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US Osteopathic Medicine · 2027 Entry

DO osteopathic medical schools in Puerto Rico

No DO programs based in Puerto Rico2027 entry

NextGen MedPrep's US school directory lists no DO programs based in Puerto Rico, so Puerto Rico residents apply to DO programs in other states. Nearby options and the national directory are linked below.

Overview

Studying medicine in Puerto Rico

About Puerto Rico: Pop. ~3.2M; the San Juan metro is the medical hub, with Ponce and Bayamón also hosting health-sciences campuses. Four LCME-accredited MD programs and three dental schools serve the territory — more MD programs than most US states.

In-state preference: Puerto Rico is a US jurisdiction: its medical schools are LCME-accredited, students use AMCAS and graduates enter the US residency match on the same terms as any other US school. The public University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine strongly favors PR residents; the private programs (Ponce, Universidad Central del Caribe, San Juan Bautista) admit more broadly but still draw heavily from the island. Clinical teaching and patient contact are largely in Spanish, so working Spanish is expected regardless of residency — confirm each program's stated language requirement before you apply.

MD vs DO in Puerto Rico. 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

Major health systems in Puerto Rico

  • Puerto Rico Medical Center (Centro Médico)
  • Hospital Auxilio Mutuo
  • HIMA San Pablo
  • Metro Pavía Health System
  • VA Caribbean Healthcare System
Schools

DO programs in Puerto Rico

NextGen MedPrep's US school directory lists no DO programs based in Puerto Rico.

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Residency

Residents vs out-of-state applicants in Puerto Rico

There are no DO programs based in Puerto Rico in our catalog, so every program is an out-of-state option for residents here.

States in the South region with DO programs

Puerto Rico sits outside the four US Census regions; these are the South region's states, with the number of DO programs in each.

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More on Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico MD schoolsAllopathic (MD) programs: AMCAS applications · 4 listedPuerto Rico dental schoolsDDS and DMD programs: ADEA AADSAS applications · 3 listedPuerto Rico overviewEvery MD, DO, and dental program in Puerto Rico, with application resources
FAQ

Frequently asked questions

NextGen MedPrep's US school directory lists no DO programs based in Puerto Rico, so Puerto Rico residents apply to DO programs in other states.

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