Enhancing the Medical School Experience
The WVSOM academic program provides students with the foundation of knowledge and skills needed by the osteopathic physician.
However, the college also recognizes the importance of extracurricular involvement. Campus student organizations can enhance the medical school experience and better prepare the student physician for eventual practice in a community setting.
All student organizations operate with the assistance of the Student Program Advisor.
Current Student Organizations
Community service projects calling for student volunteers are often incorporated into the academic year schedule. In addition, organizations listed below offer students the opportunity to gear extracurricular activities to their special interests.
- American College Of Osteopathic Family Physicians (ACOFP)
- American Geriatrics Society – WVSOM Chapter
- American College Of Osteopathic Obstetricians & Gynecologists (ACOOG)
- American College Of Osteopathic Neurologists And Psychiatrists (ACN-ACONP)
- American Osteopathic College Of Physical Medicine And Rehabilitation (AOCPMR)
- Association Of Military Osteopathic Physicians And Surgeons (AMOPS)
- Atlas Club - Ethmoid Chapter
- Christian Medical And Dental Association (CMDA)
- DO Care
- Jewish Medical Student Association (JMSA)
- Medical Students For Choice (MSFC)
- Medical Muslim Student Association
- National Osteopathic Women's Physicians Association (NOWPA)
- Pathology
- Research
- Sigma Sigma Phi – Nu Chapter (SSP)
- Student American Academy Of Osteopathy (SAAO)
- Student Osteopathic Internal Medicine Association (SOIMA)
- Student Osteopathic Medical Association (SOMA)
- Student Chapter Of The American Osteopathic Academy Of Sports Medicine (SC-AOASM)
- Student Association Of The American College Of Osteopathic Pediatricians (SAACOP)
- Student Advocate Association (SAA)
- Student Chapter Of The American College Of Osteopathic Emergency Physicians (SCACOEP)
- Student National Medical Association (SNMA)
- Student Osteopathic Surgical Association (SOSA)
- Wilderness Medicine
Student Organizations Manual
All student organizations are expected to adhere to the regulations delineated in the Student Organizations Manual. The Manual includes the full range of information relevant to all student organizations, including leadership, meetings and other events, community service, finances and purchasing and other topics.