DO Osteopathic Medical Schools in Pennsylvania
4 osteopathic DO programs in our catalogue for Pennsylvania. Compare MCAT/GPA profiles, AACOMAS strategy, and osteopathic manipulative medicine (OMM) emphasis.
About Pennsylvania: Pop. ~13.0M; Philadelphia (~6.2M metro) and Pittsburgh (~2.4M metro) are the primary medical training centres. Pennsylvania hosts the oldest US medical school (University of Pennsylvania, est. 1765) and a large DO school ecosystem.
In-state context: Private schools (Penn, Jefferson, Drexel) admit nationally. Temple and Penn State Hershey favour in-state applicants. PCOM (DO) and LECOM (DO) are among the largest osteopathic schools in the country and admit broadly but have a geographic reach across the Northeast.
Major health systems: UPMC · Penn Medicine · Jefferson Health · Temple Health · Geisinger Health · Highmark Health
MD vs DO in Pennsylvania
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 →
4 DO Programs in Pennsylvania
- Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (DO)
Philadelphia, PA
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (PCOM), founded in 1899, is one of the largest and most established osteopathic medical schools in the United States. PCOM operates campuses in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Suwanee, Georgia; and Moultrie, Georgia. The school has a century-long tradition of training osteopathic physicians for primary care and specialty practice, with strong community health ties in the Philadelphia metro area.
MCAT 506GPA 3.588.5% acceptanceDO · AACOMAS - Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (DO)
Erie, PA
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM), founded in 1992, has grown to become one of the largest medical schools in the United States by enrollment. LECOM operates campuses in Erie, Pennsylvania; Greensburg (Seton Hill), Pennsylvania; Elmira, New York; and Bradenton, Florida, plus a Jacksonville, Florida campus. The school is known for its self-directed independent study (SIS) curriculum track as an alternative to traditional lecture-based learning, and for its strong focus on primary care training in underserved communities.
MCAT 504GPA 3.556.5% acceptanceDO · AACOMAS - Duquesne University Nasuti COM (DO)
Pittsburgh, PA
Duquesne University Nasuti College of Osteopathic Medicine, which welcomed its inaugural class in July 2024, is a private Catholic osteopathic medical school in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, within Duquesne University — a Spiritan Catholic university with a strong tradition of service to the poor and marginalised. The Nasuti COM was created to expand osteopathic physician training in Western Pennsylvania and to leverage Duquesne's Pittsburgh health system partnerships. Pittsburgh has significant healthcare access gaps in its post-industrial neighbourhoods and surrounding rural southwestern Pennsylvania counties.
MCAT 503GPA 3.507.0% acceptanceDO · AACOMAS - LECOM Seton Hill (DO)
Greensburg, PA
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine at Seton Hill is a satellite campus of LECOM, one of the largest osteopathic medical school systems in the United States. Located in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, the Seton Hill campus partners with Seton Hill University to provide a distinctive Western Pennsylvania clinical training environment. LECOM's system-wide approach to osteopathic education emphasises primary care, professionalism, and community service.
MCAT 505GPA 3.536.5% acceptanceDO · AACOMAS
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