What is Osteopathic Medicine?

Learn about osteopathic medicine and osteopathic medical education including its history and its importance in addressing U.S. healthcare needs today.



U.S. Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine

• Curriculum Overview
• Dual Degree Programs
• Student Guide to Osteopathic Medical Colleges
• Osteopathic Specialty Colleges
• Choose DO Explorer

Resources for Medical Students

• COSGP
• Diversity in OME
• Financial Aid & Funding
• Financial Aid Debt Management Modules
• Fellowships & Internships
• News & Other Resources
• Single GME Accreditation System

How to Apply to Medical School

• Apply to Med School
• General Admission Requirements
• AACOMAS Instructions
• Application Deadlines
• Application Fee Waiver

Preparing for Medical School

• Financial Aid and Scholarships
• Fellowships and Internships
• Qualities of a Successful DO Student
• Shadowing a DO
• Undergraduate Timeline for Pre-Meds

Career Planning

• Board Exams and Licensure
• Career Planning Guide
• International Clinical Rotations
• Residency Match
• Specialty Selection

Resources and Initiatives

• Single GME Accreditation System
• AACOM Reports
• Diversity in OME
• Educator Websites
• Financial Aid Debt Management Modules
• Interprofessional Education
• Preventive Medicine
• Recommended Books
• Tackling the Opioid Epidemic
• Task Force on Ethics and Professionalism
• UME-GME Continuum Initiative
• UME-GME Digital Resource Library
• VA GME Expansion

AACOM Councils and Groups

• AACOMmunities
• AACOM Councils
• AOGME: Assembly of Osteopathic Graduate Medical Educators
• EPAs Interest Group
• Medical Educator Communities
• NAOME: National Academy of Osteopathic Medical Educators
• SOME: Society for Osteopathic Medical Educators

Professional Development

• AACOM Leadership Institute
• Advisor/Preceptor Development
• Faculty Development
• Core Competencies
• Curriculum Content

Grants, Fellowships and Awards

• AACOM Awards Programs
• AACOM Research Grants
• Health Policy Fellowship
• Federal Funding Opportunities & Resources
• NAM Fellowship in Osteopathic Medicine
• Scholar in Residence

Meetings and Events

• Upcoming Meetings
• Educating Leaders 2020

Careers at AACOM

• AACOM Job Connection

• Resources for Administrators

• Resources for Medical Students

• Resources for Researchers

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• Federal Funding Opportunities & Resources
• Financial Aid and Scholarships
• Other

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Newsletters and Publications

• Inside OME Newsletter
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• Student Guide to Osteopathic Medical Colleges
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