College of Osteopathic Medicine

The College of Osteopathic Medicine has been recognized by U.S. News & World Report for our national leadership in primary care training and rural medicine. Out of 147 M.D.- and D.O.-granting schools in the U.S., UNE ranks 11th for primary care physicians trained and 16th for rural medication.

COM by the Numbers

  • 60%+

    Percentage of our graduates that practice in primary care disciplines (i.e., Family Medicine, General Internal Medicine, and Pediatrics).

  • top10

    UNE's College of Osteopathic Medicine ranked in top 10 medical schools where graduates are most likely to match with their first choice residency program 

  • top10

    UNE's College of Osteopathic Medicine ranked in top ten for mean score on the Comprehensive Osteopathic Medical Licensing Examination of the United States (COMLEX-USA) Levels 1, 2 and 3.

  • #1

    Provider of physicians for the State of Maine.

We feature state-of-the-art facilities on UNE's oceanfront Biddeford Campus. Teaching and learning are at the forefront. As a student with us, you experience our innovative Patient-First Curriculum in outstanding on-campus learning laboratories for clinical skills, anatomy and osteopathic manipulative medicine.

The Center of Excellence in the Neurosciences augments our research mission, providing opportunities for you to work with outstanding research faculty. 

Our substantial clinical campus structure and academic affiliations with robust community-based hospital systems in the region and throughout the Northeast provide diverse settings in which you continue to practice putting the patient first.

News

Tom Meuser, founding director of UNE's Center for Excellence in Aging and Health, addresses the audience at the CEAH's kick-off
Tom Meuser, founding director of UNE's Center for Excellence in Aging and Health, addresses the audience at the CEAH's kick-off reception on November 29.

Center for Excellence in Aging and Health holds kick-off celebration

The Center for Excellence in Aging and Health (CEAH) held its kick-off reception in Alumni Hall on November 29. Stakeholders in the field of aging...

Events

The College of Osteopathic Medicine has received Accreditation with Exceptional Outcomes from the American Osteopathic Association Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation, the only national accrediting agency for predoctoral osteopathic medical education in the U.S.

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