SouthNC

Medical & Dental Schools in North Carolina

9 programs in our catalogue — 5 MD, 1 DO, 3 dental.

About North Carolina: Pop. ~10.8M; Raleigh-Durham Research Triangle and Charlotte are major growth centres. Duke, UNC Chapel Hill, and Wake Forest are among the most respected medical programs in the Southeast.

In-state preference overview: Duke is a private school admitting nationally with no in-state preference. UNC School of Medicine and Wake Forest strongly favour North Carolina residents; public school in-state seats typically 70–80% of intake. Brody School of Medicine at ECU has a strong rural/underserved NC mission.

Major health systems / top employers: Atrium Health · Duke Health · UNC Health · Novant Health · WakeMed Health & Hospitals

Explore by program type in North Carolina

MD Allopathic Medical Schools

5 listed

AMCAS applications, MCAT/GPA medians, in-state preference, and MMI interview formats for allopathic MD programmes.

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DO Osteopathic Medical Schools

1 listed

AACOMAS applications, MCAT/GPA profiles, osteopathic manipulative medicine (OMM) training emphasis and DO philosophy.

View 1 DO School →Full DO catalogue

Dental Schools (DDS / DMD)

3 listed

AADSAS applications, DAT requirements, GPA medians, in-state preference and clinical training emphasis for dental programmes.

View 3 Dental Schools →Full dental catalogue

North Carolina at a glance

MD programs: 5
DO programs: 1
Dental programs: 3

Application resources

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