This collaborative program allows select high school graduates to enter SUNY Old Westbury’s BS/DO Program as first-year students, where they can earn a Bachelor of Sciences Degree in Biochemistry and a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine Degree in only 7 years.
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Students spend the first 3 years at SUNY Old Westbury working towards their undergraduate Biochemistry degree. After meeting certain minimum requirements, they may then be granted acceptance into New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine where they spend the next 4 years training to become physicians.
Requirements
Students accepted into the program are assured admission to the New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine provided that they:
- Maintain a minimum 3.50 grade point average at SUNY Old Westbury
- Earn adequate scores on the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT), and
- Receive approval from NYITCOM faculty following an interview to be conducted during the third year of the program.
Students must also complete the regular pre-medical science courses within the first three years. Matriculation at NYITCOM will occur in the fourth post-high school year.
Career Outlook for Physicians
The Bureau of Labor Statistics projects 4% employment growth for physicians between 2023 and 2033.
In that period, an estimated 23,600 jobs are expected to become available each year on average.
About our Partner
Accredited by the American Osteopathic Association Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation, NYITCOM is committed to training osteopathic physicians for a lifetime of learning and practice, based upon the integration of evidence-based knowledge, critical thinking, and the tenets of osteopathic principles and practice.