VCOM Faculty Handbook

135 South Union Street, Montgomery, AL 36130 Phone: (334) 293-4504 www.accs.cc

Alabama Commission on Higher Education VCOM is exempt from Alabama programmatic approval/review by the ACHE as it meets the exemption criteria that it is physically located within the USA and is accredited by a US regional or specialized accrediting agency recognized by the US Department of Education or Council on Higher Education Accreditation.

Alabama Commission on Higher Education 100 North Union Street, Montgomery, AL 36130 Phone: (334) 242-1998 www.ache.edu

Board of Regents of the State of Louisiana VCOM is currently licensed by the Board of Regents of the State of Louisiana. Licenses are renewed by the State Board of Regents every two years. Licensed institutions have met minimal operational standards set forth by the state, but licensure does not constitute accreditations, guarantee the transferability of credit, or signify that programs are certifiable by any professional agency or organization.

Louisiana Board of Regents P.O. Box 3677, Baton Rouge, LA 70821-3677 Phone: (225) 342-4253 www.regents.la.gov Professional Memberships

VCOM is a member medical college in the following organizations: American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM), Virginia Osteopathic Medical Association (VOMA), and the Medical Society of Virginia (MSV), the South Carolina Osteopathic Medical Society (SCOMS), the Alabama Osteopathic Medical Association (ALOMA), and the Louisiana Osteopathic Medical Association (LOMA).

Recruitment Priorities

VCOM has focused recruitment efforts in three major areas:

Appalachian and Delta Regions VCOM recruits students from the socioeconomically depressed states within the southern Appalachian and Delta regions. These include the states of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Alabama, Louisiana, and the surrounding states of Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Southern Illinois, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, SE Missouri, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, and West Virginia. Students from these states or region are a priority for recruitment to enable VCOM to meet its mission to improve healthcare to these rural and medically underserved populations. Students from these states and regions, who meet VCOM’s minimum standards or greater, are a priority for interview.

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