2024-2025 Kansas College of Osteopathic Medicine (KHSC-COM)

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Same haven’t heard of anything. 2/18 waitlist. The 2029 class group me has 55 members. April/May supposed to have movement.


Is accepted student day in May open to waitlist people or only accepted students?
Its for accepted students to meet faculty, get tours and meet student ambassadors
 
Did anyone else just receive a “KansasCOM Admissions Update” for those who interviewed recently? Email says to expect a decision the week of April fourteenth
yes! how was your interview if you don't mind me asking?
 
yes! how was your interview if you don't mind me asking?

I thought both my interviews went well to be honest. I got a good vibe from both interviewers and really connected with my second interviewer. Just praying it was enough for an A lol
 
It’s hard to say with all the recent obstacles it had to go through. Many people will choose something else. But for those that Kansas is the only hope they will attend
 
Hey guys! Just letting yall know I'll be declining my acceptance to go MD but I'm so happy it's going to go to someone that deserves it! This is a great school and great vibes!
 
They said this week, so anytime between now and Friday. Hoping it’s earlier in the week the waiting has been long
 
any interview tips? i have mine coming up soon
It’s nothing crazy. Definitely research the school well and have a cool fun fact ready. The questions they asked me in the MMIs were very random but I felt like the interviewers were easy to talk to and it was way more conversational than other interviews I’ve had! Be yourself you’ll do great!! Good luck
 
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Congrats! Hopefully they’re sending out A’s in batches cause I didn’t get anything and now I’m nervous lol
 
No just for March interviews I believe. I interviewed early March and haven’t heard anything yet.
 
so tempted to email them but also realize how that will literally do nothing
 
Can any students at KansasCOM comment on the changes admin has made in response to the 75% pass rate for the comlex 1? Everything about this school has made me deeply interested in attending, but this one thing is pretty big and makes me question whether I should go.
 
Can any students at KansasCOM comment on the changes admin has made in response to the 75% pass rate for the comlex 1? Everything about this school has made me deeply interested in attending, but this one thing is pretty big and makes me question whether I should go.
a ton of improvements. for starters end of a course/block we take NBME exams and basic science COMATs. this not only helps prepare for step (for those wanting to take that) but also comlex (COMATs). in general curriculum is a lot more board-oriented and organized than it was previously from what I've heard. we're given a lot of resources (UWorld, B&B, Truelearn, Pathoma, FirstAid Forward, OnlineMedEd, PicMonic (DO version of sketchy??)). as much as Kansascom has gotten a lot of hate recently a lot of it has definitely been blown out of proportion. at the end of the day everyone def should make the decision on their own after all the evidence but a lot of the stuff people online have said about kansascom happens at almost every other med school.
 
Also, I believe second year students who did not pass practice board exams (with a score of 460+, higher than 400) are not able to sit on the real thing. Because of this some second year students are at risk of repeating their second year even if they pass all their classes and in-house exams. April and May are dedicated board study periods for second year students.
 
a ton of improvements. for starters end of a course/block we take NBME exams and basic science COMATs. this not only helps prepare for step (for those wanting to take that) but also comlex (COMATs). in general curriculum is a lot more board-oriented and organized than it was previously from what I've heard. we're given a lot of resources (UWorld, B&B, Truelearn, Pathoma, FirstAid Forward, OnlineMedEd, PicMonic (DO version of sketchy??)). as much as Kansascom has gotten a lot of hate recently a lot of it has definitely been blown out of proportion. at the end of the day everyone def should make the decision on their own after all the evidence but a lot of the stuff people online have said about kansascom happens at almost every other med school.
Thanks for answering my question, but are you all actually able to keep up with goals they are setting with the comat system? Doing X number of questions etc. Also I have heard the testing is outrageously hard at this school?
 
Thanks for answering my question, but are you all actually able to keep up with goals they are setting with the comat system? Doing X number of questions etc. Also I have heard the testing is outrageously hard at this school?
Same here, I heard there’s a ton of students repeating the year and that 25 first years have been dismissed already.
 
At Kansas COM, professors who are also practicing clinicians (MDs or DOs) tend to focus on what really matters in day-to-day medicine. They teach using clinical experiences and prioritize clinically relevant material—things you’re actually likely to encounter in practice. In contrast, board exams often feel disconnected from clinical reality. They still place a heavy emphasis on rare diseases, detailed biochemical pathways, and mechanisms that, while foundational, don’t always reflect what physicians actually see in modern U.S. practice (there are many, many examples of this). On top of that, the questions are often long-winded and packed with distractors that can make it harder to focus on what really matters.

Imagine a student who aces the boards but walks into practice and immediately jumps to diagnose a patient with some obscure condition they memorized for the exam—only to miss the far more common, practical explanation. That’s not just unhelpful—it could be dangerous.

The pressure to perform well on board exams can also create a tough dilemma for students. Some begin to prioritize board prep over in-house exams, even skipping lectures to focus on board-style questions. As a result, they may miss valuable learning opportunities, fall behind on material that builds clinical reasoning, and in some cases, end up doing well on board practice tests but failing their actual class exams. It’s important to remember: if you don’t pass your classes, you can’t even sit for the boards. So in-house exams should come first—build that foundation, then build on it with board prep.

Kansas COM takes a more forward-thinking approach. The goal isn’t just to produce good test-takers, but to develop skilled, real-world clinicians. For example, the curriculum emphasizes understanding prevalence and incidence and gets students reading scientific journals from the start, teaching them to support diagnoses and treatments with evidence-based reasoning. Unfortunately, despite this more practical training, it’s still the board exams that ultimately determine who gets to move on to clinical rotations.
 
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Same here, I heard there’s a ton of students repeating the year and that 25 first years have been dismissed already.
We started with a class of 204 students, and now we’re down to 173. Right now, we’re in the cardiac module, and things are getting intense. Our upcoming final exam uses NBME-style questions, and it’s not just covering cardiac—it also includes immunology, hematology, and lymphatics, since we haven’t been tested on those yet in this format. Within the same week, we also have to take and pass the COMAT exam in order to pass the class. On top of that, about half the class still needs to remediate one or two courses over the summer.


I say this carefully and with respect, but Kansas COM does admit some students with lower MCAT scores. That’s not to say they can’t succeed, as there are other measures of success like hard work, perseverance, determination, etc. (and they probably wouldn't admit students if they didn't believe in the student), but it does mean some students may start the program with a steeper hill to climb—something that would be a challenge at any med school.
 
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We started with a class of 204 students, and now we’re down to 173. Right now, we’re in the cardiac module, and things are getting intense. Our upcoming final exam uses NBME-style questions, and it’s not just covering cardiac—it also includes immunology, hematology, and lymphatics, since we haven’t been tested on those yet in this format. Within the same week, we also have to take and pass the COMAT exam in order to pass the class. On top of that, about half the class still needs to remediate one or two courses over the summer.


I say this carefully and with respect, but Kansas COM does admit some students with lower MCAT scores. That’s not to say they can’t succeed, but it does mean some students may start the program with a steeper hill to climb—something that would be a challenge at any med school.
Hi! So you're saying KansasCOM has in house exams or board style exam questions? I'm a bit confused regarding that. And with professors teaching modern medicine today, does this help prep for board exams? I'm worried with the abundance of material (but am excited of course to attend this school). Just wanted to ask

Also wanted to ask because I saw a response from another student who said the reason why people perform bad on the exams is because professors put questions that aren't relevant to the material or were not mentioned. Is that true?

I understand this is a new school and we got to put more effort and adjust to the changes, but I just want to understand a bit more on the curriculum!
 
Hi! So you're saying KansasCOM has in house exams or board style exam questions? I'm a bit confused regarding that. And with professors teaching modern medicine today, does this help prep for board exams? I'm worried with the abundance of material (but am excited of course to attend this school). Just wanted to ask

Also wanted to ask because I saw a response from another student who said the reason why people perform bad on the exams is because professors put questions that aren't relevant to the material or were not mentioned. Is that true?

I understand this is a new school and we got to put more effort and adjust to the changes, but I just want to understand a bit more on the curriculum!
Hey! Totally understand your concerns—this is something a lot of us have asked, especially early on.

At the beginning of the school year, most of our exams were in-house, meaning the professors wrote their own questions based on lectures and course material (and the questions were easier with more 1st and 2nd order questions aiming to build students up to the harder 3rd order questions. But after the board scores came out, the school realized there was room to improve how we’re prepped for Step 1. So starting in Trimester 2, especially with the MSK module, they began building final exams using NBME question banks ( I believe the professors are still free to write questions on mid-term exams). These questions are more 2nd and 3rd order and are more aligned with what we’ll see on boards, so it's definitely a step in the right direction in terms of board prep.

That said, it’s still a balance. The professors that are not phDs, meaning MDs or DOs, are practicing clinicians, so they focus a lot on teaching medicine as it’s actually practiced today—which is great for clinical reasoning and long-term learning, but sometimes board exams love to ask more obscure or outdated stuff. The good news is, the curriculum is evolving, and they’re trying to integrate more board-style content without losing that real-world focus.

And honestly, that kind of clinically focused teaching helps you build the skills that will really matter on rotations—like how to think critically, communicate effectively, and make evidence-based decisions. Those are the same skills that will impress your attendings and can earn you strong letters of recommendation for residency (you have a month to impress each one of your attendings but the truth is there are not that many chances to do so, so come prepared with those skills)

As for the comment about questions not being relevant or covered—there were times early on when it felt like questions came out of left field. But in many cases, that was due to the growing pains of a new curriculum and transitioning to a more standardized testing style. Since then, they’ve worked on improving question quality and alignment with the taught material. It’s still not perfect, and we’ve had to adapt along the way, but things are getting better each trimester.

It’s true that being part of a new school means we’ve had to be flexible and give feedback as the program develops, but the upside is that the school is responsive and genuinely trying to improve. Hope that helps clarify things a bit!
 
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Hey! Totally understand your concerns—this is something a lot of us have asked, especially early on.

At the beginning of the school year, most of our exams were in-house, meaning the professors wrote their own questions based on lectures and course material (and the questions were easier with more 1st and 2nd order questions aiming to build students up to the harder 3rd order questions. But after the board scores came out, the school realized there was room to improve how we’re prepped for Step 1. So starting in Trimester 2, especially with the MSK module, they began building final exams using NBME question banks ( I believe the professors are still free to write questions on mid-term exams). These questions are more 2nd and 3rd order and are more aligned with what we’ll see on boards, so it's definitely a step in the right direction in terms of board prep.

That said, it’s still a balance. The professors that are not phDs, meaning MDs or DOs, are practicing clinicians, so they focus a lot on teaching medicine as it’s actually practiced today—which is great for clinical reasoning and long-term learning, but sometimes board exams love to ask more obscure or outdated stuff. The good news is, the curriculum is evolving, and they’re trying to integrate more board-style content without losing that real-world focus.

And honestly, that kind of clinically focused teaching helps you build the skills that will really matter on rotations—like how to think critically, communicate effectively, and make evidence-based decisions. Those are the same skills that will impress your attendings and can earn you strong letters of recommendation for residency.

As for the comment about questions not being relevant or covered—there were times early on when it felt like questions came out of left field. But in many cases, that was due to the growing pains of a new curriculum and transitioning to a more standardized testing style. Since then, they’ve worked on improving question quality and alignment with the taught material. It’s still not perfect, and we’ve had to adapt along the way, but things are getting better each trimester.

It’s true that being part of a new school means we’ve had to be flexible and give feedback as the program develops, but the upside is that the school is responsive and genuinely trying to improve. Hope that helps clarify things a bit!
I really appreciate the time you took out of your day to write all this! This helps a lot. It is my only acceptance and it's disheartening when people say to not attend there and it makes me feel like crap lol. So thank you! Can I also DM you with more questions if you do not mind?
 
I really appreciate the time you took out of your day to write all this! This helps a lot. It is my only acceptance and it's disheartening when people say to not attend there and it makes me feel like crap lol. So thank you! Can I also DM you with more questions if you do not mind?
sure feel free to DM me anytime!
 
How late Kansascom will conduct interviews? In other words when the interviews will end? Appreciate a reply.
 
On WL. I got an email from admissions that said "Self Registration Verification Code" with a code to register, did anyone else get this? What is the code for?
 
yeah i got it too and emailed them. they said its a new system transition error
 
On WL. I got an email from admissions that said "Self Registration Verification Code" with a code to register, did anyone else get this? What is the code for?

They just sent a clarifying email about it. It was just a system transition error. Hoping to see waitlist movement soon
 
Hi Laker$.

I’m a OMS1 set to graduate in class of 2028. I am in the same class as user Mia Tia.

I would like to clear the air for everyone who is a prospective student that is reading into the fear mongering and to please disregard any DM that any user might be sending as it is not accurate. The fact that people are sending DMs instead of posting publicly should be enough to show that maybe what is being said is not accurate if one has to post it in DMs.

Anyhow, to answer your question.

First: yes KansasCOM is a new school. It’s subject to change. It’s not perfect. But neither is any school. Yes it has its growing pains. But what did one expect? My experience and many of my classmates who attend KansasCOM can vouch that the school is truly doing their part in attempting to optimize the curriculum for prospective students and truly does care about the well-being of the students… the victim mentality will cause one not to see this though.

Second: to answer your question regarding people being dismissed. You should be happy that KansasCOM is not “passing” students who did not meet the requirements expected. That would lead to KansasCOM generating many poorly qualified physicians. If you were sick and in the hospital and you needed a physician, would you want a physician who got pushed through the system and was given the title as a DO, or a physician who earned his/her way into the position they are in? It seems like a no-brainer for me. After all, is physicians are dealing with PEOPLES LIVES one day… it seems obvious you would want people who earned their DO title as opposed to one who expected the school to spoon feed them.

All that to say, it is the same as any other school. If you do no meet the passing requirements, you must remediate. If you fail a remediation, you are dismissed.

Medschool is NOT college. I can say with full confidence, being in medical school and one’s success MAINLY depends on the effort the student puts into their classes and studies. Not the faculty holding your hand and spoon feeding you a pass. It’s the students responsibility to take their education seriously.

If you want to blame the school blame it for recruiting someone who was not willing to make the effort of working hard enough to succeed. I’ve found that if being a physician is something you ACTUALLY want to do, the studies and hard work are so worth it and the newness of the school does not impact one’s success NEAR as much as being expressed by certain salty people in this feed… truly, if being a physician is something that you always want to do, you’ll find a way—regardless if it’s Harvard, the Caribbean, or KansasCOM.

In addition to that, unprofessional behavior, such as sitting online and trashing a new schools reputation because of a bad experience, exhibited by some students, can result in a dismissal. After all, physicians are trained PROFESSIONALS. We are called to be of the highest standard in the hospital. Why would KansasCOM want unprofessional students who put more effort into Reddit posts and SDN posts than their full effort into their classes, to graduate and care for human lives? Again, that would reflect very poorly on the school.

Finally, just because you get into medschool does not mean you’re gonna be a doctor. Plain and simple. Medschool is arguably the hardest graduate program one can do in their life. So it’s no wonder people who aren’t willing to put the work in and got dismissed are blaming the school. Newsflash, the same thing would happen at any other school. Even at Harvard where the program is one of the best for medical education. It boils down to this: If you don’t put the work in, you’re gonna get dismissed, regardless of the school.

If you have any other questions, feel free to shoot me a message.
I want to second this as well. People online lately going around saying the school is horrible (even people who aren't here), and going off of the few that have said (and continue to say) only negative things about the school. It's definitely not perfect, but no school is. I understand complaining about some of the stuff being said but other stuff about tests being "too hard" or requirements being "too crazy"... I'm not sure what people expect from a medical school. Everyone knows it's hard. And most of the requirements here aren't any more crazier than they are at majority of other schools so why is Kansascom getting all the hate. First everyone talked about how bad the first class board pass rate was (which is totally valid because it is very low) - and now that the school is actively doing something about it to fix the problem and try to raise the scores.. people are complaining about it anyway. And I guarantee a lot of the students who are online saying the most negative of things about the school are the disgruntled ones projecting their own failures onto the school.
I'm also not sure where some people are getting the idea that there's no support here... we have academic tutors and upperclassmen who are also tutors to help with course material. I've personally gone to a lot of these sessions and they have truly been amazing. Faculty are always available for extra help and some go above and beyond for students outside of their many responsibilities. We're always getting emails reminding us of all the academic resources available to us, but there are students who don't utilize them at all or give them a fair shot. My faculty mentor has also been extremely helpful with guidance of all things medical school and the future. Of course I understand everyone's experience here is not going to be the same but I just want to point out that just because a couple people online are saying the absolute worst - it's not the whole picture, and some may not even be true at all. Speaking to some upperclassmen the general census is that the curriculum has improved a TON and is continuing to. I would be extremely worried if things were bad but NOT changing at all - the changes yes can be frustrating but they've all been in the right direction in hopes to improve everyone's experience here and a lot have been in direct response to student feedback.
We're all adults at the end of the day. Admin have been very clear about expectations since day 1 (even with changes), and just because you don't agree with what they have to say doesn't automatically make them bad people.
 
I want to second this as well. People online lately going around saying the school is horrible (even people who aren't here), and going off of the few that have said (and continue to say) only negative things about the school. It's definitely not perfect, but no school is. I understand complaining about some of the stuff being said but other stuff about tests being "too hard" or requirements being "too crazy"... I'm not sure what people expect from a medical school. Everyone knows it's hard. And most of the requirements here aren't any more crazier than they are at majority of other schools so why is Kansascom getting all the hate. First everyone talked about how bad the first class board pass rate was (which is totally valid because it is very low) - and now that the school is actively doing something about it to fix the problem and try to raise the scores.. people are complaining about it anyway. And I guarantee a lot of the students who are online saying the most negative of things about the school are the disgruntled ones projecting their own failures onto the school.
I'm also not sure where some people are getting the idea that there's no support here... we have academic tutors and upperclassmen who are also tutors to help with course material. I've personally gone to a lot of these sessions and they have truly been amazing. Faculty are always available for extra help and some go above and beyond for students outside of their many responsibilities. We're always getting emails reminding us of all the academic resources available to us, but there are students who don't utilize them at all or give them a fair shot. My faculty mentor has also been extremely helpful with guidance of all things medical school and the future. Of course I understand everyone's experience here is not going to be the same but I just want to point out that just because a couple people online are saying the absolute worst - it's not the whole picture, and some may not even be true at all. Speaking to some upperclassmen the general census is that the curriculum has improved a TON and is continuing to. I would be extremely worried if things were bad but NOT changing at all - the changes yes can be frustrating but they've all been in the right direction in hopes to improve everyone's experience here and a lot have been in direct response to student feedback.
We're all adults at the end of the day. Admin have been very clear about expectations since day 1 (even with changes), and just because you don't agree with what they have to say doesn't automatically make them bad people.
Thank you so much for this! It is nerve wracking to see nothing but negative opinions about this school online. I’m glad there’s some positivity going around about KansasCOM, and that they’re trying to change (especially since they’re my only A atm)
 
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