Accreditation

Duquesne University’s College of Osteopathic Medicine has received pre-accreditation status from the Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation (COCA). This status means the University can recruit and admit students to the medical college and is approved to teach the curriculum for the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) degree.

Element 1.1-1 - COM Mission, Vision, Values, and Goals

Element 1.1-2 - Duquesne University Mission Statement

Element 1.2 - Strategic Plan

Element 1.3 - Duquesne University Institutional Accreditation

Element 1.5b - COM Nondiscrimination Policy

Element 2.4 - Accreditation standard complaint policies and procedures

Element 4.2 - Security and Safety Policies and Procedures

Element 5.1 - Published professionalism policies, membership of the committee and description/charge of the committee that addresses professionalism issues

Element 5.3 - Policies and Procedures addressing safety and health issues

Element 5.4 - Policies addressing student supervision in patient care

Element 6.2 - Programmatic level educational objectives

Element 6.3 - Maximum length of completion (6 years) policy

Element 6.12 - Published COM COMLEX first time pass rates

Element 7.8 - Faculty Appointment and advancement policies and procedures

Element 8.1 - Research and Scholarly Strategic Plan

Element 8.4 - All student research and scholarly activity policies

Element 9.1-1 - Admission policies and procedures

Element 9.1-2 - Health and Technical Standards

Element 9.2 - Policies and procedures on academic standards

Element 9.3 - Transfer policies

Element 9.8 - Policies and procedures for students seeking counseling and mental health services

Element 9.9 - Policies and procedures for students seeking diagnostic, preventive, and therapeutic health services

Element 9.10 - Policies and procedures on recusal from student assessment and promotion for health professionals providing services to students

Element 9.11 - Policies and procedures regarding health insurance for students

Element 10.1 - Public link where future match data will be published

DUQCOM Medical Student Handbook