Welcome to the Future of Medical School
The Noorda College of Osteopathic Medicine Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine program is uniquely designed to train outstanding future physicians. Situated at the base of the Wasatch mountains overlooking the Timpanogos Golf Club and Utah Lake, students will earn their degree while experiencing everything that Utah county has to offer. Just 45 minutes south of Salt Lake City and half an hour from Sundance Mountain Resort, our innovative, state of the art campus allows our students to be at the center of their own educational experience. To view our strategic plan, click here.
Our Mission
Our mission at Noorda-COM is to empower our students with the essential personal and professional skills needed to be competent, confident and compassionate osteopathic physicians dedicated to meeting the healthcare challenges of the communities in which they serve.
Our Vision
Our vision is to become a leader in osteopathic medical education through innovative, progressive, and effective curricular offerings. We hope to instill values that embrace change, foster cultural awareness, diversity and ethical leadership, and inspire a servant’s heart towards caring for all people including the underserved.
Right Place at the Right Time
All the ingredients needed to create this unique medical education opportunity are in place: Utah has high-quality healthcare; there is an entrepreneurial and open-mindedness within the business community, and Utah has some of the best and brightest undergraduate students who want to become physicians.
However, Utah continually ranks among the lowest states in the country for physicians to population and remains a net exporter of medical students who leave the state to pursue their medical education.
Utah is also the center of the fastest-growing region in the United States and Utah County is at the epicenter of this historic growth. Business leaders know that having high-quality medical education for their employees coming to Utah will be critically important. If left unaddressed, given the rapidly growing population, these staggering national rankings will only worsen.
It is time for a transformation in medical education. Students of today are seeking a different model, and the patients our students will serve deserve more. Noorda-COM is excited to be a part of the solution for all Utahns.
Our Guiding Principles
Noorda-COM centers on a set of guiding principles. These allow for all voices to be heard in our decisions, yet remain grounded in our mission, vision, and values. They are the basis of our curricular, pedagogical, and administrative decisions. We, as an institute, hope to never lose sight of learning and never confuse profit for growth. The work of Noorda-COM centers around the following nine guiding principles:
