Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth surged to the 11th-ranked medical school in the nation, as well as the as the No. 1-ranked osteopathic school, according to U.S. News & World Report, which released its annual list of best medical schools for primary care on Thursday.
This year marked the second consecutive the school has been ranked No.1 among all osteopathic schools nationwide, and third time in the past four years.
Moreover, TCOM was the highest-ranked medical school in Texas.
In 2022, TCOM was ranked 36th among all medical schools across the country for primary care, up from 57th in 2021 and 72nd in 2020.
“I’m very proud of the incredible work by our faculty, students and staff to achieve this level of national recognition,” said Dr. Frank Filipetto, Everett Endowed Professor and TCOM dean, in a statement. “It is because of osteopathic medicine and its foundational principles that have allowed us to grow and service the needs of our community through our graduates’ delivery of osteopathic primary care. We are committed to addressing the health care workforce needs of our state and country, and medical students who come to TCOM will be equipped with all of the tools necessary to be successful.”
TCOM was ranked No. 10 in the nation for primary care production, up one spot from 2022 and 11 spots from 2021, which was measured by the number of 2014-16 graduates practicing in primary care.
“This ranking confirms what we’ve known for years,” said Dr. Sylvia Trent-Adams, HSC president. “TCOM is one of the premier medical schools in the country. Dean Filipetto and his team have worked tirelessly to instill in each of their students a patient-centered, whole-health mindset built on a foundation of osteopathic principles, unwavering ethics and a relentless pursuit of new ideas.
“We couldn’t be prouder of our TCOM students, faculty and staff or more optimistic about the future of primary care.”
Additional rankings by U.S. News placed TCOM as the No. 3-ranked osteopathic school in the nation in research. TCOM was ranked No. 47 in the nation out of 161 schools for graduates practicing in rural areas.
TCOM’s Class of 2023 had 62% of its students match in primary care.