MSUCOM Detroit

Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine - Detroit (Detroit Medical Center) Detroit, MI · Public · DO

Average MCAT: 506.7
Average GPA: 3.75
Tuition: $70,245 (per year, nonresident)
Out-of-state applicants: Welcome

Deadlines

AACOMAS deadline: Dec. 1, 2026
Secondary deadline: Feb. 1, 2027

Essays

Intrapersonal competencies (300 or 500 words)

The MSUCOM curriculum stresses the importance of intrapersonal competencies, including personal responsibility and adaptability. Please tell us a time when you were faced with a challenge in these areas and how that challenge impacted your professional growth.

Professional stumble (300 or 500 words)

Tell us about a time you stumbled in a professional setting and how you moved forward from the experience.

Editor's notes

Apply early. Admission is rolling, interviews start in September, and the Dec. 1 and Feb. 1 deadlines are the last day, not the target. A complete file in August competes for more open seats than one finished in January.
There's no separate Detroit application. You apply to MSUCOM and pick a site preference on a form after you're admitted; the college doesn't guarantee your first choice. If urban medicine is why you want Detroit, show that through service in your file, and rank Detroit first when the form arrives.
The interview is closed file. Your interviewer hasn't read your application, so you have 30 minutes to tell your own story from scratch. Practice saying why osteopathic medicine in two minutes, with one real example.
The school calls community service a heavily weighted factor, and 72% of the Class of 2026 stayed in Michigan for residency. If you have Michigan ties or a long service record, make them easy to find in your AACOMAS activities.