Health & Medicine

Healthcare for Tomorrow

Rowan co-founded Cooper Medical School of Rowan University with Cooper University Health Care, welcoming the medical school’s inaugural class in summer 2012. On July 1, 2013, Rowan became one of only two universities in the nation to offer both M.D. and D.O. degree-granting programs with the addition of the Rowan School of Osteopathic Medicine in Stratford, NJ (formerly the University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey) and its clinical offices across NJ. The Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences in Stratford, which grants the Ph.D. and offers a number of master’s and dual-degree programs, is now also part of Rowan.

Rowan also offers courses for working and aspiring nurses through its Department of Nursing, an academic department in the School of Health Professions that collaborates with Rowan Global Learning & Partnerships to deliver nursing programs online and in face-to-face classes and labs.

Rowan University’s School of Veterinary Medicine will be the first veterinary school in the State of New Jersey. Currently, there are just 33 veterinary schools in the nation and only five on the east coast. With the addition of the veterinary school, Rowan will become the second institution in the nation offering Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, Doctor of Medicine and Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degrees. The inaugural class of 60 students are expected in Fall 2025, pending approval from the American Veterinary Medical Association Council on Education.

This growth has propelled Rowan to become a stronger educational leader, poised to impact the healthcare landscape of both our region and across the nation.

Medical Education

Just one of two universities in the country to offer both M.D.- and D.O.-granting medical programs, we provide a humanistic education in the art and science of medicine.

Patient Care

We believe patient-focused healthcare starts with a scientific and scholarly community in which inclusivity, innovative teaching, research and service to our community are valued.

Medical School Admissions

Just one of two universities in the country to offer both M.D.- and D.O.-granting medical programs, we provide a humanistic education in the art and science of medicine.

Cooper Medical School of Rowan University

Explore our curriculum, new Medical Education Building, unique Advisory Colleges and the many opportunities for our students to work with patients beginning in their first weeks of medical school.

Rowan School of Osteopathic Medicine

RowanSOM welcomes students eager to study the latest knowledge in research and the basic sciences. The curriculum prepares them for clinical studies and stresses lifelong and self-directed learning.

School of Health Professions

Our programs incorporate hands-on clinical and internship experiences to enrich student understanding of disciplines such as health and exercise science and nursing.

Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences

We seek to develop scientists to explore current research topics and contribute new knowledge in the biomedical disciplines through creative research and scholarship.

Rowan University School of Veterinary Medicine

Rowan University's School of Veterinary Medicine will be the first veterinary school in the State of New Jersey. Once accredited, the school will offer New Jersey’s first Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) degree, as well as related degree programs designed to shape the future of veterinary medicine and animal health care.