RICHMOND, Ky. (WMDJ) – Eastern Kentucky University is exploring the potential of creating a College of Osteopathic Medicine.

Rep. David Meade, R-Stanford, has sponsored House Bill 407, which would give EKU the ability to add “doctor of osteopathic medicine degrees required for professional practice and licensure in medicine.”

HB 407 was filed on January 30th then sent to the House Education Committee.

The university is initiating a feasibility study with a target date of October 2024 to make an official decision on the creation of the medical school. There is not a program for osteopathic medicine offered at a public university in Kentucky, although the University of Pikeville has successfully offered a similar program for decades.