Applicants must submit letters of support from one osteopathic medical college faculty member, one osteopathic physician and one community leader. Non-independent students must have at least one parent, step parent or court-appointed guardian who is an Oklahoma resident and who has claimed the applicant as a dependent on his/her federal income tax return for the previous year. Preference will be shown to applicants who have completed two years of osteopathic medical education and who indicate a desire to practice in Oklahoma.