DO Osteopathic Medical Schools in Idaho
1 osteopathic DO program in our catalogue for Idaho. Compare MCAT/GPA profiles, AACOMAS strategy, and osteopathic manipulative medicine (OMM) emphasis.
About Idaho: Pop. ~2.0M; Boise is the largest city. Idaho has no standalone medical school; it participates in the WWAMI program via the University of Washington.
In-state context: Idaho residents have a WWAMI reserved allocation through UW School of Medicine and are expected to return to serve Idaho communities, especially rural areas.
Major health systems: St. Luke's Health System · Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center · Kootenai Health
MD vs DO in Idaho
DO graduates are fully licensed physicians in the US and have competed in the same NRMP residency match as MD graduates since the 2020 merger. DO programs use AACOMAS for the primary application (not AMCAS). Many applicants apply to both MD and DO programs in the same cycle. Learn more about MD vs DO →
1 DO Program in Idaho
- 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.
MCAT 504GPA 3.537.0% acceptanceDO · AACOMAS
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