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January Highlights

 

 

What is My ACOFP Member Number & How Do I Get a Membership Card?

member card imageYour ACOFP Member Number is your personal passkey to gain access to ACOFP’s student member services including PDA downloads, Residency Power Search, and The Career Center.

Remembering your member number is as easy as one, two, three:

  1. Go to www.acofp.org
  2. Login to the Members only section with your username (AOA/ACOFP ID Number) and password (last name and the year 2002 with no spaces; i.e. smith2002)
    Troubleshooting: Forgot your username and password or don’t know your ID number? No problem. Just enter your email address and ACOFP will instantly email you your credentials.
  3. Click on ‘My Membership Card.” A PDF version of your membership card is  produced. Save a copy of your ACOFP Membership Card on your hard drive and print off one copy for your wallet.

KissimmeeWhy Come to the 44th Annual ACOFP Convention & Exhibition?

March 14-18, 2007

ACOFP 44th Annual Convention & Exhibition

Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center

Kissimmee, Florida

  1. As a student member, your registration for yourself and a guest is FREE.  Once you graduate the cost is $200/each.
  2. As a student member, your Fun Night ticket for the House of Blues is FREE. The Evening includes Southern Delta cuisine and a private music show.   Once you graduate the cost is $100.
  3. Osteopathic Residency Program Fair/Student and Resident Reception. AOA accredited residency programs will be exhibiting with representatives on hand to answer your questions. This is a unique chance to talk with residency programs from around the country in one location. 
  4. Education opps include OMM Demonstrations and a Student Comlex-PE Program.
  5. Sun and fun in March! 

Register Now

On the fence about whether or not to attend? Check out all the highlights for students at the ACOFP 44th Annual Convention & Exhibition

Twenty-five $1000 Scholarships Available

We've extended the deadline to submit your Scholarship application to February 15, 2007 – Don’t miss out on your chance for $1,000. 

 

Do It Now – Download and complete the application form, write the letter and send email requests for the recommendations. 

Download the Scholarship Application Form

 

The deadline to submit your application for one of the twenty-five $1,000 individual scholarships funded by the Auxiliary to the ACOFP is now February 15, 2007. This extended deadline will not eliminate any students whose applications had already been received by the original August 18, 2006 deadline.

 

Any questions, email tobik@acofp.org.

SAACOFP Student Board – Play A Part in Determining the Future of Osteopathic Medicine

Nominations for the 2007-2008 National Student Association of the ACOFP Executive Board of Officers are now open.  Elections will be held on Saturday, March 17, 2007 at 9:30 am during the ACOFP 44th Annual Convention & Exhibition.   

How do you become a member of the SAACOFP Executive Board of Officers?

  1. Determine if you meet the criteria for the position you’re running for. 
  2. Submit a letter of intent and CV to Tobi Kelmer at tobik@acofp.org by March 1, 2007. 
  3. Attend the 44th Annual Convention & Exhibition.
Candidates have the opportunity to speak about their qualifications for office and hand out copies of their letter of intent and CV on Friday, March 16, 2007 during the 8:00 – 9:30am Student Election Campaign Breakfast being held during the 44th Annual ACOFP Convention & Exhibition.

Real Help Selecting the Right Residency Program Is a Click Away@ acofp.org

It’s hard to take time to find the right residency program while you’re so busy studying for exams.  The Residency Power Search is available 24/7 to provide one-on-one resident mentoring contacts and in-depth analysis of over 100 osteopathic family practice residency programs. 

  • Residency Power Search - Choose your residency program with our Residency Power Search. Just select your criteria and you’ll find details on the locations, scope of training, salaries, benefits, contact information, and additional information for more than 100 osteopathic family practice residency programs throughout the country.
  • Strongest Link Network - There’s a Resident waiting to hear from you and ready to answer everything you need to know about their Osteopathic Residency Program. Use the Residency Power Search to contact the Strongest Link Resident Mentors and research the programs that are of interest to you.  The Strongest Link Resident Mentor contact information is located in the upper right hand corner of each Residency Power Search results page.

January OFPNOFPNews

The osteopathic journal written for, by and about osteopathic family physicians.  There is no place else you can get this information.

This Month’s OFPNews Must Read

Email Between Physicians and Patients: Current Concepts and a Review of the Guidelines 

 

Read the Complete Current Issue

 

Download the January, 2007 Issue

Save Money on Your Student Loans

Special Opportunity: Reconsolidation available for ACOFP members with two or more previous consolidations. 

Eligible ACOFP members can reconsolidate their student loans to upgrade their service and benefits by switching to ACOFP’s student loan partner, College Loan Corporation. A recent legislative change, enables eligible borrowers who have two or more consolidations to reconsolidate their federal student loans into one new loan, regardless of the current lender or servicer.

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