Residency Placements

Your success in obtaining a medical residency position is supported by a knowledgeable staff that is directly invested in your personal and professional well-being. Eligible osteopathic medicine graduates have found residencies in a wide variety of positions and specialties. 

Residency Match Data

Student Performance on Licensing Exams (COMLEX)

COMLEX-USA is a series of four medical board examinations, taken at multiple points during your osteopathic medical student career. All osteopathic medical schools in the United States require passage of COMLEX Level 1 and Level 2-CE before graduation. Successful achievement of the final component, COMPLEX Level 3 (taken during residency), qualifies the candidate for licensure as an osteopathic physician in all 50 states.

COMLEX First-Time Pass Rates (%)

COMLEX Level 1

COMLEX Level 2CE 

COMLEX Level 2PE

*Administration of COMLEX Level 2PE has been suspended by the NBOME

COMLEX Level 3

Residency Resources

There are many resources for more information on residency programs and matching.  You are encouraged to review these resources and others on their path to residencies.

• OPTI-West
• NBOME
• American Osteopathic Association
• National Matching Services
• National Resident Matching Program
• Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education