Residency / Graduate Medical Education - Osteopathic Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine - Principles and Practice

The Journal of Osteopathic Medicine (JOM), founded in September 1901 and known for 119 years as The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association, is the premier scholarly, peer-reviewed publication of the osteopathic medical profession. The mission of JOM is to serve as an international forum for the dissemination of scientific literature that incorporates an integrative, comprehensive, patient-centered approach to clinical care and improving health. JOM conducts double-blind peer review of academic research manuscripts from a wide variety of medical specialties, covering the full spectrum of clinical settings in which osteopathic physicians practice.

The International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine is a peer-reviewed journal that provides for the publication of high quality research articles and review papers that are as broad as the many disciplines that influence and underpin the principles and practice of osteopathic medicine. Particular emphasis is given to basic science research, clinical epidemiology and health social science in relation to osteopathy and neuromusculoskeletal medicine.

The mission of the American Academy of Osteopathy is to teach, advocate and research the science, art and philosophy of osteopathic medicine, emphasizing the integration of osteopathic principles, practice and manipulative treatment in patient care.

We represent more than 197,000 osteopathic physicians and medical students across the U.S. Osteopathic physicians, or DOs, believe there’s more to good health than the absence of pain or disease. Their whole-person approach to medicine focuses on prevention, helping promote the body's natural tendency toward health and self-healing. Osteopathic medicine is one of the fastest-growing health care professions in the country. Approximately one in four medical students attends a college of osteopathic medicine. As the primary certifying body for DOs, the AOA works to accentuate the distinctiveness of osteopathic principles and the diversity of the profession. In addition to promoting public health and encouraging scientific research, the AOA advocates at the state and federal levels on issues that affect DOs, osteopathic medical students and patients.

Founded in 1898, the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM) is the leading voice for the education and training of physicians who practice osteopathic medicine in settings ranging from primary care to pediatrics. We support colleges of osteopathic medicine in their efforts to attract and train future physicians who are fueled by a desire to make a difference, to treat the whole person and build a future of health and wellness for all people. There are currently 42 accredited colleges of osteopathic medicine in the United States. These colleges are accredited to deliver instruction at 67 teaching locations in 36 states. AACOM also plays an important role in establishing standards of excellence for medical education at these colleges, and in graduate medical education through internships and residencies at US medical centers, hospitals, clinics and health systems. AACOM is an advocate for public health and healthcare policy in Washington, D.C., and state capitals, and promotes medical research and innovation.