Campbell University announced the establishment of its School of Osteopathic Medicine, set to open in August 2013, focusing on primary care in underserved communities. The project, which began with a feasibility study in 2010, represents an investment of over $60 million and is projected to generate $300 million in economic impact along with 1,158 new jobs over the next decade. The mission is to train community-based osteopathic physicians in a Christian environment to serve rural populations in North Carolina and beyond.

1. Partnership Announcement
Campbell University School of Southeastern Health
Osteopathic Medicine
and
The path for a new School of Osteopathic Medicine at Campbell University is
an exciting one. In spring 2010, Campbell’s Board of Trustees commissioned Campbell University School of
a feasibility study about the potential for a medical school. In fall 2010,
the Board approved the creation of a medical school at Campbell. A Osteopathic Medicine
groundbreaking ceremony was held on December 8, 2011, and Campbell will
welcome more than 150 first-year medical students in August 2013.
The focus of Campbell’s School of Osteopathic Medicine will be primary care
training: family medicine, general surgery, OB/GYN, pediatrics, psychiatry,
and other critical services, with an emphasis on underserved communities.
Campbell medical students will also receive clinical training in numerous
hospital systems across the state. Working Together to Train
The total project cost will be in excess of $60 million. The regional economic North Carolina’s Next Generation of Physicians
impact of the medical school over its first ten years of operation will be $300
million and 1,158 new jobs.
The MISSION of the Campbell University School of Osteopathic Medicine
(CUSOM) is to educate and prepare community-based osteopathic physicians
in a Christian environment to care for the rural and underserved populations
in North Carolina, the Southeastern United States, and the nation.
February 19, 2013 | 2:30 pm
Southeastern Regional Medical Center
Main Lobby
Lumberton, North Carolina
Robeson County

2. About Southeastern Health
Southeastern Health, a non-profit organization, is a comprehensive health care
system which offers a wide array of health care services through its affiliated
divisions. Southeastern Health is accredited by The Joint Commission and
has been designated as a Magnet organization. Southeastern Regional Medical
Center, the hub of the organization, is licensed for 452 beds and offers a Partnership Announcement
combination of acute care, intensive care and psychiatric services to more than
16,000 inpatients and 76,000 emergency patients annually. Services offered by February 19, 2013 | 2:30 pm
Southeastern Health include: Southeastern Regional Medical Center
Allergy/immunology Gynecology Pediatrics
Anesthesiology Hematology Physical Medicine and Welcome
Cardiology Internal Medicine Rehabilitation Joann Anderson
CEO, Southeastern Health
Dermatology Medical Oncology Plastic Surgery
Endocrinology Nephrology Podiatry
Invocation
Emergency Medicine Neurology Psychiatry
Dean Carter
Ear, Nose and Throat Nuclear Medicine Pulmonary Medicine Coordinator, Pastoral Care Services, Southeastern Health
(Otolaryngology) Obstetrics Radiation Oncology
Family Practice Occupational Radiology The Journey to Robeson County
Gastroenterology Medicine Rheumatology Dr. Jerry Wallace
General and Vascular Ophthalmology Urology President, Campbell University
Surgery Orthopedics
Geriatrics Pathology Southeastern Health: Mission & Impact
Faye Caton
About Campbell University & Chair, Southeastern Health Board of Trustees
the School of Osteopathic Medicine Health Needs of the Region
When the Campbell University School of Osteopathic Medicine opens Chairman Paul Brooks
in August 2013, it will be the first new school of medicine in North Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina
Carolina in over 35 years. The Mission of the Campbell University School Golden LEAF Foundation Board of Directors
of Osteopathic Medicine is to educate and prepare community–based
Model of Medical Education
osteopathic physicians in a Christian environment to care for the rural and
Dr. John Kauffman
underserved populations in North Carolina, the Southeastern United States
Dean, Campbell University School of Osteopathic Medicine
and the nation. The following values drive the medical school’s faculty, staff
and students: teamwork, leadership, professionalism, integrity, diversity, and Training the Next Generation of Physicians
the ethical treatment of all humanity. Dr. Joseph Roberts
President, Southeastern Health Medical Staff
Campbell University began addressing health care issues in 1985 with the
establishment of the nationally acclaimed School of Pharmacy, which was Serving the Underserved
the first new pharmacy school founded in the United States in nearly 40 Moses Carey, Jr.
years. In addition to offering the Doctor of Pharmacy program, the school Health Care Division Advisory Council
offers undergraduate and graduate programs in Clinical Research and Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust
Pharmaceutical Sciences. In 2009, the name was formally changed from the
School of Pharmacy to the College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences to provide Sealing the Partnership: Signing Agreement
additional health science programs, including the newly established Physician
Assistant program (2011), a Master of Public Health degree (2012) and a Concluding Remarks
proposed Doctor of Physical Therapy degree (anticipated to begin 2014). Joann Anderson
Adjourn
Reception to follow