Xavier University’s College of Osteopathic Medicine has been approved to enroll students for its launch in 2027. The university’s Board of Trustees unanimously approved plans to establish the nation’s first Jesuit College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2023.

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Xavier leaders aim to welcome the College of Osteopathic Medicine’s inaugural class in the fall of 2027 and send off its first graduates in 2031. The 130,000-square-foot home of the new medical school is expected to be completed by this fall, featuring a simulation hospital and a teaching kitchen.

“Today we celebrate a transformative milestone extending far beyond Xavier’s campus,” said Xavier University President Colleen Hanycz. “Our new medical college represents Xavier’s direct response to a critical national need for primary care physicians, built on a curriculum tailored to the evolving demands of modern medicine.

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