While FREE AOA membership was certainly a perk of being an osteopathic student, there are still plenty of opportunities to keep your involvement in the AOA.
Be involved in the AOA as a member of the Council of Interns and Residents (CIR).
The AOA offers internship/residency membership on a graduated cost based on your year of training.
Application link: https://www.do-online.org/pdf/mem_memapp.pdf
Of course there are many reasons to continue to be involved in the AOA.
- Access to professional liability, major medical, Medicare supplement and other quality insurance products
- Free professional consultation on coding, reimbursement, credentialing, managed care contracts, and other business issues
- National advocacy for professional liability insurance (PLI) and Medicare reimbursement reform
- Special savings on student loan consolidation
- Opportunity for AOA approval of ACGME training, including approval of the first year as an AOA internship.
Members also get these free features through the members-only area of DO-Online:
- Practice management workshops
- HIPAA manuals, forms, and training modules
- CME programs and activity reports
- Patient Web site
- E-Mail account
- JAOA articles with CME quizzes
- As a current SOMA member, AOA intern/resident membership can provide you with many of the same benefits of SOMA membership, on a grander scale!
- If you want to get ACGME or military training AOA approved, you NEED to be an AOA intern/resident member!
- Membership can help you stay involved in current medical events and can help you network for future employment or partnership opportunities with other DOs.
- If you miss your many extracurricular activities as a student, you can be a member of the Council of Interns and Residents!
