Student Osteopathic Medical Association Foundation
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  • Home
  • About Us
    • Mission & Vision
    • Strategic Plan
    • History
    • What We Do
    • Board of Directors
    • Bylaws and Duties
    • SOMA Foundation Advisory Board
  • News and Events
    • Recent News
    • Upcoming Events
    • Videos and Photo Gallery
    • Foundation Chronicle Newsletter
  • Scholarships & Grants
    • Scholarships >
      • New Member Scholarship
      • Community & Preventive Medicine Scholarship
      • Humanism in Medicine Scholarship
      • Robert S. Juhasz, DO Innovative Leadership in Osteopathic Medicine Scholarship
      • Women in Medicine Scholarship
      • Ed and Melissa Loniewski Medically Underserved Scholarship
      • International Medical Outreach Scholarship
      • Marvin H. and Kathleen G. Teget ​Leadership Scholarship
      • A.T. Still Memorial Scholarship
      • Coping with Covid-19 Scholarship
    • Grants >
      • Application Information
      • Current recipients
      • Previous Recipients
      • SOMA Foundation Spring Travel Grant
      • SOMA Foundation Fall Travel Grant
  • Awards
    • Northup Educator of the Year >
      • Current Award Recipient
      • Previous Award Recipients
      • Vote Here for the Northup Winner!
  • Donate
  • Donors
    • Scholarship Donors
    • Individual Donors >
      • Platinum Club
      • Gold Club
      • Silver Club
      • Bronze Club
      • Well Wisher and Student Membership
    • Donor Spotlight
  • Helpful Links
    • Student Osteopathic Medical Association >
      • Power of a Nickel
    • SOMA Alumni
    • American Osteopathic Association
    • Pre-SOMA
    • American Osteopathic Foundation
    • Physician Loans
    • Other Sources for Student Funding
    • Educational Resources

A Brief History 

In 1978 Student Osteopathic Medical Association (SOMA) Foundation was created as a philanthropic branch of SOMA to provide support to..
  • Contribute to the welfare and education of osteopathic medical students
  • Improve the quality of health care delivery to the people of the world
  • Familiarize its members with the purposes and ideas of osteopathic medicine
  • Establish lines of communication with other health science students and organizations
  • Prepare its members to meet the social, moral, and ethical obligations of the osteopathic profession


Today the Student Osteopathic Medical Association (SOMA) represents more than 15,000 osteopathic medical students soon to enter the physician workforce. For 37 years, the Student Osteopathic Medical Association (SOMA) Foundation has provided the SOMA members with many scholarships and grants. Osteopathic medical students from colleges across the nation run both organizations. This could not happen without the support of  our corporate, institutional and individual supporters. 
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As the SOMA Foundation is a 501(c)3 organization, your contribution is tax deductible to the extent allowed by law.  No goods or services were provided in exchange for your generous donation.
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SOMA Foundation
Attn: SOMA Administrator
142 E. Ontario Street
Chicago, IL 60611
T: 312-202-8193
F: 312-202-8200