Degrees type: Bachelor
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Mount Aloysius offers an affordable and practical first step toward your future in osteopathic medicine. Under a joint agreement between the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) and Mount Aloysius College, undergraduate students who have successfully completed specific core course requirements at Mount Aloysius College may continue their education in osteopathic medicine at LECOM.
The program is comprised of two phases:
- Phase I consists of three or four years of undergraduate education at Mount Aloysius College.
- Phase II is composed of four years at one of LECOM’s Schools, located in Erie, Pa., Greensburg, Pa. and Bradenton, Fl.
Students who complete the degree requirements for this program for the 4+4 track are awarded a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree in Biology from Mount Aloysius College. Students in the 3+4 track will be awarded a Professional Studies – Health Studies degree from Mount Aloysius College after successful completion of the first year of LECOM’s academic curriculum. A Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree upon successful graduation from LECOM will follow.
Program Highlights
- Private offices
- Group practices
- Health care organizations
The demand for physicians and surgeons (aside from anesthesiologists, family and general practitioners, general internists, obstetricians and gynecologists, general pediatricians, and psychiatrists) is expected to rise 3% from 2021 to 2031, an increase of 21,400 jobs.*
The average median wage for a physician and surgeon is $208,000.*
The demand for family and general practitioners, (aside from anesthesiologists, general internists, obstetricians, gynecologists, general pediatricians, psychiatrists, physicians and surgeons) is expected to rise 10% from 2014 to 2024, an increase of 14,300 jobs.**
The average median wage for family and general practitioners in the state of Pennsylvania is $205,310.**
Student Voices & Success Stories
- Dr. Kris Hansen, DO, Residency in Oncology, Fellow of Hematology/Oncology, University of Kansas; Resident at Wake Forest University, Internal Medicine and Oncology; Medical School: Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine.
- Dr. Dan Conner, DO, Resident at Family Medicine Susquehanna Health; Medical School: West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine.
- Dr. Derek Harshaw, DO, Resident at East Liverpool City Hospital, Ohio; Medical School: Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine.
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