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AACOMAS Personal Statement — DO
What compels you toward osteopathic medicine, and in what ways have your formative experiences shaped your readiness for this calling?
Scored areas
6 sections
Point range
0—5 pts
Essay length
600—900 words
DO
Evaluation criteria
- 1
Drive Toward Medicine
- 2
Alignment with Osteopathic Philosophy
- 3
DO Experience and Supporting Evidence
- 4
Whole-Person Care and Commitment to Service
- 5
Depth of Reflection and Self-Understanding
- 6
Vision as a Future Osteopathic Physician
Focus Themes
- 1
Osteopathic Specificity
- 2
Experiential Grounding
- 3
Reflective Integration
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Submit your essay against AACOMAS Personal Statement — DO and get structured feedback across every evaluation criterion above.
Frequently asked questions
Quick answers about using the AACOMAS Personal Statement — DO rubric.
Don't treat them as separate sections. The rubric penalizes abstract recitation of DO principles — connect each tenet directly to a named clinical or personal moment so philosophy and story reinforce each other throughout.