[4] In June 2014, GCSOM was also granted full accreditation by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE).
[6] On September 28, 2016, Geisinger Health System announced it had acquired the Commonwealth Medical College.
[7] In September 2021, Geisinger announced that Julie Byerley, M.D., M.P.H., will serve as the new president and dean of the Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine, executive vice president and chief academic officer, effective January 1, 2022.
Entry into the Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine is competitive, with 5,992 applications received for a class size of 111 in 2022.
Graduates complete objectives in 6 major categories (patients, families and communities, professional identity, health system science, critical thinking, clinical skills, and knowledge for practice).