DO Osteopathic Medical Schools in Maryland
1 osteopathic DO program in our catalogue for Maryland. Compare MCAT/GPA profiles, AACOMAS strategy, and osteopathic manipulative medicine (OMM) emphasis.
About Maryland: Pop. ~6.2M; Baltimore metro (~2.9M) and the DC suburbs form the core medical training corridor. Johns Hopkins Hospital and the University of Maryland Medical System are among the nation's top academic health systems.
In-state context: Johns Hopkins School of Medicine is a private school admitting nationally with no in-state preference. University of Maryland School of Medicine and Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (combined programs) have moderate in-state preference. University of Maryland Dental School similarly favours Maryland residents.
Major health systems: Johns Hopkins Medicine · University of Maryland Medical System · MedStar Health · Adventist HealthCare · Lifebridge Health
MD vs DO in Maryland
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 Maryland
- Meritus School of Osteopathic Medicine (DO)
Hagerstown, MD
Meritus School of Osteopathic Medicine is a community-based osteopathic medical school in Hagerstown, Maryland, founded in 2022 as a partnership between Meritus Medical Center and several regional health and academic organisations. Meritus SOM is one of the newest DO schools in the United States and is designed around a hospital-integrated model, providing students with immersive clinical contact from the earliest stages of training. The school addresses Western Maryland's significant physician shortage.
MCAT 504GPA 3.526.5% acceptanceDO · AACOMAS
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