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Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation Self-Study

The AOA Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation (COCA) is recognized by the U.S. Department of Education as the accreditor of colleges of osteopathic medicine. COCA accreditation signifies that a college has met or exceeded the Commission's standards for educational quality.

The Rowan-Virtua School of Osteopathic Medicine is fully-accredited by the COCA and by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE). The latest comprehensive site visit occurred in September 2021, which resulted in Rowan-Virtua SOM being granted "Accreditation with Exceptional Outcome" through 2031-2032. The Sewell campus was reviewed in June 2021 and approved in August 2021.  

 
American Osteopathic Association
142 E. Ontario St.
Chicago, IL 60611-2864
888-626-9262 or predoc@osteopathic.org
View COCA Standards

COCA Complaints

The Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation (COCA) requires that all COMs establish a complaint review procedure to protect the integrity and the maintenance of accreditation standards and procedures as they relate to approved colleges of osteopathic medicine (COM) having recognition from the COCA.

Complaints regarding COCA accreditation standards may be filed by any individual including osteopathic medical students, faculty, staff or an individual or organization affected by the accreditation program academically or professionally, and a member of the general public.  To file a complaint regarding accreditation standards, follow the steps available at the following link:
 
File a COCA Complaint

COCA Self-Study Steering Committee

Richard Jermyn, DO, Chair

Pamela Basehore, EdD

Millicent Channell, DO

Danielle Cooley, DO

Joshua Coren, DO

Jennifer Fischer, PhD

Jacqueline Giacobbe, MS, MA

Carla Granger, MBA

Carl Hock, PhD

Daniel Hurst, PhD

Anne Jones, DO

Joanne Kaiser-Smith, DO/Charles Tucker, MA

Paola Leone, PhD

Michael Reiker

Paula Watkins, MAS

Standards Committees

Carla Granger, MBA, Chair
Pamela Bashore, EdD
Danielle Cooley, DO
Richard Jermyn, DO
Paola Leone, PhD
Regina Murphy
Millicent Channell, DO, Chair
Joshua Coren, DO
Diane Generao
Richard Jermyn, DO
Rachel Silliman Cohen, MD
Michael Rieker, Chair
Millicent Channell, DO
Joshua Coren, DO
Diana Kane
Frank MacLeon, MBA 
Carla M. Granger, MBA, Chair
Karen Baines
Kevin Block, MLS, MEd
Nils Brolis, DO
Louis Evangelista, MBA
Marc Fleischner
Nichelle Peaks Webster
Lt. Philip Powers 
OMS2 Student Tech Rep - Warren Chan
OMS1 Student Tech Rep- Esha Sharma
OMS1 (PBL) - Mikayla Brackett 
Anne Jones, DO, Chair
Thomas Boyle
Donna Dymond
Naima Hall, PhD
Andrea Iannuzzelli, DO
Deanna Janora, MD
Claire Stephens, DO
Paula Watkins, MAS
OMS1 - Nabeeha Soherwardy, VP SGA
OMS2 - Jyothi Maruthanal, Pres. SGA
OMS3 - Najira Agmed, Sec. SGA
Jennifer Fischer, PhD, Chair
Danielle Cooley, DO
Margarita David, DNP
Deanna Janora, MD
Courtney Pitt, MA
Deborah Podolin, PhD
Dawn Shell, PhD
Nicole Streeks-Wooden, MD
Michele Tartaglia, DO
Shiyuan Wang, PhD
OMS2 (PBL) - Christian Pecoraro
OMS2 - Toby Ippolito
OMS3 - Liam Courtney
Daniel Hurst, PhD, Chair
Jennifer Deal
Ronald Ellis, PhD
Steve Garwood EdD
Jacqueline Giacobbe, MS, MA
Shawna Leeds
Paola Leone, PhD
Venkat Venkataraman, PhD
Rosalyn Vinson 
Carl Hock, PhD, Chair
Nimish Acharya, PhD
Diana Addesa
Amanda Carey, MSLIS
Daniel Hurst, PhD
Richard Jermyn, DO
Dianne Langford, PhD
Shawna Leeds
Kenneth Stagliano, PhD
Venkat Venkataraman, PhD
Anne Jones, DO, Chair
Dyron Corley, EdD
Paul Furtaw, PhD
Dean Micciche, MA
Stacey-Lynn Mulligan, MA
Todd Schachter, DO
Alexis Scott, MA
Paula Watkins, MAS
Christine Willse, MBA
OMS2 - Lothar Vidal
OMS3 - Krisha Patel
OMS4 - Irenonsen Eigbe
Joanne Kaiser Smith, DO, Co-Chair
Charles Tucker, MA, Co-Chair
Megan Campbell, MA
Dyron Corley, EdD
Alex King, DO
Ian Maitin, MD
Allison Mancuso, DO
Jennifer Sepede, DO
OMS4 - Austin Parry/Srujan Dadi
Pamela Basehore, EdD, Chair
Christopher Hamer
Jeff Powers, PhD
Dawn Shell, PhD
Jessica Singh
Nicole Streeks-Wooden, MD
Bridget Temme-Soifer, MS
Shiyuan Wang, PhD
Christine Willse, MBA

Summary of Programmatic Level Objectives

Detailed information about the Rowan-Virtua SOM Tensegrity Curriculum is available in the "Programmatic Level Objectives and Course Descriptions for the Tensegrity Curriculum."

 

Feedback regarding any information on this site is welcome. For further information contact:

Jacqueline Giacobbe, MS.Ed, MA

giacobja@rowan.edu
Phone: 856-566-6980
Fax: 856-566-6341