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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.
Texas Osteopathic Medical Association
1415 Lavaca
Austin, Texas 78701
Telephone: 512/708-8662; Fax: 512/708-1415
Email: toma@txosteo.org
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