Students who are academically accomplished, dedicated to service, and knowledgeable about the osteopathic medical philosophy are sought after by the MSU College of Osteopathic Medicine. We consider your accomplishments in each evaluation area in light of your overall life experience. Much like the way D. O. s approach their patients, we ask you to share your experience with us.
Every new class’s average grade point has consistently been 3. 5 to 3. 7, with greatest emphasis placed on the science GPA. Your performance in advanced biological science classes you took in your junior and senior years, as well as in your graduate-level coursework, is of the utmost importance.
The MCAT is required of all applicants. The range is somewhat narrower than for the GPA, with the average for the most recent entering classes falling between 506 and 508.
This is a heavily weighted factor in our review process. We look for students for whom service is a value. Consider the abilities that a practicing osteopathic doctor needs most: problem-solving, critical thinking, active listening, inspiring others, and understanding the value of touch in communication, diagnosis, and treatment. We advise you to look for volunteer opportunities where you can learn, practice, and sharpen these skills. Take into account places like nursing homes, hospices, crisis centers, people who require medical care, tutoring/mentoring, coaching, etc.
To learn more about the osteopathic profession, there are numerous resources available. You should start with the American Osteopathic Association and the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine. We also encourage you to shadow a D. O. , listen to a representative from an osteopathic college speak, watch a webinar, hang out with an osteopathic medical student for a day or two, or volunteer or work in a clinic where osteopathic doctors see patients. We will assess your initiative in researching the field and your level of philosophical comprehension.
We are interested in any experience that has improved your leadership, teamwork, and cultural sensitivity, including military service, extracurricular activities, paid employment, sports, and study abroad. We cannot express how strongly we believe that you must be dedicated to and skilled at serving others.
Advantages of Becoming an Osteopathic Medical Scholar
- the chance to work with students who are academically successful
- Ability to build leadership experience through community service
- Gain early exposure to osteopathic principles and practice
- Experience an environment conducive to studying osteopathic medicine and research
- Get academic advice for entering an osteopathic medical school, and get admission preference at the MSU College of Osteopathic Medicine.
- Maintain a 3. 5 overall and 3. 5 science GPA and waive the MCAT for admission.
Note: Students must still apply to MSU College of Osteopathic Medicine; acceptance into OMSP does not guarantee or automatically entitle them to admission. Only those who apply within a year of finishing an MSU undergraduate degree are eligible for the MCAT waiver.
There are a number of required activities that participants must complete, including:
- individual consultations with the OMSP director and the college’s admissions representatives
- Attending monthly group meetings
- Attending guest lectures
- Performing volunteer community service each semester
- Participating in Pre-SOMA
- Interacting with first and second year osteopathic medical students
- Interviewing and shadowing osteopathic physicians
- completing the OST 401 seminar, which featured osteopathic medical professionals from the college and the neighborhood
- High school GPA of 3.5 or higher.
- Record of volunteerism and community service.
- Knowledge of osteopathic medicine.
- For this program, you must be accepted at Michigan State University.
- Students from MSU with two academic years left to complete may also apply to the MSU College of Osteopathic Medicine. A meeting with the director is advised before applying because this will typically imply that an MSU applicant will participate in the program for at least two years after being accepted into OMSP. The same application and standards will be applied to choose participants for the program.
Two Tracks for Participation in OMSP
Any MSU major is acceptable for participants who have been accepted into the OMSP. those who earn a 3 and successfully complete the OMSP requirements 5 overall and science GPA, we will waive the MCAT. Participants must apply, interview, and be accepted to MSUCOM.
Lyman Briggs College 3+4
These students need to be OMSP participants who have shown interest in this aspect of the program. Additionally, they must be accepted into Lyman Briggs College and declare biology as their major.
Preference will be given to those who completed an MSUCOM pre-college program for 3 and 4. Students who have not taken part in one of these programs must show that they have exceptional knowledge of osteopathic medicine in order to participate in 3 or 4.
Following completion of specific professional development seminars, selected participants may be eligible to enroll in medical school during what would be their senior year of college, as determined by MSUCOM administrators. Participants will receive a Lyman Briggs Bachelor of Science degree following their first year of coursework at MSUCOM.
Note: This is not a 7-year program. The MSU College of Osteopathic Medicine does not directly admit students into this program. Students must be accepted to MSU by MSU Admission Office. All inquiries regarding enrollment and funding must be directed to MSU Admissions.
OMSP Professional Performance Requirements
- Attend at least five OMSP group meetings each month and submit an annual reflection summary.
- At least once each semester, arrange a private meeting with the OMSP director.
- Participate in at least two OMSP or college events, including Pre-SOMA events.
- Perform volunteer community service each year.
- Interview and shadow a D.O. and summarize benefits learned.
- Interview first year osteopathic medical student and summarize benefits learned.
- Interview second year osteopathic medical student and summarize benefits learned.
- Research the D. O. /Ph. D by describing your own involvement in MSU research projects OR by speaking with a current faculty member OR D O. /Ph. D. candidate or research the DO-PhD Program.
- Complete OST 401.
- Meet the academic performance requirements of a 3. 5 science GPA and 3. To avoid taking the MCAT, you must have a 5 overall GPA and have completed at least three upper-level biological science courses before applying to the MSU College of Osteopathic Medicine. This GPA includes coursework from both MSU and other colleges.
- By the time you apply to the College of Osteopathic Medicine, you must have satisfied the requirements for academic performance and professional performance.
Any of the aforementioned requirements that are not met may result in termination from the program.
Our application is open from the first week of August until the first day of February. Apply here.
Contact Rosemarie Handley at handley@msu for more details about the Osteopathic Medical Scholars Program. edu.
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FAQ
Is it hard to get into a do Program?
Acceptance Rates by State: In-State, Out-of-State, and International For instance, the Michigan State University College of Human Medicine’s acceptance rate for in-State applicants is 8. 6%, while that of out-of-state applicants is as low as 0 32%.
Is MSU medical school hard to get into?
Meeting all of the following criteria for admission as well as the technical standards Complete both the primary and secondary application. Submit a minimum of three letters of evaluation. Take the MCAT and release their score to AACOMAS.