DO Osteopathic Medical Schools in Virginia
2 osteopathic DO programs in our catalogue for Virginia. Compare MCAT/GPA profiles, AACOMAS strategy, and osteopathic manipulative medicine (OMM) emphasis.
About Virginia: Pop. ~8.7M; Northern Virginia (DC suburbs), Richmond, and the Hampton Roads corridor are the primary medical training areas. UVA Health and Virginia Commonwealth University are the flagship academic health systems.
In-state context: UVA School of Medicine and VCU School of Medicine strongly favour Virginia residents; typically 70–85% in-state. Eastern Virginia Medical School (EVMS) and Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine also emphasise Virginia and regional applicants.
Major health systems: VCU Health · UVA Health · Inova Health System · Sentara Healthcare · Carilion Clinic
MD vs DO in Virginia
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 Virginia
- VCOM Virginia (DO)
Blacksburg, VA
Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine (VCOM) Virginia, founded in 2003 as VCOM's original campus, is located in Blacksburg, Virginia, adjacent to Virginia Tech. It is the founding VCOM campus and benefits from a unique partnership with Virginia Tech that brings biomedical engineering, data science, and life sciences collaboration to DO training. The school emphasises primary care for rural Appalachian Virginia, Southwest Virginia's coal-mining communities, and the broader Mountain South.
MCAT 505GPA 3.556.0% acceptanceDO · AACOMAS - Liberty University COM (DO)
Lynchburg, VA
Liberty University College of Osteopathic Medicine (LUCOM), founded in 2014, is a faith-based osteopathic medical school embedded within Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia. LUCOM integrates a Christian worldview into its medical education mission, emphasising service, character, and compassionate patient care. The school trains physicians committed to holistic care rooted in osteopathic principles and trains graduates for residency across all specialties.
MCAT 505GPA 3.555.5% acceptanceDO · AACOMAS
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