West Virginia has three medical schools, two conferring Doctor of Medicine (MD) degrees and one conferring Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) degrees.
The West Virginia University School of Medicine is the professional school for the study of medicine at West Virginia University in Morgantown, West Virginia. The medical school was established in 1902 as the first such institution in the state of West Virginia. It remains one of only three medical schools in the state.The school is organized into three campuses, formally called "Divisions". The main Morgantown Division hosts both academic and clinical campuses; all M.D. students spend their first two years there. M.D. students can also spend their final two years of clinical work at the Charleston Division in the state capital of Charleston or the Eastern Division in Martinsburg.
The West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine (WVSOM) is a public medical school for osteopathic medicine located in Lewisburg in the US State of West Virginia. Founded in 1974, WVSOM is one of three medical schools in West Virginia and the sole institution that grants the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.) degree. WVSOM currently has 778 students,and focuses on primary care and rural medicine.
The Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine is the medical school at Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia. It is one of three medical schools in the state.The school was founded in 1977 with funding from the federal government, which also provided for a medical school at East Tennessee State University at the same time in order to address the severe shortage of physicians in central and southern Appalachia. The school is named for the late Joan C. Edwards the largest private contributor to the university in modern history.
The West Virginia University School of Medicine is the professional school for the study of medicine at West Virginia University in Morgantown, West Virginia. The medical school was established in 1902 as the first such institution in the state of West Virginia. It remains one of only three medical schools in the state.The school is organized into three campuses, formally called "Divisions". The main Morgantown Division hosts both academic and clinical campuses; all M.D. students spend their first two years there. M.D. students can also spend their final two years of clinical work at the Charleston Division in the state capital of Charleston or the Eastern Division in Martinsburg.
The West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine (WVSOM) is a public medical school for osteopathic medicine located in Lewisburg in the US State of West Virginia. Founded in 1974, WVSOM is one of three medical schools in West Virginia and the sole institution that grants the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.) degree. WVSOM currently has 778 students,and focuses on primary care and rural medicine.
The Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine is the medical school at Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia. It is one of three medical schools in the state.The school was founded in 1977 with funding from the federal government, which also provided for a medical school at East Tennessee State University at the same time in order to address the severe shortage of physicians in central and southern Appalachia. The school is named for the late Joan C. Edwards the largest private contributor to the university in modern history.
