How to get into TouroCOM New York (DO) MedicineYour 2027 Entry step-by-step guide

TouroCOM New York (DO) expects a competitive the MCAT score and GPA (cumulative and science) for its 4-year Medicine (MD/DO) program and uses Traditional faculty and student interview for interviews in the 2027 Entry cycle.

Applications go through AMCAS / AACOMAS (and TMDSAS for Texas) and are read on a holistic, rolling basis against a limited number of seats, so submitting a complete primary early in the cycle materially improves your odds.

This guide is written for 2027 Entry applicants and updated annually before each AMCAS / AACOMAS cycle. Sources include Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine New York's official admissions page, the AAMC (MCAT and AMCAS), AACOMAS, and direct conversations with current students. Read time: ~12 minutes.

Compiled from Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine New York's published admissions material and checked for internal consistency. Not independently re-checked against the official course page for 2027 entry — confirm the figures with the school before you rely on them.

TouroCOM New York (DO) is a US DO program that evaluates applicants holistically via AMCAS/AACOMAS. The core academic filters are MCAT and GPA (cumulative + science).

The MCAT is a 7.5-hour standardized test covering Biological & Biochemical Foundations (BB), Chemical & Physical Foundations (CP), Psychological, Social & Biological Foundations (PS), and Critical Analysis & Reasoning Skills (CARS). Total score: 472–528; national median ~511. Competitive applicants to top MD programs typically score 515+. MCAT scores are valid for 3 years (AAMC policy). Register through AAMC at aamc.org/mcat.

Your AMCAS (and AACOMAS for DO) primary carries one personal statement of about 5,300 characters that goes to every school you apply to - so it must answer "why medicine?" without naming a specific school. Lead with a concrete scene, build a reflective arc through your clinical, research and service experience, and close with a forward-looking sense of the physician/dentist you want to become. After the primary, each school sends secondary (supplemental) essays - this is where school-specific "why us?" and mission-fit content belongs. Treat the personal statement and the secondaries as two distinct writing jobs.

The primary personal statement runs to about 5,300 characters including spaces (AMCAS ~5,300; AACOMAS ~5,300). On top of that you will write many secondary essays - often 3-8 prompts per school, frequently with their own word or character caps. First drafts are always too long, so plan to edit the personal statement down and to reuse a pre-written secondary bank.

Notice: a specific scene rather than a cliché, a precise detail (the nine-minute conversation), and a closing sentence that bridges to the next paragraph. We have a step-by-step AACOMAS personal statement service if you want a tutor to help shape yours.

TouroCOM New York (DO) uses Traditional faculty and student interview. For 2027 entry, interviews typically take place in September 2026–February 2027. Final decisions are released Rolling admissions.

At TouroCOM New York (DO), expect the following from the traditional interview. Traditional or Panel-style interview - typically 30-60 minutes, either one-on-one (open- or closed-file) or with 2-4 interviewers (faculty, clinicians, sometimes a current student or admissions staff). Questions probe in depth; expect follow-ups that test how you reason rather than what you've memorized. Most US interviews run August-March on a rolling basis.

TouroCOM NY conducts traditional interviews at its Harlem campus (and at the Middletown campus for applicants assigned there), typically consisting of two sessions — a faculty/clinician interview and a student interaction — each approximately 30 minutes. The interview day includes a campus orientation, financial aid presentation, and program information.

Questions focus on osteopathic philosophy, DO shadowing, community health commitment in the Harlem/New York City context, and the applicant's understanding of urban health disparities. Touro's Jewish heritage and emphasis on community service and tikkun olam (repairing the world) are cultural themes that may arise in discussion.

Our panel-interview prep covers ethics frameworks (SPIES, the four pillars), structured behavioral answers (STAR), and live mock interviews with admissions specialists.

The cycle runs roughly January 2025 (start of prep), AMCAS / AACOMAS opens in May 2026 with primaries submitted from June 2026, secondary applications over summer 2026, interviews from August 2026 through March 2027, and rolling decisions to course start in August 2027. Here are the milestones you cannot miss.

Applications via AACOMAS. TouroCOM's Harlem campus is one of only a handful of osteopathic medical schools located in a major urban core — and Harlem's history as a center of African American culture and its ongoing health disparities make it a uniquely meaningful training environment. Touro's Jewish-sponsored heritage emphasizes community service and social justice in a way that distinguishes it from secular DO programs. The dual campus model (Harlem + Middletown) offers different urban and semi-rural clinical contexts.

Approximately 269 students per year across the Harlem and Middletown campuses.