Achieving Excellence UNTHSC/TCOM earns 10-year accreditation status UNTHSC/TCOM joins UNECOM and ATSU-SOMA in obtaining Accreditation with Exceptional Outcome from COCA. Oct. 31, 2018Wednesday UNT Health Science Center Contact do@osteopathic.org Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Editor’s note: This story was originally published by University of North Texas Health Science Center Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine and has been edited for The DO. It has been reposted here with permission. University of North Texas Health Science Center/Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine (UNTHSC/TCOM) has been granted 10-year Accreditation with Exceptional Outcome, the highest level of accreditation given by the AOA’s Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation (COCA). ‘Transforming lives’ “We’re very pleased to have earned the highest level of accreditation possible,” said Frank Filipetto, DO, interim dean of UNTHSC/TCOM. “To perform so well in all the areas evaluated shows that it was truly a team effort, from those team members that maintain our facilities to our faculty, staff, students, and community partners who are part of our TCOM family. “We couldn’t do it without the help of our entire UNTHSC/TCOM team and their commitment to our purpose of transforming lives.” COCA, which reports to the U.S. Department of Education, is the national accrediting body for colleges of osteopathic medicine. COCA has also given 10-year accreditation to two other COMS, the University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine and A.T. Still University, School of Osteopathic Medicine in Arizona. To earn and maintain accreditation, colleges undergo thorough evaluations to determine if they meet or exceed standards with respect to educational quality. Among the areas examined are an institution’s mission, leadership, finances, facilities, curriculum, faculty, staff, students, research, graduate medical education and outcomes. ‘Extraordinary teamwork’ Provost Charles Taylor, PharmD, said he was proud of the time, energy and effort that UNTHSC/TCOM team members put into the rigorous accreditation process. “To receive ‘Accreditation with Exceptional Outcome’ reiterates our commitment to the success of our students and is an outstanding example of the extraordinary teamwork happening every day at UNTHSC,” he says. Further reading: UNECOM and ATSU-SOMA first COMs to receive 10-year accreditation COCA receives USDE renewal as recognized accrediting agency More in Newsbriefs TouroCOM opens new school in Great Falls, Montana The new campus is Touro University’s third college of osteopathic medicine and the first nonprofit medical school in Montana. “Operation Nightingale” fraud scheme alert: Bogus nursing credentials sold to thousands of aspiring nurses It was recently discovered that a scheme, nicknamed “Operation Nightingale,” offered aspiring nurses the opportunity to purchase fake nursing degree diplomas and transcripts. Previous articleDOs help defeat bills that seek to cut doctors out of health care Next articleIn Memoriam: Oct. 31, 2018
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