DO Osteopathic Medical Schools in South Carolina
1 osteopathic DO program in our catalogue for South Carolina. Compare MCAT/GPA profiles, AACOMAS strategy, and osteopathic manipulative medicine (OMM) emphasis.
About South Carolina: Pop. ~5.3M; Columbia, Charleston, and Greenville are the primary medical hubs. Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) is the state's flagship academic health system.
In-state context: MUSC College of Medicine strongly favours South Carolina residents; typically 85% in-state. USC School of Medicine (Columbia) similarly has a strong in-state preference and rural/underserved mission.
Major health systems: MUSC Health · Prisma Health · AnMed Health · Tidelands Health
MD vs DO in South Carolina
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 South Carolina
- VCOM Carolinas (DO)
Spartanburg, SC
Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine (VCOM) Carolinas campus is located in Spartanburg, South Carolina, partnered with Wofford College and the Gibbs Cancer Center. Opened in 2011, it serves the Upstate South Carolina and western North Carolina region — a largely rural, medically underserved Appalachian corridor. VCOM Carolinas is among the largest DO campuses in the system and is known for its rural and community health mission.
MCAT 504GPA 3.536.0% acceptanceDO · AACOMAS
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