The facility is designed to support innovative, clinically focused education and to strengthen the regional health care workforce.听| Photo Credit: LMU
What You Need to Know听
- Lincoln Memorial University听hosted a听grand opening for its听Orange Park, Fla.,听health sciences campus,听on听March 23.听听
- The听12-acre听site spans听about听130,000 square feet听across two buildings and will house osteopathic medicine and veterinary medicine programs.听听
- LMU says the Orange Park location positions LMU-DCOM as the听first four-year medical school in the greater Jacksonville area.听听
- The campus is slated to open in听fall 2026听in a newly renovated听85,000-square-foot听facility for a class of听100.听听
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ORANGE PARK, Fla. 鈥� Lincoln Memorial University (LMU) has expanded its health sciences footprint in Northeast Florida with an Orange Park campus that will house osteopathic medicine and veterinary medicine programs. The campus 鈥� which spans approximately 130,000 square feet across two buildings on 12 acres 鈥� is designed for interprofessional, clinically focused training, with inaugural cohorts expected to begin this fall. The university hosted a formal grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony on March 23.听
In听an听announcement, LMU President Dr. Jason McConnell framed the expansion as a milestone for health education in the state. 鈥淭he Orange Park campus represents a significant step forward,鈥� according to听.听听
The campus is home to the LMU-DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine (LMU-DCOM) and the LMU-College of Veterinary Medicine at Orange Park (LMU-OPCVM) and听is intended to strengthen the regional health care workforce.听LMU also positions the Orange Park site as a regional medical education milestone. The location establishes LMU-DCOM as 鈥渢he first four-year medical school in the greater Jacksonville area,鈥� and that the program will mirror LMU-DCOM curricula offered in Harrogate and Knoxville, Tenn.听听
LMU states that DCOM at LMU-Orange Park will offer the same four-year, full-time academic and clinical program as the Harrogate and Knoxville campuses,听and that the new campus is expected to听serve听a听class of 100.听The facility is designed to support innovative, clinically focused education and to strengthen the regional health care workforce.听
In a statement, the institution also highlighted the听鈥淥ne Health鈥澨齛pproach听that brings human and veterinary medicine together on one campus. 鈥淏ringing human and veterinary medicine听together鈥� reinforces the importance of a One Health perspective,鈥� according to听.听听
For LMU-DCOM, Dr. James Toldi,听Campus听Dean for the Orange Park site, said the new campus is intended to support clinical training capacity. 鈥淲e are creating meaningful clinical training opportunities,鈥� he said in a statement.听
On the veterinary side,听the听LMU-OPCVM Doctor of Veterinary Medicine program is structured as a three-year program emphasizing early clinical experience and a distributive clinical model.听The institution听also cited听planned partnerships, including with the Jacksonville Humane Society and Clay County Animal Services, to place students in community-based learning environments.听听
鈥�Bringing human and veterinary medicine together on one campus reinforces the importance of a One Health perspective听in听how we educate and serve,鈥� McConnell said. 鈥淥range Park allows us to extend that commitment into Florida in a meaningful and lasting way.”听听
This article is based on information published by Lincoln Memorial University via PR Newswire on March 4, 2026, and on LMU鈥檚 DCOM at Orange Park program page.听