SOMA is teaming up with Jaanuu! Click here for additional details

Our Story Founded by sibling duo Dr. Neela Sethi Young (pediatrician in Los Angeles) and Shaan Sethi (former private equity investor), Jaanuu launched in 2013 to disrupt a placated medical uniform landscape. Jaanuu is derived from the Hindi word for life—jaan—in reverence to all that life challenges our community to …

Panacea Financial Announces Partnership with The Student Osteopathic Medical Association

Little Rock, Arkansas – April 23, 2021 – Panacea Financial (Panacea), a division of Primis that provides financial services for medical students, residents/fellows and attending physicians, today announced a partnership with The Student Osteopathic Medical Association (SOMA).  SOMA is the nation’s largest independent organization of approximately 31,000 Osteopathic medical students, …

Position Statement on Reintroducing a National Clinical Skills Examination

The Student Osteopathic Medical Association supports the indefinite cancellation of the COMLEX Level 2-PE clinical skills examination and strongly opposes the re-introduction of such an exam into the osteopathic physician licensure pathway. In late February, SOMA conducted a survey regarding pre-medical student, medical student, and physician opinion on the future …

SOMA Spring Convention 2021: Toolkit to Action & Advocacy

March 5th-6th | A Virtual Convention For the second year now, the SOMA Spring Convention was online, due to COVID-19. Our community of resilient leaders was still able to gather, virtually, to learn, connect, and gather materials for their Action & Advocacy Toolkit with excitement and preparedness. This conference is …

Wellness Corner

Welcome back to the Wellness Corner! In this week’s installment of the Wellness Corner, we would like to introduce you to this eBook, which was published to help reduce stress amongst frontline healthcare workers. This eBook features affirmations, quotes, and beautiful mandalas that are meant to provide you with some …