VCOM 2023 Annual Report

The History and the growth of VCOM

Sue Ellen Rocovich, DO, PhD and John G. Rocovich, Jr., JD, LLM Members of the Founding Board of Directors

2001 The College charter is established by the Harvey W. Peters Center Foundation. A collaborative agreement for the public/private partnership is established with Virginia Tech. The College is then incorporated by the Commonwealth of Virginia.

2002 Groundbreaking is held in the Virginia Tech Corporate Research Center. Construction began on the Edward Via Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine in Blacksburg, Virginia. The administration begins initial visits to Washington, D.C.

2003 The VCOM building in Blacksburg, Virginia is completed and the first osteopathic medical school in Virginia opens. The first class of students is welcomed by founding dean Dixie Tooke-Rawlins, DO, and president James F. Wolfe, PhD.

VCOM is authorized to recruit and admit students by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV), the Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation (COCA), and the United States Department of Education.

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