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US Osteopathic Medicine · 2027 Entry

DO osteopathic medical schools in Tennessee

3 DO programs2027 entry

Tennessee has 3 osteopathic DO programs in NextGen MedPrep's US school directory: Baptist Health Sciences University COM, LMU-DCOM, and LMU-DCOM Knoxville. Compare each one's MCAT and GPA figures, in-state preference rating, and interview format below, then see how residency is treated.

Overview

Studying medicine in Tennessee

About Tennessee: Pop. ~7.1M; Nashville, Memphis, and Knoxville each host academic medical centers. Vanderbilt University Medical Center is internationally regarded; Meharry Medical College serves a historically significant mission in physician training for underserved communities.

In-state preference: Vanderbilt School of Medicine is a private school admitting nationally with no in-state preference. University of Tennessee and Meharry have moderate in-state and mission-focused admissions criteria respectively.

MD vs DO in Tennessee. 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 Tennessee

  • Vanderbilt University Medical Center
  • HCA Healthcare (national HQ, Nashville)
  • Community Health Systems
  • Ballad Health
  • Regional One Health (Memphis)
Schools

DO programs in Tennessee

3 DO programs in Tennessee for 2027 entry. Click any program for its full how-to-get-in guide.

MCAT and GPA figures are labeled median or mean when the school's own published class profile confirms them, and “unconfirmed” when it has not yet been checked — the school's page cites the source. In-state preference tags are NextGen MedPrep's rating, not school policy, unless marked “published policy”.

Residency

Residents vs out-of-state applicants in Tennessee

None of the 3 DO programs in Tennessee in our catalog is rated as strongly or moderately favoring residents. None of these programs has admissions figures we have confirmed on the school's own pages yet, so the table shows the in-state rating and verification status only. Each program's profile has more detail.

DO programs in Tennessee: our in-state preference rating, figures confirmed on each school's own pages, and when each record was last checked.
ProgramIn-state preferenceData check
Baptist Health Sciences University COMNone recordedChecked against the school's own page, August 14, 2026
LMU-DCOMNone recordedNot yet checked against the school's own page
LMU-DCOM KnoxvilleNone recordedNot yet checked against the school's own page

The in-state preference column is NextGen MedPrep's rating from each school's matriculation pattern and admissions guidance, not a school policy, except where a row says “published policy”. A dash means the school has not published that figure in a form we could confirm. Sources for every confirmed figure are linked on the program's profile.

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

NextGen MedPrep's US school directory lists 3 DO programs in Tennessee: Baptist Health Sciences University COM, LMU-DCOM, and LMU-DCOM Knoxville.

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