The ACOS Medical Student Section connects you to the specialty — and to the surgeons already living in it — while you are still in school. For a one-time fee of $30, join the community that will carry you from the classroom to the OR.
One-Time Fee | Valid Through Graduation
For students currently enrolled in an AOA-accredited college of osteopathic medicine who have an interest in pursuing surgical training.
Membership is valid through graduation — no annual renewal required
Connect with osteopathic medical students across the country and through local COM chapters — a national network focused on surgical careers.
Get matched with an ACOS surgeon mentor who can guide your specialty decisions and residency application journey.
Peer-to-Peer Research Database, Research How-To Manual, and the Surgical Specialty Conferences and Journals Resource — curated tools to help you build your research foundation.
Spring Conference Registration and Travel scholarships, 4th Year scholarship, ACOS Urologic Excellence scholarship, Robert C. Erwin Literary Award, Student Doctor of the Month, and research poster and podium prizes.
Access to ACOS-MSS Spring and Fall conferences, the Annual Clinical Assembly, and upcoming events — with member pricing and scholarship opportunities for eligible students.
Serve on the ACOS-MSS Executive Board or your chapter leadership — building governance and leadership skills that carry into your surgical career.
ACOS-MSS resources to help guide your specialty selection and residency application — built by students and residents who have been where you are.
Student membership transitions to free Resident Member when you enter residency — then to New Member when training ends — building continuously toward the FACOS designation.
Student membership is completed entirely online. Pay the one-time $30 fee and you are a member through graduation.
Your ACOS membership grows with you at every stage of your career — and the next steps are already mapped out.
When you begin your surgical residency, you transition to Resident Member — free for the duration of your training.
When residency ends, you join as a New Member at the $311 first-year rate and begin your career in the College.
As a member, you begin accumulating the service and contribution criteria that lead to the FACOS designation.
One payment. Membership through graduation. The community, mentorship, and resources to help you get where you are going.
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