STUDENT OSTEOPATHIC MEDICAL ASSOCIA

STUDENT OSTEOPATHIC MEDICAL ASSOCIA THE STUDENT OSTEOPATHIC MEDICAL ASSOCIATION (SOMA) IS THE NATION'S LARGEST NETWORK OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICAL STUDENTS. WE ARE AN AMERICAN OSTEOPATHIC ASSOCIATION (AOA)-AFFILIATED, STUDENT-LED AND STUDENT-DRIVEN ORGANIZATION WITH DIRECT REPRESENTATION TO THE AOA. SOMA SHALL: 1. EDUCATE AND PREPARE OSTEOPATHIC LEADERS AND ADVOCATES. 2. MAINTAIN OPEN AND TRANSPARENT LINES OF COMMUNICATION TO OUR STUDENTS MEMBERS AS WE CONTINUALLT ADPAT TO THE EVOLVING NEEDS OF OUR MEMBERS AND ORGANIZATION. 3. ADVANCE COLLABORATIVE RELATIONSHIPS THAT PROMOTE OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE IN THE GREATER HEALTHCARE COMMUNITY. 4. UTILIZE OUR DIRECT AFFILIATION WITH THE AMERICAN OSTEOPATHIC ASSOCIATION TO ADVANCE THE INTERESTS AND VIEWPOINTS OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICAL STUDENTS.