Resolution: S-21-03: CLARIFYING REPRESENTATION OF STUDENT REPRESENTATION AT THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES FOR THE AMERICAN OSTEOPATHIC ASSOCIATION

[Valerie Lile]

WHEREAS, within American Osteopathic Association’s (AOA’s) Bylaws Article V – House of Delegates, Section 12-Representation of Student Osteopathic Medical Association (SOMA) indicates that SOMA members are able to represent outside of the roles of SOMA delegate in stating “No SOMA delegate or alternate shall also be a member of a divisional society’s delegation representing the state in which such SOMA Board member’s osteopathic college is located.”; and

WHEREAS, there have been instances where SOMA members were told that they ineligible to serve as student body delegates due to the misunderstanding that the nomenclature “Student Councils” within the constitution and bylaws of the American Osteopathic Association specifically refers to the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine’s (AACOM’s) Council of Osteopathic Student Government Presidents (COSGP); now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, that the following revisions be made to the AOA Constitution and Bylaws to clarify student representation at the American Osteopathic Association’s House of Delegates:

 

 

Sections	Revisions	New Language
Constitution Article VI – House of Delegates, Section 1B- Student Council Representation in Divisional Societies	Section 1B – 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.	Section 1B – Student Representation in Divisional Societies   Divisional societies shall be awarded one additional delegate as a student 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.
Bylaws: Article V – House of Delegates, Section 10-Representation of Student Councils	Section 10-Representation of the Student BodyCouncils    The student body council of each accredited college of osteopathic medicine, each branch campus and each additional location may be represented in the House of Delegates by its president (and such president’s alternate elected by such student body council) as a member of the delegation of the divisional society representing the state in which such college of osteopathic medicine and branch campus is located. Each such student delegate shall be accredited in the same manner and have the same privileges as the other members of the divisional society delegation; however, the chief administrative officer of each accredited college of osteopathic medicine and each branch campus shall certify the student council president and alternate to the Chief Executive Officer of this Association in writing or by electronic communication at least 30 days prior to the first day of the annual meeting of the House of Delegates and such Chief Executive Officer shall forthwith similarly certify each student representative council president and alternate to the secretary of the appropriate divisional society.	Section 10-Representation of the Student Body The student body of each accredited college of osteopathic medicine, each branch campus and each additional location may be represented in the House of Delegates by its president (and such president’s alternate elected by such student body) as a member of the delegation of the divisional society representing the state in which such college of osteopathic medicine and branch campus is located. Each such student delegate shall be accredited in the same manner and have the same privileges as the other members of the divisional society delegation; however, the chief administrative officer of each accredited college of osteopathic medicine and each branch campus shall certify the student council president and alternate to the Chief Executive Officer of this Association in writing or by electronic communication at least 30 days prior to the first day of the annual meeting of the House of Delegates and such Chief Executive Officer shall forthwith similarly certify each student representative and alternate to the secretary of the appropriate divisional society.

 

Explanatory Statement

Relevant Existing Policies: (The policy number of any relevant existing policies provided for reference)

 

SOMA Policy:

Policy of Other Organizations Named in the Resolved Statements (AOA/AMA/etc):

American Osteopathic Association Bylaws

References:

Submitted by:

Matthew Mayeda, OMS IV, Michigan State University, College of Osteopathic Medicine
Alana Castro-Gilliard, OMS III, Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine-Virginia Campus

Action Taken: [Leave Blank. Will be Approved by the House of Delegates or Not Approved.]

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