Concurrent Degree Programs
The New York Institute of Technology, through its School of Health
Professions, Behavioral and Life
Sciences, School of Management, and the New York College of Osteopathic
Medicine, has developed
unique programs that allow NYCOM students the opportunity to obtain
joint degrees within the usual
structured four year medical curriculum. Enrollment in the Concurrent
Degree Programs is contingent
upon NYCOM approval. Requests for approval should be directed to
the Office of the Registrar
at NYCOM.
D.O./Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)
This augmented degree program enhances the graduate’s efficiency
and skills as a clinician by
equipping him/her for the business side of medicine. The student
learns to effectively manage
resources including time, money, equipment and personnel, and
to be prepared to cope with practice management, HMO’s and
the administration of academic health care centers, hospital and
clinical departments.
ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS
Applicant must be a matriculated student at NYCOM and have NYCOM
approval to apply for the program.
MCAT scores are accepted in lieu of GMAT scores. Students who
have not completed required
undergraduate accounting, economics, and computer courses will
be scheduled to complete them at the onset of this program.
D.O./Master of Science in Clinical Nutrition (M.S.)
The five-year, dual D.O./M.S. degree provides didactic knowledge
at the interface of clinical medicine and nutrition, and develops
skills to utilize nutrition in the practice of preventative medicine,
wellness and total body care. In the first three years, students
study pre-clinical medical science integrated with courses on
the molecular and cellular roles of nutrients in maintaining health
and preventing disease.
Coursework in physical nutrition assessment, nutrition counseling
and nutrition support enhances
student ability to access nutrition resources for patients. Interactive
discussions with nutrition faculty and colleagues provide students
with an understanding that nutrient status can be altered by the
patient's genetic profile, underlying disease processes, concurrent
drug and medical therapy and lifestyle. Students complete the
didactic component of the D.O./M.S. in three years and two summers.
As students enter their clinical years, they have multiple opportunities
to develop skill in recognizing nutrient alterations in individual
patients and in devising nutrient interventions appropriate to
each case. Under faculty guidance, students access nutrition support
for patients in acute and chronic conditions, and critically evaluate
the plethora of nutrition information available to patients and
professionals on the Internet and in the news media. Upon successful
completion of the D.O./M.S. program, students are eligible to
apply for credentialing as physician nutrition specialists.
ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS
Applicants must be matriculated students at NYCOM and have NYCOM
approval to apply for the
program. Full matriculation in the M.S. program is conditional
upon maintaining an average of B
or better during the first and second years of the M.S. program.
Graduate courses are offered in the evenings and on weekends.
Some flexibility, with permission, is allowed.
Interested applicants for either concurrent degree program should
contact:
Office of the Registrar
New York College of Osteopathic Medicine
Serota Building, Room 222
New York Institute of Technology
Northern Boulevard
P.O. Box 8000
Old Westbury, NY 11568-8000
Tel: 516.686.3762
email: comadm@nyit.edu
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