US DO Osteopathic Medical Schools — MCAT, AACOMAS & DO Philosophy
Compare US osteopathic medical schools. See MCAT and GPA profiles, AACOMAS application guide, osteopathic philosophy emphasis, OMM training, COMLEX-USA licensing and residency match outcomes — updated for 2026–27 entry.
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (DO)
Philadelphia, PA
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (PCOM), founded in 1899, is one of the largest and most established osteopathic medical schools in the United States. PCOM operates campuses in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Suwanee, Georgia; and Moultrie, Georgia. The school has a century-long tradition of training osteopathic physicians for primary care and specialty practice, with strong community health ties in the Philadelphia metro area.
NYITCOM (DO)
Old Westbury, NY
New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine (NYITCOM), established in 1977, is located on Long Island (Old Westbury) and also has an Arkansas campus. NYITCOM is one of the most applied-to DO schools in the country, benefiting from its New York area location and strong community health focus. The school trains physicians in the osteopathic tradition with clinical rotations across New York metropolitan area hospitals.
Western University COMP (DO)
Pomona, CA
Western University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific (WesternU COMP), founded in 1977, is one of the only osteopathic medical schools on the US West Coast. Located in Pomona, California, it serves California's large healthcare workforce needs and has a campus in Lebanon, Oregon (COMP-Northwest). The school is part of Western University of Health Sciences, a health sciences university with pharmacy, dental, and other health professions programs.
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (DO)
Erie, PA
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM), founded in 1992, has grown to become one of the largest medical schools in the United States by enrollment. LECOM operates campuses in Erie, Pennsylvania; Greensburg (Seton Hill), Pennsylvania; Elmira, New York; and Bradenton, Florida, plus a Jacksonville, Florida campus. The school is known for its self-directed independent study (SIS) curriculum track as an alternative to traditional lecture-based learning, and for its strong focus on primary care training in underserved communities.
Midwestern University AZCOM (DO)
Glendale, AZ
Midwestern University Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine (AZCOM), founded in 1995, is located on Midwestern University's Glendale, Arizona campus — a comprehensive health sciences campus also housing dental, pharmacy, and allied health programs. AZCOM trains osteopathic physicians in the rapidly growing Phoenix metropolitan area, a region with significant healthcare workforce needs. Interprofessional education with other Midwestern health programs is a distinctive feature.
Des Moines University COM (DO)
Des Moines, IA
Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine (DMU-COM), founded in 1898, is one of the oldest health sciences universities in the United States and a long-standing osteopathic training institution in the Midwest. Located in Des Moines, Iowa, the school is part of Des Moines University — a health professions university also housing physician assistant, physical therapy, and podiatric medicine programs. DMU-COM has a strong primary care and rural medicine focus serving Iowa and the surrounding region.
Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine (DO)
Athens, OH
Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine (OU-HCOM), founded in 1975, is Ohio's only public osteopathic medical school and one of the largest DO schools by total enrollment. Operating from Athens (main campus) plus Dublin and Cleveland campuses, OU-HCOM has a strong rural and Appalachian health mission, training physicians for underserved Ohio communities. As a public university program, it offers in-state students a meaningful cost advantage.
UIW School of Osteopathic Medicine (DO)
San Antonio, TX
The University of the Incarnate Word School of Osteopathic Medicine (UIWSOM), founded in 2015, is a private osteopathic medical school in San Antonio, Texas. UIW is a Catholic institution with a mission of service to the poor and underserved. UIWSOM trains physicians to serve Texas's diverse, predominantly Hispanic population in San Antonio and the South Texas borderlands. The school has a strong primary care, bilingual medicine, and community health ethos.
Midwestern University CCOM (DO)
Downers Grove, IL
Midwestern University Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine (CCOM), established in 1900, is one of the oldest osteopathic medical schools in the United States. Located in Downers Grove, Illinois (southwest Chicago suburb), CCOM is part of Midwestern University's comprehensive health sciences campus alongside dental, pharmacy, and allied health programs. CCOM trains osteopathic physicians for the Chicago metro area and Midwest, with strong interprofessional education as a hallmark.
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.
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.
ATSU-KCOM (DO)
Kirksville, MO
A.T. Still University Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine (ATSU-KCOM), established in 1892 in Kirksville, Missouri, is the founding institution of osteopathic medicine — the first osteopathic medical school in the world. Andrew Taylor Still founded the school after developing the principles of osteopathic medicine, emphasizing the body's self-healing capacity and the interconnection of structure and function. ATSU-KCOM occupies a unique historical position in American medicine and continues to train primary care physicians who embody osteopathic philosophy.
ATSU-SOMA (DO)
Mesa, AZ
A.T. Still University School of Osteopathic Medicine in Arizona (ATSU-SOMA), established in 2007, is a private osteopathic medical school in Mesa, Arizona. SOMA is part of the A.T. Still University system — which also includes KCOM in Kirksville, the birthplace of osteopathic medicine. SOMA is distinctive for its Community-Based Clinical Education (CBCE) model: after two years of foundational training in Mesa, students complete Years 3 and 4 embedded in federally qualified health centers and community health centers across the United States, training in the communities they will ultimately serve.
Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine — New Mexico (DO)
Las Cruces, NM
Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine (BCOM), a private for-profit institution founded in 2013 that opened to its inaugural class in 2016, is an osteopathic medical school located at New Mexico State University's campus in Las Cruces, New Mexico. Situated on the US-Mexico border near El Paso/Ciudad Juárez, BCOM serves one of the most medically underserved and predominantly Hispanic regions in the United States. The college's founding mission emphasizes health equity, cultural competency, and training physicians who will address the significant healthcare disparities of the US-Mexico border region.
Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine — Florida (DO)
Melbourne, FL
Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine Florida is the Florida campus of Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine, located in Melbourne, Florida — the Space Coast region of Brevard County. The Melbourne campus is collocated on the campus of the Florida Institute of Technology (Florida Tech) under a BCOM–Florida Tech affiliation agreement, with the medical school governed and operated by BCOM and housed in Florida Tech's L3Harris Commons. It was established to extend Burrell's mission of training osteopathic physicians for medically underserved communities to the Central Florida region, which includes significant rural and underinsured populations inland from the Space Coast, and its inaugural class of 100 students matriculated in July 2024. The campus leverages Florida's growing healthcare infrastructure and Orlando-area clinical affiliates.
Baptist Health Sciences University COM (DO)
Memphis, TN
Baptist Health Sciences University College of Osteopathic Medicine (BHSU COM), established in 2024, is a faith-based private osteopathic medical school in Memphis, Tennessee. Located within the Baptist Health Sciences University system — which includes Baptist Memorial Health Care, one of the largest healthcare systems in the Mid-South — BHSU COM trains osteopathic physicians with an emphasis on servant leadership, compassion-driven care, and service to Memphis's historically underserved communities. Memphis has among the highest rates of poverty and health disparities in the nation, and BHSU COM's mission is deeply rooted in this context.
California Health Sciences University COM (DO)
Clovis, CA
California Health Sciences University College of Osteopathic Medicine (CHSU COM), founded in 2016 with its inaugural class entering in July 2020, is a private osteopathic medical school in Clovis, California — in the heart of the San Joaquin Valley. The San Joaquin Valley is one of the most medically underserved regions in the United States, with a predominantly Hispanic agricultural workforce, severe air quality issues, and significant health disparities. CHSU COM was founded to train physicians who will address the Valley's critical shortage of primary care providers.
Campbell University CUSOM (DO)
Lillington, NC
Campbell University Jerry M. Wallace School of Osteopathic Medicine (CUSOM), established in 2013, is a private osteopathic medical school in Lillington, North Carolina, affiliated with Campbell University — a Baptist-affiliated Christian liberal arts institution. Located in Harnett County, one of North Carolina's most rural and medically underserved counties, CUSOM trains osteopathic physicians for rural and community practice across the state. The school's clinical training network spans North Carolina's extensive rural hospital system.
D’Youville University COM (DO)
Buffalo, NY
D’Youville University College of Osteopathic Medicine, which enrolls its inaugural class in fall 2026, is one of the newest osteopathic medical schools in the United States, located at D’Youville University in Buffalo, New York. D’Youville is a Catholic-affiliated institution with a long history of health sciences education in Western New York. The COM was established to address Buffalo’s significant healthcare workforce needs — Western New York has a large underserved urban population and aging rural communities in surrounding counties, with insufficient physician supply.
Duquesne University Nasuti COM (DO)
Pittsburgh, PA
Duquesne University Nasuti College of Osteopathic Medicine, which welcomed its inaugural class in July 2024, is a private Catholic osteopathic medical school in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, within Duquesne University — a Spiritan Catholic university with a strong tradition of service to the poor and marginalised. The Nasuti COM was created to expand osteopathic physician training in Western Pennsylvania and to leverage Duquesne's Pittsburgh health system partnerships. Pittsburgh has significant healthcare access gaps in its post-industrial neighborhoods and surrounding rural southwestern Pennsylvania counties.
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.
VCOM Carolinas (DO)
Spartanburg, SC
Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine (VCOM) Carolinas campus is located in Spartanburg, South Carolina, partnered with Wofford College and the Gibbs Cancer Center. Opened in 2011, it serves the Upstate South Carolina and western North Carolina region — a largely rural, medically underserved Appalachian corridor. VCOM Carolinas is among the largest DO campuses in the system and is known for its rural and community health mission.
VCOM Louisiana (DO)
Monroe, LA
Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine (VCOM) Louisiana campus matriculated its first class in fall 2020 in Monroe, Louisiana, in partnership with the University of Louisiana Monroe. It is the newest VCOM campus and the only osteopathic medical school in North Louisiana. The campus focuses on addressing the severe physician shortage in rural North Louisiana and the Mississippi Delta region, one of the most medically underserved areas in the United States.
VCOM Virginia (DO)
Blacksburg, VA
Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine (VCOM) Virginia, founded in 2003 as VCOM's original campus, is located in Blacksburg, Virginia, adjacent to Virginia Tech. It is the founding VCOM campus and benefits from a unique partnership with Virginia Tech that brings biomedical engineering, data science, and life sciences collaboration to DO training. The school emphasizes primary care for rural Appalachian Virginia, Southwest Virginia's coal-mining communities, and the broader Mountain South.
Idaho College of Osteopathic Medicine (DO)
Meridian, ID
Idaho College of Osteopathic Medicine (ICOM), founded in 2016 (first class matriculated August 2018) and based in Meridian, Idaho, is the only medical school in the state. ICOM was established specifically to address Idaho's severe physician shortage — Idaho consistently ranks among the lowest states for physician-to-population ratios. The school is located in the Treasure Valley, one of the fastest-growing metropolitan regions in the United States, and focuses on producing primary care physicians for Idaho and the broader rural Intermountain West.
Illinois College of Osteopathic Medicine at The Chicago School (DO)
Chicago, IL
The Illinois College of Osteopathic Medicine at The Chicago School (IllinoisCOM) is a new osteopathic medical school in Chicago, Illinois — a college of The Chicago School. It holds COCA Pre-Accreditation status and enrolls its inaugural class in Fall 2026; no students have matriculated yet. Positioned as an urban DO program in one of America's largest and most medically complex cities, it draws on Chicago's stark health disparities — particularly between its affluent North Side and underserved South and West Side communities — for a training context emphasizing equity, community health, and whole-person care within a large urban health system.
KansasCOM (DO)
Wichita, KS
Kansas College of Osteopathic Medicine (KansasCOM) at the Kansas Health Sciences Center is a private, non-profit osteopathic medical school (part of Kansas Health Science University), located in Wichita, the state's largest city. Established to address Kansas's rural physician shortage — Kansas ranks among states with the fewest physicians per capita in rural areas — KansasCOM trains osteopathic physicians with a strong primary care and rural medicine emphasis for the Great Plains region.
KCU-KC COM (DO)
Kansas City, MO
Kansas City University College of Osteopathic Medicine (KCU-COM) at the Kansas City, Missouri campus is one of the oldest and most established osteopathic medical schools in the country, with roots dating to 1916. KCU-Kansas City is the flagship campus of KCU's two-campus system (the second is in Joplin, MO). Located in one of the Midwest's largest medical centers, KCU-KC offers broad clinical rotation access and a long track record of Match success.
KCU-Joplin COM (DO)
Joplin, MO
Kansas City University College of Osteopathic Medicine Joplin campus is KCU's second campus, opened in 2017 in Joplin, Missouri, serving the Four States region (Missouri, Kansas, Arkansas, and Oklahoma). The Joplin campus trains physicians for one of the most chronically underserved rural corridors in the Midwest. Joplin's healthcare landscape was dramatically shaped by the 2011 tornado that killed 161 people and destroyed the city's main hospital — the campus reflects a community deeply committed to rebuilding robust healthcare infrastructure.
LECOM Bradenton (DO)
Bradenton, FL
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) Bradenton is one of LECOM's campuses (Erie, PA; Greensburg/Seton Hill, PA; Elmira, NY; Bradenton, FL; Jacksonville, FL) and one of two LECOM campuses in Florida, alongside Jacksonville. Located on Florida's Gulf Coast in Bradenton, the campus serves Florida's large and growing population with particular attention to geriatric care, tropical medicine, and diverse community health. LECOM offers students multiple curriculum tracks including traditional lecture-based, Problem-Based Learning (PBL), and independent study options.
LECOM Elmira (DO)
Elmira, NY
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) Elmira is a LECOM campus located in Elmira, New York, in the rural Southern Tier region of upstate New York. Opened in 2020, the campus partners with Arnot Health, the dominant health system in the Chemung County area. The Southern Tier is one of the most underserved rural regions in New York State, and LECOM Elmira was established specifically to address the region's chronic physician shortage. The campus brings LECOM's multi-track curriculum model to Upstate New York.
LECOM Seton Hill (DO)
Greensburg, PA
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine at Seton Hill is a satellite campus of LECOM, one of the largest osteopathic medical school systems in the United States. Located in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, the Seton Hill campus partners with Seton Hill University to provide a distinctive Western Pennsylvania clinical training environment. LECOM's system-wide approach to osteopathic education emphasizes primary care, professionalism, and community service.
LECOM at Jacksonville University (DO)
Jacksonville, FL
LECOM at Jacksonville University is a forthcoming Florida campus of the LECOM system, developed in partnership with Jacksonville University and built in JU's Medical Mall on the Arlington campus. Announced in November 2022, the project broke ground in March 2025 and is scheduled to enroll its inaugural Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine class in fall 2026 — the first medical school in the city of Jacksonville. The campus is not yet operational; planned figures below are projections, as no class has matriculated. Once open it will leverage LECOM's established curriculum and Jacksonville's extensive hospital and community health system.
Liberty University COM (DO)
Lynchburg, VA
Liberty University College of Osteopathic Medicine (LUCOM), founded in 2014, is a faith-based osteopathic medical school embedded within Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia. LUCOM integrates a Christian worldview into its medical education mission, emphasizing service, character, and compassionate patient care. The school trains physicians committed to holistic care rooted in osteopathic principles and trains graduates for residency across all specialties.
LMU-DCOM (DO)
Harrogate, TN
Lincoln Memorial University DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine (LMU-DCOM), founded in 2007, is located in Harrogate, Tennessee in the heart of the Appalachian Mountain region near Cumberland Gap. LMU-DCOM has a clear and distinctive mission: to train osteopathic physicians for rural Appalachian and underserved communities across the region. The school operates in one of the most medically underserved regions in the United States, providing students with immersive rural health training from Year 1.
LMU-DCOM Knoxville (DO)
Knoxville, TN
LMU-DCOM Knoxville is a satellite campus of Lincoln Memorial University DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine, located in Knoxville, Tennessee. The campus extends LMU-DCOM's Appalachian health mission into an urban/suburban Tennessee context, training osteopathic physicians for communities across East Tennessee. Students benefit from Knoxville's larger healthcare infrastructure while maintaining LMU-DCOM's commitment to primary care and underserved populations.
LMU-DCOM Florida (DO)
Orange Park, FL
LMU-DCOM Orange Park is a forthcoming third location of Lincoln Memorial University DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine, in Orange Park, a suburb of Jacksonville in Northeast Florida. Announced in February 2024 and approved by the COCA to recruit in December 2024, the campus is scheduled to matriculate its inaugural class in fall 2026 and is not yet operational. It will extend LMU-DCOM's mission to train osteopathic physicians for underserved communities into the Florida context, with access to Jacksonville's large healthcare ecosystem.
Marian University COM (DO)
Indianapolis, IN
Marian University Tom and Julie Wood College of Osteopathic Medicine (Marian COM), founded in 2013, is a Catholic Franciscan osteopathic medical school located on the Marian University campus in Indianapolis, Indiana. Marian COM integrates a Catholic Franciscan ethos of compassionate service and respect for human dignity into its medical education model. The school benefits from its Indianapolis location in the heart of the Midwest, with access to a large and diverse clinical training environment.
Meritus School of Osteopathic Medicine (DO)
Hagerstown, MD
Meritus School of Osteopathic Medicine is a community-based osteopathic medical school in Hagerstown, Maryland, founded in 2022 as a partnership between Meritus Medical Center and several regional health and academic organizations. Meritus SOM is one of the newest DO schools in the United States and is designed around a hospital-integrated model, providing students with immersive clinical contact from the earliest stages of training. The school addresses Western Maryland's significant physician shortage.
MSU College of Osteopathic Medicine (DO)
East Lansing, MI
Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine (MSUCOM), founded in 1969, is the first osteopathic college established within a major public research university in the United States. Located at MSU's East Lansing campus, MSUCOM benefits from the full breadth of a Big Ten research university, with access to MSU's biomedical sciences, public health, and engineering faculties. The school has a strong rural medicine pipeline and serves Michigan's diverse communities through a distributed clinical training model.
Noorda College of Osteopathic Medicine (DO)
Provo, UT
Noorda College of Osteopathic Medicine is a private osteopathic medical school in Provo, Utah, founded in 2019 (AACOM lists 2019 as its year founded), with its inaugural class matriculating in 2021. Located in Utah Valley near Brigham Young University and Utah Valley University, Noorda COM addresses the Intermountain West's significant physician shortage, particularly in rural Utah and surrounding states. The school's name honors benefactors who supported its establishment. Noorda COM is built to train primary care physicians for medically underserved communities across the region.
NSU-COM (DO)
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Nova Southeastern University Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine (NSU-COM), founded in 1981, is one of the largest and most established private osteopathic medical schools in the United States. Located on NSU's Fort Lauderdale (Davie) campus in South Florida, NSU-COM benefits from NSU's comprehensive health sciences infrastructure, including schools of pharmacy, dental medicine, nursing, optometry, and public health. The school trains physicians for South Florida's exceptionally diverse patient population.
OSU-COM (DO)
Tulsa, OK
Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine is Oklahoma's public osteopathic medical school, founded in 1972 and located in Tulsa. OSU-COM has a distinctive mission to train physicians for rural and underserved Oklahoma communities, and operates a branch campus in Tahlequah focused on Native American and Cherokee Nation health. The school benefits from its public university affiliation and a strong in-state preference, making it a top choice for Oklahoma residents committed to serving the state.
Orlando COM (DO)
Winter Garden, FL
Orlando College of Osteopathic Medicine (Orlando COM) is one of the newest osteopathic medical schools in the United States, opening its inaugural class in August 2024 in Winter Garden, Florida (the Horizon West area of Orange County) within the greater Orlando healthcare corridor. The school was established to address Florida's growing physician shortage and Central Florida's rapid population growth. As an independent private institution, Orlando COM has a strong community health mission and has built clinical partnerships with Orlando-area health systems.
PNWU-COM (DO)
Yakima, WA
Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine (PNWU-COM), established in 2008 and located in Yakima, Washington, was purpose-built to address physician shortages in the rural Pacific Northwest. Yakima is a majority-Hispanic agricultural community in central Washington, giving students direct exposure to agricultural worker health, migrant farmworker communities, and rural primary care challenges. PNWU-COM has a strong mission of training physicians who will remain in the Pacific Northwest to serve underserved populations.
PCOM Georgia (DO)
Suwanee, GA
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine Georgia (PCOM Georgia) is the Georgia campus of PCOM, one of the oldest osteopathic medical schools in the US (founded 1899). Located in Suwanee — a suburban community north of Atlanta — PCOM Georgia provides the full PCOM DO program with access to Atlanta's major health systems and diverse patient population. The campus operates independently for admissions purposes from the Philadelphia campus, with its own class and faculty.
PCOM South Georgia (DO)
Moultrie, GA
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine South Georgia (PCOM South Georgia) is a rural campus of PCOM, located in Moultrie in the agricultural southwest Georgia region. Opened in 2019, the campus was established specifically to train physicians for South Georgia's medically underserved rural communities. Students train in a small-campus environment embedded in a rural agricultural community, with clinical placements at local hospitals, community health centers, and rural clinics throughout South Georgia.
RVU Colorado (DO)
Parker, CO
Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine Colorado (RVU-COM Colorado) is the flagship campus of Rocky Vista University, a private osteopathic university located in Parker, Colorado — a suburb southeast of Denver. Founded in 2006, RVU has grown rapidly to include campuses in Utah and Montana. The Colorado campus benefits from Colorado's robust healthcare ecosystem, proximity to Denver's major academic medical centers, and strong Rocky Mountain outdoor and sports medicine culture that informs student interests and clinical opportunities.
RVU Montana (DO)
Billings, MT
Rocky Vista University Montana College of Osteopathic Medicine is the Montana campus of Rocky Vista University, located in Billings — Montana's largest city. Established to address Montana's severe rural physician shortage, RVU Montana was established in 2022 and enrolled its first cohort in 2023, focusing on training physicians for frontier and rural medicine across the Northern Plains and Rocky Mountain West. Montana has one of the most critical physician shortage situations of any US state, and RVU Montana's mission is directly targeted at this need.
RVU Utah (DO)
Ivins, UT
Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine Utah (RVU Utah) is located in Ivins, a small community adjacent to St. George in Washington County, Southern Utah. Established in 2016, RVU Utah serves the rapidly growing Southern Utah region — one of the fastest-growing rural areas in the US — and trains physicians for the Mountain West's underserved communities. The campus's striking Red Rock desert setting is matched by a strong community health mission targeting the unique healthcare challenges of rural Utah.
Rowan-Virtua SOM (DO)
Stratford, NJ
Rowan-Virtua School of Osteopathic Medicine (formerly Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine, formerly UMDNJ-SOM) is New Jersey's only public osteopathic medical school, located in Stratford in South Jersey. The school traces its roots to 1976 and has recently rebranded following its partnership with Virtua Health, a major New Jersey health system. As a public institution, Rowan-Virtua has a strong in-state mission and serves New Jersey's diverse urban, suburban, and rural communities through its clinical affiliate network.
SHSU COM (DO)
Conroe, TX
Sam Houston State University College of Osteopathic Medicine (SHSU COM) is Texas's public DO medical school, located in Conroe, TX (its parent university, Sam Houston State, is in Huntsville), in the Piney Woods region of East Texas. Opened in 2020 as part of Texas's initiative to address physician shortages in rural and underserved areas, SHSU COM is the first medical school at SHSU and uses the Texas-specific TMDSAS application system. The school has a strong mission to train physicians who will serve East Texas and rural Texas communities, which face significant primary care shortages.
UNTHSC TCOM (DO)
Fort Worth, TX
The University of North Texas Health Science Center Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine (UNTHSC TCOM), founded in 1970, is the first osteopathic medical school established in Texas and one of the largest DO programs in the country by class size. Located in Fort Worth, it became a state-supported school under the University of North Texas system in 1975. TCOM trains osteopathic physicians with a strong emphasis on primary care and service to Texas communities, and uses the Texas-specific TMDSAS application system.
TouroCOM New York (DO)
New York, NY
Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine New York (TouroCOM NY) is an urban osteopathic medical school affiliated with Touro University, a Jewish-sponsored institution with a mission of serving underserved communities. TouroCOM NY operates two New York campuses: the primary Harlem campus in upper Manhattan and a second campus in Middletown in the Hudson Valley. Founded in 2007, TouroCOM has built a strong identity around urban community health, diversity, and training physicians for New York's most underserved neighborhoods.
TouroCOM Montana (DO)
Great Falls, MT
Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine — Great Falls (TouroCOM Montana), the newest campus of the Touro system, opened in 2023 (inaugural class July/August 2023) and is dedicated to training osteopathic physicians for rural and frontier communities across Montana and the Northwest. Located in Great Falls, the campus partners with regional hospitals and tribal health facilities. Its mission emphasizes primary care and rural-medicine placement, addressing Montana's profound physician shortage.
Touro CA COM (DO)
Vallejo, CA
Touro University California College of Osteopathic Medicine (TUCOM), located in Vallejo in the San Francisco Bay Area, is one of the most applied-to DO programs in the country. Founded in 1997, TUCOM is known for a strong preventive medicine emphasis, interprofessional education alongside Touro's pharmacy and physician assistant programs, and a diverse Bay Area clinical training environment. Its location provides access to the rich healthcare ecosystem of Northern California.
Touro NV COM (DO)
Las Vegas (Summerlin), NV
Touro University Nevada College of Osteopathic Medicine, located in Henderson in the Las Vegas metro area, is the only osteopathic medical school in the state of Nevada. Founded in 2004, TUN was established specifically to address Nevada's significant physician shortage. The school trains physicians for primary care and specialty practice with an interprofessional focus, sharing its Henderson campus with nursing, physical therapy, and physician assistant programs.
UNE COM (DO)
Portland, ME
The University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine (UNECOM), founded in 1978, is the only medical school in Maine and one of the oldest osteopathic medical schools in New England. Located on UNE's Portland Campus for the Health Sciences (relocated from Biddeford in 2025), UNECOM trains physicians with a strong primary care and rural health mission, preparing graduates to serve Maine's widely dispersed and often underserved population. The school benefits from UNE's interprofessional health professions campus.
UNCO COM (DO)
Greeley, CO
The University of Northern Colorado College of Osteopathic Medicine (UNCO COM), with its inaugural class beginning Fall 2026, is Colorado's developing public osteopathic medical school (currently in COCA pre-accreditation), located in Greeley on the northeastern Colorado Front Range. Housed within a public research university known for health sciences and education, UNCO COM trains DO physicians with a rural medicine focus and a commitment to serving Colorado's underserved agricultural and mountain communities. It is the most affordable osteopathic option in Colorado.
KYCOM — Pikeville (DO)
Pikeville, KY
The University of Pikeville Kentucky College of Osteopathic Medicine (KYCOM), founded in 1997, is located in Pikeville in the heart of the eastern Kentucky coalfields — one of the most medically underserved regions in the United States. KYCOM's mission is explicitly to train physicians to serve Appalachian Kentucky and comparable underserved communities. The school has a remarkable track record of producing primary care physicians who stay in the region, addressing the profound health disparities of the area.
Valley COM (DO)
Phoenix, AZ
The Valley College of Osteopathic Medicine (Valley COM), located in Phoenix, Arizona, is one of the newest osteopathic medical schools in the United States, holding COCA pre-accreditation status with its inaugural class scheduled to begin in July 2026 (an inaugural class of approximately 90 students). Established to address Arizona's persistent physician shortage and serve the diverse population of the Phoenix metropolitan area, Valley COM trains DO physicians with an emphasis on community health, health equity, and service to underserved populations across the Southwest. The Phoenix setting provides access to highly diverse patient populations and a growing healthcare ecosystem.
WVSOM (DO)
Lewisburg, WV
West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine (WVSOM) opened in 1974 as the private Greenbrier College of Osteopathic Medicine (established December 1972 by four osteopathic physicians) and was brought into the West Virginia higher-education system by the Legislature in 1975. Today it is the only public osteopathic medical school in West Virginia and one of the most mission-driven DO programs in the country. Located in Lewisburg in the scenic Greenbrier Valley, WVSOM trains physicians explicitly for West Virginia's rural and underserved communities. WV faces some of the worst health outcomes in the US — opioid crisis, cardiovascular disease, cancer, and extreme rural poverty — and WVSOM graduates at disproportionately high rates into rural primary care serving these communities.
WesternU Heatherington COM (DO)
Lebanon, OR
Western University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific - Northwest (COMP-Northwest), located in Lebanon, Oregon, is the Northwest branch campus of WesternU's College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific (COMP) — one of the largest osteopathic health sciences universities in the country. Established in 2011, COM-NW trains DO physicians with an emphasis on rural Pacific Northwest medicine, interprofessional education, and primary care. Lebanon's location in the mid-Willamette Valley provides access to Oregon's diverse rural, agricultural, and coastal communities.
WCUCOM (DO)
Hattiesburg, MS
William Carey University College of Osteopathic Medicine (WCUCOM), founded in 2010, is a faith-based osteopathic medical school located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Part of William Carey University, a Christian liberal arts institution, WCUCOM trains DO physicians with an emphasis on service to Mississippi's deeply underserved rural and urban communities. Mississippi has some of the worst health outcomes in the United States — high rates of cardiovascular disease, diabetes, obesity, and infant mortality — and WCUCOM aims to produce physicians committed to changing those outcomes.
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- Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (DO): photograph by Pat Noble (User:Pnoble805, English Wikipedia) — CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Midwestern University AZCOM (DO): photograph by Mbatmwu — CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine (DO): photograph by Orchysterium — CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- UIW School of Osteopathic Medicine (DO): photograph by Leonard Pierce — CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Midwestern University CCOM (DO): photograph by Rytyho usa — CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine (DO): photograph by DrEverettVScott — CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- ATSU-SOMA (DO): photograph by Johndheathcote — CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine — New Mexico (DO): photograph by Mac2678 — CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine — Florida (DO): photograph by Jamesontai at English Wikipedia — CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Baptist Health Sciences University COM (DO): photograph by Euthman — CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- California Health Sciences University COM (DO): photograph by Evinso — CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Campbell University CUSOM (DO): photograph by Naytchrboy at English Wikipedia — Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
- D’Youville University COM (DO): photograph by Kenneth C. Zirkel — CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Duquesne University Nasuti COM (DO): photograph by Cbaile19 — CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
- VCOM Auburn (DO): photograph by dregsplod from Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA — CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- VCOM Louisiana (DO): photograph by Billy Hathorn — CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- VCOM Virginia (DO): photograph by Smash the Iron Cage — CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Idaho College of Osteopathic Medicine (DO): photograph by Theeb2 — CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Illinois College of Osteopathic Medicine at The Chicago School (DO): photograph by Abrahami — CC BY-SA 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons
- KansasCOM (DO): photograph by Jon Roanhaus — CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- KCU-KC COM (DO): photograph by EJParnell — CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- KCU-Joplin COM (DO): photograph by EJParnell — CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- LECOM Bradenton (DO): photograph by Oceanside810 — CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
- LECOM Elmira (DO): photograph by Kenneth C. Zirkel — CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- LECOM Seton Hill (DO): photograph by Irteagle102704 at English Wikipedia — Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
- LECOM at Jacksonville University (DO): photograph by Excel23 — CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Liberty University COM (DO): photograph by Northern-Virginia-Photographer — CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
- LMU-DCOM (DO): photograph by Dwight Burdette — CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- LMU-DCOM Knoxville (DO): photograph by Mhuy222 — CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- LMU-DCOM Florida (DO): photograph by Dwight Burdette — CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Marian University COM (DO): photograph by Nyttend — Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
- MSU College of Osteopathic Medicine (DO): photograph by Jeffness (original uploader at English Wikipedia) — CC BY-SA 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons
- NSU-COM (DO): photograph by Dgreco — CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- OSU-COM (DO): photograph by OSUCHSmarketing — CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- PCOM Georgia (DO): photograph by Flame1899 — CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- PCOM South Georgia (DO): photograph by Flame1899 — CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- RVU Colorado (DO): photograph by Jeffrey Beall — CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- RVU Montana (DO): photograph by Jeffrey Beall — CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- RVU Utah (DO): photograph by Jeffrey Beall — CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Rowan-Virtua SOM (DO): photograph by Ben Schumin from Montgomery Village, Maryland, USA — CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- SHSU COM (DO): photograph by Larry D. Moore — CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- TouroCOM Montana (DO): photograph by Robstutz — CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Touro CA COM (DO): photograph by Bridget Canfield — CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- UNE COM (DO): photograph by University of New England — CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- UNCO COM (DO): photograph by Jeffrey Beall — CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- KYCOM — Pikeville (DO): photograph by Nyttend — Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
- Valley COM (DO): photograph by BenjaMurph — CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- WVSOM (DO): photograph by Catsandcradles3 (Wikimedia Commons) — CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- WCUCOM (DO): photograph by Woodlot — CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
What is a DO school, and how does it differ from MD?
US DO (Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine) schools train fully licensed physicians who can prescribe medication, perform surgery and practise in any specialty — the same scope as MD graduates. DO programmes additionally teach Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine (OMM) and apply through AACOMAS (not AMCAS). Since the 2020 ACGME/AOA merger, MD and DO graduates compete in a single NRMP residency match. The national average MCAT for DO matriculants is roughly 504–506, with most applicants applying to both MD and DO schools in the same cycle.
Frequently asked questions
Quick answers about US osteopathic medical school applications and DO vs MD.
Related US guides
Plan the rest of your osteopathic application — strategy, MCAT, essays and interviews.
MD vs DO
How the two physician pathways compare on licensing, residency match and OMM.
MCAT Guide
Score targets and a prep plan that keeps DO programmes in range.
AACOMAS Application Guide
Step-by-step on the centralised DO primary application and GPA recalculation.
Interview Preparation
MMI and osteopathic-philosophy interview practice for DO programmes.
Personal Statement & Secondaries
Coaching for your AACOMAS personal statement and secondary essays.
US MD Schools
Compare MD allopathic programmes — most applicants target both MD and DO.