DO Osteopathic Medical Schools in Mississippi
1 osteopathic DO program in our catalogue for Mississippi. Compare MCAT/GPA profiles, AACOMAS strategy, and osteopathic manipulative medicine (OMM) emphasis.
About Mississippi: Pop. ~2.9M; Jackson is the sole major medical hub, anchored by the University of Mississippi Medical Center — the state's only academic health sciences centre.
In-state context: UMMC School of Medicine very strongly prefers Mississippi residents; typically 90%+ in-state. The school has a legislated workforce development mission for the state.
Major health systems: UMMC · Merit Health · Baptist Memorial Health Care · Singing River Health System
MD vs DO in Mississippi
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 Mississippi
- WCUCOM (DO)
Hattiesburg, MS
William Carey University College of Osteopathic Medicine (WCUCOM), founded in 2010, is a faith-based osteopathic medical school located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Part of William Carey University, a Christian liberal arts institution, WCUCOM trains DO physicians with an emphasis on service to Mississippi's deeply underserved rural and urban communities. Mississippi has some of the worst health outcomes in the United States — high rates of cardiovascular disease, diabetes, obesity, and infant mortality — and WCUCOM aims to produce physicians committed to changing those outcomes.
MCAT 503GPA 3.506.0% acceptanceDO · AACOMAS
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