American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine

The American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM) is a non-profit organization that supports the 48 accredited colleges of osteopathic medicine (COMs) in the United States. These colleges are accredited to deliver instruction at 75 teaching locations in 36 states. In the current academic year, these colleges are educating more than 38,000 future physicians—close to 30 percent of all U.S. medical students. Eight of the colleges are public, and 39 are private institutions.