College of Medicine | NEOMED | Northeast Ohio Medical Univeristy

Become a Doctor.

Patient-centered. Community-based. Interprofessionally educated.

The College of Medicine at NEOMED is in its fifth decade of developing physicians from and for Ohio. And while many of our students focus on primary care in underserved areas, making great use of the College’s partnerships which offer teaching hospitals and facilities with more than 30 regionally located health systems and major universities, others find themselves equally prepared for specialty areas and are in demand by the world’s best health systems.

Why The College of Medicine?

24+
teaching hospitals & health care partners

2,300+
faculty members

15
academic departments

98%
graduate residency match rate

Find the Path that’s right for you

Early Assurance as an Undergrad

Reserve your seat in medical school as a college sophomore by studying pre-health/pre-medicine at one of our selected partner colleges or universities.

Post-Bacc Early Assurance

Build upon your existing bachelor’s degree while strengthening your academic preparation to succeed in medical school through distinctive hands-on, co-curricular service and shadowing opportunities and pre-medicine courses at Cleveland State University.

Traditional Admission

If you are interested in applying to medical school after obtaining your undergraduate or graduate degree; or applying to medical school in your last year prior to completing your bachelor’s degree.

Transfer to NEOMED

Transfer to medical school at NEOMED as a third-year medical school student if you are in good academic standing; and are currently enrolled in medical school (allopathic or osteopathic); and have passed the USMLE Step 1 Examination.

Advancing Students Who Are in High Demand.

NEOMED students have matched with four out of the five best hospitals in the country (according to U.S. News & World Report). They are employed in every state in the U.S., with approximately 2,000 employed in Ohio alone.

Latest News & Stories

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One of the experts for a recent multidisciplinary panel called “Vaccines, Public Health and Mandates: A multi-disciplinary approach” was Thomas File Jr., M.D., whose topic was “COVID-19 Vaccines: The tool to end the pandemic.” Chair of the infectious disease division of Summa Health, Dr. File is a professor, master teacher and chair of the Northeast [...]
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Body Donation Program

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National Public Radio Program Highlights Rural Medicine Education

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