DO Osteopathic Medical Schools in Alabama
2 osteopathic DO programs in our catalogue for Alabama. Compare MCAT/GPA profiles, AACOMAS strategy, and osteopathic manipulative medicine (OMM) emphasis.
About Alabama: Pop. ~5.1M; Birmingham and Huntsville are the largest metros. UAB Medicine is one of the largest academic health systems in the Southeast.
In-state context: University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) strongly favours Alabama residents; typically 85–90% of the MD class are in-state. Out-of-state applicants face a much higher competitive threshold at public programs.
Major health systems: UAB Health System · Ascension St. Vincent's · Huntsville Hospital Health System · DCH Health System
MD vs DO in Alabama
DO graduates are fully licensed physicians in the US and have competed in the same NRMP residency match as MD graduates since the 2020 merger. DO programs use AACOMAS for the primary application (not AMCAS). Many applicants apply to both MD and DO programs in the same cycle. Learn more about MD vs DO →
2 DO Programs in Alabama
- Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine (DO)
Dothan, AL
Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine (ACOM), founded in 2010 and opened to its inaugural class in 2013, is a private osteopathic medical school located in Dothan, Alabama, serving the rural and underserved communities of the Southeast. ACOM was established to address the physician shortage across rural Alabama and the surrounding region, with a particular focus on primary care. The school operates in partnership with Southeast Health and provides students direct exposure to a high-volume regional health system.
MCAT 504GPA 3.555.0% acceptanceDO · AACOMAS - VCOM Auburn (DO)
Auburn, AL
Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine (VCOM) Auburn campus, opened in 2015 in partnership with Auburn University, is one of four VCOM campuses serving the rural Southeast. Located in Auburn, Alabama, the campus draws on Auburn University's biomedical and agricultural health research infrastructure. VCOM's distinctive mission is producing primary care DOs for medically underserved rural communities in Alabama and the broader Southeast.
MCAT 505GPA 3.556.5% acceptanceDO · AACOMAS
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