Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine
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Former names
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American College of Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery |
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| Motto | "Proud Past, Strong Future" |
| Type | Private non-profit |
| Established | 1900 |
| President | Kathleen Goeppinger, Ph.D. |
| Dean | Karen J. Nichols, D.O. |
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Downers Grove, Illinois, U.S. 41°49′39″N 87°59′57″W / 41.8274°N 87.9993°W |
| Campus | Suburban: Downers Grove, 140 acres (56.7 ha) |
| Colors | Blue and White |
| Mascot | Midwestern Fighting Geese |
| Website | www.midwestern.edu/osteopathic |
Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine (CCOM) is a private, non-profit osteopathic medical school located in Downers Grove, Illinois, part of Midwestern University. CCOM grants the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.) degree, and is fully accredited by the American Osteopathic Association's Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation (COCA).
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. Since its founding in 1900, the Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine has graduated more than 6,000 alumni and accounts for nearly 13 percent of all practicing osteopathic physicians and surgeons in the United States.
Midwestern University operates several clinics, in Glendale, Arizona and in Downers Grove, Illinois. The Midwestern University Multi-Specialty Clinic consists of a five story, 193,000 square foot building, which opened in 2012 at a cost of $112 million. The clinic includes a dental institute, a family practice clinic, speech & language institute, and an optometry clinic.
The Downers Grove campus, located on a 156-acre (63.1 ha) site in Downers Grove, is home to over 1,000 students at any time.
The university hosts an annual charity run which benefits St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
CCOM was founded in 1900 as the American College of Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery by J. Martin Littlejohn, Ph.D., D.O., M.D. (1865-1947). The school was incorporated as a non-profit in Chicago, Illinois, to train physicians. It was the fourth osteopathic medical school to open in the United States.
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