DO Osteopathic Medical Schools in Montana
2 osteopathic DO programs in our catalogue for Montana. Compare MCAT/GPA profiles, AACOMAS strategy, and osteopathic manipulative medicine (OMM) emphasis.
About Montana: Pop. ~1.1M; Billings, Missoula, and Great Falls are the largest cities. Montana is a WWAMI partner state with significant rural and frontier medicine training emphasis.
In-state context: Montana residents participate in the WWAMI program through UW School of Medicine. Strong priority given to applicants committed to rural Montana primary care.
Major health systems: RiverStone Health · Benefis Health System · St. Patrick Hospital (Providence) · Billings Clinic
MD vs DO in Montana
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 Montana
- RVU Montana (DO)
Billings, MT
Rocky Vista University Montana College of Osteopathic Medicine is the Montana campus of Rocky Vista University, located in Billings — Montana's largest city. Established to address Montana's severe rural physician shortage, RVU Montana was established in 2022 and enrolled its first cohort in 2023, focusing on training physicians for frontier and rural medicine across the Northern Plains and Rocky Mountain West. Montana has one of the most critical physician shortage situations of any US state, and RVU Montana's mission is directly targeted at this need.
MCAT 503GPA 3.507.5% acceptanceDO · AACOMAS - TouroCOM Montana (DO)
Great Falls, MT
Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine — Great Falls (TouroCOM Montana), the newest campus of the Touro system, opened in 2023 (inaugural class July/August 2023) and is dedicated to training osteopathic physicians for rural and frontier communities across Montana and the Northwest. Located in Great Falls, the campus partners with regional hospitals and tribal health facilities. Its mission emphasises primary care and rural-medicine placement, addressing Montana's profound physician shortage.
MCAT 504GPA 3.508.0% acceptanceDO · AACOMAS
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