Almost all the older DO schools could get LCME accreditation if they invested a little into research their research programs. It would be 100x better for the profession for DO's to have stronger institutes and conduct research. And in my opinion, if it means having to shut down a few schools which really are giving their students a sub-par education than so be it.
And to Denco, I'm not really saying anything new or pulling this out of my ass. These are real concerns from real DO's and DO students that are very vocally voiced on the "9 New DO schools" Thread on Osteopathic. Because really, no one wants the profession to turn into poop and be represented by a cesspool of dirt poor schools.
And I commented on there this list of new schools being proposed...
Alabama Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine[44] Dothan DO 2013
California University of California, Merced School of Medicine[45] Merced MD 2013
California University of California, Riverside School of Medicine[46] Riverside MD 2012
California The Scripps Research Institute School of Medicine La Jolla MD 2013[47]
California California Northstate University College of Medicine[48] Elk Grove MD 2012
Connecticut Quinnipiac University[49] North Haven MD 2013 or 2014
Florida Palm Beach Medical College Palm Beach MD Under Discussion
Indiana Marian University[50] Indianapolis DO Under Discussion
Michigan Central Michigan University College of Medicine[51] Mount Pleasant MD 2013
Michigan Western Michigan University[52] Kalamazoo MD Under Discussion
Missouri Missouri Southern State University KCUMB Partnership Joplin DO 2012
New Jersey Cooper Medical School of Rowan University[53] Camden MD 2012
New Mexico Bataan Medical School of University of New Mexico Las Cruces MD Under Discussion
Oklahoma OU - TU School of Community Medicine[54] Tulsa MD 2014
Oregon Western University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific Lebanon DO 2011
Pennsylvania Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine at Seton Hill University[55] Greensburg DO 2011
South Carolina Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine: Carolinas Campus[56] Spartanburg DO 2011
Tennessee King School of Medicine[57] Bristol MD 2012
Texas University of Houston[citation needed] Houston MD Under Discussion
13 MD programs being proposed on this list alone...