Noorda College of Osteopathic Medicine
Andrew Payne, PhD, is an accomplished professional in the fields of physiology and neuroscience with a focus on addiction research. Currently serving as an Assistant Professor at Noorda College of Osteopathic Medicine since September 2020, Andrew also holds the position of Affiliate Research Faculty at Brigham Young University while having completed a Doctoral degree in Neuroscience there in 2019. A significant aspect of Andrew's research addresses the neural substrates of addiction under the mentorship of Dr. Scott Steffensen. Prior experience includes adjunct teaching at Utah Valley University, various engineering roles at Heliae, LLC, and undergraduate research positions at Arizona State University and The Flexible Display Center. Andrew's work spans research, academia, and applied engineering, contributing to multiple projects impacting addiction treatment and production optimization.
Noorda College of Osteopathic Medicine
Noorda-COM Pre-Accreditation Status Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation (COCA) predoc@osteopathic.org Noorda-COM is a private institution that will be situated at the edge of the East Bay Golf Course in Provo, Utah. Our mission at Noorda-COM is to empower our students with essential personal and professional skills needed to be competent, confident, and compassionate osteopathic physicians who are dedicated to meeting the healthcare challenges of the communities in which they serve. Our values align with instilling and fostering cultural awareness and ethical leadership, embracing diversity, and inspiring a servant's heart towards caring for the poor and needy. Noorda-COM offers osteopathic programs endorsed by local universities, Brigham Young and Utah Valley. Over the course of our program, students will expand on their medical experiences through simulation, clinical rotation, clerkship, and research projects. Our local healthcare providers are willingly partnered with us to complete this clinical portion of a medical education. Noorda-COM curriculum utilizes a blended classroom structure. No large classrooms, no regularly scheduled classes. Students will make their own schedule to meet in groups to complete modules and are assessed based on their progress. Module content is continuously being improved, since our staff is able monitor which lessons are effective with students and lessons that are not. Our campus is designed with the intention to create a stress-free environment. In addition to the incredible mountain-range view, our campus will have other attractive amenities including comfortable study areas for single person or group use, student and faculty lounges, fitness and recreation areas including access to the golf course and will be adjacent to campus housing.