Midwestern University

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large suburb.

Overview

Midwestern University, MWU, was established in 1900 as a private, graduate college of medicine. It has two campuses – the one in Downers Grove, Illinois, is known as Midwestern University Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine (MWU/CCOM). The other, Midwestern University Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine (MWU/AzCOM) is located in Glendale, Arizona. The Glendale campus, which is the larger of the two, covers 140 acres. This medical school has more than 1400 students.

The University offers programs of study in medicine. Degrees awarded include, Physician’s Assistance (P.A.), Podiatric Medicine Program (D.P.M.), Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) and others. The P.A. program and the Doctor of Pharmacy program are 2-year programs which are available at Glendale. The Doctor of Clinical Psychology and Osteopathic Medicine are 4-year programs offered at the Illinois campus.

The Glendale College added a new Dental College to its campus last year. An off-site teaching clinic is also supposed to be established within the university precincts.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in medicine and science.
• High faculty salary.
• Large number of students.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Quarter.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There is a hospital on campus.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Part-time classes are available.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 1,787 in 2009-2010 (1,832 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 1% of enrolled students and graduate students are 99%.

Students under 25 years old represent 32% of the student body. About 3% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Room and Board

Midwestern University provides on-campus housing for 318 of its 1,832 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Graduate School Focus

Midwestern University offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Doctorate (Professional Practice).

Graduate offerings include medical degrees.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (92 awarded)

• Perfusion Technology/Perfusionist
• Physician Assistant

MEDICINE (308 awarded)

• Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences
• Osteopathic Medicine/Osteopathy (DO)
• Pharmacy (PharmD [USA], PharmD or BS/BPharm [Canada])
• Podiatric Medicine/Podiatry (DPM)

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (11 awarded)

• Nurse Anesthetist

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (20 awarded)

• Occupational Therapy/Therapist

SCIENCE (64 awarded)

• Biomedical Sciences

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (5 awarded)

• Bioethics/Medical Ethics