California Northstate University College of Medicine

California Northstate University College of Medicine
Type Private, for-profit
Established 2015
President Alvin Cheung, PharmD, MHSA
Dean Joseph Silva, MD
Students 150
Location Elk Grove, CA, United States
Website http://medicine.cnsu.edu/

California Northstate University College of Medicine (CNUCOM) is a for-profit medical school located in Elk Grove, CA and one of three colleges of California Northstate University.[1] The school was approved by the WASC in August 2013 and gained preliminary accreditation in June 2015 by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education.[2][3] Joseph Silva, MD, currently serves as the Dean of Medicine.[4] CNUCOM enrolled its first class of 60 students in August 2015.[5]

History

California Northstate University (CNU) is a new institution established following the College of Pharmacy in 2008.[6] CNUCOM is dedicated to educating, developing, and training physicians to help with the primary care physician shortage in Northern California.[7] CNU has a College of Health Sciences for undergraduates with a combined BS/MD program[8] as well as a pre-med post-Baccalaureate program.[9]

Admissions and Academics

The Class of 2020 had average MCAT score of 33 and GPA of 3.5, with 8% under-represented minority students. 86% of students were from California.[10] The 4-year MD program follows a Clinical Presentations curriculum, with training in basic sciences, clinical knowledge, clinical reasoning, ethics and 46 week long clerkship rotations during the third year.[11]

Hospitals

California Northstate University College of Medicine is affiliated with Kaiser Permanente of Northern California and Dignity Health hospitals.[12]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "California Northstate University College of Medicine (CNUCOM)". medicine.cnsu.edu. Retrieved 2016-05-25.
  2. ↑ "Medical School Directory". www.lcme.org. Liaison Committee on Medical Education. Retrieved 2015-10-29.
  3. ↑ DavidF. "Accreditation & Licensing". www.cnsu.edu. Retrieved 2016-05-25.
  4. ↑ Administrator. "Joseph Silva, MD - Vice Dean". medicine.cnsu.edu. Retrieved 2016-05-25.
  5. ↑ "California Northstate University wins accreditation to launch medical school in Elk Grove - Sacramento Business Journal". Sacramento Business Journal. Retrieved 2016-05-25.
  6. ↑ "CNU History". medicine.cnsu.edu. Retrieved 2016-05-25.
  7. ↑ "Congressional Record". www.congress.gov. Retrieved 2016-05-25.
  8. ↑ "California Northstate University College of Health Sciences".
  9. ↑ "California Northstate University Pre-Med Post-Baccalaureate Program".
  10. ↑ "Class of 2020 Demographic Data" (PDF).
  11. ↑ "Overview". medicine.cnsu.edu. Retrieved 2016-05-25.
  12. ↑ "Phase B - Clinical Clerkships". medicine.cnsu.edu. Retrieved 2016-05-25.

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