7 Highlights from the AOA’s Annual Business Meeting

This year’s AOA Annual Business Meeting was packed with excitement, as more than 500 DO leaders gathered in Chicago to adopt health care policy, elect members of the AOA Board of Trustees and celebrate the bright future of the osteopathic medical profession.

Highlights of the week included:

• On July 18, the AOA installed its 2015-16 President, John W. Becher, DO. Learn about President Becher’s evolution as a leader and read about his plans for the coming year. Learn more and view the slideshow.
• Watch President Becher’s inaugural speech to hear more about his presidential goals. Watch the video.
• Hear Immediate Past President Robert S. Juhasz, DO, reflect on “The Difference a Year Makes,” in his farewell address. Watch the video.
• AOA Chief Executive Officer Adrienne White-Faines, MPA, detailed the year’s achievements and lauded the profession’s resilience and progress toward transformative change, concluding “Our time is here, our time is now.” Watch the video.
• The House of Delegates adopted new health care policy, including the following:
  • House calls for increased mental health resources for students and DOs
  • Delegates support ending ban on sperm donation by gay men
  • House supports expanding laws to protect physicians against violence
  • New AOA policy calls for responsible antibiotic stewardship
• On July 18, the AOA recognized several DOs and supporters for achievements toward building a culture of excellence. View the full list of honorees.
• AOA Past President Peter B. Ajluni, DO, delivered this year’s A.T. Still Memorial Lecture, looking back on a year filled with remarkable changes for the profession. Watch the video.