Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine


The Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine at New Mexico State University is a private, for-profit osteopathic medical school on the New Mexico State University campus in Las Cruces, New Mexico. It is accredited by the American Osteopathic Association's Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation and graduated its first class in 2020.

History

The Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine at New Mexico State University was founded in 2013, at a cost of $85 million. BCOM was granted applicant status in 2012 by the American Osteopathic Association, and ultimately received provisional accreditation in July 2015. BCOM began its first courses in August 2016. To date, the school has received over $110 million from private investors. BCOM is the first osteopathic medical school in New Mexico, and the second medical school in the state.

Academics

BCOM offers the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree. Years 1 and 2 of the DO program consist primarily of classroom-based learning, with students completing clinical clerkships during years 3 and 4 at one of five primary sites: Las Cruces, Albuquerque, Eastern New Mexico, El Paso, Texas, or Tucson, Arizona.

Campus

BCOM's campus consists of a newly constructed 80,000 square foot, three story building located in the Arrowhead Research Park on the NMSU campus which is located next to the New Mexico State University football stadium. Students at BCOM may access all of the campus facilities and resources at NMSU, and may opt to live in student housing.

Graduate medical education

BCOM has facilitated the opening of over 100 new graduate medical education residency positions in internal medicine, orthopedic surgery, and osteopathic neuromuscular medicine.