title: Undergraduate osteopathic medical education.
abstract: This article details requests from the nation's 23 accredited colleges of osteopathic medicine (COMs) for class-size increases and the establishment of new COMs and branch campuses. Basic data on COM applicants and applications, matriculants, and graduates are also provided. Tuition, revenues, and expenditures at COMs are outlined.
authors.affiliation: Division of Predoctoral Education, Department of Accreditation, American Osteopathic Association, Chicago, IL 60611-2864, USA.
authors.forename: Ann-Valerie O
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Griffin
authors.forename: Konrad C
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Miskowicz-Retz
mesh_terms: D004504:Education, Medical, Undergraduate / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D010021:Osteopathic Medicine / Q000193:education* / Q000639:trends; D012577:Schools, Medical / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000639:trends; D013334:Students / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D013337:Students, Medical / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014481:United States