Osteopathic Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine (ONMM) Residency
Liberty University College of Osteopathic Medicine Graduate Medical Education Services (LUCOM GEMS) ONMM Residency is fully accredited by ACGME. Our goal is to equip physicians with the knowledge to become leaders in neuromusculoskeletal medicine. Our training includes developing the skills needed to take care of patients in both outpatient and inpatient settings. There is an emphasis placed on non-surgical sports medicine, and our outpatient clinic has in-house x-ray and portable ultrasounds available. Our residents can perform ultrasound guided injections including PRP and prolotherapy with multiple faculty. There is an opportunity for Division I sideline sports medicine coverage. There is also a large referral base for patients who are pregnant and for newborns, both outpatient and inpatient.
About Our Program
LUCOM GEMS ONMM residency is a 1-, 2-or 3-year program. We offer a 3-year ONMM 1 residency with entrance right out of medical school. We offer a 2-year program at the ONMM2 entry for residents who have completed a broad-based clinical residency year prior to entry. We also offer a 1-year ONMM3 entry for residents who have successfully completed a primary residency program.
The Application Process
ONMM1 entry: Applications accepted through ERAS
- Interviews held annually in October and November on select Thursdays
- To set up an audition rotation, contact us:
ONMM2 or 3 entry: Send the following documents to:
- Current CV
- Personal Statement
- COMLEX/USMLE scores
- 2 letters of recommendation, including one from your current Program Director
The Osteopathic Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine (ONMM) Residency Program sponsored by Liberty University Graduate Medical Education Services (LUCOM GMES) equips physicians to become leaders in clinical practice in the specialty, medical education, and scholarship and is thereby building a value-chain pipeline of highly skilled physicians for the region of Central Virginia.
The program works closely with the Sponsoring Institution of LUCOM GMES in building and developing the new program to prepare physicians for their specialty careers in academic medicine or community-based practice in the region.
- Equip physicians to become leaders during and following their graduate medical education
- Educate physicians using evidence-based approaches to the clinical practice of Osteopathic Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine (ONMM) as a specialty
- Effectively promote the career development of residents and faculty physicians as medical educators
- Enhance collaboration in academic and clinical inquiry to promote the development of additional clinical and educational scholarship in academic medicine
- Effectuate change in healthcare delivery using principles of continuous improvement science applied by faculty, residents, and students
- Develop and grow the residency program in ONMM as a value-chain pipeline of physicians to the underserved regions of Virginia experiencing significant physician shortages
Recruitment of medical students interested in becoming residents in our program will facilitate our desire to grow a value-chain pipeline of physicians to solve the current doctor shortages in Central Virginia, underserved regions of Virginia, and the Southeast United States.
Continuity Clinic:
As of June 2026, our ONMM inpatient rotation is active in town!
Didactics are held every Thursday afternoon. The majority are faculty lead and tailored to the necessary topics required to pass the AOBNMM board exam. We include OMM specialty specific topics as well as some general medicine topics, nutrition, business of medicine, advocacy and leadership topics. Each weekly session incorporates time for hands-on teaching of a variety of techniques. These hands-on topics range from the basic ones covered in medical school to Still Technique, Facilitated Positional Release, Percussion hammer, Lymphatic Techniques, Cranial and more. There are multiple sessions in the LUCOM anatomy cadaver lab. There is a yearly MSK ultrasound curriculum to teach residents ultrasound diagnostics and injections.
There is no overnight call for the residency program. There are a handful of overnight shifts to broaden your learning most commonly in emergency medicine and OB/GYN in your PGY1 year.