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U.S. News & World Report gave William Carey University’s College of Osteopathic Medicine high marks in its 2024 rankings. In the Best Graduate Schools of Medicine category, WCUCOM earned these nationwide distinctions:
- No. 2 for highest percentage of graduates serving in rural areas;
- No. 4 for highest percentage of graduates practicing in primary care;
- No. 8 for highest percentage of graduates practicing in areas with shortages of health professionals.
WCUCOM also received an overall ranking that places it among the most prestigious medical schools in the country for primary care education. The new rankings, released in July, include medical schools awarding both MD (Doctor of Medicine) and DO (Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine) degrees.
“The consistent high rankings by U.S. News & World Report over the years affirm that the goal of our College of Osteopathic Medicine, to serve the under-served, is nationally recognized to be of primary importance,” WCU President Dr. Ben Burnett said.
Dr. Italo Subbarao, dean of the WCU College of Osteopathic Medicine, believes the awards speak to the university’s long-range vision – which includes founding the Institute of Primary Care, under construction now at WCU’s Hattiesburg campus.
“This achievement recognizes our efforts to nurture physicians with a servant’s heart and transform healthcare for our local communities. It fuels our mission to produce compassionate physicians and develop access to care in rural and under-served communities in Mississippi and the Gulf South,” Subbarao said.
“We are strengthening our commitment to that mission with our Institute of Primary Care. This new building will give us the space and technology to train physicians throughout the state for generations.”
WCUCOM’s mission is to prepare men and women to become community-based osteopathic physicians through an emphasis on primary care, lifelong learning, research, scholarly activities, osteopathic clinical service, and graduate medical education.
“I’m proud as president of William Carey University – but I’m also proud as a life-long Mississippian who values the importance of serving rural areas in our state,” Burnett said.
For more about the William Carey University College of Osteopathic Medicine, visit www.wmcarey.edu.
Dr. Italo Subbarao speaks to incoming first-year students of the WCU College of Osteopathic Medicine during an Aug. 1 orientation session.
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