DO Osteopathic Medical Schools in Texas
2 osteopathic DO programs in our catalogue for Texas. Compare MCAT/GPA profiles, AACOMAS strategy, and osteopathic manipulative medicine (OMM) emphasis.
About Texas: Pop. ~30.5M; Houston (Texas Medical Center — the world's largest medical complex), Dallas, San Antonio, and Austin each have major medical ecosystems. Texas has 12 LCME-accredited medical schools.
In-state context: Texas public schools (UT Southwestern, UTHSC Houston, UTMB, UT Austin Dell, Texas Tech, TTUHSC El Paso, Texas A&M, UT Rio Grande Valley) very strongly favour Texas residents; public MD programs allocate 90–95%+ seats to in-state applicants. Baylor College of Medicine (private) admits nationally but still skews toward Texas applicants in practice.
Major health systems: Texas Medical Center (collectively) · Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center · HCA Houston Healthcare · UT Southwestern Medical Center · University Health (San Antonio) · Dell Seton Medical Center
MD vs DO in Texas
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 →
2 DO Programs in Texas
- UIW School of Osteopathic Medicine (DO)
San Antonio, TX
The University of the Incarnate Word School of Osteopathic Medicine (UIWSOM), founded in 2015, is a private osteopathic medical school in San Antonio, Texas. UIW is a Catholic institution with a mission of service to the poor and underserved. UIWSOM trains physicians to serve Texas's diverse, predominantly Hispanic population in San Antonio and the South Texas borderlands. The school has a strong primary care, bilingual medicine, and community health ethos.
MCAT 505GPA 3.576.5% acceptanceDO · AACOMAS - SHSU COM (DO)
Huntsville, TX
Sam Houston State University College of Osteopathic Medicine (SHSU COM) is Texas's public DO medical school, located in Huntsville in the Piney Woods region of East Texas. Opened in 2020 as part of Texas's initiative to address physician shortages in rural and underserved areas, SHSU COM is the first medical school at SHSU and uses the Texas-specific TMDSAS application system. The school has a strong mission to train physicians who will serve East Texas and rural Texas communities, which face significant primary care shortages.
MCAT 506GPA 3.759.0% acceptanceDO · AACOMAS
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