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The Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) takes a total-person approach to health care encompassing the mind, body, and spirit of the patient as the osteopathic physician becomes a partner with the patient on a pathway to health and well-being.

Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine

One of the Nation’s Largest Medical Schools and the only Osteopathic Academic Health Center in the Nation

The Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) takes a total-person approach to health care encompassing the mind, body, and spirit of the patient as the osteopathic physician becomes a partner with the patient on a pathway to health and well-being.

Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine looks for medical students who will excel in academics, clinical care, research, and community service. The College selects applicants who show an awareness of osteopathic medicine, which recognizes total-person health care for the patient and the community.

*All LECOM campuses are ranked in Top 10 DO schools for COMLEX Level 1 board pass rate (6yr average, 2016-2023)

100% Residency
Placement Rate

(2025)

#1 Lowest Tuition

(Among Private Non-Profit
Osteopathic Medical Colleges)

Ranked inTOP
10
COMLEX
Pass Rates*
$4 Million In Scholarships
Awarded Annually
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How do you want your typical day to feel?

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Question 2 of 8

What kind of patient relationship do you want?

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Question 3 of 8

When you picture yourself working, your hands are...

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Question 4 of 8

You are handed a difficult case. You would rather...

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Where do you see yourself most days?

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Question 6 of 8

How do you feel about a long, competitive road to your specialty?

LECOM advising adapts to whichever answer is yours.

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Colleagues would say my biggest strength is...

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Question 8 of 8

What first pulled you toward medicine?

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Your Results Are In

Specialties that align with how you think

★ YOUR STRONGEST MATCH

Find your zone in the map below — and remember every other specialty here is open to you at LECOM.

THE PRECISION SPECIALIST

Planned precision, detail-driven craft.

  • Orthopedic Surgery
  • General Surgery
  • Otolaryngology (ENT)
  • Urology
  • Dermatology
  • Ophthalmology
  • Radiation Oncology
  • Plastic Surgery

THE LIFELONG HEALER

Years-long continuity and trust.

  • Family Medicine
  • Internal Medicine
  • Pediatrics
  • PM&R
  • Neurology
  • NMM & OMT
  • Geriatrics

THE RAPID RESPONDER

Act fast, with your hands.

  • Emergency Medicine
  • Anesthesiology
  • Critical Care
  • Trauma Surgery

THE DIAGNOSTICIAN

Read the signals.

  • Diagnostic Radiology
  • Pathology
  • Hematology-Oncology

THE CRISIS CAREGIVER

The whole patient, fast.

  • OB-GYN
  • Psychiatry
  • Hospitalist Medicine

The whole map is open at LECOM. Our students match every year into every zone above, from family medicine to neurosurgery, with a 99.4 to 100% placement rate over the last eight years.

*Not every LECOM-eligible specialty is represented above. This quiz is a starting point for reflection, not a guarantee of match outcomes.

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