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Touro CA COM (DO) Medical School2027 Entry Requirements & Interview Format

Location Vallejo, CA, United StatesEstablished 1997Interviews August–FebruaryDecisions Rolling admissions
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Overview

About Touro CA COM (DO)

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.

What makes it different

AACOMAS application with CASPer is not required. TUCOM's Bay Area location is unique among DO schools — most are in less competitive metros. The school's preventive medicine track and interprofessional campus (pharmacy, PA) create a distinctive training environment. Highly competitive given the California location. Although as a private DO program it applies no formal residency preference, the entering class skews strongly Californian: roughly 86% of recent matriculants are California residents (Class of 2028).

Course & teaching

Integrated curriculum. 4-year DO curriculum with OMM throughout. Pre-clinical years at the Vallejo campus with access to Touro's interprofessional health sciences facilities. Clinical rotations across Northern California community hospitals, federally qualified health centers, and Bay Area academic affiliates.

Research strengths

Touro CA COM (DO) has notable research strength in Preventive medicine, Health equity, Community health, Osteopathic manipulative medicine, Interprofessional education.

Interview

Touro CA COM (DO) interviews via Panel-style group interview (up to five applicants). Touro University California (TUC) COM conducts a panel-style group interview — up to five applicants meet with faculty and a current student in one session. The session explores motivation for osteopathic medicine, commitment to preventive and public health, and personal background. Interviewers emphasize the school's health equity and preventive medicine mission, probing how applicants' values align. The day includes a campus tour at the Vallejo waterfront campus and an informal student panel.

Intake

Approximately 150–180 students per year.

At a glance

Founded in 1997, based in Vallejo, CA. Programmes offered: Primary Care, Preventive Medicine, Family Medicine, Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine, Community Health.

Entry requirements

What you need to apply to Touro CA COM (DO)

Admission overview
Bachelor's degree and MCAT required. AACOMAS application. CASPer is not required. Healthcare experience including DO shadowing expected. Commitment to preventive medicine and health equity valued.
MCAT median
506 (range 500–512)
GPA median
3.58 overall / 3.52 science (BCPM)
Acceptance rate
3.0%
Class size
165
In-state preference
None
In-state matriculants
86%
CASPer
Not required
Holistic review emphasis
Preventive medicine commitment, DO shadowing, health equity, interprofessional experience.
Notes
Estimates from publicly available TUCOM and AACOMAS data; verify current cycle.
Specialities offered
Primary Care, Preventive Medicine, Family Medicine, Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine, Community Health
Interview

How Touro CA COM (DO) interviews applicants

Format
Panel-style group interview (up to five applicants)
Interview window
August–February
Decision date
Rolling admissions
Post-interview chances
Approximately 20–30% post-interview (estimated).
Tutor insight
TUCOM is one of the most competitive DO schools by sheer volume of applicants. Your CASPer score matters — prepare it seriously. Articulate a specific connection between osteopathic philosophy and preventive or public health medicine; generic holistic-care answers will not stand out. Bay Area clinical training is an asset — show you understand the diverse patient populations across Northern California. Apply as early as possible in the AACOMAS cycle.
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Academic Fit: Why This Medical School and This Curriculum

You have applied to roughly twenty schools through AMCAS, all of which train excellent physicians. Setting prestige and location aside, what is it about THIS program's mission and curriculum that makes you a good mutual fit?

Likely follow-up · Which specific feature of our curriculum — for example, our early clinical exposure, our longitudinal integrated clerkship, or our pass/fail preclinical grading — matters most to you, and why?

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US Healthcare Ethics: Medicare and End-of-Life Spending

Medicare data consistently shows that a disproportionate share of healthcare spending occurs in the last six months of life, often on aggressive interventions that do not meaningfully improve quality of life or survival. Some patients and families drive this spending by requesting 'everything possible,' while others are never offered palliative alternatives. As a future physician, how do you think about the ethics of end-of-life resource allocation, and what role should physicians play in these conversations?

Likely follow-up · What is the difference between withdrawing treatment and withholding treatment, and does it matter ethically?

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