Midwestern University

Welcome to Midwestern University. As you consider your options for healthcare education, we invite you to join us. A Midwestern University education means hands-on, holistic training that prepares you to care for the whole person.

Healthcare education is all we do. You'll study in a patient-centered and team-oriented environment with dedicated and caring faculty who are focused on teaching. You'll be well prepared to work in your chosen field. For more than one hundred years, our graduates have been welcomed at leading hospitals, private practices, pharmacies, scientific laboratories, and healthcare facilities around the country. That reflects the "Midwestern difference" — our deep-seated values that focus on people, collaboration, teaching, mentoring, service, caring for the community, and caring for each other.

Healthcare education is what we do. We're an established leader with an exciting vision for the future. Midwestern University offers programs that give you solid footing in the sciences, extensive hands-on experience in outstanding clinical rotations, and a compassionate perspective toward your patients.

You'll learn side-by-side with students in other health professions, modeling the team approach to 21st century healthcare practice. And you'll learn from faculty mentors who are dedicated to preparing their future colleagues for the realities of patient care. Our graduates are found in leading hospitals, private practices, laboratories, pharmacies, and healthcare facilities across the United States.

Midwestern University's historical and sustaining philosophy dedicates the institution and its resources to the highest standards of academic excellence to meet the educational needs of the healthcare community.

Midwestern University will provide a safe and healthy environment that challenges its faculty, staff, and students to:

• Promote and maintain the osteopathic philosophy.
• Nourish intellectual creativity and foster the critical thinking and communication skills that stimulate personal growth and engender professional development.
• Support the teaching, scholarly activity, and service capabilities of the University.
• Respect, appreciate, and acknowledge the achievements of all members of the academic community.
• Embrace cultural and social diversity in the academic community and the community-at-large.

We are here to assist you in transitioning to our University and to the United States. Moving to a new place and learning a new culture is never easy, but our purpose is to provide you with relevant information to make this transition as smooth as possible. We are truly committed to help you understand the requirements for being an international student, and to get you acquainted with Midwestern University.

Believing that well-rounded individuals make more caring healthcare professionals, we offer our students a variety of social, academic, and personal enrichment activities.

The Office of Student Financial Services is committed to providing the highest level of customer service to support our students in achieving their academic goals. We intend to ensure that each student graduates from Midwestern University with the lowest possible educational debt and guarantee that the distribution of financial aid funds will be fair and equitable. We are committed to providing a comprehensive financial literacy program to support our students and alumni that will serve as a model to other institutions. Our goal is to create an environment that embraces teamwork and collaborative partnerships within the educational community.

We're here to support your academic, personal, and professional success — from helping you feel at home on campus to collaborating on research projects, modeling the whole-person approach to teaching and patient care, and staying connected with you throughout your career and your life.

Patient-centered learning in the sciences. Team-oriented, interdisciplinary, hands-on experiences in the art of patient care. The colleges and academic programs at Midwestern University skillfully blend these critical components into the outstanding professional education that will take you into successful 21st century healthcare practice.

Midwestern University has a proud and impressive history. Founded in 1900 as the American College of Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery by J. Martin Littlejohn, Ph.D., D.O., M.D. (1865-1947), the organization was incorporated in Chicago, Illinois, to train physicians in a not-for-profit environment.

Today, Midwestern University is still governed by the strong principles of the founding administration and faculty. We are an independent, not-for-profit corporation organized primarily to provide graduate and postgraduate education in the health sciences. We are dedicated to the education and development of our students, faculty, and staff in an environment that encourages learning and personal development.

Midwestern University has developed strong partnerships with healthcare providers and facilities around the country to aid in the education of students in all of its academic programs. The history of the institution is reflected in the many alumni who have successful careers and a deep affection for their college and University. The Administration and the Board of Trustees are dedicated to fulfilling our mission of excellence and service. As we enter our second century, we remain committed to our tradition of providing quality healthcare education. We are tomorrow's healthcare team.

You'll find our two beautiful campuses in metropolitan Chicago and Phoenix. Each location offers cutting-edge technology in state-of-the-art classrooms and laboratories, along with cable-and-Internet-connected living space. And you'll discover lots to do outside of class, whether you like sports, music, or museums, on campus or in our community.