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After 3 days of negotiations in Dallas, Texas, the AAOM and the
AOM Alliance have entered into an historic agreement to re-unite and form a new
organization, the American Association of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (AAAOM).
By taking the name of the organization that split 14 years ago, the Directors of
the new organization hope to signal that events of the past that led to the
split have been resolved, and that a new era in Acupuncture and Oriental
Medicine leadership has arrived. Will Morris, former President of the AAOM, and Leslie McGee, former President of the AOM Alliance, said in a joint statement that re-uniting the two national membership organizations “... is the best way to move the profession forward. We are thrilled that our differences have been bridged to the extent that it no longer makes sense to have two competing organizations. The vast majority of the acupuncture and Oriental Medicine community have been asking for this to happen for several years, and the time was right to make this happen.” “This is the first step in building a 10,000 member-strong association that will represent and advocate for the AOM profession” they continued. “We will work to assure that the interests of the AOM profession are well-represented.” The officers of the new AAAOM are Leslie McGee, President; Martin Herbkersman from the AAOM, Vice-President; Shane Burras from the AAOM, Treasurer, Corinne Axelrod from the Alliance, Secretary; and Will Morris, President Emeritus. These officers will serve until October when new officer elections will take place. The remainder of the Board of Directors is a mix from both the AAOM and the Alliance and includes: Travis Buckmaster, Christine Chang, Scott Cormier, Cynthia O’Donnell, Tom Haines, Deborah Lincoln, Bill Reddy, Jeannette Rockers, Rachel Toomim, and Lloyd Wright. Board Alternates include Floyd Herdrich, Karen Reynolds, Jim Turner, Regina Walsh, and Douglas Wang. Current members of the AAOM and the Alliance have automatically been made members of the AAAOM, and all new members will become members of the AAAOM. This ground breaking agreement was mediated by the AAC Vice President, Mike Schroeder. The cost of the re-unification negotiations were paid for by the American Acupuncture Council as well. The first public event of the new AAAOM will be the “Rebuilding the Future” Conference to be held May 9 – 13 at the Hampton Inn in New Orleans. The entire profession is encouraged to come and show their support for the new organization. The goals of the AAAOM are to provide a strong, effective and visible presence for acupuncture and Oriental Medicine practitioners, and the public. |
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