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.

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!