Students & Residents

Student memberships for NCOMA are paid by the medical school each year. Residents may apply on-line.

Resources for Students:

Osteopathic Colleges There are 36 accredited osteopathic colleges in the United States at 57 teaching locations in 33 states. Check out this page for information about each college.
How to become a D.O.
Opportunities Osteopathic student doctors can search for AOA-approved internships and residency programs through the Opportunities database. Opportunities offers comprehensive information on current osteopathic post-doctoral training programs. Visit the AOA’s Match information page to lean more about the Match process.
Osteopathic State and Regional Medical Associations Each state has an osteopathic organization that represents the interests of DOs both inside the state and at the national level inside the AOA governing structure.
For the latest edition of the Osteopathic Medical College Information Book (CIB), visit the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM) site.

Links and Resources:

SOMA — Student Osteopathic Medical Association
COSGP — Council of Osteopathic Student Government Presidents
Scholarships offered by the American Osteopathic Foundation are found here.
NCOMA’s Facebook page
View videos relating to osteopathic medicine on the AOA’s YouTube Channel and submit your own!

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Upcoming Events

Fri Oct 1, 2021VOMA Fall CME Conference

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Fri Oct 22, 2021OMED 2021

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Announcements

The CME Center provides on-demand programs, webinars and live educational opportunities addressing a broad spectrum of topics for osteopathic physicians. Learn more here.

Student Loan Refinancing Available

Do you want to take advantage of today’s historically low interest rates when your federal student loan payments resume in the fall? With SoFi Pause, you can lock in today’s low interest rate and still enjoy the reprieve of payments until September. To read details about the offer, visit https://sofi.com/aoa, click the title with the alarm clock and log in to your account to see page that describes the program. You do not have to be a member of the AOA or NCOMA to take advantage of this offer.

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Meet Our Associate Members

Tom Thalman, certified financial planner is the founder of Turning Point Retirement Associates, an independent financial services focused on helping clients determine and achieve their financial goals. Tom has been an Associate Member for many years and is a regular sponsor of NCOMA CME events.

Job Opportunities

Members, if you have a job opportunity in your practice that you wish for us to share, send the information to Nancy Guy, Director at [email protected]