College of Osteopathic Medicine
The William Carey University College of Osteopathic Medicine curriculum is discipline-based and is structured around the Core Competencies of the osteopathic profession in order to maximize the students’ opportunity to train for a career in Osteopathic Primary Care.
The Core Competencies are Osteopathic Philosophy, Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine, Medical Knowledge, Patient Care, Interpersonal and Communication Skills, Professionalism, Practice-Based Learning and Improvement, and System-Based Practice. Please review the course descriptions and schedules for more information.
We are now accepting applications at https://aacomas.aacom.org. For more information, please call 601-318-6235 or email ebennett@wmcarey.edu.
About WCU COM
On October 23, 2007, the Board of Trustees at William Carey University (WCU) unanimously voted to authorize Dr. Tommy King, president, to employ a dean for the College of Osteopathic Medicine (COM). The rationale was to open the COM to address the severe shortage of physicians in Mississippi and surrounding states and to impact the healthcare of rural Mississippians.
In January 2008, Michael K. Murphy, D.O., was employed to aid in accomplishing this goal. On March 3, 2008, the College was officially established. Press conferences were held in Jackson at the Mississippi Baptist Convention Building and on the Hattiesburg campus of WCU on March 7, 2008. The President announced the establishment of the College and introduced Dr. Murphy, the founding dean. William Carey University College of Osteopathic Medicine was awarded provisional accreditation by the American Osteopathic Association Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation at its meeting September 12-13, 2009.
William Carey University College of Osteopathic Medicine is the state’s second medical school and the first in the region to focus on osteopathic medicine.