Built for DMU-COM applicants — a Private DO (osteopathic) school in Des Moines, Iowa, founded 1898. Its graduates most often match into Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, and Psychiatry. Personal statement, experiences, and signal strategy — reviewed by editors who've sat on selection committees.
99% match rate 2025; one of the oldest DO programs in the US (1898); multi-health professions campus with PA, PT, and podiatry programs; Iowa-focused rural physician workforce.
DO (osteopathic) — COCA-accredited
Located in Des Moines, Iowa · Private institution
Founded in 1898
The specialties DMU-COM students most commonly enter, based on the school's published match lists.
Areas of academic and clinical strength frequently highlighted in residency applications.
Three concrete moves we'll work through with you — calibrated to the specialties DMU-COM students target.
Personal statement: anchor your story in the DO (osteopathic) training model and patient mix that defines DMU-COM — the same qualities that make the school distinctive. Reviewers can tell when a school's culture is reflected in the writing, and when it's not.
Experiences section: prioritise the rotations, research, and service that signal fit for the specialties DMU-COM graduates most often enter — Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, and Psychiatry — and for whatever you're targeting beyond them.
Signal & program list strategy: with DMU-COM reporting a 99% match rate in 2025, we balance reach, target, and safety programs to protect that outcome for your specialty.
Competitiveness and match data for the fields you're targeting.
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School data sourced from DMU-COM official site.