DO Osteopathic Medical Schools in Michigan
2 osteopathic DO programs in our catalogue for Michigan. Compare MCAT/GPA profiles, AACOMAS strategy, and osteopathic manipulative medicine (OMM) emphasis.
About Michigan: Pop. ~10.1M; Detroit metro and Ann Arbor form the primary medical training corridor. University of Michigan Medical School and Wayne State are major research institutions; Michigan State has both allopathic (CHM) and osteopathic (COM) schools.
In-state context: University of Michigan is a prestigious national program that still prefers Michigan residents at the margins; roughly 50–60% in-state historically. Wayne State strongly favours Michigan residents. MSU CHM/COM have moderate in-state preference.
Major health systems: Michigan Medicine (U-M) · Henry Ford Health · Beaumont Health (Corewell Health) · Spectrum Health · Detroit Medical Center
MD vs DO in Michigan
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 →
2 DO Programs in Michigan
- Michigan State University COM (DO)
East Lansing, MI
Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine (MSUCOM), founded in 1969, is the first osteopathic college established within a major public research university in the United States. Located at MSU's East Lansing campus, MSUCOM benefits from the full breadth of a Big Ten research university, including access to MSU's biomedical sciences, public health, and engineering faculties. The school has a strong rural medicine pipeline and serves Michigan's diverse communities.
MCAT 506GPA 3.626.0% acceptanceDO · AACOMAS - MSU College of Osteopathic Medicine (DO)
East Lansing, MI
Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine (MSUCOM), founded in 1969, is the first osteopathic college established within a major public research university in the United States. Located at MSU's East Lansing campus, MSUCOM benefits from the full breadth of a Big Ten research university, with access to MSU's biomedical sciences, public health, and engineering faculties. The school has a strong rural medicine pipeline and serves Michigan's diverse communities through a distributed clinical training model.
MCAT 506GPA 3.755.0% acceptanceDO · AACOMAS
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