Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine ( GCSOM ) is a private medical school associated with the Geisinger Health System in northeastern and north central Pennsylvania . GCSOM offers a community-based model of medical education with six regional campuses: North (Scranton, PA), South (Wilkes-Barre, PA), Central (Danville, PA), West (Lewistown, PA), Atlanticare (Atlantic City, NJ), and Guthrie (Sayre, PA). It offers a Doctor of Medicine (MD) Program and a Master of Biomedical Sciences (MBS) Program.
18-648: TCMC may refer to: The Commonwealth Medical College, former name of Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine Tri-City Medical Center , a hospital in Oceanside, California TCMC, alternative abbreviation for the chemical DOTAM The Twin Cities–Milwaukee–Chicago project, the name used during planning for the Borealis (train) Thomson Components - Mostek Corporation (onetime subsidiary of Thomson Semiconducteurs,
36-625: A water park in the off season. There are several attractions that explore the region's industrial history. Eckley Miners' Village near Hazleton, and the Lackawanna Coal Mine Tour in Scranton highlight the area's coal mining history, while Steamtown National Historic Site and the Electric City Trolley Museum , both in Scranton, focus on transportation history. The Houdini Museum in Scranton follows Houdini's exploits in
54-717: Is Holy Redeemer High School in Wilkes-Barre , which serves primarily Luzerne County and Wyoming County . The third school is Notre Dame High School , which is located in Stroudsburg . It primarily serves Monroe County . The fourth school is Nativity BVM High School , which is located in Pottsville , which serves Schuylkill County . The fifth school is Marian Catholic High School in Tamaqua , which serves Schuylkill County, as well as Luzerne County and Carbon County . The sixth school
72-608: Is a region of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania that includes the Pocono Mountains , the Endless Mountains , and the industrial cities of Scranton , Wilkes-Barre , Pittston , Hazleton , Nanticoke , and Carbondale . A portion of this region is located in the New York City metropolitan area . Recently, Pennsylvania tourism boards have described Northeastern Pennsylvania as Upstate Pennsylvania . Unlike most parts of
90-579: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine The foundation of GCSOM, formerly known as The Commonwealth Medical College (TCMC), began with the establishment of the Northeastern Pennsylvania Medical Education Development Consortium (MEDC) in 2004. The consortium included business, medical, community, and government representatives. After acquiring funding from
108-470: Is unique in that it includes 6 longitudinal themes (Social Justice and Health Equity, Health System Citizenship, Primary Care, Personal and Professional Development, Community Immersion and Population Health), intended to prepare graduates for 21st-century practice. 41°24′47″N 75°39′21″W / 41.41312°N 75.65586°W / 41.41312; -75.65586 Northeastern Pennsylvania Northeastern Pennsylvania ( N.E.P.A. or Nepa )
126-965: The Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) in 2008. D'Alessandri resigned from his position as dean and president in April 2011. In June 2011, the LCME placed GCSOM on probation due to financial stability concerns. Provisional accreditation was granted in 2012, with full accreditation granted in June 2014. In June 2014, GCSOM was also granted full accreditation by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE). GCSOM accepted its first class of medical and master's students in 2009. GCSOM graduated its first MD and fourth MBS classes in May 2013. On September 28, 2016, Geisinger Health System announced it had acquired
144-815: The Rust Belt , some of these communities are experiencing a modest population increase , and others, including Monroe and Pike counties, rank among the state's fastest growing counties. Northeastern Pennsylvania borders the Lehigh Valley to its south, Warren County, New Jersey to its east, and Broome County, New York to its north. References to Northeastern Pennsylvania frequently include some combination of Bradford County , Carbon County , Columbia County , Lackawanna County , Luzerne County , Monroe County , Montour County , Northumberland County , Pike County , Schuylkill County , Sullivan County , Susquehanna County , Wayne County , and Wyoming County . Green :
162-1447: The Wilkes-Barre area , near Scranton and in Hazleton . Colleges in the Scranton area include Marywood University in Dunmore , Lackawanna College in downtown Scranton, and the University of Scranton , in downtown Scranton. Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine is the region's only medical school and specifically recruits students from NEPA and surrounding counties. Wilkes-Barre area colleges include Wilkes University in downtown Wilkes-Barre, King's College also in downtown Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County Community College in Nanticoke , and Misericordia University in Dallas . Keystone College in La Plume , St. Tikhon's Orthodox Theological Seminary in South Canaan Township , Clarks Summit University (formerly Baptist Bible College & Seminary) in Clarks Summit , Bloomsburg University in Bloomsburg , and East Stroudsburg University in East Stroudsburg are among
180-700: The Commonwealth Medical College. The acquisition integrated aspects of the health system, such as residency training programs, into TCMC, and also introduced new Master's programs. Additionally, TCMC was renamed Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine. In September 2021, Geisinger announced that Julie Byerley, M.D., M.P.H., will serve as the new president and dean of the Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine, executive vice president and chief academic officer, effective January 1, 2022. She succeeds Steven Scheinman, M.D., who has served as
198-568: The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Blue Cross of Northeastern Pennsylvania, and other state, federal and private philanthropic sources, the Commonwealth Medical Education Corporation was formed. In the spring of 2007, Robert M. D’Alessandri began his tenure as president and founding dean. Commonwealth was awarded degree-granting authority by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in 2008 and received preliminary accreditation by
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#1732852641814216-741: The area, as well as the rest of the world. The Scranton Ghost Walk attraction tells of Scranton's paranormal history. 1433 N. Main Avenue, home of the longest running seance event in the United States, "Haunted! Mysteries of the Beyond", was picked by the Pennsylvania Department of tourism as one of the most haunted places in the state. Many well-known universities are located in Northeastern Pennsylvania. Penn State operates campuses in
234-648: The class are from Pennsylvania. Twenty-nine percent of the class is specifically from northeastern Pennsylvania and north central Pennsylvania. In 2021, the school launched the Total Health Curriculum, designed to align the medical school program with the Geisinger Health System. Graduates complete objectives in 6 major categories (patients, families and communities, professional identity, health system science, critical thinking, clinical skills, and knowledge for practice). The Total Health Curriculum
252-1014: The largest county by area; Yellow : the most populous county Northeastern Pennsylvania is home to PNC Field in Moosic , which hosts the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders , the AAA affiliate to Major League Baseball's New York Yankees . Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza in Wilkes-Barre hosts the American Hockey League 's Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins ; it previously hosted the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pioneers of arena football . Pocono Raceway in Long Pond holds one cup series NASCAR race annually. Mohegan Pennsylvania in Plains
270-636: The other colleges in the area. Three college preparatory schools are located in Northeastern Pennsylvania, including Wyoming Seminary in Kingston , Scranton Preparatory School in Scranton, and MMI Preparatory School in Freeland . Seven Catholic high schools are located in Northeastern Pennsylvania. They include Holy Cross High School in Dunmore , which primarily serves Lackawanna County , Luzerne County , Wayne County , Pike County , Susquehanna County , Wyoming County , and Monroe County . The second school
288-454: The president and dean of the School of Medicine since 2012. Entry into the Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine is competitive, with 5,992 applications received for a class size of 111 in 2022. The MD Class of 2026 had an average MCAT score of 511.62 and GPA of 3.75 on admission. Twelve percent of the class is from groups historically underrepresented in medicine, and 71% of the 108 students in
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324-796: Was Pennsylvania's first casino to offer slots. Mount Airy Casino Resort in Mount Pocono also offers gambling. Skiers can find several slopes in the area, including Shawnee on Delaware in East Stroudsburg , Blue Mountain Resort (east of Palmerton ), Montage Mountain Ski Resort in Scranton , which also operates as a water park during the summer season, Elk Mountain in Union Dale , and Camelback Mountain Resort in Tannersville . Like Montage, it operates as
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