Exterior of Terry Building - Administration for all of HPD, including this College.
The Nova Southeastern UniversityCollege of Osteopathic Medicine is part of the Health Professions Division of the university. The Health Professions Division, with a student body of more than 2,000, is home to Nova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic Medicine, the first one in the southeastern U.S., and it grants the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.) degree. EMS Education and Training, Master of Science in Medical Informatics, and Masters of Public Health are also offered.
The Southeastern College of Osteopathic Medicine (SECOM) was established in 1979 in North Miami Beach, Florida by Morton Terry, D.O. Following SECOM's success, the College of Pharmacy was added in 1986, followed by the College of Optometry in 1988, creating the Southeastern University of Health Sciences. In 1994, Southeastern University merged with Nova University, creating Nova-Southeastern University. The College of Osteopathic Medicine moved from North Miami Beach, Florida to Fort Lauderdale, Florida in 1996. A fourth health professions college - the College of Dental medicine - was added in 1997.
Will Kirby, D.O. ('00) - clinical and cosmetic dermatologist; winner of Big Brother 2 and placed fourth in Big Brother 7, has appeared on Battle of the Network Reality Stars, The Young and the Restless, and Dr. 90210
Tyler Cymet, D.O. (88)-Professor of Internal Medicine at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, described a new genetic syndrome called Erondu-Cymet syndrome.
