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All 163 US MD programs, by state
| School | State | Interview format |
|---|---|---|
| UAB Heersink School of Medicine (MD) | Alabama | Virtual hybrid on Kira Talent: one traditional one-on-one interview with an admissions committee member plus a nine-station MMI |
| USA Whiddon College of Medicine (MD) | Alabama | Traditional one-on-one interview with faculty members |
| ASU Shufeldt School of Medicine (MD) | Arizona | Three traditional interviews during a virtual applicant visit day |
| UArizona College of Medicine – Phoenix (MD) | Arizona | In-person MMI: five stations, held in the college’s clinical education suites |
| UArizona College of Medicine – Tucson (MD) | Arizona | Two steps: a first-round recorded video interview (two timed responses), then a virtual MMI of timed stations lasting about 60 minutes |
| Alice L. Walton School of Medicine (MD) | Arkansas | Multiple Mini Interview (MMI) with arts-integrated and humanities components |
| UAMS College of Medicine (MD) | Arkansas | Two back-to-back, application-blind 30-minute one-on-one interviews; in person in Little Rock or Fayetteville, with a virtual option |
| Charles R. Drew University College of Medicine (MD) | California | Virtual interview sessions with CDU faculty |
| CNU College of Medicine (MD) | California | Virtual two-part structured interview: Case-question segment plus Dialogue segment |
| CUSM School of Medicine (MD) | California | Asynchronous Kira timed video and written assessment (30–60 minutes, self-scheduled); no live interview described for the 2026–2027 cycle |
| David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA (MD) | California | Virtual one-on-one interviews with DGSOM faculty members, the core format for 2026–27; interviews are specific to the track you are invited for |
| Kaiser Permanente Tyson School of Medicine (MD) | California | Virtual hybrid: an MMI plus a traditional one-on-one interview with a faculty member |
| Keck School of Medicine of USC (MD) | California | Traditional interviews (typically two one-on-one sessions with faculty and/or a student) |
| Loma Linda University School of Medicine (MD) | California | Traditional interview with faculty members |
| Stanford University School of Medicine (MD) | California | Hybrid: MMI scenario stations plus traditional one-on-one interview(s) |
| UC Davis School of Medicine (MD) | California | Virtual, closed-file (blinded) MMI |
| UC Irvine School of Medicine (MD) | California | Two virtual one-on-one interviews (faculty and current student) plus an asynchronous Kira Talent video assessment |
| UC Riverside School of Medicine (MD) | California | MMI: 2 minutes to read each question or scenario, then 6 minutes with the interviewer; about three hours in all |
| UC San Diego School of Medicine (MD) | California | Virtual MMI: 8 stations, 2 minutes to read the vignette then 8 minutes discussing it |
| UCSF School of Medicine (MD) | California | Traditional interviews (typically two one-on-one sessions with faculty and/or a student) |
| CU Anschutz Medical Campus (MD) | Colorado | Mixed-format virtual interview day: observed group exercise plus an individual interview |
| Quinnipiac Netter School of Medicine (MD) | Connecticut | Two interviews with students, faculty or administration |
| UConn School of Medicine (MD) | Connecticut | Traditional panel interview (faculty, physician, and/or student interviewers) |
| Yale School of Medicine (MD) | Connecticut | Traditional one-on-one interviews; conversational, student- and faculty-led |
| Georgetown University School of Medicine (MD) | District of Columbia | Traditional interview (faculty, physician, and/or student interviewers) |
| GWU School of Medicine (MD) | District of Columbia | One blind interview of about 25 minutes with a faculty member, held virtually |
| Howard University College of Medicine (MD) | District of Columbia | Traditional interview (faculty, physician, and/or student interviewers) |
| FAU Schmidt College of Medicine (MD) | Florida | Traditional interview (faculty, community physician, and/or student interviewers) |
| FIU Wertheim College of Medicine (MD) | Florida | Traditional interview (faculty and/or student interviewers) |
| FSU College of Medicine (MD) | Florida | Traditional interview (faculty and/or student interviewers) |
| Nova Southeastern University Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Allopathic Medicine (MD) | Florida | Virtual MMI |
| University of Central Florida College of Medicine (MD) | Florida | Two one-on-one virtual interviews hosted on Zoom |
| University of Florida College of Medicine (MD) | Florida | Traditional interviews (typically two one-on-one sessions with faculty and/or a student) |
| University of Miami Miller School of Medicine (MD) | Florida | Traditional interviews (typically two one-on-one sessions with faculty and/or a student) |
| USF Health Morsani College of Medicine (MD) | Florida | MMI (multiple mini-interview stations) |
| Emory University School of Medicine (MD) | Georgia | Traditional interviews (typically two one-on-one sessions with faculty and/or a student) |
| Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University (MD) | Georgia | Virtual MMI: seven 8-minute stations over about 90 minutes (2025–26 cycle) |
| Mercer University School of Medicine (MD) | Georgia | A 30–45-minute virtual (Zoom) interview with two interviewers, plus an hour with Year II student ambassadors |
| Morehouse School of Medicine (MD) | Georgia | Two faculty interviews, held in person on campus in Atlanta (no virtual option this cycle) |
| University of Georgia School of Medicine (MD) | Georgia | Virtual, closed MMI on Zoom: six 8-minute stations (2 minutes to read the prompt, 6 to respond) |
| John A. Burns School of Medicine University of Hawaii at Manoa (MD) | Hawaii | Three interviews: two assigned interviews (faculty, physicians, JABSOM alumni, medical-community members or fourth-year students) and a final interview with the Director of Admissions |
| Carle Illinois College of Medicine (MD) | Illinois | No live interview — portfolio-based secondary plus asynchronous video responses |
| Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science (MD) | Illinois | Virtual MMI held live (not asynchronous) |
| Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine (MD) | Illinois | Traditional one-on-one or panel interviews with faculty and students |
| Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine (MD) | Illinois | Three individual virtual interviews: two with full-time faculty and one with a senior medical student |
| Pritzker School of Medicine, UChicago (MD) | Illinois | Traditional one-on-one; conversational and intellectually probing |
| Rush Medical College of Rush University Medical Center (MD) | Illinois | Traditional one-on-one or panel interviews with faculty and students |
| Southern Illinois University School of Medicine (MD) | Illinois | Two interviews with faculty members on the Springfield campus, one of them a current or former Admissions Committee member who has your full file |
| University of Illinois College of Medicine (MD) | Illinois | Virtual hybrid on Zoom: MMI stations plus a one-on-one faculty interview (2025–26 cycle) |
| Indiana University School of Medicine (MD) | Indiana | Online Zoom interview of about 45 minutes on Wednesdays, plus information and financial aid sessions |
| University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine (MD) | Iowa | One 25-minute interview with two faculty members (a structured part, then unstructured follow-up questions), plus a Case-Based Learning exercise; virtual or in person |
| University of Kansas School of Medicine (MD) | Kansas | Two 30-minute interviews, each conducted by one or two members of the interviewer panel; applicants can also talk with current Student Ambassadors during interview week |
| University of Kentucky College of Medicine (MD) | Kentucky | In-person interviews at the applicant's first-choice campus |
| University of Louisville School of Medicine (MD) | Kentucky | Interviews with two admission committee members on the scheduled interview day |
| LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine (MD) | Louisiana | Personal interviews with members of the Admissions Committee, whose members include faculty, alumni, senior medical students and community members |
| LSU Health Shreveport School of Medicine (MD) | Louisiana | Two semi-blind one-on-one virtual interviews of about 30 minutes each with Admissions Committee members |
| Tulane University School of Medicine (MD) | Louisiana | Virtual, blind and informal interviews with a faculty member or administrator and a current student, plus a standardized-patient exercise |
| Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (MD) | Maryland | Traditional interviews (typically two one-on-one sessions with faculty and/or a student) |
| University of Maryland School of Medicine (MD) | Maryland | Virtual interview days on Mondays and Wednesdays; the published schedule lists one possible 45-minute interview, plus a student lunch and a tour |
| USU Hébert School of Medicine (MD) | Maryland | Two 30-minute virtual interviews, each with a clinical faculty member and/or a current medical student |
| BU Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine (MD) | Massachusetts | Traditional conversational interview; faculty or student interviewer |
| Harvard Medical School (MD) | Massachusetts | Traditional interviews (typically two one-on-one sessions with faculty and/or a student) |
| Tufts University School of Medicine (MD) | Massachusetts | Two individual interviews with Admissions Committee members, conducted virtually over Zoom as part of a full interview day (speakers, presentations, student meet, virtual tour) |
| UMass Chan Medical School (MD) | Massachusetts | Virtual MMI: seven stations, 2 minutes to review each scenario then 6 minutes with the rater (2025–26 cycle) |
| CMU College of Medicine (MD) | Michigan | Virtual MMI plus small-group exercises, about two hours in all |
| MSU College of Human Medicine (MD) | Michigan | Virtual MMI on Zoom: 8 stations of 10 minutes (1–2 minutes to read the scenario, 8–9 minutes with the rater) |
| Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine (MD) | Michigan | Virtual interview day: three separate short interviews with a student, staff member, faculty member or alumnus, plus one one-on-one traditional interview with a faculty member; all semi-blinded |
| University of Michigan Medical School (MD) | Michigan | Virtual hybrid: two 30-minute interviews with Admissions Committee members plus six 6-minute short-form interviews at interaction stations |
| Wayne State University School of Medicine (MD) | Michigan | Virtual hybrid: a faculty interview, a medical-student interview and up to five MMI stations (1 minute to read, 5 to respond) |
| WMed — Homer Stryker School of Medicine (MD) | Michigan | MMI (format not described on the school's site); all interviews are virtual, after an online assessment and a phone interview |
| Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine (MD) | Minnesota | Two one-on-one 30-minute virtual interviews, plus a welcome session, a virtual campus tour, time with students and a Q&A |
| University of Minnesota Medical School (MD) | Minnesota | Virtual (Zoom): one 30-minute mission-specific interview, plus a welcome presentation and a conversation with Admissions Ambassadors |
| University of Mississippi School of Medicine (MD) | Mississippi | In-person MMI: 8 to 10 scenario stations of 10 minutes at the UMMC Clinical Skills Assessment Center |
| Saint Louis University School of Medicine (MD) | Missouri | Virtual interview via the AMP application software |
| UMKC School of Medicine (MD) | Missouri | Traditional interview (faculty, physician, and student interviewers) |
| University of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine (MD) | Missouri | Traditional interview (faculty and student interviewers) |
| Washington University School of Medicine (MD) | Missouri | Two live Zoom interviews with Committee on Admissions faculty on the interview date |
| Creighton University School of Medicine (MD) | Nebraska | Two 30-minute virtual open-file interviews, one of them with a Creighton medical student |
| University of Nebraska College of Medicine (MD) | Nebraska | Virtual (Zoom) interview day; interviewers do not see your academic credentials until after the interview |
| Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV (MD) | Nevada | Asynchronous recorded interview plus a 45-minute one-on-one standardized virtual interview (explicitly not MMI) |
| Roseman University College of Medicine (MD) | Nevada | Kira timed video and written assessment, then a virtual interview with faculty and the college leadership team |
| University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine (MD) | Nevada | In-person panel interview; interviewers include physicians, community partners, faculty, staff and medical students |
| Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth (MD) | New Hampshire | Virtual interview day: a 20-minute group exercise, then two 30-minute interviews with Admissions Committee members |
| Cooper Medical School of Rowan University (MD) | New Jersey | Traditional interview: a relaxed conversation with your interviewers about your application and experiences |
| Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine (MD) | New Jersey | Virtual, open-file interview: about 30 minutes with an Admissions Committee member who has reviewed your application |
| Rutgers New Jersey Medical School (MD) | New Jersey | Interviews with medical school faculty and administrators, generally lasting about an hour |
| Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School (MD) | New Jersey | Seven-station MMI by live video conference; raters do not see your application during the MMI |
| University of New Mexico School of Medicine (MD) | New Mexico | Two Zoom interviews with two different admissions committee members, 30 minutes to an hour each; interviewers do not see MCAT, GPA or academic history |
| Albany Medical College (MD) | New York | Traditional panel interview (faculty and/or student, ~30–45 min sessions) |
| Albert Einstein College of Medicine (MD) | New York | Traditional panel interview (faculty and/or student, ~30–45 min sessions) |
| Columbia University VP&S (MD) | New York | Traditional interviews (typically two one-on-one sessions with faculty and/or a student) |
| CUNY School of Medicine (MD) | New York | Traditional panel interview — faculty and student interviewers in separate sessions |
| Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (MD) | New York | Traditional interviews (typically two one-on-one sessions with faculty and/or a student) |
| Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at UB (MD) | New York | Two separate standard interviews with members of the Admissions Interview Subcommittee, who do not see your academic metrics |
| New York Medical College (MD) | New York | Virtual MMI: a circuit of short, timed scenario-based stations |
| NYU Grossman Long Island School of Medicine (MD) | New York | Virtual two-part interview: an MMI circuit (including a standardized-patient station and a short traditional-interview station) plus a team-based group activity |
| NYU Grossman School of Medicine (MD — tuition-free) | New York | Virtual MMI: eight stations, two of them rest stations, including a 14-minute open station similar to a one-on-one interview |
| Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University (MD) | New York | Hybrid MMI plus traditional panel — MMI stations followed by a panel interview |
| SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University College of Medicine (MD) | New York | About an hour with a single faculty interviewer, plus a 30-minute peer conversation with a current medical student; virtual |
| SUNY Upstate Medical University Norton College of Medicine (MD) | New York | Traditional panel interview — faculty and student sessions in separate one-on-one format |
| University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry (MD) | New York | Traditional interviews (typically two one-on-one sessions with faculty and/or a student) |
| Weill Cornell Medicine (MD) | New York | Traditional interviews (typically two one-on-one sessions with faculty and/or a student) |
| Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell (MD) | New York | Virtual MMI: 8 stations, 7 scenario stations and 1 open, traditional-style interview station |
| Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University (MD) | North Carolina | Two one-on-one interviews on a virtual (Webex) interview day, plus an admissions overview and a panel discussion with current students |
| Duke University School of Medicine (MD) | North Carolina | Virtual MMI: 8–10 stations of about 10 minutes, including five ethical stations, two traditional interviews, team stations and a video station |
| Methodist University Cape Fear Valley Health School of Medicine (MD) | North Carolina | Traditional panel interview — faculty and student one-on-one sessions |
| University of North Carolina School of Medicine (MD) | North Carolina | MMI (format not described on the school's site); interviews are conducted virtually |
| Wake Forest University School of Medicine (MD) | North Carolina | Traditional interviews (typically two one-on-one sessions with faculty and/or a student) |
| University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences (MD) | North Dakota | One virtual interview of about 45–60 minutes with a three-member team (a basic scientist, a clinician and a medical student) |
| Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine (MD) | Ohio | Traditional interviews (typically two one-on-one sessions with faculty and/or a student) |
| Northeast Ohio Medical University (NEOMED) College of Medicine (MD) | Ohio | Traditional one-on-one interviews with faculty and/or community physicians |
| The Ohio State University College of Medicine (MD) | Ohio | Two virtual one-on-one interviews — one with faculty, one with a current medical student or resident |
| University of Cincinnati College of Medicine (MD) | Ohio | Two one-on-one Microsoft Teams interviews (one faculty member, one current student), after an asynchronous Kira video interview |
| University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences (MD) | Ohio | Synchronous, virtual MMI (2026–27 cycle) |
| Wright State Boonshoft School of Medicine (MD) | Ohio | Traditional one-on-one or panel interviews with faculty and students |
| University of Oklahoma College of Medicine (MD) | Oklahoma | Traditional one-on-one or panel interviews with faculty and students |
| Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine (MD) | Oregon | Virtual hybrid: an MMI circuit of 8-minute interviews plus a separately scheduled, longer one-on-one interview with an admissions committee member |
| Drexel University College of Medicine (MD) | Pennsylvania | Virtual MMI (2026–27 cycle) |
| Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine (MD) | Pennsylvania | Virtual MMI |
| Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University (MD) | Pennsylvania | Three interviews: a primary interview with a faculty member on the Admissions Committee, a secondary (blind) interview and a community interview |
| Penn State College of Medicine (MD) | Pennsylvania | Virtual interview day: two faculty members, staff members and/or alumni interview each applicant at the same time |
| Perelman School of Medicine, UPenn (MD) | Pennsylvania | Traditional one-on-one interview (typically 2 faculty/student interviews on interview day) |
| Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University (MD) | Pennsylvania | Traditional one-on-one or panel interviews with faculty and students |
| University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine (MD) | Pennsylvania | Traditional interviews (typically two one-on-one sessions with faculty and/or a student) |
| Ponce Health Sciences University School of Medicine (MD) | Puerto Rico | Traditional individual interviews with faculty and admissions committee members |
| San Juan Bautista School of Medicine (MD) | Puerto Rico | Traditional individual faculty interviews |
| UCC Bayamon School of Medicine (MD) | Puerto Rico | Traditional individual or panel interviews with faculty and admissions committee |
| University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine (MD) | Puerto Rico | Traditional individual faculty interviews; panel format for some applicants |
| Brown Alpert Medical School (MD) | Rhode Island | Two half-hour virtual one-on-one interviews with voting members of the MD Admissions Committee (students, faculty or administrative staff) |
| MUSC College of Medicine (MD) | South Carolina | Traditional one-on-one interviews with faculty and admissions committee members |
| USC Floyd School of Medicine (MD) | South Carolina | Traditional individual or panel interviews with faculty and admissions committee |
| USC Greenville School of Medicine (MD) | South Carolina | One 50-minute virtual (Webex) interview with two members of the Admissions Evaluation Committee |
| USD Sanford School of Medicine (MD) | South Dakota | One-on-one interviews with each of two admissions committee members (open file) and one student (closed file) |
| Belmont Frist College of Medicine (MD) | Tennessee | Virtual interview day: a 30-minute traditional open-file interview plus a structured interview on personal attributes |
| ETSU Quillen College of Medicine (MD) | Tennessee | Traditional individual or panel interviews with faculty and community physicians |
| Meharry Medical College (MD) | Tennessee | Virtual: a 30–45-minute traditional faculty interview, 10-minute breakout interviews on a situational prompt from faculty, and a 30-minute student group interview |
| UTHSC College of Medicine (MD) | Tennessee | Virtual interview day: two one-on-one interviews with Committee on Admissions members, plus presentations and a virtual campus tour |
| Vanderbilt University School of Medicine (MD) | Tennessee | One long virtual (Zoom) interview with a faculty member plus one asynchronous interview |
| Baylor College of Medicine (MD) | Texas | Two live virtual interviews of 25–30 minutes, each with a faculty or student member of the Admissions Interviewing Subcommittee |
| Dell Medical School UT Austin (MD) | Texas | MMI (multiple mini-interview stations) with value-based health systems emphasis |
| Long School of Medicine UT Health San Antonio (MD) | Texas | Two one-on-one virtual interviews — one faculty member, one current medical student — via Zoom |
| McGovern Medical School UTHealth Houston (MD) | Texas | Traditional one-on-one or small panel interviews with faculty |
| Paul L. Foster School of Medicine TTUHSC El Paso (MD) | Texas | Traditional panel interviews with faculty and community physicians |
| TCU Burnett Marion School of Medicine (MD) | Texas | Virtual MMI on the Kira platform during a three-day virtual visit |
| Texas A&M Vashisht College of Medicine (MD) | Texas | Two individual 30-minute virtual interviews on Zoom |
| TTUHSC School of Medicine Lubbock (MD) | Texas | Virtual one-on-one interviews of 20 minutes in Zoom breakout rooms (a second faculty member may sit in) |
| UH Fertitta Family College of Medicine (MD) | Texas | MMI (multiple mini-interview stations) |
| University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine (MD) | Texas | Mandatory in-person group interview at the Edinburg campus, followed by two 30-minute individual Zoom interviews |
| University of Texas Southwestern Medical School (MD) | Texas | Virtual interviews for the 2026–27 cycle (interview structure not described) |
| UT Tyler School of Medicine (MD) | Texas | In-person interview day with Multiple Mini-Interviews and a group activity (2025–26 cycle) |
| UTMB John Sealy School of Medicine (MD) | Texas | Virtual MMI: seven 7-minute interviews, each after 3 minutes to read the scenario; two recorded video responses (Spark Hire) are also required |
| Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine, University of Utah (MD) | Utah | In person in Salt Lake City: two 30-minute one-on-one traditional interviews plus one small-group assessment |
| Larner College of Medicine, University of Vermont (MD) | Vermont | Virtual MMI circuit on Zoom and Kira Talent |
| Eastern Virginia Medical School at Old Dominion University (MD) | Virginia | ~30-minute one-on-one virtual Zoom interviews (September–March); the former MMI has been discontinued |
| University of Virginia School of Medicine (MD) | Virginia | Two 30-minute virtual interviews with Admissions Committee members |
| Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine (MD) | Virginia | Virtual MMI on Zoom: six to eight stations of varied length |
| Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine (MD) | Virginia | MMI: timed scenario stations plus one traditional interview station |
| University of Washington School of Medicine (MD) | Washington | Traditional one-on-one interviews (in-person or virtual) |
| WSU Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine (MD) | Washington | Virtual 'Mixed Structured Interview': two 10-minute structured live interviews plus four recorded 3-minute responses to scenario or behavioral prompts, rated afterwards |
| Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine (MD) | West Virginia | Live virtual (Zoom) interview of about 40 minutes with two interviewers who alternate questions, plus a required virtual student session |
| West Virginia University School of Medicine (MD) | West Virginia | One 25-minute virtual interview conducted by two members of the Committee on Admissions |
| Medical College of Wisconsin (MD) | Wisconsin | Virtual interviews on Zoom for all three campuses (interview structure not described) |
| University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health (MD) | Wisconsin | Traditional interviews (typically two one-on-one sessions with faculty and/or a student) |
All 64 US DO programs, by state
| School | State | Interview format |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) | Alabama | Single open-file interview with basic science or clinical faculty, administrators and/or community physicians, in person or on Zoom |
| VCOM Auburn (DO) | Alabama | Traditional one-on-one interview with faculty |
| ATSU-SOMA (DO) | Arizona | Traditional faculty interview |
| Midwestern University AZCOM (DO) | Arizona | Panel interview: applicants join other interviewees to meet members of an interview panel (basic scientists, administrators, admissions staff, students and clinicians) |
| Valley COM (DO) | Arizona | On-campus MMI with faculty and staff |
| Arkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) | Arkansas | Traditional interview with one faculty member and one community member |
| California Health Sciences University COM (DO) | California | Traditional faculty interview |
| Touro CA COM (DO) | California | Panel-format interview (late September through April or early May) |
| Western University COMP (DO) | California | Online or on-campus interview day plus a separate, required 30-minute MMI |
| RVU Colorado (DO) | Colorado | Virtual interview of about 30 minutes with a two-person panel from the RVUCOM team; interviewers are blinded to grades and MCAT |
| UNCO COM (DO) | Colorado | Asynchronous MMI on Kira Talent; based on the results, some applicants are invited to a live virtual one-on-one interview |
| Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine — Florida (DO) | Florida | Traditional faculty interview |
| LECOM at Jacksonville University (DO) | Florida | Traditional faculty interview |
| LECOM Bradenton (DO) | Florida | Traditional interview with faculty and students |
| LMU-DCOM Florida (DO) | Florida | Traditional faculty interview |
| NSU-COM (DO) | Florida | Traditional interview |
| Orlando COM (DO) | Florida | Half-day interview with a one-on-one interview and a group interview; mostly in person, virtual by request |
| PCOM Georgia (DO) | Georgia | Traditional one-on-one interview with faculty |
| PCOM South Georgia (DO) | Georgia | Traditional faculty interview with a rural health focus |
| Idaho College of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) | Idaho | One 30-minute open-file virtual interview (Webex) with two ICOM faculty members |
| Illinois College of Osteopathic Medicine at The Chicago School (DO) | Illinois | Virtual interview with IllinoisCOM faculty, administration and staff |
| Midwestern University CCOM (DO) | Illinois | Panel interview: applicants join several other interviewees to meet members of an interview panel (basic scientists, current students, administrators and clinicians); virtual and on-campus options |
| Marian University COM (DO) | Indiana | Blended format: a live virtual group session (the COMversation, up to six applicants) plus a recorded Kira video assessment of up to 45 minutes |
| Des Moines University COM (DO) | Iowa | Traditional one-on-one interview |
| KansasCOM (DO) | Kansas | Two one-on-one 20-minute Zoom interviews with two different faculty or staff members (limited in-person option by invitation) |
| KYCOM — Pikeville (DO) | Kentucky | Traditional one-on-one or panel interview with faculty |
| VCOM Louisiana (DO) | Louisiana | Traditional one-on-one interview with faculty |
| UNE COM (DO) | Maine | Traditional one-on-one interview with faculty and a student |
| Meritus School of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) | Maryland | Traditional faculty interview |
| MSU College of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) | Michigan | Traditional interview |
| WCUCOM (DO) | Mississippi | Traditional one-on-one or panel interview with faculty |
| ATSU-KCOM (DO) | Missouri | Three half-hour individual interviews (a basic science faculty member, a clinician and an Admissions team member) on an in-person interview day |
| KCU-Joplin COM (DO) | Missouri | Traditional interview with faculty and students |
| KCU-KC COM (DO) | Missouri | Traditional interview with faculty and students |
| RVU Montana (DO) | Montana | Virtual interview of about 30 minutes with a two-person panel from the RVU-MCOM team; interviewers are blinded to grades and MCAT |
| TouroCOM Montana (DO) | Montana | Traditional one-on-one or panel interview with faculty |
| Touro NV COM (DO) | Nevada | Mixed: MMI, traditional and group interviews |
| Rowan-Virtua SOM (DO) | New Jersey | Virtual (WebEx) board panel interview of about 30–45 minutes with Admissions Committee members (faculty, staff, and third- and fourth-year students) |
| Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine — New Mexico (DO) | New Mexico | Traditional faculty interview |
| D’Youville University COM (DO) | New York | Traditional faculty interview |
| LECOM Elmira (DO) | New York | Traditional interview with faculty and students |
| NYITCOM (DO) | New York | Traditional interview (virtual or in-person) |
| TouroCOM New York (DO) | New York | Informational presentation plus a formal interview with several faculty members (full file access); remote in 2025–26 |
| Campbell University CUSOM (DO) | North Carolina | Virtual Applicant Day with interactive dialogue sessions in place of a traditional one-on-one interview |
| Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) | Ohio | Traditional interview |
| OSU-COM (DO) | Oklahoma | Traditional faculty interview |
| WesternU Heatherington COM (DO) | Oregon | Online only (Zoom): a 30-minute panel interview with two or three interviewers plus two MMIs |
| Duquesne University Nasuti COM (DO) | Pennsylvania | Traditional faculty interview |
| Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) | Pennsylvania | Traditional one-on-one interview |
| LECOM Seton Hill (DO) | Pennsylvania | Traditional panel or individual interview with faculty |
| Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) | Pennsylvania | Panel interview of about 30 minutes with at least two members of the Faculty Committee on Admissions; virtual or on campus |
| VCOM Carolinas (DO) | South Carolina | Traditional one-on-one interview with faculty |
| Baptist Health Sciences University COM (DO) | Tennessee | Multiple Mini Interviews (MMI) |
| LMU-DCOM (DO) | Tennessee | Traditional faculty interview |
| LMU-DCOM Knoxville (DO) | Tennessee | Traditional faculty interview |
| SHSU COM (DO) | Texas | Traditional faculty and student interview |
| UIW School of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) | Texas | Traditional one-on-one interviews with faculty |
| UNTHSC TCOM (DO) | Texas | MMI (multiple mini-interview), conducted virtually |
| Noorda College of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) | Utah | Traditional faculty interview |
| RVU Utah (DO) | Utah | Virtual interview of about 30 minutes with a two-person panel from the RVUCOM team; interviewers are blinded to grades and MCAT |
| Liberty University COM (DO) | Virginia | Traditional faculty and/or panel interview |
| VCOM Virginia (DO) | Virginia | Traditional one-on-one interview with faculty |
| PNWU-COM (DO) | Washington | Traditional faculty interview with a community-health focus |
| WVSOM (DO) | West Virginia | Traditional one-on-one or panel interview with faculty |
All 78 US dental schools, by state
| School | State | Interview format |
|---|---|---|
| University of Alabama School of Dentistry (DMD) | Alabama | Traditional one-on-one or panel interview with faculty |
| Arizona School of Dentistry and Oral Health (DMD) | Arizona | Interview day with a group exercise, an individual panel interview and an MMI of three timed stations with a standardized patient (2025–26) |
| Midwestern University College of Dental Medicine Arizona (DMD) | Arizona | Traditional one-on-one or panel interview at Glendale, AZ campus |
| Lyon College School of Dental Medicine (DMD) | Arkansas | Traditional one-on-one or panel interview at the dental school campus in Little Rock, AR |
| California Northstate University College of Dental Medicine (DMD) | California | Interview with an interview team that includes at least one Admissions Committee member, scored on a standardized form |
| Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC (DDS) | California | Traditional one-on-one or panel interview at USC Health Sciences campus, Los Angeles |
| Loma Linda University School of Dentistry (DDS) | California | Traditional one-on-one or panel interview at Loma Linda, CA campus |
| UCLA School of Dentistry (DDS) | California | Personal interview (the school's pages do not describe the format further) |
| UCSF School of Dentistry (DDS) | California | Traditional one-on-one interviews — two separate Zoom interviews, one with a faculty member and one with a current student |
| University of the Pacific Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry (DDS) | California | Traditional one-on-one or panel interview at San Francisco campus |
| Western University College of Dental Medicine (DMD) | California | In-person interview day with a 30-minute interview block and an MMI block (school’s sample schedule, August 2026) |
| University of Colorado School of Dental Medicine (DDS) | Colorado | MMI and/or traditional interview at Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO |
| University of Connecticut School of Dental Medicine (DMD) | Connecticut | Traditional one-on-one or panel interview at UConn Health campus, Farmington, CT |
| Howard University College of Dentistry (DDS) | District of Columbia | Traditional one-on-one or panel interview at Howard University campus, Washington, DC |
| LECOM School of Dental Medicine (DMD) | Florida | Traditional one-on-one faculty interview |
| Nova Southeastern University College of Dental Medicine (DMD) | Florida | Interview with faculty, on an interview day that may also include a student-led tour, lunch with students and a visit with the Assistant Dean |
| University of Florida College of Dentistry (DMD) | Florida | One open-file interview of about 20–30 minutes with 3–4 Admissions Committee members, on an in-person interview day |
| Dental College of Georgia at Augusta University (DMD) | Georgia | Traditional one-on-one faculty interview |
| Midwestern University College of Dental Medicine Illinois (DMD) | Illinois | Traditional one-on-one faculty interview |
| Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine (DMD) | Illinois | Traditional one-on-one faculty interview |
| UIC College of Dentistry (DMD) | Illinois | One virtual, closed-file interview with one or two faculty members |
| Indiana University School of Dentistry (DDS) | Indiana | Traditional one-on-one faculty interview |
| University of Iowa College of Dentistry (DDS) | Iowa | One-on-two timed interviews (situational and behavioral questions) with pairs of interviewers; in person, plus one virtual interview day |
| University of Kentucky College of Dentistry (DMD) | Kentucky | Traditional, conversation-style panel interview (Admissions Committee members, faculty, staff and students) |
| University of Louisville School of Dentistry (DMD) | Kentucky | Traditional one-on-one faculty interview |
| University of Pikeville Tanner College of Dental Medicine (DMD) | Kentucky | Traditional one-on-one faculty interview |
| LSU Health School of Dentistry (DDS) | Louisiana | Traditional one-on-one faculty interview |
| University of New England College of Dental Medicine (DMD) | Maine | Traditional one-on-one faculty interview |
| University of Maryland School of Dentistry (DDS) | Maryland | Traditional one-on-one or panel interview |
| BU Goldman School of Dental Medicine (DMD) | Massachusetts | Traditional one-on-one interview |
| Harvard School of Dental Medicine (DMD) | Massachusetts | Traditional one-on-one faculty interview |
| Tufts University School of Dental Medicine (DMD) | Massachusetts | Traditional one-on-one or panel interview |
| University of Detroit Mercy School of Dentistry (DDS) | Michigan | Traditional one-on-one and/or panel interview with faculty |
| University of Michigan School of Dentistry (DDS) | Michigan | Virtual MMI: timed questions and scenarios with Admissions Committee members, faculty, students and staff |
| University of Minnesota School of Dentistry (DDS) | Minnesota | Two rounds: a recorded Kira interview, then a 20-minute structured, closed-file interview with two faculty members (in person July–November, on Zoom in January–February) |
| UMMC School of Dentistry (DMD) | Mississippi | Interview session that includes multiple mini-interviews with Dental School Admissions Committee members |
| ATSU Missouri School of Dentistry and Oral Health (DMD) | Missouri | Two separate 30-minute one-on-one interviews, one with a faculty member and one with an Admissions staff member (in-person or virtual interview days) |
| Kansas City University College of Dental Medicine (DMD) | Missouri | Traditional panel interview with faculty |
| University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Dentistry (DDS) | Missouri | Traditional one-on-one or panel interview with faculty |
| Creighton University School of Dentistry (DDS) | Nebraska | Virtual interview with a member of the admissions committee, plus a mandatory in-person presentation at the School of Dentistry |
| University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistry (DDS) | Nebraska | Traditional one-on-one or small panel interview with faculty |
| University of Nevada Las Vegas School of Dental Medicine (DMD) | Nevada | Traditional one-on-one or panel interview with faculty |
| Rutgers School of Dental Medicine (DMD) | New Jersey | Traditional one-on-one interview with faculty |
| Columbia College of Dental Medicine (DDS) | New York | Traditional one-on-one faculty interview |
| NYU College of Dentistry (DDS) | New York | Traditional one-on-one interview |
| Stony Brook University School of Dental Medicine (DDS) | New York | Traditional one-on-one faculty interview |
| Touro College of Dental Medicine at NYMC (DDS) | New York | Traditional one-on-one or panel interview with faculty |
| University at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine (DDS) | New York | Traditional one-on-one faculty interview |
| Yeshiva University College of Dental Medicine (DDS) | New York | Traditional interview with faculty |
| East Carolina University School of Dental Medicine (DMD) | North Carolina | Interview with members of the Admissions Committee |
| UNC Adams School of Dentistry (DDS) | North Carolina | Traditional one-on-one faculty and/or student interview |
| Workman School of Dental Medicine at High Point University (DMD) | North Carolina | Traditional one-on-one faculty and/or panel interview |
| Case Western Reserve School of Dental Medicine (DMD) | Ohio | Traditional one-on-one interview with faculty |
| Northeast Ohio Medical University Bitonte College of Dentistry (DDS) | Ohio | Traditional one-on-one and/or panel interview |
| The Ohio State University College of Dentistry (DDS) | Ohio | MMI: four interview stations with faculty and third- and fourth-year dental students, each with designated topics |
| University of Oklahoma College of Dentistry (DDS) | Oklahoma | Traditional one-on-one faculty and/or panel interview |
| Oregon Health and Science University School of Dentistry (DMD) | Oregon | Interview via teleconference with members of the admissions committee |
| Penn Dental Medicine (DMD) | Pennsylvania | Traditional one-on-one and/or panel interview |
| Temple University Kornberg School of Dentistry (DMD) | Pennsylvania | Traditional one-on-one faculty interview |
| University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine (DMD) | Pennsylvania | Traditional one-on-one faculty interview |
| Ponce Health Sciences University School of Dental Medicine (DMD) | Puerto Rico | Traditional one-on-one and/or panel interview (bilingual) |
| Universidad Ana G. Méndez School of Dental Medicine (DMD) | Puerto Rico | Traditional one-on-one and/or panel interview (bilingual) |
| University of Puerto Rico School of Dental Medicine (DMD) | Puerto Rico | Traditional one-on-one and/or panel interview (bilingual) |
| Medical University of South Carolina James B. Edwards College of Dental Medicine (DMD) | South Carolina | Two 30-minute virtual interviews with faculty members, plus a welcome session, a virtual tour of Charleston and a student Q&A |
| Lincoln Memorial University College of Dental Medicine (DMD) | Tennessee | Traditional one-on-one faculty and/or panel interview |
| Meharry Medical College School of Dentistry (DDS) | Tennessee | Traditional one-on-one or panel interview with faculty |
| UTHSC College of Dentistry (DDS) | Tennessee | Traditional one-on-one or panel interview with faculty |
| Texas A&M College of Dentistry (DDS) | Texas | Traditional one-on-one or panel interview with faculty |
| TTUHSC El Paso Hunt School of Dental Medicine (DMD) | Texas | Hybrid: two paired MMI stations, one individual MMI station, a group activity and a 25–30-minute traditional interview (school interview-tips sheet, fall 2024) |
| UT Health San Antonio School of Dentistry (DDS) | Texas | Traditional one-on-one or panel interview with faculty |
| UTHealth Houston School of Dentistry (DDS) | Texas | Traditional one-on-one or panel interview with faculty |
| Roseman University College of Dental Medicine (DMD) | Utah | Traditional or MMI-style interview |
| University of Utah School of Dentistry (DMD) | Utah | Traditional and/or MMI-style interview |
| VCU School of Dentistry (DDS) | Virginia | Traditional one-on-one or panel interview with faculty |
| PNWU School of Dental Medicine (DMD) | Washington | In-person interview day at the Yakima campus (presentations, campus and clinic tours, lunch with students) ending with an interview with the admissions committee |
| University of Washington School of Dentistry (DDS) | Washington | Traditional one-on-one and/or panel interview with faculty |
| West Virginia University School of Dentistry (DDS) | West Virginia | Traditional one-on-one or panel interview with faculty |
| Marquette University School of Dentistry (DDS) | Wisconsin | Traditional one-on-one or panel interview with faculty |