POMA Sketchy Scholarship

Sketchy registration for OMS1s and OMS2s 

The POMA Foundation provides Pennsylvania's osteopathic 1st- and 2nd-year medical students with free subscriptions to Sketchy, an evidence-based animated education platform designed for medical students*. And students love it! 

In the 2025-2026 academic year, the POMA Foundation provided 1,261 subscriptions worth more than $335,000.

OMS1 & OMS2

The POMA Foundation Sketchy Scholarship provides eligible 1st- and 2nd-year students with a free 12-month Sketchy subscription, valued at $450. OMS1s will receive a survey via email from POMA at the end of academic year then another email with directions on how to renew for their 2nd year. 

NOTE: You must submit a registration form after you submit the survey. Submitting a survey at the end of your 1st year does not automatically enroll you in Sketchy for your 2nd year.

OMS1 & OMS2 Scholarship Requirements

  1. Be enrolled as a first-year or second-year osteopathic medical student at a college of osteopathic medicine at a physical campus located in Pennsylvania.
  2. Respond to all feedback surveys.
  3. Complete the online application before the deadline.
  4. Review and agree to the terms of the scholarship, including responding to periodic information requests/surveys provided by POMA.

 

Questions? Contact Angie at [email protected].

 

 * Sources: 
  • Abdalla, M. M. I., Azzani, M., Rajendren, R., Hong, T. K., Balachandran, Y., Hassan, T. R., Wei, T. Y., Yahaya, U. K. B., En, L. J., Ajaykumar, S., Roger, R., & Haja, M. H. S. (2021). Effect of Story-Based Audiovisual Mnemonics in Comparison With Text-Reading Method on Memory Consolidation Among Medical Students: A Randomized Controlled Trial. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences, 362(6), 612–618. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjms.2021.07.015
  • Jackson, F., Duane, E., Harmon, R., Kollar, R. A., Rainville, N. M., & Smith, R. M. (2019). Resources That Improve Medical Board Licensing Examination Performance. Cureus. https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.5927
  • Kortz, M. W., Kongs, B. M., Bisesi, D. R., Roffler, M., & Sheehy, R. M. (2022). A retrospective and correlative analysis of academic and nonacademic predictors of COMLEX level 1 performance. Journal of Osteopathic Medicine, 122(4), 187–194. https://doi.org/10.1515/jom-2021-0175

Sketchy is a hugely popular study resource used by medical students across the country. This program enhances learning with visual mnemonics, expert-led lessons and a comprehensive library of resources including quiz questions. It includes more than 1,300 lessons covering preclinical and clinical content, plus 10,800 quiz questions and 3,000 interactive review cards. Did you know:

  • Over 90% of Sketchy users report higher exam scores.
  • Sketchy users save an average of 18 hours/week studying.
  • 93% of users say Sketchy gives them a competitive advantage.
  • Sketchy has helped over 500,000 students become physicians!