DO Osteopathic Medical Schools in Ohio
1 osteopathic DO program in our catalogue for Ohio. Compare MCAT/GPA profiles, AACOMAS strategy, and osteopathic manipulative medicine (OMM) emphasis.
About Ohio: Pop. ~11.8M; Cleveland, Columbus, and Cincinnati each host major academic medical centres. Ohio State, Case Western, University of Cincinnati, and Cleveland Clinic Lerner are among the prominent MD programs.
In-state context: Public schools (Ohio State, University of Cincinnati, University of Toledo, Northeast Ohio Medical University) have strong in-state preference. Case Western Reserve is a private school and admits nationally. Ohio University Heritage COM (DO) has moderate in-state preference for Ohio and surrounding region.
Major health systems: Cleveland Clinic · Ohio State Wexner Medical Center · University Hospitals (Cleveland) · OhioHealth · Kettering Health · Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
MD vs DO in Ohio
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 Ohio
- Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine (DO)
Athens, OH
Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine (OU-HCOM), founded in 1975, is Ohio's only public osteopathic medical school and one of the largest DO schools by total enrollment. Operating from Athens (main campus) plus Dublin and Cleveland campuses, OU-HCOM has a strong rural and Appalachian health mission, training physicians for underserved Ohio communities. As a public university programme, it offers in-state students a meaningful cost advantage.
MCAT 504GPA 3.635.8% acceptanceDO · AACOMAS
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