Type Private, non-profit Website www.uiw.edu/som/ Phone +1 210-283-6998 Dean Robyn Phillips-Madson | Established 2015 Campus size 9 ha Founded 2015 Postgraduates 150 | |
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Location San Antonio, Texas, USA Address 2510 Kennedy Cir, San Antonio, TX 78235, USA Similar Marian University College o, University of Pikeville Kentucky, Rocky Vista University, University of the Incarnate, Pacific Northwest University | ||
The University of the Incarnate Word School of Osteopathic Medicine (UIWSOM) is a private, non-profit, medical school for osteopathic medicine located in San Antonio, in the U.S. state of Texas. Opened in 2015 as an academic division of the University of the Incarnate Word, the school holds provisional accreditation with the American Osteopathic Association.
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The school plans to begin the inaugural class in summer 2017. Graduates of UIW-SOM will receive the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree.
History
UIWSOM opened in 2015, as the second osteopathic medical school in the state of Texas, after the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine, a division of the University of North Texas.
Campus
The campus of UIWSOM is located on 23 acres in south San Antonio, about 20 minutes from the main UIW campus. Formerly the site of the US Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine, and now a registered historic district, the campus is on the northwest corner of the Brooks City Base.
Academics
UIWSOM confers the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine medical degree. In addition, a one-year masters program is offered: Master in Biomedical Sciences program.
The university plans to eventually move its Masters in Nursing and Physical Therapy programs to the Brooks City campus.