Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine

Rowan University is a comprehensive state-designated research institution with approximately 15,000 students. Its main campus is located in Glassboro, N.J., 20-miles southeast of Philadelphia, and it has a branch campus and medical school in Camden and a second medical school in nearby Stratford.   The University boasts seven colleges–William G. Rohrer College of Business, Henry M. Rowan College of Engineering and colleges of Communication and Creative Arts, Education, Humanities and Social Sciences, Performing Arts, and Science and Mathematics, as well as the School of Biomedical Science and Health Professions.  The institution is also home to the South Jersey Technology Park, which fosters the translation of applied research into commercial products and processes.  Its business incubator also supports that mission.  Rowan is the second university in the country to offer M.D. and D.O. medical-degree granting programs. The School of Osteopathic Medicine has a faculty practice plan that serves approximately 250,000 patients in Southern New Jersey.  It is located in the Philadelphia metropolitan area approximately 8 miles from Philadelphia, 1 hour from the Atlantic Ocean and 2 hours from New York City.

The New Jersey Institute for Successful Aging (NJISA) at RowanSOM is a multidisciplinary center of excellence committed to improving the quality of care of older adults through clinical care, education and research.  In its 25-plus year history, NJISA has garnered national recognition, significant extramural support, and a strong philanthropic base.  With the creation of the new academic Department of Geriatrics and Gerontology, RowanSOM becomes the 13^th medical school in the nation, and the first in New Jersey, to have a dedicated department focusing on the impact of America’s rapidly aging population.  The annual US News & World Report rankings of America’s top medical schools again includes SOM as one of the nation’s premier institutions in geriatric medical education.  This marks the 15^th time that RowanSOM is included in the publication’s annual rankings of America’s medical schools.