Marian University College of Osteopathic Medicine

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Marian University
College of Osteopathic Medicine
Marian University College of Osteopathic Medicine Logo.jpg
Type Private medical school
Established2010
Parent institution
Marian University
Budget$12.86 million [1]
President Daniel J. Elsener
Dean Amanda Wright , DO
Students162 [2]
Location, ,
United States

39°48′38″N86°12′10″W / 39.81056°N 86.20278°W / 39.81056; -86.20278
CampusUrban, 114 acres. [3]
Colors Blue and Gold
AffiliationsSisters of St. Francis Oldenburg
Website marian.edu/osteopathic

The Marian University College of Osteopathic Medicine is the medical school of Marian University in Indianapolis, Indiana. It was the first osteopathic medical school to open at a Roman Catholic university. [4]

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Founded in 2010, the college is accredited by the American Osteopathic Association's Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation (COCA). [5] [3] Medical graduates of the college receive a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.). [3] [6]

Campus

The college shares a 140,000-square-foot building, called the Michael A. Evans Center for Health Sciences, with the Marian University School of Nursing, which is located on the southeast region of campus. [3]

History

Marian University opened its College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2010, with funding by a $48 million donation from Michael Evans, the CEO of Indianapolis-based AIT Laboratories. [7] The college opened as the second medical school in the state of Indiana. The inaugural class of 162 students began courses in August 2013. [8]

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