Leader spotlight Family physician and combat veteran to serve as AOA president-elect Thomas Ely, DO, will become AOA president in July 2020. July 30, 2019Tuesday AOA Staff Contact AOA Staff Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Topics House of Delegates 2019 The AOA’s incoming president-elect is Thomas Ely, DO, an AOA board-certified family physician and health care consultant. Dr. Ely is a past president of the Tennessee Osteopathic Medical Association and a member of the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians. He served on Tennessee’s osteopathic medical licensing board for 9 years and has been on the AOA Board of Trustees for the past 13 years. Before attending what is now the Kansas City (Missouri) University of Medicine and Biosciences College of Osteopathic Medicine, Dr. Ely served as a commissioned officer in the U.S. Army Medical Service Corps, which included two combat tours in Vietnam as a medical evacuation (“Dustoff”) pilot. After medical school, he re-entered the military as a commissioned officer in the U.S. Army Medical Corps and completed a family medicine internship and residency at DeWitt Army Community Hospital in Fort Belvoir, Virginia. He retired from the Army in 1988 as a lieutenant colonel. After retiring from the Army, Dr. Ely was in private practice in Clarksville, Tennessee, and from 2002 to 2015 he served as the chief medical officer for the Gateway Medical Center in Clarksville, Tennessee. More in Newsbriefs Applications open for 2022-2023 AOA leadership positions Get involved and help lead the next generation of physicians. Apply to serve on an AOA bureau, committee or council. Record number of DO students and graduates secure residency placements through 2022 NRMP Match Overall, the number of osteopathic fourth-year students who matched into PGY1 positions increased by 5.4% from last year. Previous articleSeasoned leader, mentor and family physician is the AOA's next president Next articleAmerica's best hospitals in 2019, according to U.S. News
Applications open for 2022-2023 AOA leadership positions Get involved and help lead the next generation of physicians. Apply to serve on an AOA bureau, committee or council.
Record number of DO students and graduates secure residency placements through 2022 NRMP Match Overall, the number of osteopathic fourth-year students who matched into PGY1 positions increased by 5.4% from last year.
Congratulations Tom! You are very well deserving of this great honor. The selection committee made an excellent choice. I am proud to have worked with you. Aug. 2, 2019, at 6:33 pm Reply
Hooah Tom! We’re in great hands with you at the helm! Agree with Pete, I too am proud and honored to have worked and served with you in the Army! Wishing you continued success and happiness! Aug. 28, 2019, at 3:37 pm Reply