Best in class UNECOM leads DO schools on U.S. News’ best med schools list U.S. News & World Report ranked eight osteopathic medical schools on its annual list of the best medical schools for primary care. March 20, 2018Tuesday Rose Raymond Contact Rose Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email U.S. News & World Report ranked eight osteopathic medical schools on its annual list of the best medical schools for primary care. The 2019 list was published Tuesday. For the 2019 lists, U.S. News dropped several categories that DO schools have historically ranked highly in, including family medicine, rural medicine and geriatrics. To put together the list, U.S. News relied on surveys it gathered from most med schools as well as test scores, average GPA and the number of students entering primary care specialties upon graduation. Learn more about the ranking methodology here. These are the eight DO schools that received a numerical rank for primary care: No. 69: University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine, Biddeford, Maine No. 79: Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine, East Lansing, Michigan No. 79 (tie): Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine, Tulsa, Oklahoma No. 85: University of Pikeville—Kentucky College of Osteopathic Medicine, Pikeville, Kentucky No. 85 (tie): Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Erie, Pennsylvania No. 90: University of North Texas Health Science Center—Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine, Fort Worth, Texas No. 93: Lincoln Memorial University DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine, Harrogate, Tennessee No. 93 (tie): West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine, Lewisburg, West Virginia See the full list here. More in Training Applications for the AOA’s 2025-2026 TIPS program now being accepted This cycle, TIPS sessions will focus on physician payment models, health care reform, social determinants of health, the opioid epidemic and current public health issues. NAM accepting nominations for health science fellowships until June 3 These fellowships are part-time, two-year opportunities for outstanding early-career candidates interested in working directly with the NAM and the National Academies. Previous articleACOM honors anatomical donors with memorial, space for reflection Next articleTCOM student's rocky road to residency
Applications for the AOA’s 2025-2026 TIPS program now being accepted This cycle, TIPS sessions will focus on physician payment models, health care reform, social determinants of health, the opioid epidemic and current public health issues.
NAM accepting nominations for health science fellowships until June 3 These fellowships are part-time, two-year opportunities for outstanding early-career candidates interested in working directly with the NAM and the National Academies.
Title is a bit misleading, No? More primary care also means less students are going into specialties or competitive residencies. Mar. 22, 2018, at 10:53 am Reply
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