Our Mission Statement:

Monmouth College of Osteopathic Medicine is committed to the value and practice of educating compassionate and caring primary care osteopathic physicians, who are dedicated to the ethical and social principles of the profession, and lifelong learning. The College of Osteopathic Medicine is dedicated to pursuing health alliances and partnerships with Monmouth County and the communities of New Jersey to cohesively advocate for the health and well-being of its patient populations through health education and promotion. We are committed to a faculty of academics, physicians and scientists who engage in medical research in Neuromuscular Disorders, Rare Diseases and Multiple Sclerosis.

Why a Medical School in Monmouth County?

There is extensive data to show how a new medical school in Monmouth County, NJ will have a dramatic impact on the community where it is developed as Universities largely impact a local community. This impact comes in many forms from student spending; relocation of faculty to the community and the newly created jobs which then establish the University.

The proposed medical school will be opened in Monmouth County, NJ, which has a population of 630,380 according to the latest census (2010). The primary ethnic makeup of the community is 84.4% white, 8.1% African American, 4% Asian with 6.2% being Hispanic. The median household income is $64,271 which is near the national average.

Annually, the proposed Monmouth College of Osteopathic Medicine would spend millions of dollars locally while training students for a career as physicians. During their training, Monmouth College of Osteopathic Medicine students would work in various city and county clinics, at many local hospitals and, as part of community service and outreach, in public school classrooms. Medical school graduates would be encouraged to practice medicine as an osteopathic physician in the Monmouth county area, as part of the mission and philosophy of the school – to train primary care physicians. The Medical School’s research facility would offer an opportunity to attract and grow additional knowledge-based industries to Monmouth County and potentially grow a biomedical corridor in the region.

As the number of students increase, so will the income generated by tuition. The amount of monies allocated to salaries would be projected at over $8M per annum equating to over 120 direct jobs within the community (based on community average wage of $65,000). The community will have a direct investment of over $40M, based on spending from the college, and an indirect impact of almost $100M (2.5x investment). The college would come to be a significant economic engine within the community creating over 250 jobs for the local economy.

Our research has shown that impact studies, similar to the one being put together for this school, show a large stimulation in local economy stem from the development of an area medical school. Monmouth College of Osteopathic Medicine will provide similar benefits to Monmouth County by creating jobs, bringing investment and maintain healthcare excellence within the community.

What Will Set MCOM Apart?

* New Jersey Residents will receive the first seats during the application process to ensure as many New Jersey residents have the opportunity to become students at MCOM as possible.

* During the first week of classes, a local, community-based physician will be assigned to each student, to act as their mentor.

* Clinical rotations will occur within the State of New Jersey in all instances, helping our students to begin building a relationship with the hospital systems and physicans currently caring for New Jersey residents.

* Upon graduation, each student will be encouraged to make a commitment to the State of New Jersey with a promise to practice for at least five (5) years within the state.

* So many times, New Jersey is seen as a hub to the Philadelphia and New York City. MCOM will focus on the saying "In New Jersey, for New Jersey" - and will stand by all that this means.

* MCOM will offer and will encourage participation in supportive programs for students who need additional work to gain admissions to medical school.

* Offering full academic and clinical resources to our affiliated hospitals in program development, research, research grants and to community health in order to encourage a large, communicative response and active participation from as many local hospitals as possible.