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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

Daniel Hurst, PhD

Jacqueline Giacobbe, MS, MA

Carla Granger, MBA

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

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