2015 BOARD OF TRUSTEES MIDYEAR BUSINESS MEETING AGENDA
GENERAL SESSION
MEETING ROOM: HERBERGER 1-3
Noon – 2 p.m.
Wednesday, February 25, 2015
12:00 p.m.
Call to Order and Welcome
(Robert S. Juhasz, DO, President)
12:02 p.m.
Invocation
(William S. Mayo, DO)
12:05 p.m.
Roll Call / Introduction of Guests
(Adrienne White-Faines, MPA, AOA Executive Director & CEO)
12:10 p.m.
Adoption of Agenda
(Robert S. Juhasz, DO, President)
12:11 p.m.
Osteopathic Pledge of Commitment
(Robert S. Juhasz, DO, President)
12:13 p.m.
President’s Comments
(Robert S. Juhasz, DO, President)
12:23 p.m.
President-elect’s Comments
(John W. Becher, DO, President-elect)
12:28 p.m.
Advocates for the American Osteopathic Association (AAOA)
(Janet Burns, AAOA President)
12:38 p.m.
American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine
(AACOM)
• Council of Osteopathic Student Government Presidents
(COSGP)
(Michael Clearfield, DO /
Carissa Champion-Lippman, OMS IV)
12:48 p.m.
American Osteopathic Foundation (AOF)
(William T. Betz, DO, AOF President / Stephen Downey, CAE,
AOF Executive Director)
12:58 p.m.
Association of Osteopathic State Executive Directors (AOSED)
(Brian Bowles, President)
1:08 p.m.
Society of Osteopathic Specialty Executives (SOSE)
(Valerie Brennan, CAE, President)
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(Wednesday, February 25 continued )
1:18 p.m.
American Association of Osteopathic Examiners
(Geraldine T. O’Shea, DO, President)
1:28 p.m.
National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners (NBOME)
(Wayne R. Carlsen, DO, NBOME Chair / John R. Gimpel, DO,
NBOME President & CEO)
1:38 p.m.
Student Osteopathic Medical Association (SOMA)
(Arta Zowghi, OMS IV, National Vice President)
1:48 p.m.
AOA Updates & Activities
• American Osteopathic Information Association (AOIA)
(Josh Prober, JD)
•
Single GME Accreditation System
(Boyd Buser, DO / Jim Swartwout)
On behalf of the 2014-2015 American Osteopathic Association Board of Trustees, please join us at
6:30 p.m. this evening at the Heard Museum for a 2015 Midyear dinner and social event.
All are welcome!
Shuttles will begin departing at 4:30 p.m.
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2015 BOARD OF TRUSTEES MIDYEAR BUSINESS MEETING AGENDA
GENERAL SESSION
MEETING ROOM: TRAILBLAZER CDE
8:30 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Thursday, February 26, 2015
8:30 a.m.
Reconvening Remarks
(Robert S. Juhasz, DO, President)
8:35 a.m.
AOA Updates & Activities
• AOA Strategic Plan and Major Initiatives
(Adrienne White-Faines, MPA, AOA Executive Director & CEO)
• AOA Communications & Publications
(Charlie Simpson / Robert Orenstein, DO)
• Continuing Medical Education (CME)
(Cathy Galligan )
• AOA Certifying Boards
(Linda Mascheri )
• AOA Policy Update
o Position Appointments
o Affordable Care Act
o Where We Are With SGR
(Ray Quintero)
9:35 a.m.
National Association of Boards of Pharmacy Collaboration - ACTION
9:55 a.m.
Bureau of State Affiliate Concerns ~ Alternative Business Models
Workgroup Report - ACTION
(Carol Monson, DO, BSAC Chair / Diana Ewert)
(Susan C. Sevensma, DO / Nick Schilligo)
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(Thursday, Feb. 26 continued)
10:10 a.m.
2015 Midyear Business Meeting Resolutions - ACTION ITEMS
• AOA Executive Committee Actions
(Res. No. B-1 – M/2015)
• Nominations to Membership on Specialty Boards
(Res. No. B-2 – M/2015)
• B-3 - Small Test Takers and Exam Development
(Res. No. B-3 – M/2015)
• Revisions to the PTRC Handbook – Reconsiderations
(Res. No. B-4 – M/2015)
• Standardized Federal Aviation Courses - Category 1-A Credit
(Res. No. B-5 – M/2015)
• AOA Approval of OGME-1 Training
(Res. No. B-6 – M/2015)
• Determining CME Credits
(Res. No. B-7 – M/2015)
• Duty Hours
(Res. No. B-8 – M/2015)
• Re-Evaluation of Commission on Osteopathic College
Accreditation’s Standard Eight: GME Outcomes
(Res. No. B-9 – M/2015)
(Robert S. Juhasz, DO, President)
12 p.m.
Lunch (in Trailblazer AB)
1 p.m.
Report of the Committee on Basic Documents of Affiliated
Organizations
(Richard Thacker, DO)
1:15 p.m.
New Business
(Robert S. Juhasz, DO, President)
1:25 p.m.
Closing Remarks.
(Robert S. Juhasz, DO, President)
On behalf of the 2014-2015 American Osteopathic Association Board of Trustees, please join us at
5 p.m. this evening at Desert Foothills for the 2015 Midyear Closing Dinner and festivities.
All are welcome!
Shuttles will depart at 4:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m.
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