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SOMA costs some $70, and you get a book. I am questioning whether I will really have the time to work with the society. Anyone else join SOMA and not do anything OR anyone really appresiate their SOMA membership? I'm not going to join just for the free book.

 

[HealingDoc]

SOMA costs some $70, and you get a book. I am questioning whether I will really have the time to work with the society. Anyone else join SOMA and not do anything OR anyone really appresiate their SOMA membership? I'm not going to join just for the free book.

SOMA has been a terrific organization for me. I started out as secretary of the club at our school right after I joined as a 1st year, so I had the satisfaction of adding a leadership position to my CV right after starting medical school. I was then elected as president of our chapter. I quickly became connected with other leaders from every other osteopathic school, and also had the change to personally interact with many leaders of the profession at the AOA headquarters in Chicago. I have now been to 6 conventions related to SOMA. These conventions provide me a fun, educational, and patient advocacy-oriented excuse to travel 🙂

I am now going on my second year as a national board member and I love every second of it. In SOMA, just like in many other organizations, you get what you give. If you become a member and dedicate your time and energy, and you will become more connected with other students in the profession. You'll be able to make a difference nationally, you'll have a chance to mentor pre-meds to pay forward the advice you were given as a pre-med, and you'll be given opportunities to advocate for patients in your state and on the national level. You also have plenty of networking opportunities with higher-ups in medicine, and that never hurts. It is really a special organization and I do highly encourage students to become involved!

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[p1acebo]

SOMA for life!

 

[DocEspana]

AMA. We're more powerful and inclusive of both DO and MD. Yup. I'm drawing the battle lines.

 

[bleeker10]

SOSA is the way to go. We always had the best food at meetings, at least at my school haha. Honestly unless you are doing leadership at your school or nationally, these memberships don't really do much for you. Most students join clubs for some perk or to pad their CV. At my school, UAAO has practice practicals for OMM, SOSA has practice anatomy lab practicals, and so forth. I pretty much signed up for every club at my school but only actively participated in SOSA and military medical club because I was strongly interested in surgery and military medicine. I'm only gonna put the clubs I actively participated in on my CV.

I never joined SOMA because I knew I'd never use it or attend any meetings. It's just not worth the money IMO. Don't join for the free book. What is the book? Didn't it used to be a Netter's Atlas? It would be cheaper to buy the book on your own.

 

[Doctor4Life1769]

SOMA costs some $70, and you get a book. I am questioning whether I will really have the time to work with the society. Anyone else join SOMA and not do anything OR anyone really appresiate their SOMA membership? I'm not going to join just for the free book.

I didn't join SOMA. I didn't care about paying $70 for a Netter's when I could get one a half.com for $35 at the time.