Conroe, TX · DO (osteopathic) · COCA-accredited

Sam Houston State University College of Osteopathic Medicine ERAS Application Editing

Built for SHSU-COM applicants — a Public DO (osteopathic) school in Conroe, Texas, founded 2019. Its graduates most often match into Family Medicine (Primary Care), Internal Medicine, and Obstetrics & Gynecology. Personal statement, experiences, and signal strategy — reviewed by editors who've sat on selection committees.

99%
Match rate (2025)
160
Class size
640
Total enrollment
2019
Founded
About SHSU-COM

What makes SHSU-COM distinctive

100% first-time COMLEX Level 3 pass rate (Class of 2024); 99% match rate 2025; 58% primary care; 56% stay in Texas; noted for highest first-time board pass rate and low tuition among DO schools.

  • DO (osteopathic)COCA-accredited

  • Located in Conroe, Texas · Public institution

  • Founded in 2019

School at a glance
DegreeDO
AccreditorCOCA
Class size160
Total enrollment640
Founded2019
TypePublic
Match rate (2025)99%
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Match patterns

Where SHSU-COM graduates match

The specialties SHSU-COM students most commonly enter, based on the school's published match lists.

~58% of class

Family Medicine (Primary Care)

Top specialty 2

Internal Medicine

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Top specialty 3

Obstetrics & Gynecology

How we help

Editing tuned for SHSU-COM applicants

Three concrete moves we'll work through with you — calibrated to the specialties SHSU-COM students target.

1

Personal statement: anchor your story in the DO (osteopathic) training model and patient mix that defines SHSU-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.

2

Experiences section: prioritise the rotations, research, and service that signal fit for the specialties SHSU-COM graduates most often enter — Family Medicine (Primary Care), Internal Medicine, and Obstetrics & Gynecology — and for whatever you're targeting beyond them.

3

Signal & program list strategy: with SHSU-COM reporting a 99% match rate in 2025, we balance reach, target, and safety programs to protect that outcome for your specialty.

Ready to apply from SHSU-COM?

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 SHSU-COM official site.