Statement of Accreditation Status
University of Medicine/Dentistry of New Jersey
- Phase: Formerly Accredited
- Status: Institutional Closure
- Accreditation Granted: June 22, 1979
- May 1, 2013
To note that the institution will officially close its additional location at: Camden Regional Campus of UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Education and Research Building, 401 Haddon Avenue, Camden, NJ 08103 on June 30, 2013 instead of the previously approved date of May 31, 2013. To note the Commission's approval of the teach-out agreement that will be executed by the Camden Regional Campus and that the Camden Regional Campus will continue to be included within the scope of the institution's accreditation until the specified closure date. - March 7, 2013
To acknowledge the complex substantive change request and to note that the institution will close as of July 1, 2013, as legislated by The New Jersey Medical and Health Sciences Education Restructuring Act. Effective July 1, 2013 as also legislated by The New Jersey Medical and Health Sciences Education Restructuring Act, the School of Osteopathic Medicine's students, student records, programs, and services will be transferred to Rowan University; all other students, student records, programs, and services will be transferred to Rutgers University. - November 15, 2012
To accept the Periodic Review Report and to reaffirm accreditation. To note that the New Jersey Medical and Health Science Education Restructuring Act of 2012 has legislated the transfer of all programs and services of the institution to other New Jersey public institutions as of July 1, 2013. To further note the requirement to submit a substantive change request regarding changes to the institution due to this legislation prior to the implementation of those changes. - August 30, 2011
To acknowledge receipt of the substantive change request and to note the institution's decision to close the Camden Regional Campus of UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School on or before May 31, 2013. To note the Commission's approval of the teach-out agreement that will be executed by the Camden Regional Campus and that the Camden Regional Campus will continue to be included within the scope of the institution's accreditation until the specified closure date. The Commission requires written notification within thirty days of the actual date of closure of the location. The Periodic Review Report is due June 1, 2012. - March 13, 2008
To accept the monitoring report submitted by the institution, to thank the institution for receiving the Commission's representatives, to remove the institution from probation because of progress to date and evidence of the institution's capacity to make appropriate improvements within a reasonable period of time, and to reaffirm accreditation. To request a monitoring report, due October 1, 2009, documenting further progress in addressing the following: (1) financial concerns previously identified by the Commission (Standard 3); (2) Board/executive leadership (Standards 4 and 5); (3) the existence and exercise of appropriate oversight and control over the institution and its activities (Standards 3 and 5); and (4) development/implementation of a sustainable climate and culture of institutional integrity (Standard 6). The Periodic Review Report is due June 1, 2012. - June 22, 2006
To place the institution on probation, and to request a monitoring report, due by October 15, 2006, documenting how the institution has addressed: (1) financial concerns previously identified, (2) stabilization and reformation of the institution's Board and executive leadership, and (3) appropriate oversight and control over the institution and its activities. A visit will follow submission of the report. The Commission acted further to direct a staff visit for the purpose of meeting with the Federal Monitor who has been selected by the Office of the United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey, and institutional representatives to discuss the Commission's expectations. The Commission notes that it is taking these actions because of continuing concerns following the April 2006 special visit, the publication of subsequent reports by the Monitor, and because of the continuing lack of audited financial statements for FY05.