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LECOM Elmira (DO) Medical School2027 Entry Requirements & Interview Format

Location Elmira, NY, United StatesEstablished 2020Interviews September–FebruaryDecisions Rolling admissions
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Overview

About LECOM Elmira (DO)

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.

What makes it different

Applications via AACOMAS. LECOM Elmira is the only DO program in the Elmira/Southern Tier region and one of the newest osteopathic schools in the US. Its Arnot Health partnership provides an immersive community health system training model in a region deeply in need of physicians. The small campus offers a tight-knit learning environment unusual in the LECOM system.

Course & teaching

Integrated curriculum. 4-year DO curriculum with OMM integration throughout. LECOM Elmira offers the LECOM curriculum track options (LDP, PBL). Years 1–2 at the Elmira campus; Years 3–4 clinical rotations primarily at Arnot Health facilities and affiliated rural practices in the Southern Tier and broader LECOM network.

Research strengths

LECOM Elmira (DO) has notable research strength in Rural Southern Tier health disparities, Opioid epidemic and addiction medicine, Osteopathic manipulative medicine, Community health in underserved regions.

Interview

LECOM Elmira (DO) interviews via Traditional interview with faculty and students. LECOM Elmira conducts its interview day at the Elmira, New York campus in the Southern Tier region. Sessions typically involve one-on-one conversations with faculty and a student, plus campus orientation. As a newer LECOM campus in rural upstate New York, interviewers probe commitment to the Southern Tier's underserved rural communities — the region has significant poverty, limited healthcare access, and one of the highest opioid burden rates in New York State. LECOM's professionalism standards apply here as at all campuses; applicants should review conduct policies in advance.

Intake

Approximately 80–110 students per year.

At a glance

Founded in 2020, based in Elmira, NY. Programmes offered: Primary Care, Rural Medicine, Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine, Family Medicine, Internal Medicine.

Entry requirements

What you need to apply to LECOM Elmira (DO)

Admission overview
Bachelor's degree and MCAT required. Applications via AACOMAS. DO physician shadowing expected. LECOM values professionalism; applicants should review LECOM's Professional Dress and Conduct Code. Interest in rural upstate New York medicine is a plus. CASPer not currently required.
MCAT median
503 (range 497–509)
GPA median
3.50 overall / 3.43 science (BCPM)
Acceptance rate
7.5%
Class size
95
In-state preference
None
CASPer
Not required
Holistic review emphasis
Rural Southern Tier commitment, professionalism, DO shadowing, osteopathic philosophy, and primary care intent.
Notes
Estimates from publicly available LECOM and AACOMAS data; verify current cycle at lecom.edu.
Specialities offered
Primary Care, Rural Medicine, Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine, Family Medicine, Internal Medicine
Interview

How LECOM Elmira (DO) interviews applicants

Format
Traditional interview with faculty and students
Interview window
September–February
Decision date
Rolling admissions
Post-interview chances
Approximately 28–40% post-interview (estimated).
Tutor insight
LECOM Elmira applicants should be genuinely interested in rural upstate New York and willing to embrace a smaller, newer campus environment. Demonstrate awareness of the Southern Tier's health challenges — opioid crisis, aging population, healthcare access gaps — and how you intend to contribute. Review LECOM professionalism expectations carefully. The newer campus status means fewer established alumni resources, but also greater opportunity to shape institutional culture.
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