Marion-Polk County Medical Society

OMA Delegates and Trustees

The physicians of Marion and Polk counties are represented at the Oregon Medical Association through elected delegates. The number of delegate and trustee positions for each county is determined by the number of OMA member physicians residing in each county. All Marion-Polk County Medical Society members who are also members in the OMA are eligible to become delegates or trustees representing our two counties.

Delegates and trustees are elected at the annual general membership meeting held during January each year. Physicians wishing to serve as delegates or trustees for Marion and Polk counties may contact either the sitting president or executive director to have their name entered into consideration. Trustees serve a term of two years and delegates serve a term of three years with no term limits.

Physicians wishing to have a matter brought before the OMA House of Delegates for consideration and possible action may do so by contacting any current MPCMS delegate, trustee, or the executive director.

House of Delegates

The House of Delegates meets twice a year to review or establish association policy. Only the house may create or modify policy or amend the OMA Bylaws.

Meetings of the house normally attract 125-150 delegates and other members interested in the business to be considered. Its method of operation is very similar to that of the state legislature including the annual election of its presiding officers (speaker and vice-speaker). Meetings of the house are open to all association members, though the right to vote is limited to registered members of the house noted above.

Reference committees, each composed of five delegates, are appointed to hear testimony from all interested members on the resolutions and committee reports submitted. Following completion of the hearings, the reference committee prepares a report recommending action on each item of business. These reports are then brought before the body of the house for final consideration and voting at the closing session.

While much of the business of the house is devoted to recommendations and informational reports from committees, any delegate or represented society may propose policy in the form of a resolution. Also, the house will consider resolutions from any OMA member.

Board of Trustees

The Board of Trustees meets four times a year and is responsible for making major policy decisions between sessions of the house, electing new members and approving the annual operating budget.

The state is divided into 20 trustee districts, made up of one or more county medical societies. Some of the less populated counties have been combined with other geographically close societies to become a single trustee district.

Other members of the board include the association officers, AMA delegation and trustees elected to represent the interests of young physicians, residents and medical students.

Additional information about the House of Delegates and OMA governance can be found at the OMA website: http://www.theoma.org/

	Putnam Robbins

	Laura Ouellette Independence Monmouth Family Medicine

	George Thomas, DO The Doctors' Clinic

	Patrick Devlin

	Annette Solomon, MBA Private Citizen

	Annette Solomon

	William "David" Holloway, M.D Salem Hospital

	Gregory Thomas, MD Keizer Family Physcians, PC

	Misha Mohindra, MD Kidney Care Physicians

	Richard Brandes, M.D. Salem Gastroenterology Consultants

	Zoltan Teglassy, MD West Salem Clinic

	Nicole Soto Dermatology Clinic, PC

	Andrea Lind, MD The Doctors Clinic

	Andrea Lind, MD The Doctors Clinic

	William "David" Holloway, M.D Salem Hospital

	William Lear, M.D. Silver Falls Dermatology

	delegate Lawrence Holley, M.D

	Trustee Mark Gilbert, M.D.

	Delegate Scott Stice, M.D. Eye Care Physicians & Surgeons

	Karalyn Pazdernik, PA West Salem Clinic

	Scott Casebeer Capitol Auto Group

	Terry Fletchall Santiam Memorial Hospital

	Ourania Yue, M.D. SH-Adult Medicine Hospitalist Program

	Delegate Christopher Edwardson, M.D. Dallas Family Medicine, LLC

	Delegate Paul Huun, M.D. Salem Clinic, P.C.

	Trustee William Pierce, PhD., M.D. Hematology Oncology of Salem, LLP

	President-Elect Mark Fischl, M.D. Salem Clinic, P.C. - Main

	Delegate Ronald Jaecks, M.D. Kaiser Permanente

	Delegate Brooke Renard, M.D.

	Delegate Earl Van Volkinburg, M.D. Kaiser Permanente

	Delegate William Purnell, Jr., M.D. Willamette Valley Radiology, Inc.

	Delegate Harris Waters, M.D. Silverton Surgical, LLC

	Delegate Keith White, M.D. Independence-Monmouth Family Medicine, P.C.

	President 2009-2010 Peter Bernardo, M.D.