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For the fourth year in a row, U.S. News & World Report gave William Carey University’s College of Osteopathic Medicine high marks. In the 2025 Best Graduate Schools of Medicine category, WCUCOM earned these nationwide distinctions:
- No. 7 for highest percentage of graduates serving in rural areas;
- No. 3 for highest percentage of graduates practicing in primary care; and
- No. 4 for highest percentage of graduates practicing in areas with shortages of health professionals.
WCUCOM also received an overall ranking that places it among the most prestigious medical schools in the country for primary care education. The new rankings, released this month, include medical schools awarding both MD (Doctor of Medicine) and DO (Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine) degrees.
“U.S. News & World Report’s high rankings over the years affirm that the goal of our College of Osteopathic Medicine, to serve the under-served, is nationally recognized to be of primary importance,” WCU President Dr. Ben Burnett said.
“I’m proud of Dr. Subbarao’s passion and commitment as he keeps the mission of the COM at the forefront of his leadership. And as a life-long Mississippian, I share his dedication to serving rural areas of our state.”
Dr. Italo Subbarao, dean of the WCU College of Osteopathic Medicine, credits the faculty and staff’s ability and willingness to educate and train servant physicians.
“The consistency of our U.S. News & World Report rankings reflects our commitment to training student doctors to live out our mission of caring for the under-served in our communities,” Subbarao said.
“With the opening of our new Institute of Primary Care later this year, we will multiply the training opportunities not only for our students, but for residency programs, physicians and other health care professionals in the region. This new facility will impact our state for generations.”
WCUCOM’s mission is to train men and women to become community-based osteopathic physicians through an emphasis on primary care, lifelong learning, research, scholarly activities, osteopathic clinical service, and graduate medical education.
Since opening in 2010, WCUCOM has graduated over 1,200 physicians with more than 70 percent going on to practice in primary care specialties.
For more about the William Carey University College of Osteopathic Medicine, visit www.wmcarey.edu.
WCU-COM Press Conference
Dr. Italo Subbarao pauses for a photo after Monday’s press conference with colleagues and medical students from WCU’s College of Osteopathic Medicine.
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