The Indiana University of Pennsylvania and the County Coroner’s Office held ceremonies to sign a pre-clinical training agreement for the school’s proposed college of osteopathic medicine at the county forensic center.
(L to R: IUP Proposed College of Osteopathic Medicine Founding Dean Miko Rose, IUP President Dr. Michael Driscoll and Indiana County Coroner Jerry Overman, Jr. sign the pre-clinical training agreement. Photo by Josh Widdowson)
The agreement will allow students in the proposed school to have weekly classes at the forensic center for lab work and anatomy studies. Coroner Jerry Overman, Jr. said that the agreement is a milestone not just for the two institutions, but for the many students that will go through the program.
IUP President Dr. Michael Driscoll said it was more than just signatures on a piece of paper, but it represented a true collaboration with the community.
The agreement also will allow forensic science majors to complete required work and will give students in other disciplines a chance to complete work at the facility.
