Come visit us at the AOA House of Delegates! We will have a table with our merchandise for sale, our current fundraising information, and more!
Please join us for our many, with our main being our House of Delegates on Saturday. We will update as we have more details and you can also be watching for the Call to Meeting as it gets closer for even more information.
The Advocates for the AOA are excited to host the A.T. Still Fit For Life Fun Run in person again this year! 100% of the profits from this fundraising event support the osteopathic community in the form of S.O.M.A. scholarships that are presented at OMED, and also through grants for special projects across the country.
Please join us for our many events starting Friday with at our booth at (;30 am and the Family Fun Event the afternoon, and if you are an SAA member for Pizza Friday night. Saturday will be our House of Delegates meeting at 9:00 am, which will be hybrid, all info can be found here then join us at the President’s Reception for Megan Maples in the afternoon. Sunday will be an SAA/IRAA event in the morning. Look for the Call to meeting with more info.
The Advocates for the AOA, in partnership with the American Osteopathic Foundation (AOF), created the “Holiday Hug” Grant in 2020 to help two medical students or current residents with year-end expenses. Expenses relating to residency programs and/or medical school can be particularly challenging around year-end Holidays for those who have children to support. Recognizing this, the Advocates of AOA have created a fund to provide assistance to those truly in need. With the mission of supporting osteopathic medicine, it is our hope that this grant can support you and your family.
Apply here https://www.advocates4dos.org/holiday-hug-award
Check your email for the Call to Meeting information
The Board will be present and actively selling our merchandise, located on the website, having a Board meeting, and participating in events celebrating the new incoming AOA President.
Fill out an application on https://www.advocates4dos.org/aaoa-board
APOMA/POMA Annual Conference at Kalahari in the Poconos of Pennsylvania. If you live in the area, please stop by. There will be events and activities you can participate in and see some of our Board members.
These are the reports from all the affiliates for our House of Delegates
The special project fund supports innovative and interesting projects that support the Osteopathic profession, DOs, students, and the things DOs do across the country and the world.
https://www.advocates4dos.org/scholarships-grants
Apply here https://aof.org/grants/aof-aaoa-donna-jones-moritsugu-memorial-award
The Advocates for the AOA are excited to host the A.T. Still Fit For Life Fun Run in person again this year! 100% of the profits from this fundraising event support the osteopathic community in the form of S.O.M.A. scholarships that are presented at OMED, and also through grants for special projects across the country.
Friday, October 28
2:30 pm EST - Family Fun Event. Private tour of Fenway Park. Register HERE.
Saturday, October 29
9:00 am - 12:00 pm EST - HOD Meeting: Register HERE.
3:00 -5:00 pm EST - President's Reception
Sunday, October 30th
6:30 am - 7:45 am EST - A.T. Still Fit For Life Fun Run: Register HERE
9 am - 12 pm - SAA Workshop
We will have a booth and merchandise available for purchase at the AOA House of Delegates in Chicago. Come say hi!
Applications are now being accepted for elected positions on the Advocates for the AOA Board of Directors. Please complete the application form HERE and return to advocates@osteopathic.org.
Apply for an AOF Award
Program Introductions:
AOF/ AAOA Holiday Hugs Grants - Opens November 1 - 17, 2021
The Advocates for the AOA, in partnership with the American Osteopathic Foundation (AOF), created the Holiday Hug Grant in 2020 to help two medical students or current residents with year-end expenses of $500 each.
Link for the application: https://aof.smapply.org/prog/apply_for_an_aof_scholarship_grant_or_award/
Due to the current COVID situation, we are following the AOA and holding our House of Delegates and all OMED events virtually. The Virtual Meeting will be held Sunday, October 24th , 2021 from 12-3 pm cst.
We are excited to host the Still Fit for Life Fun Run remote via our race JustMove App!
Here is a link to sign up and register: https://aaoafunrun.jmvirtualraces.com
All participants go to the page above to register for the race and make your $30 donation (aka registration fee). Once you do that you will receive an email from us, generated by the site, giving you a code to be able to access the race via the JustMove app. The email has very detailed and simple instructions for them to follow.
The race is a flex-time race, so you have from October 10-24 to complete it.
The app will have a leader board that will update in real time. The app will also have a place for you to be able to put in your address for the AAOA to send you your race packets. Race packets will include marketing materials from sponsors, a t-shirt and a race medal!
All donations received from Fun Run participants go to our Special Projects fund to help support local Osteopathic physicians, students, and families.
We are really excited to host this awesome webinar from point of view we haven’t yet featured in our webinar series.
Presentation Description:
Living with a physician, raising kids, and trying to live your best life is a professional juggling act. There’s no good manual and therefore many of us try to figure it all out on our own. After Curtis Webster, Jr, founder of Dads Married to Doctors (DMD), got hit in the head with a few too many pins, he realized he needed help, he needed a community that understood the DMD Lifestyle. Fast forward 6 years and Curtis and fellow DMD, Scott McCarthy, have helped 4000+ DMDs apply the D.M.D. Method for becoming a better spouse and parent.
Come join us for a webinar and Q and A on April 15th, 8pm eastern, as Curtis and Scott teach the D.M.D. Method and answer questions to help us all better understand the VALUE OF COMMUNITY.
That, as Curtis always says, “Life is Better when WE do life TOGETHER!”
Zoom Webinar: April 15, 7 PM Central time
LINK TO REGISTER: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_jbvBU9UfRDG6Wvrku-Izww
A presentation by a team of DO’s about the truth and efficacy of the vaccines currently being distributed and currently seeking approval.
What to know about the COVID Vaccines.
What special populations need to know about getting vaccinated.
Getting vaccinated in your state.
Register now:
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_C6wouPedTtiwZM9uG-X6Yw
The Advocates for the AOA, in partnership with the American Osteopathic Foundation (AOF), created the “Holiday Hug” Grant in 2020 to help two medical students or current residents with year-end expenses. Expenses relating to residency programs and/or medical school can be particularly challenging around year-end Holidays for those who have children to support. Recognizing this, the Advocates of AOA have created a fund to provide assistance to those truly in need. With the mission of supporting osteopathic medicine, it is our hope that this grant can support you and your family.
Visit our dedicated page for more details and the application: Holiday Hug Award Page
With the complexities of COVID-19 OMED has been cancelled this year and we are turning to virtual. This will be our first annual House of Delegates and Annual Business Meeting that will be 100% online. We hope to see you there!
The AAOA is thrilled to announce our SAA Workshop during Virtual OMED 2020! This virtual event will feature special guest speaker, Dr. Elena Frank, Director of the Intern Health Study in the Michigan Neuroscience Institute at the University of Michigan! Dr. Frank will be speaking on wellness strategies to support both medical students and their partners/families, particularly in the context of COVID-19.
Each SAA/IRAA that registers and attends the virtual workshop will receive a monetary donation from the AAOA, as well as a specially curated wellness box for each SAA/IRAA board!
Please see flyer for details and register at the link below by 10/1/2020!
Note: SAAs/IRAAs MUST pay dues to attend the workshop.
AAOA Bylaw Change Review meeting in preparation of House of Delegates. Please attend if you have any questions.
https://zoom.us/j/97365624170?pwd=bVhLSGw3aUhhWW0xREdENXdEaURIdz09
This year’s Fun Run will be a virtual run, with more details to come soon! We will still be providing t-shirts and medals to all participants.
The importance of the run cannot be overstated. The funds raised from the run support SOMA scholarships and the efforts of the small groups promoting osteopathic profession across the country. Past projects funded from the run include back to school events for at- risk children, mini medical schools, supporting the ATSU AT Still Museum, and more.
TO REGISTER: https://www.advocates4dos.org/store/omed-fun-run-participant
Huge thank you to our current sponsors:
AOA
MSUCOM
Dr. Karen Nichols
Rachel Bingham
OSU College of Osteopathic Medicine
POMA
APOMA
VCOM Virginia Campus
NBOME
Michigan Osteopathic Association
Wendy and John McDonald
All members are invited to attend the AAOA Bylaw Review. The attendance details are below:
Topic: AAOA Bylaw Review 1 (For Members)
Time: Oct 7, 2020 07:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada)
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James M. Dahle, MD is a practicing board-certified emergency physician and the founder of The White Coat Investor. He started diving into the field of personal finance and investing mid-way through residency when he finally got sick of financial professionals ripping him off. He’s been helping those who wear the white coat get a "fair shake" on Wall Street since 2011 through the blog, free monthly newsletter, online and live courses, podcast, Youtube channel, books, online forum, a private Facebook Group, subreddit, and social media presence.
We will be hosting the great Dr. Dahle on May 21st at 6pm central time. The webinar will be held on Zoom and you must register before hand to attend. We have a limited number of guests, so register today to ensure you don’t miss this great event!
DATE: May 21, 2020
TIME: 6:00pm - 7:00pm CDT
REGISTRATION: Here or copy and paste this link: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_hk3mA4z2Rmu02jqDcPC7oQ
Our webinar host, Tiffany Sweeney, has her Master's in Applied Psychology and has been working with a variety of populations ranging from kids to young adults. She currently is an elementary school counselor and volunteers her time in spreading the word about suicide awareness and prevention. She serves as a co-chair for her local county suicide prevention team, works with the state chapter of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, and chairs the Central Montana Out of the Darkness Walk. She was the original Intern & Resident Advocate Association Liaison for the AAOA, creating the foundation for the organization that it is today. She has two children, ages 14 and almost 11.
Let's face it, being married to a student doctor, resident or an attending can be taxing on a relationship. Guy Nolan host of the Podcast "Married to Busy" is here to help us navigate our relationships.
Guy Golan, PhD is a life coach who specializes in empowering medical doctors and their spouses who are often the unsung heroes of their spouses highly demanding careers. Guy is the host of the Married to Busy podcast. He received his doctorate degree from the University of Florida and worked as a university professor for over a decade. He published more than 45 peer reviewed journal articles in the field of media and social psychology. His research was cited nearly 4,000 times in peer reviewed academic journals. Applying research findings to the real world, Golan was quoted in such In newspapers as the New York Times, Washington Post, USA Today, Bloomberg News and Slate Magazine.
Please register for the webinar: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_CvcY-cOgTMmWZVkmxfG1kA
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