Accreditation Statements

The programs of the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine are accredited by the following agencies:

Medical Doctor (MD) Degree


Master of Science (MS) / Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Biomedical Sciences

  • Higher Learning Commission / North Central Association - (www.ncahlc.org)

Residency & Fellowship Programs

Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education - (www.acgme.org)

  • Family Practice Residency
    • Addiction Medicine Fellowship
    • Geriatric Medicine Fellowship
    • Sports Medicine Fellowship
  • Internal Medicine Residency
    • Cardiology Fellowship
    • Interventional Cardiology Fellowship
    • Endocrinology Fellowship
    • Hematology-Oncology Fellowship
    • Nephrology Fellowship
    • Pulmonary/Critical Care Fellowship
  • Medicine / Pediatrics Residency
  • Neurology Residency
  • Obstetrics & Gynecology Residency
  • Orthopaedic Surgery Residency
  • Pediatrics Residency
    • Pediatric Hospital Medicine Fellowship
  • Psychiatry Residency
    • Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship
    • Geriatric Psychiatry Fellowship
  • Surgery Residency

Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA) - (www.ada.org/en/coda)

  • General Practice Residency - Dental

Continuing Medical Education

  • Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education - (www.accme.org)

Forensic Science Program & Laboratory

  • Master of Science by American Academy of Forensic Sciences - (www.aafs.org)
  • DNA Laboratory by Forensic Quality Services International as ISO 17025 

Animal Resources Facility

  • Association for the Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care - (www.aaalac.org)