OOA Resident Trustee

Apply now to be the OOA's 2025-2026 Resident Trustee!

If you were given the opportunity to chart the course for the future of osteopathic medicine in Oklahoma, what would your map look like? How would you protect osteopathic principles? Where would you make changes to stay ahead and relevant in the ever-evolving healthcare industry? 

If these questions piqued your interest and started the wheels turning, apply for the Oklahoma Osteopathic Association's Resident Trustee position today. You won't be given the keys to the osteopathic kingdom just yet, but you will have a seat at the table to represent the thoughts and opinions of the next generation of osteopathic physicians. 

Over your one-year term, you will learn, experience, and participate in how the Association fights for the practice rights of all Oklahoma osteopathic physicians and protects your patients. This position is an incredible opportunity to get involved in advocacy work for your osteopathic profession. 

RESPONSIBILITIES
The Resident Trustee is a non-voting member of the Oklahoma Osteopathic Association’s Board of Trustees. This individual will be the representative for residents, fellows, and interns in the state of Oklahoma. Your term as Resident Trustee would be from April 2025 to April 2026. Residents who apply must not graduate before Summer 2025.

Below are the required activities of the OOA Resident Trustee:

• Attend the 125th Annual Convention – April 9-13th, 2025 – Sheraton Oklahoma City Downtown Hotel (registration is free; if safely able to host in-person)
• Attend 2025 Presidential Dinner during Convention – 6-9 p.m., April 11th, 2025 – Sheraton Oklahoma City Downtown Hotel (if safely able to host in-person)
• Attend all OOA Board of Trustees meetings – generally held on the first Thursday of each month (excluding May, July, and November, as there are no meetings)
• Participate in OOA’s legislative advocacy work, including the Bureau on Legislation meetings. You can attend these bureau meetings via Zoom.
• You can serve on the Bureau on Residents and any other bureaus assigned to you by the OOA President by attending all meetings and providing input. (Generally, all bureaus meet on Thursdays before the Trustees meeting at the OOA Central Office. Bureau on Residents and New Physicians will additionally meet in the evenings monthly via Zoom.)
• Speak to resident groups if available and share what the OOA is doing with your peers.
• Attend Presidential Dinner during Convention –  Location TBA
• Attend the Annual Convention (registration is free)

Click here to download the Resident Trustee application. One letter of recommendation must accompany your application. Please return completed applications to Jacob Young at [email protected] before midnight on Friday, February 28, 2025.