The 2010 meeting of the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) House of Delegates will take place Friday, July 16, through Sunday, July 18, at the Fairmont Hotel in Chicago. At the meeting, over 700 delegates and alternate delegates representing state osteopathic medical associations, specialty societies, interns and residents, and students vote on organizational policies concerning public, professional and educational issues.
New officers for 2010-2011 will also be elected during the meeting. This year’s meeting marks a new milestone for the AOA with the swearing in of the first female president, Karen J. Nichols, DO, an osteopathic internal medicine physician from Oak Brook, Ill.
News Releases
July 20, 2010
AOA Backs Maintenance of Licensure for Physicians
July 19, 2010
American Osteopathic Association Names Martin S. Levine, DO, President-Elect
July 17, 2010
American Osteopathic Association Installs First Female President
Osteopathic Physicians Vote to Discourage Medical Clinics in Retailers That Sell Tobacco
Osteopathic Physicians Reaffirm Their Commitment to Providing Care in Underserved Areas
American Osteopathic Association Calls for Healthier Food Choices in Schools
Osteopathic Medical Profession Seeks Adequate Care for Transgender Patients
Osteopathic Medical Profession Supports Access to HPV Vaccine for Both Women and Men
American Osteopathic Association Supports Guidelines on Number of Embryos for In-vitro Fertilization
American Osteopathic Association Supports Legislation to Evaluate Follow-on Biologics
American Osteopathic Association Encourages National Silver Alert Program to Locate Missing Seniors
July 16, 2010
Highlights from the American Osteopathic Association's Annual House of Delegates Meeting for Saturday, July 17
July 15, 2010
Highlights from the American Osteopathic Association's Annual House of Delegates Meeting for Friday, July 16
July 13, 2010
Highlights of American Osteopathic Association's Annual House of Delegates Meeting
June 21, 2010
Chicago Based American Osteopathic Association Prepares to Install First Female President
June 18, 2010
Osteopathic Medical Profession to Vote on Health Care Policies Including Childhood Obesity and Medical Marijuana
Media Documents
About DOs and Osteopathic Medicine
- What is a DO? - Information about the differences and similarities in training between an osteopathic physician (DO) and an MD.
- Osteopathic Medical Profession Report - Statistical information about the osteopathic medical profession.
- Style Guide - Proper terminology and guidelines for referring to DOs and osteopathic medicine.
