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Breaking News: The American Osteopathic Association’s (AOA) Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation has approved a WesternU campus in Lebanon, OR, that will allow Northwest Track students to perform all four years of their studies in the Northwest. The approval is for a class of 100 students, an increase from the 30 who presently perform two years of study at the main campus in Pomona and two years in the Northwest. The first Oregon class will matriculate in August 2011. Read more about the Northwest Track...

Doctors of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) perform surgery, deliver babies, and prescribe medicine in hospitals and medical centers around the country. Whether they are family doctors or specialists, DOs use all the tools of modern medicine and more. 

What distinguishes DOs? A whole-person approach that emphasizes the body's interconnectedness, the ability to diagnose and treat using their hands (OMM) (hover over for a definition of OMM) and treating each patient as an individual, not a set of symptoms. Read more about the history of osteopathic medicine.

During your four years at the College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific (COMP), you will develop expertise in diagnosis and learn the problem-solving skills you need to treat and care for the whole patient through:

• basic science
• in-depth study of 10 human organ systems using basic and clinical sciences
• 20 rotations comprised of the major medical disciplines and electives

Why choose WesternU? We have a nationally recognized program and offer you:

• a record of consistently high first-time pass rates for COMLEX board exams.
• early and extensive clinical training that develops professional and communication skills. 
• a reputation for well trained graduates who receive multiple high-paying job offers.
• a private health professions-focused institution that fosters interprofessional learning. 
• state-of-the-art classrooms and research facilities.
• faculty who care deeply about students and are committed to their success.
• long humanistic tradition of treating patients as people first; treating students with respect; and fostering camaraderie among students.
• outstanding student support services including tutoring and disability resources. 
• diverse student body and rich array of student club and volunteer opportunities.
• Southern California location with tremendous clinical training opportunities as well as access to
  major cultural and recreational resources.
• a chance to join well-respected WesternU-COMP alumni, who enjoy a lifelong connection with the University.

The training you receive at WesternU will prepare you well for the postdoctoral training years of your choice, with an emphasis on clinical care. We will help you build the foundation you need for a rewarding career as a physician caring for patients and their families.

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Meet some of our DO students, faculty and alumni and read their candid thoughts about their experiences at WesternU. Move your mouse over each picture to read more about that individual or read profiles of numerous students, faculty and alumni

Courtney Beth Martin DO, Class of 2011	Susan Mackintosh, DO, MPH Assistant Professor & Curriculum Advisor	Charles Maynard, DO DO, Class of 1983
Academic environment: The review sessions provided by second-year students were very helpful, especially in the beginning of the year when we were new to med school Best advice: Don't hesitate to apply and do everything you can to get in! Unique aspect of the DO program: The ECM course combines a multitude of different areas that will affect the future physician in his or her lifetime career. We teach everything from communicating with patients and taking a history and physical, to developing a diagnosis and plan, to the business of medicine, and even topics such as disaster response. Courses Taught: Essentials of Clinical Medicine Service Learning Physician in Society Interprofessional Education Research Interests: Public /Community Health Disaster Preparedness Bioethics E-mail me Why WesternU: My family doctor and mentor, Dr. Travis Ferguson, suggested I apply. (Growing up with Dr. Ferguson a few doors away, I didn't really understand what an MD was. I thought all doctors were DOs!) Beyond the classroom: Dr. Steven Horowitz [LSP1]and I would connect again years after graduation, this time I was a very ill patient and he was the physician who kept me alive for years. His compassion and clinical knowledge are the reason I am alive today.