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Accreditation Decisions for Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine

By AOA Staff

05.01.23

CHICAGO–The American Osteopathic Association’s Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation (COCA) today announced accreditation decisions made at its April 14-15, 2023, meeting.

Comprehensive site visits occur at the end of an accreditation cycle. The following site visits were reviewed:

  • Baptist Health Sciences University College of Osteopathic Medicine (Memphis, TN) – granted pre-accreditation.
  • Duquesne University College of Osteopathic Medicine (Pittsburgh, PA) – granted pre-accreditation.

Pre-accreditation means that a COM is progressing toward accreditation within a reasonable period of time as determined under the Standards of Accreditation (2019).