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Medical Education

Medical Education

Medical Education Admissions

A Leader in Medical Education

In 2013, Rowan became one of only two universities in the nation to offer both M.D. and D.O. medical degree programs. Rowan co-founded  with , welcoming the medical school’s inaugural class in the Summer of 2012. In 2021, Rowan partnered with , South Jersey's largest health system, to establish the  (VHC).

 encompasses the state's only osteopathic medical school, ; an expanded nursing and allied health professions school, ; a new ; multiple research ; and affiliated clinical practices at  with the Virtua Medical Group to improve patient care and train the health care workforce, so they can be the leading caregivers of tomorrow.

¹ú²úAV’s  will be the first veterinary school in the State of New Jersey. Currently, there are just 33 veterinary schools in the nation and only five on the east coast. With the addition of the veterinary school, Rowan will become the second institution in the nation to offer Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, Doctor of Medicine, and Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degrees. The sixty-student inaugural class is expected in Fall 2025, pending approval from the American Veterinary Medical Association Council on Education.

The  is responsible for providing students with the appropriate information and resources to become competitive, well-rounded applicants for one of the various health professional programs. The Office of Health Professions conduct individual and group advising, interactive workshops, and other activities to inform students of their professional school options.  about medical education at Rowan.

Explore our curriculum, new Medical Education Building, unique Advisory Colleges, and the many opportunities for our students to work with patients beginning in their first weeks of medical school.

The state's only college of osteopathic medicine, we prepare future physicians and scientists who are committed to improving health across New Jersey and the globe.

We offer graduate programs and promote multidisciplinary translational biomedical research.

The Office of Health Professions helps students reach their medical education goals by advising them on professional trajectories to prepare for medical school or affiliated health profession education.

Our programs incorporate hands-on clinical and internship experiences to enrich student understanding of disciplines such as health and exercise science and nursing.

The Shreiber School of Veterinary Medicine will be the first veterinary school in the State of New Jersey. Once accredited, the school will offer New Jersey’s first Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) degree, as well as related degree programs designed to shape the future of veterinary medicine and animal health care.