Built for CCOM applicants — a Private DO (osteopathic) school in Downers Grove, Illinois, founded 1900. Its graduates most often match into Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, and Emergency Medicine. Personal statement, experiences, and signal strategy — reviewed by editors who've sat on selection committees.
Oldest DO college in the Midwest (founded 1900); large alumni network in Chicago and Great Lakes region; multi-professional campus facilitating interprofessional team-based education.
DO (osteopathic) — COCA-accredited
Located in Downers Grove, Illinois · Private institution
Founded in 1900
The specialties CCOM students most commonly enter, based on the school's published match lists.
Three concrete moves we'll work through with you — calibrated to the specialties CCOM students target.
Personal statement: anchor your story in the DO (osteopathic) training model and patient mix that defines CCOM — 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 CCOM graduates most often enter — Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, and Emergency Medicine — and for whatever you're targeting beyond them.
Signal & program list strategy: balance reach, target, and safety programs based on where DO candidates from Illinois historically interview and match.
Competitiveness and match data for the fields you're targeting.
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School data sourced from CCOM official site.