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All U.S. and Canadian Medical Schools Are Free of Live Animal Use

Below is a list of the 211 accredited osteopathic (†) and allopathic medical schools in the United States and Canada surveyed by the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine. According to this survey, there are no U.S. or Canadian schools known to use live animals for medical student training.

Comments: (1) 154 U.S. allopathic schools; (2) 40 U.S. osteopathic schools; (3) 17 Canada allopathic schools; (4) Total = 211 accredited U.S. and Canada medical schools. New schools are added as accredited and after animal-use status is determined.

Updated: June 21, 2019

UNITED STATES (194)

Alabama (4)

†Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine – Dothan
†Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine-Auburn – Auburn
University of Alabama School of Medicine – Birmingham
University of South Alabama College of Medicine – Mobile

Alaska (0)

Arizona (4)

†Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine of Midwestern University – Glendale
†A.T. Still University of Health Sciences School of Osteopathic Medicine in Arizona – Mesa
University of Arizona College of Medicine-Phoenix – Phoenix
University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson

Arkansas (2)

†Arkansas College of Medicine – Fort Smith
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Medicine – Little Rock

California (15)

(†) California Health Sciences University College of Osteopathic Medicine – Clovis
California Northstate University College of Medicine – Elk Grove
California University of Science and Medicine School of Medicine – San Bernardino
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA – Los Angeles
Kaiser Permanente School of Medicine – Pasadena
Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California – Los Angeles
Loma Linda University School of Medicine – Loma Linda
Stanford University School of Medicine – Stanford
†Touro University College of Osteopathic Medicine-CA – Vallejo
University of California-Davis School of Medicine – Sacramento
University of California-Irvine School of Medicine – Irvine
University of California-Riverside School of Medicine – Riverside
University of California-San Diego School of Medicine – La Jolla
University of California-San Francisco School of Medicine – San Francisco
†Western University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific – Pomona

Colorado (2)

†Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine – Parker
University of Colorado School of Medicine – Denver

Connecticut (3)

Frank H. Netter, MD School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University – North Haven
University of Connecticut School of Medicine – Farmington
Yale School of Medicine – New Haven

Delaware (0)

District of Columbia (3)

Georgetown University School of Medicine– Washington
George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences– Washington
Howard University College of Medicine– Washington

Florida (10)

Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine at Florida Atlantic University – Boca Raton
Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine – Miami
Florida State University College of Medicine – Tallahassee
†Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine-Bradenton – Bradenton
Nova Southeastern University College of Allopathic Medicine – Fort Lauderdale
†Nova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic Medicine – Fort Lauderdale
University of Central Florida College of Medicine – Orlando
University of Florida College of Medicine – Gainesville
University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine – Miami
University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine – Tampa

Georgia (5)

Emory University School of Medicine – Atlanta
†Georgia Campus-Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine – Suwanee
Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University – Augusta
Mercer University School of Medicine – Macon
Morehouse School of Medicine – Atlanta

Hawaii (1)

John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawai′i at Manoa – Honolulu

Idaho (1)

†Idaho College of Osteopathic Medicine – Meridian

Illinois (9)

Carle Illinois College of Medicine – Champaign
†Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine of Midwestern University – Downers Grove
Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science – Chicago
Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University – Chicago
Rush Medical College of Rush University Medical Center – Chicago
Southern Illinois University School of Medicine – Springfield
Stritch School of Medicine, Loyola University Chicago – Maywood
University of Chicago Division of the Biological Sciences, Pritzker School of Medicine – Chicago
University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine – Chicago

Indiana (2)

Indiana University School of Medicine – Indianapolis
†Marian University College of Osteopathic Medicine – Indianapolis

Iowa (2)

†Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine – Des Moines
University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine – Iowa City

Kansas (1)

University of Kansas School of Medicine – Kansas City

Kentucky (3)

†University of Pikeville Kentucky College of Osteopathic Medicine – Pikeville
University of Kentucky College of Medicine – Lexington
University of Louisville School of Medicine – Louisville

Louisiana (3)

Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine in New Orleans – New Orleans
Louisiana State University School of Medicine in Shreveport – Shreveport
Tulane University School of Medicine – New Orleans

Maine (1)

†University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine –Biddeford

Maryland (3)

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine – Baltimore
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine – Bethesda
University of Maryland School of Medicine – Baltimore

Massachusetts (4)

Boston University School of Medicine – Boston
Harvard Medical School – Boston
Tufts University School of Medicine – Boston
University of Massachusetts Medical School – Worcester

Michigan (7)

Central Michigan University College of Medicine – Mount Pleasant
Michigan State University College of Human Medicine – East Lansing
†Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine – East Lansing
Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine – Rochester
University of Michigan Medical School – Ann Arbor
Wayne State University School of Medicine – Detroit
Western Michigan University Homer Stryker, M.D. School of Medicine – Kalamazoo

Minnesota (2)

Mayo Medical School – Rochester
University of Minnesota Medical School – Minneapolis

Mississippi (2)

†William Carey University College of Osteopathic Medicine – Hattiesburg
University of Mississippi School of Medicine – Jackson

Missouri (6)

†A.T. Still University-Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine – Kirksville
†Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences College of Osteopathic Medicine – Kansas City
Saint Louis University School of Medicine – St. Louis
University of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine – Columbia
University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine – Kansas City
Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine – St. Louis

Montana (0)

Nebraska (2)

Creighton University School of Medicine – Omaha
University of Nebraska College of Medicine – Omaha

Nevada (3)

†Touro University Nevada College of Osteopathic Medicine – Henderson
University of Nevada Las Vegas School of Medicine - Las Vegas
University of Nevada Reno School of Medicine – Reno

New Hampshire (1)

Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth – Hanover

New Jersey (5)

Cooper Medical School of Rowan University – Camden
Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine at Seton Hall University – Nutley
†Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine – Stratford
Rutgers New Jersey Medical School – Newark
Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School – Piscataway

New Mexico (2)

†Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine at New Mexico State University – Las Cruces
University of New Mexico School of Medicine – Albuquerque

New York (17)

Albany Medical College – Albany
Albert Einstein College of Medicine – New York
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons – New York
CUNY School of Medicine – New York
Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine at Hofstra University – Hempstead
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai – New York
Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at Buffalo – Buffalo
†New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine – Old Westbury
New York Medical College – Valhalla
New York University Long Island School of Medicine – Mineola
New York University School of Medicine – New York
State University of New York Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine – Brooklyn
State University of New York Upstate Medical University College of Medicine – Syracuse
Stony Brook University School of Medicine – Stony Brook
†Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine – New York
University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry – Rochester
Weill Cornell Medical College of Cornell University – New York

North Carolina (5)

Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University – Greenville
†Campbell University-Jerry M. Wallace School of Osteopathic Medicine – Buies Creek
Duke University School of Medicine – Durham
University of North Carolina School of Medicine – Chapel Hill
Wake Forest School of Medicine of Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center – Winston-Salem

North Dakota (1)

University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences – Grand Forks

Ohio (7)

Boonshoft School of Medicine, Wright State University – Dayton
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine – Cleveland
Northeast Ohio Medical University College of Medicine – Rootstown
Ohio State University College of Medicine – Columbus
†Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine – Athens
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine – Cincinnati
University of Toledo College of Medicine – Toledo

Oklahoma (2)

†Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine – Tulsa
University of Oklahoma College of Medicine – Oklahoma City

Oregon (1)

Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine – Portland

Pennsylvania (9)

Commonwealth Medical College – Scranton
Drexel University College of Medicine – Philadelphia
†Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine – Erie
Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University – Philadelphia
Penn State College of Medicine – Hershey
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania – Philadelphia
†Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine – Philadelphia
Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University – Philadelphia
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine – Pittsburgh

Puerto Rico (4)

Ponce Health Sciences University School of Medicine – Ponce
San Juan Bautista School of Medicine – Caguas
Universidad Central del Caribe School of Medicine – Bayamon
University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine – San Juan

Rhode Island (1)

Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University – Providence

South Carolina (4)

†Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine-Carolinas – Spartanburg
Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine – Charleston
University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Columbia – Columbia
University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Greenville – Greenville

South Dakota (1)

University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine – Vermillion

Tennessee (5)

East Tennessee State University James H. Quillen College of Medicine – Johnson City
†Lincoln Memorial University DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine – Harrogate
Meharry Medical College School of Medicine – Nashville
University of Tennessee Health Science Center – Memphis
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine – Nashville

Texas (13)

Baylor College of Medicine – Houston
McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston – Houston
Paul L. Foster School of Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center – El Paso
Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine – College Station
Texas Christian University and the University of North Texas Health Science Center School of Medicine – Fort Worth
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine – Lubbock
†University of North Texas Health Science Center Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine – Fort Worth
University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School – Austin
University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston – Galveston
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine – Edinburg
University of Texas School of Medicine at San Antonio – San Antonio
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Southwestern Medical School – Dallas
†University of the Incarnate Word School of Osteopathic Medicine – San Antonio

Utah (1)

University of Utah School of Medicine – Salt Lake City

Vermont (1)

University of Vermont College of Medicine – Burlington

Virginia (6)

Eastern Virginia Medical School – Norfolk
†Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine – Virginia - Blacksburg
†Liberty University College of Osteopathic Medicine – Lynchburg
University of Virginia School of Medicine – Charlottesville
Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine – Richmond
Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine – Roanoke

Washington (3)

†Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine – Yakima
University of Washington School of Medicine – Seattle
Washington State University Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine – Spokane

West Virginia (3)