Roseman University College of Medicine has received preliminary accreditation status from the Liaison Committee on Medical Education, meaning it can now begin recruiting an inaugural class of 60 medical students for a new Doctor of Medicine program. According to a news release, the university will start accepting applications in early March, with the program set to kick off at its Summerlin campus on July 21. From there, the college will work toward provisional accreditation before pushing for full accreditation status. If that effort is successful, the program would become the third allopathic medical school in Nevada, joining the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV and the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine.
Roseman University of Health Sciences president and co-founder Renee Coffman says the preliminary program “will address the critical physician shortage in Nevada while providing students with a leading-edge medical education.” According to the American Medical Association, Nevada is experiencing a shortage of qualified healthcare professionals in each of its 17 counties.
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