The overall goal of the College of Medicine and Public Health is to improve the quality of human life by preventing or minimizing the effects of illness and disease by providing quality health care. The College of Medicine and Public Health consists of 21 departments in medicine and two schools. The M.D. program in the College of Medicine and Public Health is fully accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education, which is a joint committee of the American Medical Association and the Association of American Medical Colleges. The School of Allied Medical Professions is fully accredited by the appropriate bodies of its individual divisions. The degree programs in the School of Public Health are fully accredited.
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The Health Sciences Library contains approximately 236,000 books and bound journals covering the health sciences, and has subscriptions to approximately 2,400 journals. For those materials not on campus, patron initiated online borrowing and traditional document delivery services are available. The library also houses a computer lab on the fourth floor. The lab has 57 computers available for accessing a variety of programs including word processing and e-mail. On the fifth floor, the Medical Heritage Center offers an impressive collection of books, archives, and artifacts which document the history of medicine in Columbus and Franklin County.