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Robert M. D’Alessandri, MD President and Dean

Filling a void: Community Support for a New Medical School in Northeast Pennsylvania, The Commonwealth Medical College. Robert M. D’Alessandri, MD President and Dean. Gerald Tracy, MD Associate Dean for Regional Campus Development-Scranton. Mission.

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Robert M. D’Alessandri, MD President and Dean

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  1. Filling a void: Community Support for a New Medical School in Northeast Pennsylvania, The Commonwealth Medical College Robert M. D’Alessandri, MD President and Dean Gerald Tracy, MD Associate Dean for Regional Campus Development-Scranton

  2. Mission The Commonwealth Medical College will educate aspiring physicians and scientists to serve society using a community-based, patient-centered, interprofessional and evidence-based model of education that is committed to inclusion, promotes discovery and utilizes innovative techniques.

  3. Filling a void: Community Support for a New Medical School in Northeast Pennsylvania, The Commonwealth Medical College Robert M. D’Alessandri, MD President and Dean Gerald Tracy, MD Associate Dean for Regional Campus Development-Scranton

  4. Sixteen Counties Served by TCMC

  5. October 2004: A Coffee House in Northeast Pennsylvania • Core group of 7 defined needs and benefits of a new medical school in NEPA • Factors influencing need for action • Feasibility and project development

  6. Getting TCMC Off The Ground: The 3-Stage Rocket Approach 1st Stage: Results of feasibility study

  7. Filling A Void

  8. Getting TCMC Off The Ground:The 3-Stage Rocket Approach 2nd Stage: Local Support Leadership Finances

  9. Getting TCMC Off The Ground:The 3-Stage Rocket Approach 3rd Stage: Political Engine

  10. The Idea Takes Off • Core group expands to form MEDC • Funding increases substantially • Allopathic, community-based model

  11. Leadership and Personnel • Founding Dean & Vice Dean Identified • First Board of Trustees formed • TCMC name adopted

  12. Accreditation • Mission statement adopted • Curriculum developed • LCME preliminary accreditation granted • Students recruited

  13. Faculty Research Educators Full-time Volunteer Basic Science Clinical

  14. Future Projections • Class number of 120 • Expand GME program • Create strong research base • Retention of 425 new physicians

  15. Unique Features • Stand-alone, allopathic • Scholarship program • Family experience • Distributive integrated curriculum • Community involvement • Continuity experience • IPE

  16. Due 2011

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