One of the great privileges I have is working with the great people bringing the proposed Noorda College of Osteopathic Medicine to Utah and Utah County. It will be a great educational campus that will provide new doctors from among Utah's own population. The benefits of increased professional healthcare professionals will help people throughout the state but especially in our rural areas. I was pleased to attend and photo document the inaugural Board of Trustees meeting on March 25. The Proposed Noorda College of Osteopathic Medicine Board of Trustees holds inaugural meeting Inaugural Trustees and officers instated PROVO, Utah, Mar. 26, 2019 – The Board of Trustees for the proposed Noorda College of Osteopathic Medicine met for the first time Monday and instated Trustee members and approved bylaws and policies. Francis Gibson, MSW, MBA, Utah House Representative and House Majority Leader, and CEO of Orem Community Hospital was appointed Chair. The Board of Trustees is the governing body of the proposed Noorda College of Osteopathic Medicine and will oversee management responsibility for the construction, completion, and eventual operation of the proposed college as well as the management of the accreditation process. The proposed Noorda College of Osteopathic Medicine will be established in Provo and has received broad support financially and throughout Utah County. The makeup of the Trustee members demonstrates this support. In addition to the instatement of the new Board of Trustees, the proposed Noorda College of Osteopathic Medicine received letters of endorsement from Provo City, Brigham Young University, Utah Valley University, the Utah Governor’s Office of Economic Development, the Utah Hospital Association, the Utah Valley Chamber of Commerce, Utah County Commissioners, Provo School District, hospital systems and elected officials. Board Officers approved and instated include:
The proposed Noorda College of Osteopathic Medicine executive officers approved by the Board:
Speaking to the Board, Gibson said, “The proposed Noorda College of Osteopathic Medicine will be vital for the community, the state, and the world. I’m looking forward to working with each of you on the Board who will sacrifice and donate your time to make this medical school a great school.” One of the key goals of the proposed Noorda College of Osteopathic Medicine is to help increase the supply of doctors in the region. According to studies by the Association of American Medical Colleges, Utah is ranked 49th in the nation for active patient care, primary care physicians per 100,000 population and 44th in the nation for active physicians per 100,000. Utah is ranked 44th among all states in the number of MD and DO student enrollments with most Utah resident medical students leaving the state to pursue their medical degrees. “As a state we are growing at a very fast pace,” said Gibson. “We already know students will stay and work where they are educated. This school will give Utah students an opportunity to receive a medical education they can use to provide healthcare to people throughout the state.” The appointed executive staff and Board will now focus on the accreditation process as construction begins on the proposed medical school campus. The architect for the proposed Noorda College of Osteopathic Medicine is MHTN Architects based in Salt Lake City. The construction project is managed by Westland Construction based in Orem, Utah. The inaugural proposed Noorda College of Osteopathic Medicine Board of Trustees members include: Francis Gibson, MSW, MBA CEO - Orem Community Hospital - Intermountain Healthcare Majority Leader - Utah House of Representatives Spanish Fork, UT Richard P. Nielsen, PT, DHSc, ECS Founding NCOM President John Dougherty, DO, FACOFP, FAOASM, FAODME Founding Dean Andy Noorda Managing Member - The Canopy Group Lindon, UT Greg Stuart CEO - Strategic Partners Group Bountiful, UT Heather Kahlert Vice President - The Kahlert Foundation Lehi, UT Sean R. Curzon, D.O. Internal Medicine - Revere Health Orem, UT Michael Skurja, DPT President - Wasatch Education, Inc., Chair of the Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions Board of Trustees San Diego, CA John R. Curtis United States Congressman - Utah’s 3rd Congressional District Provo, UT John F. Nemelka, M.B.A. NightWatch Capital Advisors, LLC Mapleton, UT Brent Israelsen, JD Executive Chairman - Thunder Biotech, Inc. Alpine, UT Kent Loosle President - Mountain Point Medical Center - Steward Healthcare System. Lehi, UT Kimball Anderson, FACHE CEO - Timpanogos Regional Hospital Orem, UT Trevor Smith, Ph.D. System Executive Director of Health Promotion and Wellness - Intermountain Healthcare Salt Lake City, UT Vanessa Halvorsen, DO Otolaryngology/Facial Plastics resident - Freeman Hospital Joplin, MO Jonora Searles, RN Vice President of Operations - EltonCo Investment Southlake, TX Norman Wright, Ph.D., Dean of the Woodbury School of Business - Utah Valley University Orem, UT Lieutenant Commander Shannon Lorimer, DO Orthopedic Oncology Fellow - Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah School of Medicine Salt Lake City, UT Morris D. Linton, JD Retired Senior Counsel at Intermountain Healthcare Adjunct Professor - J. Reuben Clark Law School (BYU) Salt Lake City, UT About the proposed Noorda College of Osteopathic Medicine The proposed Noorda College of Osteopathic Medicine would be an independent and freestanding institution overseen by a governing Board of Trustees located in Provo, Utah. Founded and located in Provo, Utah in June 1998, Wasatch Educational will manage the development of the proposed Noorda College of Osteopathic Medicine. www.wasatcheducational.com. Wasatch Educational is the holding company of Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions. The mission of Wasatch Educational is to promote and develop healthcare education institutions. ###
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