Osteopathic Medical Schools
A doctor of Osteopathy (D.O.) differs from an M.D. in that the emphasis during training years is placed on palpatory diagnosis and manipulative treatment in conjunction with all other recognized diagnostic and therapeutic modalities in total health care management. Post baccalaureate training consists of 4 years at one of the 18 colleges of Osteopathic Medicine, one year of a rotating internship, and then residencies for those wishing to become a certified specialist. Applicant pool averages for 1998 were:GPA 3.32 and MCAT total of 24.3. Applications are made through AACOMAS.
Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine
State |
School |
Location |
Telephone |
Class |
% Non- |
Pub / |
Appl. |
Early |
Resident |
Non. Res. |
AZ |
Glendale |
800-458-6253 |
100 |
Pvt |
2/1 |
$20,800 |
$20,800 |
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CA |
Pomona |
909-623-6116 |
176 |
29 |
Pvt |
2/1 |
$20,185 |
$20,185 |
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FL |
Ft.Lauderdale |
305-949-4000 |
150 |
29 |
Pvt |
1/15 |
$16,750 |
$21,150 |
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IL |
Downer's Grove |
800-458-6253 |
150 |
49 |
Pvt |
2/1 |
$17,367 |
$21,108 |
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IA |
Des Moines |
515-271-1450 |
205 |
Pvt |
2/1 |
$20,700 |
$20,700 |
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ME |
Biddeford |
800-477-4UNE |
80 |
56 |
Pvt |
1/2 |
$21,150 |
$21,150 |
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MI |
East Lansing |
517-353-7740 |
125 |
12 |
Pub |
12/1 |
X |
$14,556 |
$31,010 |
|
MO |
Kirksville |
800-626-5266 |
145 |
86 |
Pvt |
2/1 |
9/1 |
$21,900 |
$21,900 |
|
Kansas City |
800-234-4UHS |
220 |
81 |
Pvt |
2/1 |
$22,200 |
$22,200 |
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NJ |
Stratford |
609-566-7050 |
75 |
6 |
Pub |
2/1 |
$13,295 |
$17,445 |
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NY |
Old Westbury |
516-626-6947 |
185 |
27 |
Pvt |
2/1 |
$20,000 |
$20,000 |
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OH |
Athens |
614-593-2500 |
100 |
10 |
Pub |
2/1 |
8/31 |
$8,247 |
$12,129 |
|
OK |
Oklahoma State Univ. C.O.M. |
Tulsa |
800-677-1972 |
88 |
17 |
Pub |
12/1 |
$7,550 |
$18,660 |
|
PA |
Erie |
814-866-6641 |
100 |
Pvt |
2/1 |
$19,900 |
$19,900 |
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Philadelphia |
800-999-6998 |
250 |
31 |
Pvt |
2/1 |
9/1 |
$21,000 |
$21,000 |
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TX |
Fort Worth |
800-535-TCOM |
115 |
5 |
Pub |
12/1 |
X |
$6,550 |
$19,650 |
|
WV |
Lewisburg |
800-356-7836 |
65 |
28 |
Pub |
2/1 |
$9,300 |
$25,004 |
Osteopathic Medical School Admissions
Year of Entering Class |
1991 |
1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
Mean GPA (Overall) |
3.16 |
3.2 |
3.26 |
3.31 |
3.33 |
3.37 |
Mean GPA (Science-BCPM) |
3.09 |
3.14 |
3.19 |
3.26 |
3.29 |
3.33 |
Mean MCAT (Verbal Reasoning) |
7.2 |
7.4 |
7.7 |
8 |
8.1 |
8.31 |
Mean MCAT (Physical Sciences) |
6.7 |
7 |
7.4 |
7.6 |
7.9 |
8.09 |
Mean MCAT (Biological Sciences) |
7.4 |
7.6 |
7.7 |
7.9 |
8.3 |
8.47 |
Mean MCAT (Total) |
22.2 |
22.8 |
22.8 |
23.5 |
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Total Number of Applicants |
4,163 |
5,752 |
7,506 |
9,336 |
10,213 |
10,781 |
Approximate Number of Enrollees |
1,974 |
2,035 |
2,162 |
2,217 |
2,274 |
2,535 |
Information from Osteopathic Medical School Statistics, AACOMAS, June 1998 |
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| SPECIALTIES
1997 graduates of Osteopathic schools |
|
| Family practice | 30% |
| Emergency medicine | 13% |
| General internal medicine | 9% |
| Internal medicine subspecialties | 7% |
| Ob/Gyn and subspecialties | 6% |
| General pediatrics | 4% |
| Orthopedic surgery | 4% |
| Neurology and psychiatry | 3% |
| Pediatric subspecialties | 3% |
| General surgery | 2% |
| Rehabilitative medicine | 2% |
| Sports medicine | 1% |
| Dermatology | 1% |
| Ophthalmology | 1% |
| Osteopathic manipulative medicine | 1% |
| Preventive medicine and subspecialties | 1% |
| Radiology and subspecialties | 1% |
| Anesthesiology | 1% |
| Otolaryngology | 1% |
| Geriatrics | 1% |
| Others | 2% |
| Undecided | 6% |