What is a DO?

wvsom Mission

The Society strives to:

- Encourage the understanding of osteopathic medicine;

- Elevate and maintain high standards of osteopathic Institutions;

- Advance professional knowledge of surgery, obstetrics, and the diagnosis, prevention and treatment of disease in general;

- Stimulate research and disseminate results;

- Maintain ethical conduct in all phases of osteopathic medicine and surgery.

Read WVSOM's complete mission statement

News of our members

Governor Joe Manchin, III, brother of WVSOM member John Manchin, II, DO, has won the Democratic nomination for the race to fill the Senate seat left vacant by the death of Robert C. Byrd. He will face Republican nominee John Raese in the November 2 election.