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Mission
SAAO is the student branch of the American Academy of Osteopathy. Our organization is dedicated to teaching, promoting, and further developing the art of Osteopathic Medicine and Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment (OMT, aka OMM).

Membership Benefits
What we have to offer at CCOM:
- Student learning: We organize out-of-class sessions and mock-practicals to practice OMM
- Student activities: We host lunch talks and workshops about special topics in Osteopathic Medicine
- Volunteering: We provide opportunities to serve our community at Midwestern's only on-campus student-run clinic, as well as other community volunteering. All volunteering events also earn students TOUCH Hours.
- Convocation: We fund-raise throughout the year to provide partial reimbursement for the AAO's national Osteopathic medicine convention, Convocation. SAAO members also receive a discounted rate for the convention.
- Networking: We make it easier for members to reach out to other medical students, faculty, and physicians who share their interest in OMM and Osteopathic Medicine and can serve as excellent mentors for our members.
- Leadership opportunities: We bring in excellent student leaders each year as E-board members to run our organization, and as Directors of the Osteopathic Soft Tissue Clinical Experience. Additionally, SAAO has a national e-board and regional positions that are open to any SAAO member.
- Scholarships are available through SAAO and the AAO.