Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine

About Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine

Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine is a private medical school in West Des Moines, United States of America, listed in the World Directory of Medical Schools under the identifier F0001078. Instruction began in 1898, so the school has been teaching medicine for about 128 years, which makes it one of the longer-established schools in the country. It is academically affiliated to Clinical Facilities:.

The qualification awarded is the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.), over a curriculum of 4 years, taught in English. The directory lists 2 programmes or tracks leading to a medical degree here. On entry requirements the directory records: "Admission follows completion of an undergraduate degree." An entrance examination is required. According to the directory, foreign students are not admitted.

United States of America has 213 medical schools in the directory; Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine is the only one listed in West Des Moines.

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Before you apply: five checks for this college

1. Confirm the World Directory entry F0001078 yourself at wdoms.org; the entry describes the school as it reported itself, not its recognition anywhere.
2. Ask the state medical board and ECFMG whether the school is currently recognised and whether its graduates are being registered this year.
3. Ask your own home regulator, in writing, whether a degree from Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine is accepted for licensing at home (for Indian students: the NMC requires the whole course, internship included, at the same institution).
4. Get the fee schedule and admission letter from the school's own office, not from an agent, and pay only to the school's account.
5. Search the agent, consultancy or website you are dealing with on the fraud alerts page before paying anything.

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