AOA-SOMA Joint Position on the “Fair Access in Residency Act”

This communication is in response to recent inquiries as to the AOA’s position on the newly introduced bill, H.R. 8850, the “Fair Access in Residency (FAIR) Act.” The AOA has been publicly silent to date in deference to the crafters of the proposed legislation and those in support of it. …

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 …