AOA 101

Karen J. Nichols, DO, MA, FACOI, CSDean

Professor, Internal MedicineMWU/CCOM

Overview Policy Formation AOA House Structure

Big/Medium/Small States AOA Board Structure AOA Executive Committee Structure AOA Department/Council/Committee

Structure AOA Presidential Ascension

Policy Formation

AOA House is the policy-making body of the osteopathic profession

AOA Board sets policy in absence of meeting of House

AOA Executive Committee sets policy in absence of meeting of Board

Policy Development Process Resolutions from any AOA member/entity Submitted to House Assigned to Reference Cte (RC)

Made up of members of House (15-20) Education Public Affairs Professional Affairs Ad Hoc Constitution and Bylaws

Testimony taken in RC Any member can attend and speak

Policy Development Process Reference Committee deliberation in

executive session Resolutions reported back to House

Original format Amended format Recommended for deletion Substitute resolution proposed

Debate on floor of House Only seated delegates may speak

Policy Development Process

Vote of the House establishes policy

Sometimes House tackles an issue over which it does not have authority, so generally such concerns are presented as advisory

AOA House Structure States

One delegate/50 AOA members Every COM has a student delegate seated in

that state’s delegation, in addition to regular delegates

Arizona delegate, 1989 Specialty Societies

One delegate/specialty society SOMA

One delegate

AOA House Structure

One annual meeting Mid-July Downtown Chicago

AOA House Structure

Big States Ohio, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Florida

Medium States Oklahoma, Missouri, Texas, New

Jersey Small States

All the rest

AOA House Structure

Big States (35%) Ohio, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Florida

Medium States Oklahoma, Missouri, Texas, New

Jersey Small States

All the rest

AOA House Structure

Big States (35%) Ohio, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Florida

Medium States (25%) Oklahoma, Missouri, Texas, New

Jersey Small States

All the rest

AOA House Structure

Big States (35%) Ohio, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Florida

Medium States (25%) Oklahoma, Missouri, Texas, New

Jersey Small States (40%)

All the rest

AOA House Structure

Location of current COM’s Big states – 6 schools in 4 states Medium states – 5 schools in 4 states Small states – 12 schools in 11 states

AOA House Structure

Location of New Schools 5 schools in 5 states

One state has an existing school All 5 states are in the “small” category

AOA Board Structure 18 Trustees (3 year terms) 3 Vice Presidents (1 year terms) 1 Student

(annually alternates between SOMA President and COSGP President)

1 Intern/Resident President – Elect (1 year term) President (1 year term) Immediate Past President (1 year term) Past President (1 year term)

Also designated as Treasurer of AOA

AOA Board Structure

Small states – 8 Michigan - 4 Ohio, Florida, Pennsylvania – 3

each Oklahoma, Texas, New Jersey,

Missouri – 1 each

AOA Board Structure

FM – 16 Ophtho- 2 Ortho – 2 General IM – 2 GI – 1 EM – 1 Radiology - 1

AOA Board Structure

Three meetings/year House Convention Mid-Year (February) Annual Retreat Huge Gallery

States, specialty societies, chairs/members of Councils, Committees, Task Forces

AOA Board Structure

House meeting Policy Making meeting Reference Committees

Convention meeting Lightest meeting

Mid-Year meeting Process meeting

AOA Executive Committee Structure Composition:

Chairs of all Departments Education Department Vice Chair

4 Presidential officers First Vice President

Serves as the Finance Committee (not 1st VP) All resolutions/policies with financial impact must be

referred to Finance Committee Strict guidelines for allocating additional funds over

annual House-approved Budget without going back to House

10% of

AOA Department/Council/Committee Structure Departments

Education Professional Affairs Public Affairs Governmental Affairs Business Affairs Affiliate Affairs

AOA Presidential Ascension

18 Trustees eligible for selection to the Presidential Ascension

12 year term limits Affects those elected in 2000 and

subsequently

AOA Presidential Ascension

1996 Neer – Florida (B) 1997 Levine – New Jersey (M) 1998 Esper – Pennsylvania (B) 1999 Oliveri – Michigan (B) 2000 Krpan – California (S) 2001 Zini – Arkansas (S)

AOA Presidential Ascension

2002 Minissale – Pennsylvania (B) 2003 Beehler – Minnesota (S) 2004 Thomas – Ohio (B) 2005 Shettle – Florida (B) 2006 Strosnider – Kentucky (S) 2007 Ajluni – Michigan (B) 2008 DiMarco – Pennsylvania (B)

1VP2VP

3VP

AOA Presidential Ascension

Ferris wheel

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AOA Presidential Ascension

Ferris wheel

4 Pres officers