Acronyms Used at ACHE: DO (ARCOM)

AACOM: American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine

AAO: American Academy of Osteopathy

AHME: Association for Hospital Medical Education

AOA: American Osteopathic Association

ARCOM: Arkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine

BECOM: Biomedical Essentials of Comprehensive Osteopathic Medicine

CME: Continuing Medical Education

COCA: Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation

COM (or SOM): College (or School) of Osteopathic Medicine

COMAT: Comprehensive Osteopathic Medical Achievement Test

COMLEX: Comprehensive Osteopathic Medical Licensing Examination

COMSAE: Comprehensive Osteopathic Medical Self-Assessment Examination

DATF: Days at the Fort

DO: Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine

FAS: Fundamentals of Anatomical Sciences

FHC: Foundations of Healthcare

FOPC: Foundations of Osteopathic Patient Care

IBC: Integrative Biomedical Concepts

iRAT: Individual Readiness Assurance Test

JOM: Journal of Osteopathic Medicine (formerly JAOA, Journal of the American Osteopathic Association)

NBOME: National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners

OMM: Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine

OMS: Osteopathic Medical Student

OMT: Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment (or Therapy)

ONMM: Osteopathic Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine

OPP: Osteopathic Principles and Practices

SIM: Simulation

SOAP: Supplemental Offer and Acceptance Program (formerly called the Scramble)

SOAP (Note): Subjective, Objective, Assessment, Plan

SP: Standardized Patient(s)

TART:  Tenderness, Asymmetry, Restricted motion, and Tissue texture change

tRAT: Team Readiness Assurance Test