Two universities are eyeing the chance to be the first to build a medical school in one of the few states without one. The jockeying of the two schools one a nonprofit, the other for-profit to open campuses in Montana highlights the rapid spread of for-profit medical learning centers despite their once-blemished reputation.
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The FY 2022 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) Proposed Rule implements the three noteworthy Graduate Medical Education (GME) provisions included in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (CAA). As explained in Baker Donelson s previous Payment Matters article on the CAA, this legislation included several long-awaited GME policy changes. Notably, the CAA: 1) authorized the distribution of 1,000 new Medicare-funded GME positions (Sec. 126), 2) made statutory changes to modify the way that GME caps are determined for urban and rural hospitals training residents in a rural training track (RTT) program (Sec. 127), and 3) made statutory changes to the determination of per resident amounts (PRAs) and GME caps of hospitals that have hosted a small number of resident rotators for a short duration (Sec. 131). CMS s proposals in the FY 2022 IPPS proposed rule to implement each of these policies are explained in further d
UIW School of Osteopathic Medicine Achieves Major Accreditation Milestone
UIWSOM Receives Full Accreditation for the Next Seven Years
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SAN ANTONIO, May 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ The University of the Incarnate Word (UIW) is proud to announce that the UIW School of Osteopathic Medicine (UIWSOM) has been granted full accreditation from the American Osteopathic Association s Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation (COCA).
UIW President Dr. Thomas M. Evans congratulates Dr. Maria Ahmad, the very first graduate of the inaugural class of the UIW School of Osteopathic Medicine We are exceptionally proud of COCA s decision to grant full accreditation to UIWSOM, which is dedicated to transforming students into physicians that care for the whole person and make positive impacts on their patients lives, said Dr. Thomas M. Evans, UIW president. This is yet another recognition of the high standards and outstanding education t
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The Arkansas Colleges of Health Education in Fort Smith has received accreditation for its Arkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine.
ARCOM is scheduled to hold graduation ceremonies for its first class of 145 students on Friday. The school received accreditation from the Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation (COCA), the agency recognized by the U.S Department of Education to accredit osteopathic medical schools in the country. When we first began this journey to create a medical school in 2014, we were the little engine that could, now we are a maximum engine train running at full steam, said Kyle Parker, the CEO of ACHE. The tracks are just being laid to a destination that will be transformative in medical education but also in healthcare, health and wellness in our community, state and region.