Student Association of the American College of Family Physicians

Club Description

Our mission statement: to strengthen the relationship between students, faculty members, and other student organizations while promoting excellence in osteopathic family medicine through quality education and responsible advocacy.

Becoming a SAACOFP member is FREE! By becoming a member you will gain access to all of our speakers, volunteering events, scholarships and other opportunities.

We provide great networking opportunities with other medical students, residents and attending physicians. We have a variety of speaker to showcase all of the opportunities/possibilities you can have while practicing as a family medicine physician. Even if your passion isn’t family medicine we have speakers on various residency tips and trick, as well has different practice models such as direct primary care.

Club Activities include: * Asbury Woods Invasive Species Clean Up * Donation Drives * Guest speakers on topics such as what to look for in residency programs, what is direct primary care, how to implement OMT into your practice and many more. * Fundraisers include: white coat embroidery sale and our pin sale

We provide students with the opportunities to get involved with ACOFP (American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians) on a national level.

Next years ACOFP conference will be in New Orleans, Louisiana! This is a GREAT networking opportunity with students and physicians from around the United States who are all passionate about being an osteopathic family physician! Last years conference included a student session that included an OMT workshop and a skills workshop.

Come prepare yourself for life after medical school and join SAACOFP!


Officers

Faculty Advisor: Dr. Richard Ortoski

President: Michael Matteis

Vice President: Edwin Zhu

Secretary: Janet Johns

Treasurer: Samuel Calkins

Volunteer Coordinator: Aaliya Khaja

Co-National Liaison: Bryce Selman

Co-National Liaison: Jung-In Park


News & Events

  • DATES & TIMES: Saturday, October 5th, 2024, 9:00-11:30 A.M. LOCATION: Second Harvest Food Bank Warehouse 1507 Grimm Drive, Erie, PA 16501 *Volunteers will work alongside other volunteers & Second Harvest staff to accomplish the “Project of the Day”. While warehouse projects vary…
  • SAACOFP is hosting our annual white coat embroidery fundraiser. Drop off your white coats in the LECOM cafeteria on Monday September 16th, 2024 from 12 pm – 1 pm, Tuesday September 17th, 2024 from 12 pm – 1 pm, Thursday September 19th,…
  • SAACOFP is hosting our annual white coat embroidery fundraiser. Drop off your white coats in the LECOM cafeteria on Monday September 16th, 2024 from 12 pm – 1 pm, Tuesday September 17th, 2024 from 12 pm – 1 pm, Thursday September 19th,…
  • Please join us for guest speaker: Dr. Katherine Lincoln, DO, MHA, who serves as the wound healing & hyperbaric medicine specialist at Guthrie Medical Group, Sayre, PA, for an educational session on the subspecialty of wound care.  Dr. Lincoln was a family…