Oklahoma State Medical Association (OSMA) Annual Meeting March 28-29, Oklahoma City, OK

SCHEDULE OF OSMA ANNUAL MEETING EVENTS

Friday, March 28, 2025

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

• Noon at OSMA Headquarters

OSMA RECEPTION, INAUGURAL AND AWARDS CEREMONY

• Oklahoma City Golf and Country Club

• 6 p.m. Reception 

• 6:30 p.m. Dinner

• The Inaugural is scheduled for 6 p.m., Friday, March 28, at the Oklahoma City Golf and Country Club in Oklahoma City. Sumit Nanda, MD, will be inaugurated as the 119th President of the Oklahoma State Medical Association. 

Saturday, March 29 

HOUSE OF DELEGATES

• OSMA Headquarters

• 8:30 a.m. Caucus Meetings 

• 10 a.m. House of Delegates 

• To mark the upcoming 30th Anniversary of the Oklahoma City bombing and the lifesaving care provided by Oklahoma physicians both onsite and in hospitals throughout the state, OSMA will feature a special discussion during the annual meeting. Please join us to hear from those who were there and remember those whose lives were forever changed on April 19, 1995. 

As your Speakers and fellow physicians, we recognize that your time is valuable and appreciate all of those who are involved in shaping OSMA policy as a member of the House of Delegates. We encourage all members to please view the proposed bylaws changes before the meeting and add your comments to the online forum at https://osma.discussion.community/.

Lastly, we encourage students, residents, and young physicians to participate in this year’s Annual Meeting. As the future of medicine, your voice is vital to the conversation, and the connections you make at this meeting can last a lifetime!

Thank you for your support of the OSMA and we look forward to seeing you at the annual meeting in March.

Sincerely,

Geoffrey Chow, M.D.

Speaker of the House of Delegates

Lara Mashek, M.D.

Vice Speaker of the House of Delegates

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BECOME A DELEGATE

The Annual Meeting is open to all OSMA members and you must be credentialed as a delegate and attend in person to vote. The meeting will be streamed via Zoom to non-voting members. 

Those interested in helping decide the future of the medical association should consider becoming a delegate, and we encourage you to contact your county society or section representatives to learn  about how you can become a delegate. 

Please note: Delegate slots are allocated according to county society/section rules and bylaws. All delegates must also register for the OSMA Annual Meeting at my.okmed.org/AM2025 and be able to attend the event in person on March 29. In addition to voting at the in-person meeting, delegates must be available to participate in the discussions and our association's decision-making process.  

To learn more, contact Mark McElreath – 918-743-6184 or mark@tcmsok.org.

Let’s stand together as champions for health in Oklahoma!

CREDENTIALING/VOTING

Only credentialed in-person delegates will be seated as members of the House and allowed to vote. For staff to prepare for voting on Saturday, all delegates must register through the website by Thursday, March 27, at 5 p.m. at my.okmed.org/AM2025. Voting for all OSMA general officers, AMA delegates, alternate delegates, and OSMA Health Board and Board of Trustees positions will be held during the morning session. Runoff elections will be held as soon as staff can prepare new ballots if necessary. 

Delegates unable to attend should notify the OSMA and their county medical society/section by Friday, March 14.

RESOLUTIONS AND DUE DATES:

• Regular: February 27, on time and presented before the House of Delegates.

• Late: February 28 - March 22, requires a simple majority vote of the Board of Trustees to be presented to the House of Delegates for consideration.

• Emergency: March 22 - 29, requires a simple majority vote of the House of Delegates to be considered.

Please email resolutions or questions to HOD@okmed.org.

To learn more about OSMA resolutions, including a guide on how to write one, visit my.okmed.org/AM2025.

For those who are interested in learning more about how OSMA policy is made, we encourage you to volunteer for our reference committee to review proposed resolutions and offer guidance to the House of Delegates. If you would like to learn more, or would like to submit your interest, please contact HOD@okmed.org