VCOM 2024 Annual Report

The Future of our Physician Workforce VCOM’s Success in Recruiting from and Training in our Targeted Healthcare Shortage Regions

T he Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine (VCOM) is one college with four campuses across the Southeast United States. With the addition of the Louisiana campus, VCOM has become one of the largest medical schools in the country in total enrollment. Despite its size, VCOM maintains the nurturing small private college feel for the student. The VCOM Mission The entire VCOM family has one common mission: to graduate community-focused, globally minded osteopathic physicians to meet the needs of rural and medically underserved areas and to promote research to improve human health. This mission is the heart and soul of VCOM and is evident in all of our students and our Appalachian and International outreach programs. VCOM provides many opportunities for students to make a difference, starting on the first day of their four years of

medical education. Many of VCOM's alumni continue to volunteer their time and skills in the College’s community and international outreach programs after graduation. Educating in Our Communities The College is positioned to educate and train students in the regions where they may someday practice, which is critical because some of the greatest physician shortages are in the South. The College partners with community-based hospitals throughout its target region, and the clinical program of VCOM is highly structured with core hospitals and a standardized curriculum across our network of clinical partners. Students have a well-developed clinical training program across a continuum of medical education. In addition, VCOM works with hospitals to ensure our graduates have many options for their residency programs.

VCOM’s Recruitment Success in Medical Students’ Home Locations* Classes of 2007-2028

84 % of students come from our Targeted Southeastern Region

50 % of students come from a Medically Underserved Area or Population

64 % of students come from a designated Rural Area

*Data Source: NCAHD’s Spatial Analysis and mapping of VCOM’s Academic Planning, Institutional Effectiveness and Accreditation student Data (2024); Rural based on federal Rural/Urban Continuum Codes 4-10; MUA/P and PC HPSA’s defined by HRSA’s Shortage Designation Program (2/2025)

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