Are there any Design Guidelines or Regulations related to building new Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine?
I am a University Architect and we are in Schematic Phase for a new Medical School building. I was used to designing hospitals, but this is a bit of a mix between Higher Education and Healthcare since we will have Cadaver Labs, and Simulation Suites for LDRP, OR and General Practice.
The Dean of the new program refers to the COCA Accreditation Standards for area of s.f. per student, etc. but the information I've found at COCA's web site only defines setting up the college curriculum and gives no information about minimal size of spaces, requirements for sinks, locker rooms, etc. for the built environment. I am accustomed to referencing Building & Construction Standards for Healthcare Facilities which contain those types of design criteria.
Anyone who has designed a Medical School or experience with this building type, please let me know. I thank you.
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Kathryn Barnett AIA
Project Manager, Design & Construction
Duquesne University
Pittsburgh PA
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