FEDERATION OF TEXAS PSYCHIATRY

             A United Voice for Texas Psychiatry

The Federation of Texas Psychiatry unites Texas' professional psychiatric organizations. Voting member organizations - the Texas Society of Psychiatric Physicians, the Texas Academy of Psychiatry, and the Texas Society of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. Associate member organizations - the Texas Foundation for Psychiatric Education and Research, the Texas Osteopathic Medical Association and the Texas Medical Association - together represent about 45,000 physicians in Texas united in advocacy for patients and quality psychiatric care.

TEXAS OSTEOPATHIC MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

The nonprofit, Austin-based Texas Osteopathic Medical Association was formally organized by five osteopathic physicians on November 29, 1900, in Sherman, Texas, under the name, Texas Association for the Advancement of Osteopathy. At the organizational meeting David L. Clark, D.O., of Sherman was elected president with an initial state membership of approximately ten; a constitution was adopted; and, first officers were elected. The first Texas Medical Practice Act, passed in 1907, permitted the licensing of doctors of osteopathy. John F. Bailey, D.O., of Waco was appointed by Governor Thomas M. Campbell as the first osteopathic physician on the composite State Board of Medical Examiners. In 1901, during the group's second meeting in Fort Worth, the name was changed to Texas Osteopathic Association. The name was changed again in 1930 to Texas Association of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons, and the association was first incorporated in 1946 in Dallas County. Its purpose was to support the science of osteopathic medicine. On September 14, 1971, the name was changed to Texas Osteopathic Medical Association.

The mission of TOMA is:

• to promote health care excellence for the people of Texas;
• to advance the philosophy and principles of osteopathic medicine; and,
• to loyally embrace the family of the osteopathic profession and serve their unique needs.

Officers 2010-2011

President – Elizabeth A. Palmarozzi, DO
President-Elect – Patrick J. Hanford, DO
Vice President – A. Duane Selman, DO
Past President – George M. Cole, DO
Past President  – Monte E. Troutman, DO

Board of Trustees

Shane C. Alexander, DO
Steven G. Bander, DO
Christian A. Dean, DO
David E. Garza, DO
Stephen L. Gates, DO
Tony G. Hedges, DO
Audrey R. Jones, DO
James R. Marshall, DO
John C. McDonald, DO
Joseph P. Moran, DO
Carey S. Penniston, DO
Paula J. Rossi, DO
Brent W. Sanderlin, DO
Damon A. Schranz, DO
George N. Smith, DO
Laura S. Stiles, DO
H. Sprague Taveau, DO
Rodney M. Wiseman, DO
Paul S. Worrell, DO
John L. Wright, DO

Officers of the House of Delegates

Speaker - Ray L. Morrison, DO
Vice Speaker - Thomas B. Shima, DO

Staff

Robert "Sam" Tessen, Executive Director
Lucy Gibbs, Associate Executive Director
Patty Bell, Executive Assistant, Exhibits Coordinator
Alicia Kothmann, Conference Coordinator, Financial Operations Specialist

For more information about the Texas Osteopathic Medical Association, visit their website at www.txosteo.org.

Send mail to TxPsychiatry@aol.com with questions or comments.
Last modified: 04/23/13