Applying to Medical School
Please see Applying to Medical School on the Pre-Health Sciences Programs website for a detailed description.
Which schools should I apply to?
Please see Choosing a Medical School for detailed information.
Osteopathic Medical School
To learn about the 2009 AACOMAS applicant pool, please see this survey analysis.
Academic Medicine provides information on trends in the growth of enrollment at DO schools and in the match program as well as percentages of osteopathic physicians in primary care.
Additional Reading
Osteopathic Medicine 1
Osteopathic Medicine 2
Osteopathic Medicine 3
Osteopathic Medicine 4
Notes from a Pre-Med Society Meeting, Speaker: Dr. Hopp, D.O.
Post-Baccalaureate Programs
NAAHP provides a beneficial overview of post-bacc programs.
Syracuse University offers information on post-bacc programs that are specific to a student's specific need.
The AAMC provides a post-bacc program search engine as a way for students to identify post-bacc programs that are most suitable for them.
Additional Resources from AspiringDocs.org:
Table 17 on AAMC's website shows the MCAT scores and GPAs for applicants and Matriculants to U.S. medical schools from 1998-2009.
GPAs and MCAT scores for students entering DO schools can be found in the Osteopathic Medical College Information Book on page 12.
AspiringDocs.org's "Applying to Medical School" answers questions such as:
- How does the application process work for medical school?
- What's the application timeline, and what materials will I need to send in?
- I just learned that the application process can cost a lot of money. Is there financial aid available for this?
- Where can I get more information about applying to medical school?
- There are 126 accredited medical schools in the United States. How do they differ from one another? How do I know which ones might be right for me?
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