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Florida Osteopathic Medical Association

Florida Osteopathic Medical Association. About the FOMA.

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Florida Osteopathic Medical Association

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  1. Florida Osteopathic Medical Association

  2. About the FOMA Founded in 1904 as the Florida Association of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons, the association’s name was changed in 1942 to the Florida Osteopathic Medical Association (FOMA). The FOMA is the state association of Osteopathic Physicians in Florida. The Executive Office is located in Tallahassee, Florida.

  3. FOMA Executive Committee (2013-2014) President Gregory James, DO, MPH, FACOFP President-elect Jorge Luna, DO First Vice President William Stager, DO, MPH, FACOFP Second Vice President Nicole H. Bixler, DO, MBA Director at Large Joseph De Gaetano, DO Director at Large Jamie Goodman, DO Director at Large Joshua Lenchus, DO,RPh Director at Large Michelle Mendexz, DO Director at Large James Voirin, DO, FAAFP

  4. FOMA Staff Executive Director Stephen R. Winn Associate Executive Director Michelle S. Winn Legal Counsel Jason D. Winn, Esquire Dir. of Governmental Relations William B. Hightower Dir. of Communications Jena L. Glantz Dir. of Membership & Meetings Andrew Floyd Comptroller Beth Edwards

  5. About Osteopathic Medicine in Florida There are two Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine in Florida. • Nova Southeastern University – College of Osteopathic Medicine (NSU-COM), Ft. Lauderdale • Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine(LECOM-Bradenton), Bradenton

  6. Governmental Relations The FOMA represents osteopathic physicians in the state of Florida at the Florida Legislature by: Monitoring legislation Testifying before legislative committees Sending our members weekly Capitol Updates during Session Publishing Know the Issues

  7. Governmental Relations The FOMA also strives to make sure Osteopathic Physicians (DOs) are represented on all relevant state boards and commissions, working in close liaison with agencies that determine practice rights. Florida Board of Osteopathic Medicine Ronald Burns, DO, Chair Joel Rose, DO Anna Hayden, DO Bridget Bellingar, DO James St. Louis, DO Rina Malan, Vice Chair, Consumer Member Valerie Jackson, Consumer Member

  8. Remember Dr. Marcelino Oliva, Jr.FOMA Legislative Chairman FOMA • 1974-75, President of the FOMA • FOMA Board of Trustees • Chairman of the Florida Delegation to the AOA House of Delegates • Founder and Chair of the FOMA Political Action Committee • Chair of the FOMA Legislative Committee Marcelino Oliva, Jr., DO Dedicated over 5 decades to the osteopathic profession

  9. Remember Dr. Marcelino Oliva, Jr.FOMA Legislative Chairman STATE OF FLORIDA • 1970-72, served on the Florida State Medicaid Advisory Council • 1978-90, served on the Board of State Osteopathic Medical Examiners • 1979, served on the Florida Board of Governors of the Patient’s Compensation Fund • 1979-2011, served on the Board of Trustees of Nova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic Medicine • 1983-85, served on the Advisory Panel on Physician Reimbursement Issues

  10. Remember Dr. Marcelino Oliva, Jr.FOMA Legislative Chairman AOA • 1977-1991, AOA Board of Trustees • 1988-89, President of the AOA • Chair of the AOA’s Bureau on Federal Health Programs • Chair of the AOA’s Bureau of Legislative Affairs • Chair, American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians (ACOFP) Legislative Committee

  11. Remember Dr. Marcelino Oliva, Jr.FOMA Legislative Chairman

  12. Public Relations Our public relations program educates the public on osteopathic medicine. By communicating with government officials and consumers, we create better understanding of our profession and improve the professional climate in which we must practice. We publish the FOMA Journal quarterly that includes a variety of topics in healthcare.

  13. Public Relations The FOMA also strives to keep our members informed through its Public Relations department by: • Providing a weekly FOMA Member Newswire that includes timely information from a variety of sources including • MQA updates and information • DOH updates and information • AOA updates and information • And many more

  14. Public Relations The FOMA also provides up to date information on our website: www.foma.org

  15. Membership • From 1992 to the present, FOMA has maintained its status as the third largest state osteopathic medical association in the country and continues to advance the science and art of Osteopathic Medicine in Florida. • Working together through committees, we form a network of voluntary efforts in all phases of health care. Joining together, we represent an expanse of knowledge and ideas as broad as those of our combined membership and as diversified as the many specialties we represent. • In 2011, Florida has 5,427 active licensed osteopathic physicians and 211 inactive licenses.

  16. Mission Statement The objectives of this association are to advance the science and art of osteopathic medicine and surgery, and to extend improved healthcare and benefits of scientific advancement in the treatment, prevention, and alleviation of human ailments to the public in the state of Florida. 

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