SOMA Foundation Spring Travel Grant
Four (4) Osteopathic medical students will receive reimbursement for up to $500 and the award will be distributed at the annual spring SOMA convention in Washington D.C. The winners of the travel grant are required to participate in the SOMA Foundation Spring service project held during the SOMA Spring conference.
Spring 2023 Recipients
Makenzie Casto
PCOM South Georgia, Class of 2026
“I am incredibly grateful to the SOMA Foundation for their generosity in providing funding for me to attend the SOMA Spring Convention in Washington D.C. Being a future physician, dedication to patient advocacy is very close to my heart, and attending this conference provided me with a unique opportunity to connect with likeminded individuals and work towards shaping the future of the healthcare profession."
PCOM South Georgia, Class of 2026
“I am incredibly grateful to the SOMA Foundation for their generosity in providing funding for me to attend the SOMA Spring Convention in Washington D.C. Being a future physician, dedication to patient advocacy is very close to my heart, and attending this conference provided me with a unique opportunity to connect with likeminded individuals and work towards shaping the future of the healthcare profession."
Shannah Avila
UNTHSC - TCOM, Class of 2026
“Thank you for granting me the Spring Travel Grant to financially assist in my costs in traveling trom Texas to Washington, D.C. to attend the 2023 Spring SOMA Convention. As the National Liaison for the UNTHSCTCOM SOMA Chapter, I was able to serve my duty as a delegate during the Board of Governors meeting. I thank you once again for this amazing opportunity to further cultivate my leadership and advocacy skills as a current medical student and future osteopathic physician"
UNTHSC - TCOM, Class of 2026
“Thank you for granting me the Spring Travel Grant to financially assist in my costs in traveling trom Texas to Washington, D.C. to attend the 2023 Spring SOMA Convention. As the National Liaison for the UNTHSCTCOM SOMA Chapter, I was able to serve my duty as a delegate during the Board of Governors meeting. I thank you once again for this amazing opportunity to further cultivate my leadership and advocacy skills as a current medical student and future osteopathic physician"
John Buford
West Virginia - SOM, Class of 2026
"To put it lightly this grant helps not only myself, it helps my colleagues, and by extension everyone. I hope to put into words why SOMA is an organization that should be an automatic enrollment at every College of Osteopathic Medicine so that we all can further the future of Osteopathy."
West Virginia - SOM, Class of 2026
"To put it lightly this grant helps not only myself, it helps my colleagues, and by extension everyone. I hope to put into words why SOMA is an organization that should be an automatic enrollment at every College of Osteopathic Medicine so that we all can further the future of Osteopathy."
Previous Recipients
- Dina Shakran, California Health Sciences University COM (2022 Recipient)
- Caitlyn Snead, Edward Via COM - Virginia (2022 Recipient)
- Dina Shakran, California Health Sciences University COM (2022 Recipient)
- Caitlyn Snead, Edward Via COM - Virginia (2022 Recipient)