NSU CDM Lasting Impressions Spring 2019

14 | COLLEGE OF DENTAL MEDICINE When Zachary Heller graduates in 2021, he will attend two commencement ceremonies, receiving his D.M.D. degree from NSU’s College of Dental Medicine (CDM) and obtaining his D.O. degree from NSU’s Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine (KPCOM). These two degrees also will put Heller in an elite group of NSU graduates. Since its inception in 2007, only seven students have completed the D.O./D.M.D. dual-degree program, which is the only program of its kind in the United States. The innovative program earned the CDM and the KPCOM the 2019 American Dental Education Associa- tion (ADEA) Gies Award for Innovation—Academic Dental Institution. The award honors individuals and organizations that exemplify the highest standards in Award-Winning Duo CDM AND KPCOM HONORED WITH PRESTIGIOUS ADEA GIES AWARD BY OLINE H. COGDILL