VCOM Institutional Policy and Procedure Manual

VCOM Policy and Procedure

Policy #S001

Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine

Policy Order No: S001 Effective Date: July 1, 2002 Revised:

January 9, 2023

Signature on File

______________________________ Dixie Tooke-Rawlins, D.O. President and Provost ___________________________________________________________________________________ VCOM Admissions Policy for the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine Program ___________________________________________________________________________________ 1. PURPOSE..............................................................................................................................................1 2. NOTICE OF NONDISCRIMINATION AND DIVERSITY............................................................1 3. RECRUITMENT PRIORITIES .........................................................................................................2 4. MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR INTERVIEW AND ADMISSION ......................................3 4.1. AACOMAS A PPLICATION ...............................................................................................................4 4.1.1 Official Transcripts ......................................................................................................................5 4.2. VCOM Secondary Application .......................................................................................................5 4.2.1 Requirement to Report Charges or Arrests..................................................................................6 4.3. Interview Selection and Admissions Process ..................................................................................7 4.4. Rescinding Admission Offer ...........................................................................................................7 5. EARLY DECISION ADMISSIONS TRACK....................................................................................7 6. DURATION OF POLICY....................................................................................................................8 PURPOSE The purpose of the VCOM Admissions Policy for the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine Program is to detail admissions requirements and procedures for students applying to the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine program. 2. NOTICE OF NONDISCRIMINATION AND DIVERSITY The Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine recognizes, values, and affirms that diversity contributes richness to the college and enhances the quality of education. Students are valued for their diversity. VCOM’s mission is to recruit and graduate students who will address health care disparities including those related to rural locations, minority populations, poverty status, and primary care. As such, VCOM recruits students from the socioeconomically depressed regions of the southern states including southern Appalachia, the former tobacco and cotton regions, and the Delta. These include first-generation college students, students from medically underserved locations, and minorities. VCOM is committed to providing an academic environment in which students are treated with courtesy, respect, and dignity. It is the policy of VCOM that no student shall, on the basis of sex, be discriminated in, or be denied the benefits of, any education program or activity that it operates. This requirement not to 1.

VCOM Admissions Policy for the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine Program

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