DO Osteopathic Medical Schools in Nevada
1 osteopathic DO program in our catalogue for Nevada. Compare MCAT/GPA profiles, AACOMAS strategy, and osteopathic manipulative medicine (OMM) emphasis.
About Nevada: Pop. ~3.2M; Las Vegas and Reno are the primary cities. Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV and University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine serve the state's rapidly growing physician needs.
In-state context: Both UNLV SOM and UNR Med strongly favour Nevada residents; typically 80–90% in-state. Nevada has a significant physician shortage, and both schools have explicit workforce development mandates.
Major health systems: University Medical Center of Southern Nevada · Renown Health · Dignity Health Sierra Nevada · Valley Health System (Las Vegas) · Carson Tahoe Health
MD vs DO in Nevada
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 Nevada
- Touro NV COM (DO)
Henderson, NV
Touro University Nevada College of Osteopathic Medicine, located in Henderson in the Las Vegas metro area, is the only osteopathic medical school in the state of Nevada. Founded in 2004, TUN was established specifically to address Nevada's significant physician shortage. The school trains physicians for primary care and specialty practice with an interprofessional focus, sharing its Henderson campus with nursing, physical therapy, and physician assistant programmes.
MCAT 505GPA 3.554.0% acceptanceDO · AACOMAS
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