Apply for AACOM’s Osteopathic Health Policy Internship

Published December 02, 2025

By AACOM Government Relations

Advocacy OHPI OME Advocate

Applications are now open for the 2026-2027 Osteopathic Health Policy Internship (OHPI) Program.

Selected osteopathic medical students will spend eight consecutive weeks working virtually with AACOM's Government Relations department, where they will learn about and advance AACOM’s legislative and regulatory advocacy priorities, including the FAIR ActH.R. 2314 / S. 2715; the Community TEAMS ActH.R. 3885; and osteopathic research funding.

The OHPI Program is open to current second- and third-year osteopathic medical students (OMS II and III) who will be on their clinical rotations during the 2026-2027 academic year. First-year students and students entering the Match this year are not eligible for the internship. Learn more and apply by 11:59 PM on February 20, 2026.