Postgraduate Placement

ATSU-SOMA was the first medical school partnering with community health centers offering early interprofessional clinical educational experiences in rural/urban and underserved populations. We prepare our students to be competent, compassionate, community- and research-minded physician leaders focused on whole person healthcare.

ATSU-SOMA osteopathic medical students are successful in securing positions in residency programs. The four-year rolling average of postgraduate medical education placement rate for ATSU-SOMA osteopathic medical students is 99.4%.

See where our students go:

2024 brochure
2024 postgraduate placement brochure
2023 brochure
2023 postgraduate placement brochure
2022 brochure
2022 postgraduate placement brochure
2021 brochure
2021 postgraduate placement brochure
2020 brochure
2020 postgraduate placement brochure
2019 brochure
2019 postgraduate placement brochure

Board Scores

NBOME COMLEX-USA First Time Pass Rate Data
Graduation Year Level 1 Level 2-CE Level 3
  SOMA National SOMA National SOMA National
2020 96.96% 92.99% 98.99% 96.84% 99.00% 97.01%
2021 98.00% 94.34% 98.00% 96.54% 95.87% 97.05%
2022 92.71% 93.70% 92.17% 95.06% 97.08% 97.14%
2023 92.51% 92.20% 94.92% 94.50% 96% 94.70%
2024 90.79% 90.60% 94.00% 92.59% TBD TBD
2025 83.00% 93.06% 85.40% TBD TBD TBD
2026 86.90% TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD