Proposed Amendments to the AOA Constitution
The Chief Executive Officer of the American Osteopathic Association has arranged for their posting on the AOA’s website, and distribution to the specialty and divisional societies that will be eligible to send representatives to the AOA’s House of Delegates, which will occur on July 16–18, 2021.
The following proposed amendments to the AOA Constitution will be presented for first reading at the 2021 Annual Meeting.
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Article IX – Amendments – First Read for July 2021
This Constitution may be amended by the House of Delegates at any annual meeting by a two-thirds vote of the total number of delegates accredited for voting, provided that such amendments shall have been presented to the House and filed with the Chief Executive Officer at a previous annual meeting, who shall cause them to be distributed by US mail or electronic mail, to each divisional and specialty society entitled to and voting representatives to the House of Delegates, posted on the AOA’s website, and published in the on-line edition of the Journal of OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINEthe American Osteopathic Association not less than two months nor more than four months prior to the meeting at which they are to be acted upon.
Article VIII – Section 1-C – First Read for July 2021
One new physician in practice member elected by the House of Delegates to serve for one year. Candidates for the new physician in practice position shall be osteopathic physicians who have completed their postdoctoral training within the past five years or received the DO degree within the previous ten years shall be nominated by the council AOA Constitution & Bylaws of new physicians in practice.
Article VI – House of Delegates, Section 1B – First Read for July 2021
Student Council Representation in Divisional Societies: Divisional societies shall be awarded one additional delegate as a student council representative for each college of osteopathic medicine accredited by this Association and located in the state represented by that divisional society, such student delegate to be elected according to the Bylaws of the American Osteopathic Association.
The following proposed amendments to the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) Constitution were presented for First Reading at the July 2020 annual meeting of the House of Delegates and will be presented for action at the 2021 Annual Meeting, which will occur on July 16–18, 2021. The Chief Executive Officer of the American Osteopathic Association has arranged for their posting on the AOA’s website, publication in the on-line edition of the Journal of Osteopathic Medicine (f/k/a The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association) and distribution to the specialty and divisional societies that will be eligible to send representatives to the AOA’s House of Delegates
All amendments require a two-thirds vote by the House of Delegates for approval.
Old material is crossed out and new material is capitalized.
Article IX – Amendments
This Constitution may be amended by the House of Delegates at any annual meeting by a two-thirds vote of the total number of delegates accredited for voting, provided that such amendments shall have been presented to the House and filed with the Chief Executive Officer at a previous annual meeting, who shall cause them to be distributed by US MAIL OR ELECTRONIC first class mail, postage prepaid, to each divisional and specialty society entitled to and voting representatives to the House of Delegates, posted on the AOA’s website, and published in the ON-LINE EDITION OF THE Journal of the American Osteopathic Association not less than two months Nor more than four months prior to the meeting at which they are to be acted upon.
Article VIII – Board of Trustees and Executive Committee, Section 2 – Executive Committee
The Executive Committee of this Association shall consist of the President, President-elect, Past Presidents for the preceding two years, the chairs of the Departments of Affiliate Relations, FINANCE Business Affairs, EDUCATION Educational Affairs, Governmental Affairs, MEMBERSHIP Professional Affairs, and Research, Quality and Public Health.
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Articles in the same Issue
- Frontmatter
- Editorial
- The impact of COVID-19 on womxn in science and osteopathic medicine
- Cardiopulmonary Medicine
- Original Article
- Development of atrial fibrillation following trauma increases short term risk of cardiovascular events
- Innovations
- Case Report
- Scrambler therapy for incident pain in bone metastases
- Medical Education
- Original Article
- Efficacy of implementing intermittent STOP THE BLEED® reviews on long term retention of hemorrhage control skills of first year medical students
- Musculoskeletal Medicine and Pain
- Original Article
- An analysis of Google Trends following athletic injuries by high profile NBA players during the 2019 NBA finals
- Musculoskeletal Medicine and Pain
- Case Report
- The enigmatic fascia: eosinophilic fasciitis
- Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine (OMT)
- Original Article
- Effects of osteopathic manipulative treatment and bio-electromagnetic energy regulation therapy on lower back pain
- Review Article
- A mixed treatment comparison of selected osteopathic techniques used to treat acute nonspecific low back pain: a proof of concept and plan for further research
- Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Original Article
- United States internet searches for “infertility” following COVID-19 vaccine misinformation
- Pediatrics
- Effect of osteopathic manipulative treatment on pulmonary function testing in children with asthma
- Clinical Image
- Polyarticular, ulcerated tophaceous gout
- Letter to the Editor
- The importance of osteopathic physician scientist training programs
- AOA Communications
- Official Call: 2021 Annual Business Meeting of the American Osteopathic Association
- Proposed Amendments to the AOA Constitution
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