List Of Medical Schools In The United States

This list of medical schools in the United States includes major academic institutions that award either the Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) degrees, either of which is required to become a physician or a surgeon in the United States. MD-granting medical schools are accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education, while DO-granting medical schools are accredited by the American Osteopathic Association Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation. There are presently 141 accredited MD-granting institutions and 30 accredited DO-granting institutions in the United States. Alaska, Delaware, Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming lack medical schools (Idaho, in terms of population, is the largest state without any medical school at all, despite being one of the fastest growing states with over 1.6 million people; in contrast, Vermont, with a million fewer people than Idaho that number just over 600,000, has its own state-sponsored medical school).

Current medical schools

Developing medical schools

These medical schools are still in the process of undergoing accreditation and are not yet accepting student applications.

See also

• Medical school in the United States
• Medical education in the United States
• List of defunct medical schools in the United States
• The Flexner Report

Notes

References

External links

• [1] List of Accredited Osteopathic Medical Schools in the United States from the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine
• Liaison Committee on Medical Education accredited medical schools
• World Directory of Medical Schools