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News You Can Use
May 2, 2019
  This is a publication to keep you informed of issues and events pertaining to the osteopathic profession in Washington State. We invite you to submit topics or articles of interest to your colleagues for consideration. Submissions may be emailed to executivedirector@woma.org
New Semiahmoo Reservation Instructions

Some of our registrants have experienced difficulty making room reservations by calling Semiahmoo’s toll-free numbers. Semiahmoo is asking that you call the hotel DIRECTLY at 360-318-2000. Once you hear the automated message, select ‘0’ for Operator. This will connect you to their Operations Rooms team onsite and will continue ringing until an onsite individual picks up the phone. (This could require some patience).
If you call in DO NOT select either the option for ‘Front Desk’ or ‘Reservations’ as the call will go to the offsite reservation company which is having problems.
You may also reserve a room online here . Insert WOMA2019 under the Group Code, then select your arrival and departure dates.
Note that the convention ends on Sunday June 9 and another group has reserved all rooms that evening, so you will not be able to select a departure date after June 9.

*Semiahmoo has extended WOMA’s room block cutoff to May 6th. More rooms have been added, but will go fast!
Time to team up with WOMA Membership for local osteopathic professional collegiality!

What the WOMA Membership and Communication Division is now starting work on: 
  1. Obtaining updated lists of osteopathic physicians and student currently practicing in Washington state (so we can reach out to them about events, legislation and membership)
  2. Surveying members and non-members on the “value” of WOMA membership
  3. Revamping WOMA membership categories and costs
  4. Updating the WOMA database of osteopathic physicians by region
What we need: 
  1. Any member interested in writing/blogging for the News You Can Use (WOMA’s email/website communique)
  2. All members (or potential members) willing to organize “Meet and Treat” events in their region
  3. Additional Membership and Communication Committee members from all areas of the state. These would be ANY members willing to participate in online meetings just once a quarterly and/or anyone interested in leadership and WOMA membership development.
  4. Any member willing to serve on an advisory team managing the new WOMA website

Contact WOMA Membership Director Suzanne Laurel , DO or WOMA Executive Director Roseanne Andersen to volunteer or for more information.

Watch for the simple survey on WOMA membership value coming soon to this blog! Your responses will help us REDUCE the cost of WOMA membership, so plan to complete that brief survey!

Meet and Treat

WOMA “Meet and Treat” events bring together osteopathic physicians and students for camaraderie, education, self care, networking, mentorship and/or all of the above. They can be organized by any WOMA member. WOMA can help with publicity to DOs in the region and a kit to help prep for the event. Organizers just need to secure a space with or for a few portable OMT tables, a few portable OMT tables and some snacks. The Washington Osteopathic Foundation can even financially support “Meet and Treat” events with education as part of the goal. Plan one for your colleagues and potential new friends today!
Contact WOMA Membership Director Suzanne Laurel , DO or WOMA Executive Director Roseanne Andersen to volunteer or for more information.
Congratulations! To HealthPoint Community Health Centers and the Wright Center Family Medicine Residency Program on achieving ACGME accreditation in October!

This Osteopathic family medicine residency program, established in 2013, has already graduated 11 osteopathic family medicine physicians under AOA accreditation. It made history as one of the first community-based (instead of hospital based) residency programs created under the Affordable Care Act through HRSA’s Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education (GME) program. Making history again as part of the first consortium-based residency to be accredited, this program is now dual-accredited by the ACGME & AOA.

Located in Auburn, Washington , the clinic-based program is structured to prepare osteopathic physicians for full spectrum primary care and also serve the community’s economically and ethnically diverse population. See more information about this unique and successful Osteopathic family medicine residency at  http://www.healthpointchc.org/education/family-medicine-residency
Auction Items Needed

On Saturday, June 8th, we will host the annual auction fundraiser for the Washington Osteopathic Foundation which provides medical school scholarships, CME scholarships and CME Grants (WOMA’s CME registration fees alone do not cover the cost of CME programs.)

Auctioneer Scott Fannin, DO, promises an entertaining evening and hopes attendees will get into the spirit of the evening by providing items to auction and/or participating in the bidding process. Donated items are tax-deductible for their fair-market value for which you will receive a receipt. Items may be dropped off at the convention registration desk before noon on Saturday, June 8th. Please complete the auction donation form HERE and bring with your donation.
Reminder: Your 2019 dues must be paid to receive the member discount on the convention registration. (A savings of $250)
(Must have WOMA account to register online)
 Do you have member news to share with your osteopathic colleagues?
Please send it and a related photo, if available, to executivedirector@woma.org
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