Experts attribute the number of new medical schools to various factors, including the nationwide physician shortage.
Just where are these medical schools? The majority are on the East Coast. Below is a list of the 17 new medical schools that have sprouted up since 2007, as well as the year of their full accreditation.
- Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine–Virginia campus (Blacksburg, Va.), Carolinas campus (Spartanburg, S.C.) and Auburn (Ala.) campus — 2007
- Florida International University’s Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine (Miami) — 2007
- Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso’s PaulL.FosterSchool of Medicine — 2008
- The Commonwealth Medical College (Scranton, Pa.) — 2008
- University of Central FloridaCollege of Medicine (Orlando) — 2008
- Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine (Roanoke) — 2009
- Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine (Hempstead, N.Y.) — 2010
- Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine (Rochester, Mich.) — 2010
- A.T. Still University School of Osteopathic Medicine in Arizona (Mesa) — 2011
- Cooper Medical School of Rowan University (Camden, N.J.) — 2011
- Florida Atlantic University’s Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine (Boca Raton) — 2011
- Lincoln Memorial University’s DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine (Harrogate, Tenn.) — 2011
- Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine (New York City) — 2011
- University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville — 2011
- Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences (Yakima, Wash.) — 2012
- Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine (Parker, Colo.) — 2012
- William Carey University College of Osteopathic Medicine (Hattiesburg, Miss.) — 2014
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