At present, there are 129 (three were created in the last 24 months) accredited Allopathic Medical Schools and 26 Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine in the USA. With one exception, they are all either private or public and not for profit.

Proprietary schools, have been good business propositions in the Caribbean, (there are 60 of these schools spread over many islands), have not been established in continental USA because for many years it was assumed that accreditation requirements will not approve such a school.  This situation is changing and in fact, one proprietary osteopathic medical school has just been established and accredited, and there are other plans for investor developed medical schools. Read more


The state of Florida has a total of 6 Allopathic and 2 Osteopathic Medical Schools. The University of Miami Medical School is the only one that is private:

  • University of Florida College of Medicine in Gainesville
  • University of South Florida College of Medicine in Tampa
  • Florida State University College of Medicine in Tallahassee
  • Florida International University College of Medicine in Miami (First year of admissions - 2009)
  • University of Central Florida College of Medicine in Orlando (First year of admissions - 2009)
  • University of Miami School of Medicine in Miami
  • Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine - Bradenton Campus
  • Nova Southeastern College of Osteopathic Medicine in Fort Lauderdale



  • Quality hands-on education for medical students and residents
  • Programs for both Allopathic and Osteopathic Physicians
  • Patients gain access to quality medical care
  • Access to PWeRTM - a dynamic health information technology platform
  • Clinical research opportunities
  • Faculty are up-to-date and never out
    of practice to problem-based teaching model