Medical & Dental Schools in Florida
18 programs in our catalogue — 8 MD, 7 DO, 3 dental.
About Florida: Pop. ~22.6M; Miami, Orlando, Tampa, and Jacksonville each host major medical training centres. One of the most competitive in-state applicant pools due to Florida's large population and the University of Florida, USF, and FIU programs.
In-state preference overview: Florida's public schools (UF, USF, UCF, FIU, FAU) strongly favour Florida residents; in-state seats typically 80–95% of intake. Nova Southeastern (DO) admits broadly from Florida and the Southeast. Out-of-state applicants to Florida public programs face very limited availability.
Major health systems / top employers: HCA Healthcare (FL region) · AdventHealth · Tampa General Hospital · Jackson Health System · UF Health · Mayo Clinic (Jacksonville)
Explore by program type in Florida
MD Allopathic Medical Schools
8 listedAMCAS applications, MCAT/GPA medians, in-state preference, and MMI interview formats for allopathic MD programmes.
DO Osteopathic Medical Schools
7 listedAACOMAS applications, MCAT/GPA profiles, osteopathic manipulative medicine (OMM) training emphasis and DO philosophy.
Dental Schools (DDS / DMD)
3 listedAADSAS applications, DAT requirements, GPA medians, in-state preference and clinical training emphasis for dental programmes.
Florida at a glance
- MD programs
- 8
- DO programs
- 7
- Dental programs
- 3
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