SOCIETY OF MILITARY ORTHOPAEDIC SURGEONS

What SOCIETY OF MILITARY ORTHOPAEDIC SURGEONS does

The Society of Military Orthopaedic Surgeons (SOMOS) is a U.S.-based nonprofit professional medical society headquartered at 110 West Road, Suite 227, Towson, Maryland, administered through Data Trace Management Services with a small staff of 6. The organization serves the U.S. and allied-nation military orthopaedic surgery community — including active-duty, reserve, retired, and honorably discharged orthopaedic surgeons, orthopaedic surgery residents, medical students, and allied health professionals — and reaches over 500 active members across multiple membership categories priced from free (Resident, Medical Student, Emeritus) through $75 (Allied Health), $195 (Active), and $200 (Friends of SOMOS), with a $1,000 Lifetime Membership option.

SOMOS's core offerings are educational and convening rather than technological: an Annual Meeting (67th held December 8-12, 2025 in Vail, CO; 68th scheduled December 7-11, 2026), the Extremity War Injuries (EWI) symposium series run since 2006 to set orthopaedic research priorities for wounded warriors, the Military Advanced Surgical Training (MAST) program with scholarships and fellowships, SOMOS Grand Rounds recordings, a Medical Student Lecture Series, an AOA/SOMOS Faculty Development Lecture Series, and the MOTION trauma outcomes registry with a CAREPOINT portal and Patient-Reported Outcome Measures. The portfolio is delivered through a MemberClicks-powered membership and event platform and structured around nine affiliated military medical center residency programs (Brooke, Eisenhower, Madigan, NMC Portsmouth, NMC San Diego, Tripler, Walter Reed, William Beaumont, Womack).

Commercially, SOMOS monetizes via annual membership dues, Annual Meeting and EWI registration and multi-tiered exhibitor/sponsorships (Platinum through Copper, with platinum-level support from Arthrex, DePuy Synthes, Pacira BioSciences, and Stryker; Silver from Zimmer Biomet), donations and named funds (Allgood, Mazurek, Meeting Assistance, Friends of SOMOS), and strategic programming partnerships with AOA-CORD, AANA, and AAHKS. The organization is governed by a Board of Directors under bylaws most recently updated January 27, 2026, and operates with CCPA/CPRA-compliant privacy practices effective May 20, 2025.

Name

SOCIETY OF MILITARY ORTHOPAEDIC SURGEONS

Legal name

Society of Military Orthopaedic Surgeons

Website

https://somos.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Society of Military Orthopaedic Surgeons (SOMOS) is a Towson, Maryland-based nonprofit professional medical society serving over 500 active-duty, reserve, retired, and allied military orthopaedic surgeons, residents, and allied health professionals via annual meetings, the MAST training program, EWI symposiums, and the MOTION trauma outcomes registry.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Medical Professional Society Services

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710)

akta.pro primary industry

Safety, Compliance & Regulatory (OSHA/HSE/GxP) Certifications (EDAAANAJ)

Keywords

• Professional medical society
• Orthopaedic education services
• Continuing medical education
• Military surgery training
• Medical research registry

Headquarters

HQ city

Towson

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: Annual membership dues from over 500 active members across multiple categories including Active ($195), Allied Health ($75), Friends of SOMOS ($200), and Lifetime Membership ($1,000 one-time).
2. Annual Meeting Exhibits and Sponsorships: Revenue from exhibitor booth fees, sponsorships, and attendee registration for the Annual Meeting. Sponsors include platinum, gold, silver, and copper tier companies in the medical device and pharmaceutical industries.
3. Donations and Funds: Charitable donations through the Donate page and various named funds including Allgood Award/Fund, Mazurek Award, Meeting Assistance Fund, and Friends of SOMOS.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

SOMOS is a professional medical society that delivers continuing medical education, advanced surgical training, and research support to military orthopaedic surgeons and allied professionals. Core offerings include tiered membership subscriptions, an annual scientific meeting, the Military Advanced Surgical Training (MAST) program, the Extremity War Injuries (EWI) Symposium series, and the MOTION trauma outcomes research registry.

Product overview

The Society of Military Orthopaedic Surgeons (SOMOS) is a professional medical organization serving military orthopaedic surgeons, not a technology product company. SOMOS provides a unified portfolio of educational services including annual scientific meetings, the Military Advanced Surgical Training (MAST) program, Extremity War Injuries (EWI) symposiums, SOMOS Grand Rounds, Medical Student Lecture Series, and the MOTION registry for trauma outcomes research. The organization also supports research through grants and a faculty development lecture series in partnership with AOA-CORD. Membership benefits, CME tracking, and access to educational resources are managed through a MemberClicks-based portal.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Extremity War Injuries (EWI): Annual symposium series since 2006 that identifies top orthopaedic research priorities for wounded warriors and tactical athletes
• Military Advanced Surgical Training (MAST)
• MOTION

Products and services

• SOMOS Membership Tiered annual subscription providing orthopaedic surgeons, residents, medical students, allied health professionals, and community supporters access to CME, educational content, networking, research grants, and event discounts.
• SOMOS Annual Meeting Annual scientific meeting held at The Hythe in Vail, CO, providing CME, networking, and scientific programming for military and orthopaedic trauma surgeons, DOs, and Allied Health Professionals. The 67th Annual Meeting was held December 8-12, 2025, and the 68th is scheduled for December 7-11, 2026.
• Extremity War Injuries (EWI) Symposium Annual research symposium since 2006 focused on identifying top orthopaedic research priorities for wounded warriors and tactical athletes. EWI XVIII is planned for 2026 following EWI XVII in 2024.
• Military Advanced Surgical Training (MAST) Educational training program providing advanced surgical education and fellowship opportunities for military orthopaedic surgeons, including AANA/SOMOS Mini Traveling Fellowship, AANA Visiting Professor program, AANA OLC Courses, and the AANA MAST Annual Meeting Scholarship.
• MOTION Research Registry Military orthopaedic trauma outcomes research registry with the CAREPOINT Portal for data collection, training videos, and Patient-Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs), enabling participating sites to contribute and analyze military orthopaedic outcomes data.

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Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Extremity War Injuries (EWI) SymposiumcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2006Since 2006, the Extremity War Injuries Symposiums have sought to identify the top orthopaedic research priorities for the wounded warrior and tactical athlete. The purpose of the meetings is to identify orthopaedic research gaps most relevant to the US Service Member. EWI XVIII 2026 and EWI XVII 2024 are among the recent symposiums held.
• American Orthopaedic Association - Council of Residency Directors (AOA-CORD)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSOMOS partners with AOA-CORD to provide the AOA/SOMOS Faculty Development Lecture Series, a robust on-demand faculty development tool for education skill development of orthopaedic faculty.
• American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons (AAHKS)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerDiscounted military membership categories are available through partnership with AAHKS. Members can access special rates through the AAHKS website.
• Arthrex, Inc.minorOthersPlatinum level exhibitor and grantor for SOMOS Annual Meeting, providing support for the organization's educational programs.
• DePuy SynthesminorOthersPlatinum level exhibitor at SOMOS Annual Meeting.
• Pacira BioSciences, Inc.minorOthersPlatinum level exhibitor at SOMOS Annual Meeting.
• StrykerminorOthersPlatinum level exhibitor at SOMOS Annual Meeting.
• Zimmer BiometminorOthersSilver level exhibitor and grantor at SOMOS Annual Meeting.
• Arthroscopy Association of North America (AANA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSOMOS partners with AANA for multiple educational programs including MAST Annual Meeting Scholarship, AANA/SOMOS Mini Traveling Fellowship, AANA OLC Courses, and AANA Visiting Professor program.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Arthroscopy Association of North America (AANA): Specialty society running traveling fellowships, OLC courses, and visiting professor programs with which SOMOS already co-delivers MAST programming. Closely aligned operating model and active joint programming makes it a direct functional peer.
• American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons (AAHKS): Specialty society for hip and knee surgeons with similar member tiers, discounted military membership pathway, and a partnership relationship with SOMOS. Direct comparable on society economics and co-marketing arrangement.
• Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS): Large specialty society structured around tiered membership, an annual meeting with industry exhibits, a national database (STS National Database), and CME programming. Structurally one of the closest analogues to SOMOS's operating model in a different surgical specialty.
• Orthopaedic Trauma Association (OTA): Specialty society for orthopaedic trauma surgeons with a comparable member-driven, education-and-research model (annual meeting, CME, research grants). Highly comparable in mission and operating model to SOMOS, though OTA is trauma-focused rather than military-focused.
• Association of Military Surgeons of the United States (AMSUS): Broad professional society for US federal healthcare professionals across all military branches and specialties. Comparable as a military-focused medical membership organization with education, annual meetings, and awards, though with a broader (non-orthopaedic) membership.

Emerging players

• Orthopaedic Research Society (ORS): Orthopaedic-focused research and education organization that intersects with SOMOS's research mission (grants, presentations at the Annual Meeting). Comparable as a scientific home for orthopaedic investigators, though narrower in clinical scope than SOMOS's full society role.

Broad incumbents

• American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS): Largest US orthopaedic professional society, providing continuing education, annual meeting, and research support across all orthopaedic subspecialties. Comparable business model (dues, annual meeting, CME) at much greater scale; SOMOS operates in a military-focused niche that overlaps with AAOS's broader portfolio.
• American Orthopaedic Association (AOA): Senior leadership orthopaedic society whose Council of Residency Directors (AOA-CORD) co-produces the Faculty Development Lecture Series with SOMOS. Comparable society economics and a direct working partnership, but AOA operates at broader scope than SOMOS's military niche.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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