POMA Membership Benefits

POMA is THE HOME OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE in Pennsylvania!
Your involvement as a member is integral to our success.
Did you know that POMA is built on 4 Pillars:
COMMUNITY, COMMUNICATIONS, ADVOVACY, EDUCATION

POMA strives to meet our members where they are – email, social media, mobile, print, web, and on the go!

• POMA Newsletter
  Published the 3rd Friday of the month – general association news
• Under the DOme
  Published the 1st Friday of the month – advocacy news
• COVID Update
  Published the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month – accurate and helpful information related to the pandemic
• The Journal of the POMA
  Published quarterly, the publication features commentary, social events, scientific, and business pieces. 
• POMA DOes... podcast series
  Features content about members, education and research, patient pointers, advocacy, and more.  New episodes are published on the 2nd and 4th Fridays of the month.  Find us on your favorite podcast app today!
• We have a mobile app to keep you connected – search for PA. Osteopathic in your app store.
• We're on social media!  Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn and YouTube.  Stay connected with us and share your profession with your colleagues, friends and family.

• Local Social and CME Event
  Local leaders organize family friendly and educations events a local venues to enhance community and comradery amongst the profession. 
• Opportunities in Leadership and Governance
  Provides members the ability to serve their osteopathic community through committees and task forces.
• Mentorship Opportunities
  Enables members at various career stages to find guidance, information and advice as they continue on their osteopathic journey.
• Physician Wellness Events / Residency Wellness Grants
  Committed to creating and providing opportunities for open dialogue regarding personal well-being in all levels of the osteopathic profession
  
• APOMA
  Promoting osteopathic medicine to the public and strengthening the osteopathic family
  
• Student Support
  Provide numerous scholarship and education support such as a free subscription to the Sketchy online visual medical learning platform. 

POMA strives to meet our members educations needs by providing multiple education opportunities to support the needs of the membership.

• AOA and ACCME Accreditation
  POMA accredits AOA Category 1 credit required to maintain your state license, as well as AMA PRA Category 1 credit to support osteopathic physicians who are board certified by ABMS
• Provides State Required Education
  POMA's education provides opportunities to earn the state required credits in opioid, child abuse, and patient safety education. 
• POMA Annual Clinical Assembly
  Offers up to 34 hours of 1-A AOA and AMA PRA Category 1 credits at significant discounts to members. 
• POMA District VIII Winter Seminar
  Offers up to 24 1-A AOA and AMA PRA Category 1 credits at discount to POMA Members. 
• CME Tracker
  Provide a CME tracker allowing members to see have repository of all their earned credits in one locations while also showing them their credits breakdown vs the Pennsylvania requirements. 

• Advocacy
  POMA has regular meetings with legislators and regulators to support and protect the osteopathic identity in the state of Pennsylvania. 
• POMPAC
  The political action committee of the Pennsylvania Osteopathic Medical Association and the political voice of the POMA.
• State Board of Osteopathic Medicine
  POMA works closely with the state board of osteopathic medicine which regulates licensure for osteopathic physicians.

teachers, researchers, administrators and health care executives)

* must practice in Pennsylvania
** Restrictions apply, see application for details