The Pennsylvania Osteopathic Medical Association Foundation (POMAF) is the philanthropic arm of the Pennsylvania Osteopathic Medical Association.
The Foundation supports POMA CME programs, partners with the PIAA to support safe youth sports, and awards significant funds to osteopathic medical students, residents, physicians and others through its grants and scholarships.
GRANTS
► Bright Ideas Grants
► Community Enhancing Grants
► Resident Wellness Grants
SCHOLARSHIPS
► Resident and Student Scholarships
► Sketchy
In 2025, the Foundation:
- Provided white coats and stethoscopes to more than 800 first-year osteopathic medical students in Pennsylvania.
- Awarded over $38,000 in scholarships to 10 outstanding students and residents.
- Distributed 1,100 Sketchy subscriptions worth more than $335,000 to medical students.
- Supported 51 residency programs with $25,500 in Resident Wellness Grants to promote well-being and combat burnout.
- Funded 7 innovative projects through the Bright Ideas Grant Program, totaling more than $21,000.
Members receive email updates on grant and scholarship availability. Information is also posted in the POMA newsletter so check your inbox for POMA email! Follow the links above for details.
Learn more about the POMA Foundation:
► Meet our Leadership
► PIAA Partnership
► Donate
Contact the POMA Foundation:
Angie Halaja-Henriques, Director of Foundation Affairs
[email protected]
(717) 939-9318 ext. 150
Purpose
The POMA Foundation has been established to provide continuing medical education to POMA members, other physicians, and other individuals; and to promote the public health by the collection and dissemination of osteopathic medical knowledge for the education and improvement of the osteopathic profession and for the benefit of humanity.
Mission
To preserve and promote the osteopathic tenets of mind, body, and spirit.
Vision
Promote the osteopathic tenets of mind, body and spirit for patient care and for the physicians who treat them.
