DO Osteopathic Medical Schools in Washington
1 osteopathic DO program in our catalogue for Washington. Compare MCAT/GPA profiles, AACOMAS strategy, and osteopathic manipulative medicine (OMM) emphasis.
About Washington: Pop. ~7.8M; Seattle metro (~4.0M) is the medical hub. University of Washington School of Medicine administers the WWAMI regional program, covering Alaska, Montana, Wyoming, and Idaho in addition to Washington.
In-state context: UW School of Medicine participates in the WWAMI consortium; seats are allocated among Washington, Alaska, Montana, Wyoming, and Idaho. Washington-domicile applicants compete within the Washington allocation pool. The school is nationally known for rural and primary care training.
Major health systems: UW Medicine · Providence Health & Services · MultiCare Health System · Virginia Mason Franciscan Health · Seattle Children's Hospital
MD vs DO in Washington
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 Washington
- PNWU-COM (DO)
Yakima, WA
Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine (PNWU-COM), established in 2008 and located in Yakima, Washington, was purpose-built to address physician shortages in the rural Pacific Northwest. Yakima is a majority-Hispanic agricultural community in central Washington, giving students direct exposure to agricultural worker health, migrant farmworker communities, and rural primary care challenges. PNWU-COM has a strong mission of training physicians who will remain in the Pacific Northwest to serve underserved populations.
MCAT 503GPA 3.605.5% acceptanceDO · AACOMAS
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