Student Osteopathic Medical Association
Club Description
SOMA’s mission is to improve the quality of health care delivery to the American people and the world. We plan to do this by contributing to the welfare and education of osteopathic medical students, as well as establishing lines of communication with other health science students and organizations. We strive to familiarize our members with the purpose and ideals of osteopathic medicine to prepare them to meet the social, moral, and ethical obligations of the osteopathic medical profession, and to ultimately promote Osteopathic ideals and unity within our profession.
Officers
Club Advisor: Dr. Stephanie Esper
President: Olivia D’Andrea
Vice President: Sophia Franco
National Liaison Officer: Shannon Klein
Treasurer: Christian Ciecierski
Secretary: Pooja Patel
News & Events
- The Pre-SOMA branch is dedicated to providing an inclusive learning environment for students who have not yet started osteopathic medical school. The Pre-SOMA directors (and potentially other SOMA volunteers) at LECOM would like to host review night Q & A sessions/and or…
- SOMA will be selling the Small Equipment package for MS1 students for the History and Physical course. The small equipment package will include a Dejerine Reflex Hammer, C128 Tuning Fork, C512 Tuning Fork, Penlight, Rosenbaum Pocket Eye Chart, Hospital Gown, Draping Sheet,…
- SOMA, Internal Medicine, and SAAO will be collaborating to do a Food Drive with the Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest Pennsylvania. This event will occur in November and is open to all students and faculty. We will have a collection bin…
- Join SOMA and Dr. Stephany Esper as she walks us through how different personalities and personas imitate the 5 elements: earth, fire, metal, wind, and water. Dr. Esper will further explain how these elements can be dysfunctional in patients and how this…