DO Osteopathic Medical Schools in Arkansas
1 osteopathic DO program in our catalogue for Arkansas. Compare MCAT/GPA profiles, AACOMAS strategy, and osteopathic manipulative medicine (OMM) emphasis.
About Arkansas: Pop. ~3.0M; Little Rock anchors the state's medical infrastructure. UAMS College of Medicine is the sole LCME-accredited school in Arkansas.
In-state context: UAMS College of Medicine very strongly favours Arkansas residents; typically 90%+ of the class are from in-state. The school has a stated mission to serve Arkansas's healthcare workforce needs.
Major health systems: UAMS Medical Center · Baptist Health (AR) · CHI St. Vincent · Conway Regional Health System
MD vs DO in Arkansas
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 →
1 DO Program in Arkansas
- Arkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine (DO)
Fort Smith, AR
Arkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine (ARCOM), founded in 2014 and opened to its inaugural class in 2017, is a private osteopathic medical school located in Fort Smith, Arkansas. ARCOM was founded to address a significant physician shortage in Arkansas — one of the most medically underserved states in the US — and focuses on training primary care physicians for rural and frontier communities in the Ozarks region. The college is affiliated with Arkansas Colleges of Health Education (ACHE) and operates in close partnership with local health systems.
MCAT 499GPA 3.525.5% acceptanceDO · AACOMAS
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