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Pennsylvania has seven MD schools and three DO colleges, and four of the MD schools are in Philadelphia: Penn's Perelman School of Medicine (founded 1765), Jefferson's Sidney Kimmel Medical College (1824), Drexel (1848) and Temple's Lewis Katz School of Medicine (1901). The other three are the University of Pittsburgh (1886), Penn State College of Medicine in Hershey (1967) and Geisinger Commonwealth in Scranton (2008) (school list).
The schools fill their classes very differently. Geisinger Commonwealth took 73.4% of its 2025-26 entering class from Pennsylvania; Penn's Perelman School took 11.8%, and Drexel, the largest class with 305 first-year places, 14.8% (AAMC FACTS).
The DO side is just as old: the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine dates to 1899, Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine in Erie to 1992, and Duquesne University's college in Pittsburgh was founded in 2024 (school list).
| School | City | Degree | Founded | Type | Exam series |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drexel University College of Medicine | Philadelphia | MD | 1848 | Private | USMLE |
| Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine | Scranton | MD | 2008 | Private | USMLE |
| Thomas Jefferson University Sidney Kimmel Medical College | Philadelphia | MD | 1824 | Private | USMLE |
| Penn State University College of Medicine | Hershey | MD | 1967 | State-related | USMLE |
| University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine | Philadelphia | MD | 1765 | Private | USMLE |
| University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine | Pittsburgh | MD | 1886 | State-related | USMLE |
| Temple University Lewis Katz School of Medicine | Philadelphia | MD | 1901 | Private | USMLE |
| Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine | Erie | DO | 1992 | Private | COMLEX-USA |
| Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine | Philadelphia | DO | 1899 | Private | COMLEX-USA |
| Duquesne University College of Osteopathic Medicine | Pittsburgh | DO | 2024 | Private | COMLEX-USA |
Several of these schools teach students at more than one site: Drexel University College of Medicine also lists Chester, Pennsylvania, York, Pennsylvania, Abington Township, Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, West Reading, Pennsylvania; Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine also lists Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, Sayre, Pennsylvania, Danville, Pennsylvania, Atlantic City, New Jersey, Lewistown, Pennsylvania; Penn State University College of Medicine also lists State College, Pennsylvania; Temple University Lewis Katz School of Medicine also lists Bethlehem, Pennsylvania; Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine also lists Greensburg, Pennsylvania, Elmira, New York; Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine also lists Moultrie, Georgia.
Schools based in other states also teach in Pennsylvania: University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine (MD, based in Tampa, Florida) lists a campus at Allentown.
School list: LCME and COCA accreditation lists, via the list of medical schools in the United States, checked October 2026.
Plus 22 more Pennsylvania cities on the same CMS list.
| School | City | LCME accreditation | Next full survey | 2025-26 applications | First-year places | Entering class from Pennsylvania |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drexel University College of Medicine | Philadelphia | Full, since before 1942 | 2028-29 | 16,547 | 305 | 14.8% |
| Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine | Scranton | Full, since 2008 | 2026-27 | 6,964 | 124 | 73.4% |
| Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University | Philadelphia | Full, since before 1942 | 2032-33 | 14,278 | 227 | 41.4% |
| Penn State College of Medicine | Hershey | Full, since 1967 | 2027-28 | 14,288 | 150 | 43.3% |
| Raymond and Ruth Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia | Full, since before 1942 | 2025-26 | 7,097 | 153 | 11.8% |
| Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University | Philadelphia | Full, since before 1942 | 2030-31 | 12,033 | 286 | 30.4% |
| University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine | Pittsburgh | Full, since before 1942 | 2026-27 | 11,887 | 151 | 31.8% |
Accreditation: LCME directory; applications, places and in-state share: AAMC FACTS, Table A-1.
| City | Internal medicine residency program | First-time takers, 2023-2025 | Passed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia | University of Pennsylvania Health System Program | 161 | 93% |
| Philadelphia | University of Pennsylvania Health System Program (combined medicine-pediatrics) | 13 | 92% |
| Philadelphia | Temple University Hospital Program | 122 | 87% |
| Philadelphia | Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University/TJUH Program | 109 | 95% |
| Philadelphia | Jefferson Health Medical Education/Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital Program | 83 | 99% |
| Philadelphia | University of Pennsylvania Health System/Pennsylvania Hospital Program | 39 | 90% |
| Philadelphia | New York Medical College/Roxborough Memorial Hospital Program | 12 | 92% |
| Pittsburgh | UPMC Medical Education Program | 155 | 94% |
| Pittsburgh | UPMC Medical Education Program (combined medicine-pediatrics) | 11 | 91% |
| Pittsburgh | Allegheny Health Network Medical Education Consortium (AGH) Program | 84 | 80% |
| Pittsburgh | UPMC Medical Education/Mercy Program | 63 | 90% |
| Scranton | Wright Center for Graduate Medical Education Program A | 103 | 85% |
| Hershey | Penn State Milton S Hershey Medical Center Program | 69 | 87% |
| Hershey | Penn State Milton S Hershey Medical Center Program (combined medicine-pediatrics) | 14 | 93% |
| Darby | Mercy Catholic Medical Center Program | 63 | 87% |
| Abington | Abington Memorial Hospital Program | 57 | 98% |
| Allentown | Lehigh Valley Health Network Program | 51 | 100% |
| Danville | Geisinger Health System (Danville) Program | 50 | 96% |
| Danville | Geisinger Health System (Danville) Program (combined medicine-pediatrics) | 17 | 94% |
| Harrisburg | UPMC Medical Education (Harrisburg) Program | 49 | 86% |
| Wynnewood | Main Line Health System/Lankenau Medical Center Program | 45 | 96% |
| McKeesport | UPMC Medical Education/McKeesport Hospital Program | 38 | 92% |
| Sayre | Robert Packer Hospital/Guthrie Program | 36 | 86% |
| West Reading | Tower Health Program | 36 | 92% |
| Langhorne | St. Mary Medical Center Program | 32 | 81% |
| Bethlehem | St Luke's University Hospital Program | 27 | 85% |
| Bristol | New York Medical College/Lower Bucks Hospital Program | 22 | 95% |
| Johnstown | Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center Program | 21 | 95% |
| Upland | Crozer-Chester Medical Center Program | 20 | 95% |
ABIM internal medicine certification exam by residency program: ABIM residency program pass rates; ABIM says to read rates from under 25 takers with caution.
Sources, checked October 29, 2026: LCME, directory of accredited U.S. programs; AAMC FACTS, Table A-1, 2025-2026; LECOM, COMLEX pass and graduation match rates; NRMP, 2025 Main Residency Match by state and specialty; ABIM, residency program pass rates 2023-2025.
In the 2025 Main Residency Match, Pennsylvania programs offered 2,654 positions in 33 specialties: 756 in internal medicine, 354 in family medicine, 222 in emergency medicine, 183 in surgery, 171 in pediatrics and 122 in psychiatry (NRMP). Internal medicine alone is more than a quarter of the state's positions, which is why the internal medicine program table above is long.
The largest internal medicine programs by ABIM first-time takers in 2023-2025 were the University of Pennsylvania Health System program in Philadelphia (161 takers) and the UPMC Medical Education program in Pittsburgh (155), and residents in both later sit the ABIM internal medicine exam we also tutor (ABIM).
All seven MD schools lead to the USMLE: Step 1, Step 2 CK and Step 3. PCOM, LECOM and Duquesne lead to COMLEX-USA: Level 1, Level 2-CE and Level 3. Between the two series sit the NBME shelf exams at the end of each clerkship, and for DOs who add the USMLE our COMLEX Level 2 vs Step 2 CK comparison helps decide.
Pennsylvania licenses the two degrees through separate boards, a medical board for MDs and an osteopathic board for DOs, and FSMB lists different rules for each (FSMB).
Pennsylvania's medical board allows no more than 4 attempts at each Step or Step component and sets no time limit for finishing the sequence (FSMB). That is the same ceiling the USMLE program sets for every examinee, four attempts per Step, so for an MD the state adds no tighter cap (USMLE eligibility rules).
Training is where the two boards differ: an MD needs 2 years of postgraduate training before a first Pennsylvania license, while the osteopathic board asks for 1 year and lists no limit on COMLEX attempts or time (FSMB).
| Rule | What Pennsylvania requires |
|---|---|
| Training before first license | 2 years |
| Exam attempts | No more than 4 attempts at each Step or Step Component |
| Time limit | No time limit |
| Rule | What Pennsylvania requires |
|---|---|
| Training before first license | 1 year |
| Exam attempts | No limit on COMLEX |
| Time limit | No limit on COMLEX |
Source: FSMB state licensure requirements, checked October 2026; confirm with the board before relying on them.
Many Pennsylvania students rotate, interview or match next door. Pennsylvania's neighbors on our list: Delaware (0 MD, 0 DO), Maryland (3 MD, 1 DO), New Jersey (4 MD, 1 DO), New York (15 MD, 3 DO), Ohio (6 MD, 1 DO), West Virginia (2 MD, 1 DO).
Over five years Pennsylvania ranks 7th of 51 for “USMLE” searches and 10th for “COMLEX”, but its best showing is “shelf exam”, 4th, ahead of USMLE Step 2 (9th) and Step 1 (17th) (Google Trends, retrieved October 2026). Clerkships, which end in shelf exams, run through 88 Pennsylvania hospitals on the CMS teaching hospital list, 17 of them in Philadelphia and 8 in Pittsburgh (CMS teaching hospital list).
| Search term | Pennsylvania rank of 51 |
|---|---|
| USMLE | 7 |
| USMLE Step 1 | 17 |
| USMLE Step 2 | 9 |
| COMLEX | 10 |
| Shelf exam | 4 |
Source: Google Trends, United States, past 5 years, retrieved October 2026; ranks show relative interest, not student numbers.
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Seven MD schools (Penn, Jefferson, Drexel, Temple, Pittsburgh, Penn State and Geisinger Commonwealth) and three DO colleges (PCOM, LECOM and Duquesne), on the LCME and COCA lists.
Pennsylvania's medical board allows no more than 4 attempts at each Step or Step component, per FSMB. That matches the USMLE program's own limit of four attempts per Step.
No. FSMB lists no time limit for the medical board, and no COMLEX time limit for the osteopathic board.
Two years of postgraduate training for MDs and one year for DOs, per FSMB.
Yes. We tutor Pennsylvania DO students one-on-one by live video (Zoom or Google Meet) for COMLEX Levels 1, 2-CE and 3, and for the USMLE when they sit both.
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