{"id":5523,"date":"2021-07-12T06:28:40","date_gmt":"2021-07-12T10:28:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.libertystudentnews.com\/?p=5523"},"modified":"2021-07-12T06:28:40","modified_gmt":"2021-07-12T10:28:40","slug":"liberty-appoints-dr-joseph-r-johnson-as-dean-for-college-of-osteopathic-medicine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.libertystudentnews.com\/?p=5523","title":{"rendered":"Liberty appoints Dr. Joseph R. Johnson as dean for College of Osteopathic Medicine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dr. Joseph R. Johnson was appointed dean of Liberty University&rsquo;s College of Osteopathic Medicine, effective July 1. Johnson had been serving as interim dean since December 2020.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Prior to Dr. Johnson&rsquo;s arrival, Liberty&rsquo;s leadership set a goal to take LUCOM as a well-established osteopathic medical college, both in mission and outreach efforts, to the next level of medical education with more faculty physicians and clinical partners, as well as increase the number of clinical experiences and medical education programs for our students,&rdquo; said Liberty Provost and Chief Academic Officer Scott Hicks in a statement.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DEk0x6UCcj4\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p> \u2013 <a href=\"Dr. Joseph R. Johnson was appointed dean of Liberty University\u2019s College of Osteopathic Medicine, effective July 1. Johnson had been serving as interim dean since December 2020. \u201cPrior to Dr. Johnson\u2019s arrival, Liberty\u2019s leadership set a goal to take LUCOM as a well-established osteopathic medical college, both in mission and outreach efforts, to the next\u2026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">READ MORE &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr. Joseph R. Johnson was appointed dean of Liberty University&rsquo;s College of Osteopathic Medicine, effective July 1. Johnson had been s&#8230;<\/p>\n<div class=\"more-link-wrapper\"><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.libertystudentnews.com\/?p=5523\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Liberty appoints Dr. Joseph R. 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