Northeast Ohio Medical University
Established	1973
Type	Public
President	Jay A. Gershen
Academic staff	~400 full and part time
Students	~750
Location	Rootstown, Ohio,  United States
Campus	Rural
Mission	Producing health care practitioners with an emphasis on serving northeastern Ohio at the community level.
Colors	Blue and Gray
Affiliations	University of Akron, Kent State University, Youngstown State University, Cleveland State University
Website	http://www.neomed.edu/
Degrees granted: MD, PharmD, PhD, MPH

Northeast Ohio Medical University, also known as NEOMED, and formerly known as the Northeastern Ohio Universities Colleges of Medicine and Pharmacy (NEOUCOM), is a community-based, public state university that offers a Doctor of Medicine degree (M.D.) and combined B.S./M.D. program, which allows students to graduate with their B.S. and M.D. in as few as six or seven years; a Doctor of Pharmacy degree (Pharm.D.); a Master of Public Health degree (M.P.H.); a Bioethics Certificate; and, a Master of Science (M.S.) and Doctoral degree (Ph.D.) in Integrated Pharmaceutical Medicine.

The campus is located in Rootstown, Ohio, approximately 14 miles (23 km) east of Akron, and is the only medical school in the country that has a partnership with four state universities: the University of Akron, Cleveland State University, Kent State University, and Youngstown State University,^[1] as well as 17 hospitals. This relationship allows the university to focus on its mission of providing highly trained physicians oriented to the practice of medicine at the community level, while at the same time remaining cost-effective for students and taxpayers of Ohio. Class size is typically around 105-110 medicine students.

The genesis for the medical university was begun by Leonard Caccamo, who became its first chairman of the Board of Trustees. As medical director of St. Elizabeth Hospital in Youngstown, Ohio, he began the initial planning. He was assisted by Harry Meshel, then majority leader of the Ohio Senate. With the assistance of Lyle Williams, congressman for the Ohio 17th district a feasibility study was begun in concert with Dr. William Bunn at Youngstown Hospital Association. Based on that initial study a three-city consortium of Akron, Canton and Youngstown was developed and then in 2008 Cleveland was added.^[2] The school was established by the Ohio state legislature in 1973 with classes beginning in 1975. The first class, which would graduate in 1981, included 42 students in a combined B.S./M.D. program. The school became fully accredited in 1981.^[3] The College of Pharmacy, approved in 2005, was inaugurated with 75 students in August 2007 in the Doctor of Pharmacy degree program.^[4] The Doctor of Pharmacy, given the school's more rural setting, also has a community pharmacy emphasis. In May 2011, the University graduated its inaugural class of 61 pharmacists.

The university has collaborative arrangements with other colleges and universities to offer graduate-level education in biomedical sciences and biomedical engineering. Starting with the class of 2009, the College of Medicine has adopted an Integrated Steps Curriculum.

Jay Alan Gershen began his term as president of the University on Jan. 15, 2010. In his February 2010 address, he announced several major plans to raise the university's profile, including a name-change for the university to Northeast Ohio Medical University (NEOMED). This name change was officially signed into law on April 29, 2011.^[5][6]

See also

• Ambulocetus, or the "walking whale," was discovered by NEOMED anatomy professor Hans Thewissen.

References

1. ^ Associated Press (2008-06-25). "NEOUCOM to add CSU, get new board Gov. Strickland approves changes to medical school". Record-Courier (Record Publishing). http://www.recordpub.com/news/article/3992061. Retrieved 2008-09-23. 
2. ^ AJ Giannini. Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine. Ohio Psychiatric Association Newsletter. 7(3):2-3, 1981.
3. ^ Hildebrand, William (2009). Most Noble Enterprise: The Story of Kent State University, 1910–2010. Kent, Ohio: Kent State University Press. p. 226. ISBN 978-1606350300. 
4. ^ O'Brien, David (30 August 2007). "NEOUCOM inaugurates new program". Record-Courier. http://www.recordpub.com/news/article/2475851. Retrieved 28 June 2010. 
5. ^ "University Address". NEOUCOM.edu. Northeastern Ohio Universities Colleges of Medicine and Pharmacy. 16 February 2010. http://www.neoucom.edu/audience/about/medadmin/PresDean/address. Retrieved 28 June 2010. 
6. ^ Smith, Diane (17 February 2010). "New name in works for NEOUCOM: President: Med college outgrows current one". Record-Courier. http://www.recordpub.com/news/article/4771333. Retrieved 28 June 2010. 

External links

• Northeast Ohio Medical University official website

Coordinates: 41°06′11″N 81°14′43″W / 41.102930°N 81.245366°W / 41.102930; -81.245366