Member Discounts
A Free AOA Membership!
All osteopathic medical students have free American Osteopathic Association (AOA) membership. With that you receive access to all of the member benefits and discounts! View them here.
You’ll also find specific information for students at www.osteopathic.org/students to help you transition into postdoctoral training and beyond.
SOMA members receive a 10% discount on all subscriptions lengths for the COMLEX and COMAT question banks! CLICK HERE to access your discount code.
COMQUEST has prepared tens of thousands of medical students all over the country for the COMLEX and COMAT since 2008. The team at COMQUEST recently added thousands of new questions, with thorough explanations, to ensure that medical students are prepared for today’s testing standards for the COMLEX Level 1, COMLEX Level 2-CE, COMLEX Level 3, Family Medicine COMAT, Internal Medicine COMAT, Ob/Gyn COMAT, Pediatrics COMAT, Psychiatry COMAT, Surgery COMAT, and Emergency Medicine COMAT.
COMQUEST’s new platform includes more robust analytics in order to allow medical students to gauge performance on a variety of helpful metrics. The platform is responsive meaning it automatically adjusts to fit the size of your browser window, whether it’s a browser on an iPhone, iPad, Android tablet, or any other device. Alternatively, you can download one of their native apps from the Apple App Store or Google Play.
Founded in 2008 by an osteopathic physician who was disappointed in the COMLEX products available, COMQUEST has since dedicated itself to providing the best COMLEX and COMAT preparation in the market. The team at COMQUEST maintains excellent customer service 365 days a year.
SOMA is excited to partner with MCATBROS, a national leader in the MCAT preparation community, services, and resources, and comprehensive admissions consulting for USA DO and MD students. To expand support for premedical and medical school students through the process of becoming Osteopathic Physicians, MCATBROS aims to bring forward community together to support students.
MCATBROS, a brand that began in 2018, has created famous resources for the MCAT including the famous KA 300 page notes, which are freely available at mcatbros.com (among many other resources), and led the creation of free notes on all areas of the MCAT based on the Khan academy MCAT video playlist which are also available on their website. MCATBROS has supported pre-DO students by building the largest Facebook Community for DO students, pre-DO, and Physicians at www.facebook.com/groups/DoandDOtoBe, where students can get help for any question they have in the process, and has since also been launching communities for students who need extra support on COMLEX exams.
Through the partnership, the aim is to support premedical school students through educational programming, scholarships that premedical school students’ pre-SOMA students can apply for, and through free product and MCAT & Admissions Consulting service giveaways to premedical students.
In addition, for medical school students, MCATBROS has free communities to support medical school students with board prep exams and communities. For students studying for COMLEX, a niche community, https://www.facebook.com/groups/1778494722484750 was built several years ago to support students in finding resources, community, study partners, and ask questions they are concerned about. For residency applications via ERAS – MCATBROS has a community led by a current Resident Physician at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/7490107871032034
MCATBROS has helped 1000+ students get into Osteopathic Medical school with MCAT and admissions services, including SOMA board members. Check out their Instagram @mcatbros where they are posting constant success stories to motivate premedical school students, sharing results to Osteopathic Medical school admissions with MCAT scores as low as 490. More recently, on Instagram, MCATBROS has launched @the.come.back.club.mcatbros, which aims to encourage medical school students who are struggling at any point in medical school – from school exams, to shelf exams, to personal challenges, to board prep struggles and failures, to gap years in medical school, to transitioning medical schools.
Finally, MCATBROS offers the opportunity for any medical school student to become a tutor and admissions consultant at www.facebook.com/groups/prehealthservices for both premedical and medical school students, as time permits, and serve as independent contractors in the process.
Mind Split Cafe: Med School Edition is your go-to wellness hub tailored specifically for future physicians. Designed to support your journey through medical school and beyond, we offer curated wellness resources, actionable medical school success tips, and real-world insights to help you thrive—not just survive.
Our Future Doctor Features section spotlights inspiring student voices and accepts contributions from across the country. You’ll also find the latest research and advice from top experts in medicine, mental health, and education. Plus, don’t miss our special events crafted to connect, recharge, and empower the next generation of healers. Coming soon: Med Stream + —our new on-demand platform delivering high-yield content to fit your lifestyle.
Explore the vibe at: mindsplit.org
Subscribe here: https://mailchi.mp/mindsplit.org/soma
OnlineMedEd
OnlineMedEd is a medical education platform used by over 250,000 learners globally every month. They produce quality educational content to help medical students master their medical knowledge (Basic Sciences and Clinical Sciences), crush their boards, and ensure they enter residency with the right foundations to succeed. They break everything down into easy and digestible pieces of information so you can actually retain this medical content! Their goal is to build a world of knowledgeable and compassionate doctors, helping learners every step of the way.
Check them out here: https://www.onlinemeded.com/soma-offer
Panacea Financial
SOMA has partnered with Panacea Financial to offer banking designed just for medical students. As a national, digital bank built by physicians, their products and services are tailored just for doctors in training, like you!
Panacea supports their products with service designed for you.
- Private Banker – Your time matters most. As a SOMA member, you’ll have a Primary Care Banker who will work with you throughout your career. No more anonymous call-centers!
- 24/7 Service – Live, in-person concierge customer service. We work doctors’ hours, not bankers’ hours.
- Transparent Processes – No cosigner, no pre-application, no bait and switch on rates.
Enter the promo code on your application.
PRN Personal Loan
Get access to money when you need it most with rates less than half of an average credit card. As a fourth-year medical student, a PRN Loan can help with:
- Moving
- Credit card debt consolidation
- Applications and licensure
- Board exams
- Life events
Panacea Checking
This is a totally free account that will move with you throughout your career. Stop paying fees on your checking account!
- All ATM fees reimbursed – use it anywhere!
- No overdraft fees
- No minimum balance
- No monthly fees
Join the community of doctors banking at Panacea Financial today!
Panacea Financial, a division of Primis Bank. Member FDIC.
PhysicianLoans by Huntington Bank
Did you know that as a graduating DO student you are able to buy a home with no money down using the special PhysicianLoan mortgage?
Tal Frank, President of PhysicianLoans, a family-owned company his parents founded nearly 30 years ago, has been a strong SOMA supporter for many years and serves as a SOMA Foundation board advisor. Tal, along with the Loan Officers at his company, has helped thousands of DOs across the country purchase homes over the years.
To get more information about the options available to you, submit your contact information and a licensed Loan Officer will reach out. There is no cost and no obligation to determine how much you qualify for.
You can also simply email Tal a question at [email protected]
Work with a trusted source when starting your home process.
Picmonic
SOMA members receive a 20% discount on all plans. JOIN NOW and unlock your exclusive 20% discount.
Picmonic’s picture-mnemonic learning system is one of the fastest ways to review and retain high-yield facts required for dream step scores and success in med school from the beginning of your first year. Includes thousands of need-to-know topics (1,400+ 2-minute videos), 16,000+ need to know facts and multiple-choice questions, and auto-generated daily spaced repetition quizzes — research-proven to increase retention over 331%.
Picmonic’s web and mobile-based interactive interface enables students to customize content, create their own Picmonics, and add notes, images, and videos. Even better, it’s scientifically proven to increase exam scores by 50%. Hear what med students have to say, and read reviews from former med students.
ScholarRx
Scholar-Rx is the only comprehensive digital system created by the authors of First Aid, designed for use alongside First Aid. Each year, tens of thousands of med students rely on Rx to succeed in class, perform well on their NBME and shelf exams, and crush the USMLE Step 1 and COMLEX. Scholar-Rx offers tools designed to help you throughout med school, including:
Rx Bricks: Short, interactive lessons that lay the foundations of medical knowledge.
Rx360: The complete Step 1 study suite, including Step 1 Qmax, Flash Facts, and Express Videos.
Step 1 Qmax: Over 2,300 high-yield questions, plus two brand-new 160-item Self-Assessment Exams.
Flash Facts: More than 14,000 flash cards covering every key topic in First Aid, plus our spaced repetition system, Study Stream
Express Videos:1,300 high-yield videos (80+ hours in all) and a 200+ page workbook.
Step 2 CK Qmax: Over 2,300 top-rated questions.
Sketchy is the #1 interactive learning platform trusted by medical students to master complex topics, boost exam scores, and bring knowledge to life—through proven visual memory techniques and now, interactive patient cases.
With your subscription, you’ll still get the fan-favorite Sketchy Micro and Pharm, plus access to brand-new interactive clinical case simulations.
They’re designed to help you bridge the gap between memorization and real-world reasoning-so you can think like a clinician, not just a test-taker.
Check them out here