WASHINGTON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY (Washington County, Utah)
ROCKY VISTA UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE
Southern Utah Campus, Ivins, Utah
LOCATION
255 E. Center St.Ivins, UT 84738
(435)222-1236
http://www.rvu.edu/rvu-su
https://www.facebook.com/RockyVistaUniversitySouthernUtah
DESCRIPTION
Rocky Vista University - Southern Utah (RVU-SU) is located on 32 acres in Ivins, Utah, overlooking the majesticRed Rock Mountains. The city of Ivins is in the southwest corner of the state, just outside of St. George. The two-
story, 104,000 square foot building was designed to complement the natural scenery of the area. The facility
includes two 200-seat lecture halls, three seminar rooms, 36 small-group study rooms, clinical skills and OPP
lab, a full dissection gross anatomy lab, a multipurpose lab, a simulation center, standardized patient rooms, and
a 9,000 square foot library. There is a medical office building across the street from the campus which will house
administrative offices and a future medical clinic that will provide clinical training opportunities for students (as
well as health services to the community). The Southern Utah Veterans Home is adjacent to the campus and
provides the students with a continuity of care experience.
HISTORY
Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine opened in 2006 in Parker, Colorado. The first class wasadmitted in 2008. The school graduated its inaugural class on May 19, 2012.
In 2017, a second campus was opened in Ivins, Utah, admitting its first class of osteopathic medical students in
the fall of 2017.
PHOTOS
REFERENCES
Handbook & Catalog, 2018-2019Wikipedia article on Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine
Rocky Vista University to open new medical school in Utah
Article in the St. George News, January 24, 2016
Elementary students graduate from Rocky Vista University Young Doctors Academy
Article by Mikayla Shoup, St. George News, May 20, 2019