NSU Horizons Fall 2017

12 NSU HORIZONS The NSU College of Allopathic Medicine (M.D. College) has received preliminary accreditation. This major milestone allows the new medical college to accept its inaugural class of 50 students into its Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) program, which will matricu- late in August 2018. The accreditation follows a site visit and a favorable review by a survey team of educators from the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME), the organization that accredits M.D. programs in the United States and Canada. The college is the first M.D. program in Broward County, the eighth in Florida, and 1 of only 149 in the United States. This newest degree program adds to NSU’s comprehensive offerings of health science degrees, including osteopathic medicine, dental medi- cine, pharmacy, optometry, nursing, physician assistant, physical therapy, and occupational therapy. “The accreditation decision is a transformational moment in the history of NSU, which brings the NSU COLLEGE OF ALLOPATHIC MEDICINE RECEIVES PRELIMINARY ACCREDITATION Medical Milestone Johannes W. Vieweg, left, founding dean of the NSU College of Allopathic Medicine, speaks with Julia James, Ph.D., postdoctoral researcher, and Ron Thomas, B.Sc. , research assistant, in the NSU Cell Therapy Institute laboratory.