DO Osteopathic Medical Schools in New Mexico
1 osteopathic DO program in our catalogue for New Mexico. Compare MCAT/GPA profiles, AACOMAS strategy, and osteopathic manipulative medicine (OMM) emphasis.
About New Mexico: Pop. ~2.1M; Albuquerque is the medical hub. University of New Mexico School of Medicine has a distinctive mission focused on the state's diverse populations, including a large Native American and Hispanic community.
In-state context: UNM School of Medicine very strongly prefers New Mexico residents; typically 85–95% in-state. The school has a stated mission to address health disparities for New Mexico's rural, Native American, and Hispanic communities.
Major health systems: UNM Hospitals · Presbyterian Healthcare Services · Lovelace Health System · Christus St. Vincent Regional Medical Center
MD vs DO in New Mexico
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 New Mexico
- Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine — New Mexico (DO)
Las Cruces, NM
Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine (BCOM), a private for-profit institution founded in 2013 that opened to its inaugural class in 2016, is an osteopathic medical school located at New Mexico State University's campus in Las Cruces, New Mexico. Situated on the US-Mexico border near El Paso/Ciudad Juárez, BCOM serves one of the most medically underserved and predominantly Hispanic regions in the United States. The college's founding mission emphasises health equity, cultural competency, and training physicians who will address the significant healthcare disparities of the US-Mexico border region.
MCAT 503GPA 3.525.5% acceptanceDO · AACOMAS
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