4209 St. Rt. 44
PO Box 95
Rootstown, OH 44272

After enrolling at Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine, about 80 percent of graduates at this Ohio School earn one of their top two residency choices, demonstrating the top-notch quality of a student who receives a NEOUCOM degree. About 750 students apply each year to the university's B.S./M.D. program and 100 students are admitted to start studying at one of the three consortium universities.

NEOUCOM is the only Ohio School to offer a combined degree and a consortium, which makes the institution able to reap the benefits of three public universities and 17 local hospitals. Located in Akron, Canton, and Youngstown, the hospitals are training grounds for students at NEOUCOM.

The Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine continues to grow. Fully accredited in 1981, NEOUCOM graduated its first class of 42 physicians. Now, the College of Medicine awards about 100 Doctor of Medicine degrees on an annual basis.

With a large emphasis on the community, this public-based institution trains health professionals by offering a doctor of pharmacy and a doctor of medicine degree. The education consortium includes the Rootstown campus, 10 associated hospitals, eight teaching hospitals, and two health departments. The area served by NEOUCOM includes 17 counties in northeastern Ohio. NEOUCOM offers a combined B.S./M.D. program with Youngstown State University, The University of Akron and Kent State University and gives students the opportunity to obtained the degree in about six years. Cleveland State University serves as the educational consortium for the doctor of pharmacy program.

It's not all about just learning medicine about NEOUCOM. Faculty put a heavy emphasis on communication skills, training students to excel as doctors. These skills are taught by a variety of techniques for instruction, practice, and evaluation. First, students learn patient training and communication skills at the William G. Wasson, M.D., Center for Clinical Skills Training, Assessment and Scholarship. Then, they practice their new skills at a patient's bedside, under the guidance of faculty and professors at area hospitals.

Quick Facts:

NEOUCOM has an annual budget of $25 million, with 70% of the revenue provided by the state of Ohio.

More than 90,000 books and journals can be found at the Oliver Ocasek Regional Medical Information Center.

At the Division of Community Health Sciences, faculty teach students and conduct research about chronic disease, alcoholism, and aging.

About 50% of graduates have entered the primary care specialties and about half of the alumni reside in Ohio.

More than 50 community health sciences and medical sciences faculty members are involved in research and teaching at the Rootstown campus. At the 17 associated hospitals, more than 1,700 faculty-physicians teach students.

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