Built for Penn State COM applicants — a Public MD (allopathic) school in Hershey, Pennsylvania, founded 1963. Its graduates most often match into Internal Medicine, Anesthesiology, and Pediatrics. Personal statement, experiences, and signal strategy — reviewed by editors who've sat on selection committees.
100% match rate Class of 2026; 41% primary care; 20% of graduates train at Penn State Health; distributed clinical campus model across central Pennsylvania.
MD (allopathic) — LCME-accredited
Located in Hershey, Pennsylvania · Public institution
Founded in 1963
The specialties Penn State COM students most commonly enter, based on the school's published match lists.
See Penn State COM's full published match list →Areas of academic and clinical strength frequently highlighted in residency applications.
Three concrete moves we'll work through with you — calibrated to the specialties Penn State COM students target.
Personal statement: anchor your story in the MD (allopathic) training model and patient mix that defines Penn State 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 Penn State COM graduates most often enter — Internal Medicine, Anesthesiology, and Pediatrics — and for whatever you're targeting beyond them.
Signal & program list strategy: with Penn State COM reporting a 100% match rate in 2026, we balance reach, target, and safety programs to protect that outcome for your specialty.
Competitiveness and match data for the fields you're targeting.
View all →GuideStructure, openings, and AAMC rules for the ERAS PS.
Read more →GuideSignals, geography, and reach/target/safety tiers.
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View all →We'll pair you with a reviewer who's served on residency selection committees in your target specialty. Personal statement, experiences, and signal strategy — line-edited against the bar that program directors actually use.
School data sourced from Penn State COM official site and published match outcomes.