VCOM 2023 Annual Report

About VCOM-Louisiana 2020-2023

2020 Doors opened to first class of students

VCOM Louisiana:

137 First class of physicians to graduate in 2024

Partnering with the University of Louisiana Monroe to serve the rural areas of Louisiana and the Delta region L ong before the Monroe campus was built, word of VCOM’s mission to bring physicians to rural and medically underserved communities reached Louisiana. Nick Bruno, PhD, then president of the University of Louisiana Monroe (ULM), saw an opportunity to partner with VCOM to bring more physicians to the Delta region, one of the most impoverished and underserved areas of the country. VCOM agreed that Monroe was, indeed, a prime location for the College to further its mission. And the rest, as they say, is history. VCOM-Louisiana Campus Overview The VCOM-Louisiana campus is beautifully placed along the Bayou DeSiard on the University of Louisiana Monroe (ULM) campus, home to the ULM Warhawks and national champion water ski team. With easy walking access to the ULM campus and shared facilities, the VCOM-Louisiana campus is surrounded by the ULM athletic grounds and the bayou. The inviting landscape of the campus offers picnic tables under a canopy of live oak and bald cypress trees and a walking path along the bayou. The main campus building is over 90,000 square feet and is situated on a 10-acre campus. Monroe Community and Area The VCOM-Louisiana campus sits stately on the banks of the Bayou DeSiard within the ULM campus. Located in the city of Monroe with a population of approximately 50,000, the campus is surrounded by rich

618 Current Louisiana Campus Students

Main Campus Building Completed: 2020 Size: 90,000 sq. ft. Grounds: 10 acres Architect: Goodwyn / Mills / Cawood Builder: Lincoln Builders

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