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AOA Board of Trustees and House of Delegates
Annual Business Meeting July 13-18, 2010
Fairmont Hotel, Chicago, Illinois
News from the Meeting
During the week of July 13-18, 2010, the AOA held its 90th Annual Business Meeting, led by Carl Michael Pesta, DO, Speaker of the House, and Ray L. Morrison, DO, Vice-Speaker, at the Fairmont Hotel in Chicago. Nearly 500 Delegates were in attendance to hear reports from each of six reference committees and act upon more than 200 policy resolutions. Resolutions focused on topics including payment for osteopathic manipulative treatment, Medicare law, prescription medication use, standards for osteopathic training programs and medical marijuana.
On July 16, delegates heard reports from each AOA Department and AOA Executive Director John B. Crosby, JD, delivered his Annual Speech to the House, which focused on the dedicated team of AOA staff members who work to provide services to members and facilitate growth within the osteopathic medical profession.
On July 17, AOA Past President Edward A. Loniewski, DO, delivered the Andrew Taylor Still Memorial Address, focusing on how the osteopathic medical profession has changed since he graduated from the Kansas City College of Osteopathic Medicine in the 1950s. Dr. Loniewski urged all Delegates to practice unity as DOs, earn respect by keeping their distinctiveness, and work together to expand OGME and promote the osteopathic medical profession.
Later that day, the Honorable Rear Admiral Regina Benjamin, MD, USPHS, the 18th Surgeon General of the United States, addressed members of the House of Delegates, providing a brief history of the Public Health Service as well as her goals for improving the nation's health. A member of the AOA, Dr. Benjamin also discussed the important role the osteopathic medical profession plays in caring for the nation's underserved patients. During the inaugural ceremony for the AOA's 114th President, Karen J. Nichols, DO, Dr. Benjamin saluted Dr. Nichols for becoming the first woman to serve as president of the AOA.
During her inaugural address, Dr. Nichols introduced her presidential theme of "Teamwork" and thanked Immediate Past President Larry A. Wickless, DO, for his leadership and guidance during the past year. An osteopathic internist from Arizona and Dean of the Midwestern University/Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine, Dr. Nichols also outlined several goals for her presidency and challenged members of the osteopathic medical profession to work together to enact meaningful change.
Itinerary
View an itinerary of all Board of Trustees and House of Delegates activities for the week of July 12.
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