DO Osteopathic Medical Schools in Louisiana
1 osteopathic DO program in our catalogue for Louisiana. Compare MCAT/GPA profiles, AACOMAS strategy, and osteopathic manipulative medicine (OMM) emphasis.
About Louisiana: Pop. ~4.6M; New Orleans and Baton Rouge are the primary medical hubs. Tulane University School of Medicine (private) and Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center (New Orleans and Shreveport) serve the state.
In-state context: LSU Health Sciences Center (both campuses) very strongly prefers Louisiana residents. Tulane is a private school admitting nationally with no in-state preference. Overall, Louisiana is a challenging state for out-of-state allopathic applicants at public programs.
Major health systems: LCMC Health · Ochsner Health · Willis-Knighton Health System · Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center
MD vs DO in Louisiana
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 Louisiana
- VCOM Louisiana (DO)
Monroe, LA
Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine (VCOM) Louisiana campus matriculated its first class in fall 2020 in Monroe, Louisiana, in partnership with the University of Louisiana Monroe. It is the newest VCOM campus and the only osteopathic medical school in North Louisiana. The campus focuses on addressing the severe physician shortage in rural North Louisiana and the Mississippi Delta region, one of the most medically underserved areas in the United States.
MCAT 504GPA 3.526.5% acceptanceDO · AACOMAS
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