Organized Medical Staff Section

Please note: All new AMA-OMSS Representatives must submit an OMSS Certification Form in order to vote during the Assembly Meeting. Please e-mail the form or fax it to the Organized Medical Staff Services at (312) 464-5845.

Online registration is now closed but you can register onsite beginning Thursday, November 5 at 12:00pm in the George R. Brown Convention Center Grand Ballroom Foyer.

The 2009 AMA-OMSS Interim Meeting will be held Nov. 5-7, 2009, at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, Texas.

Please check back regularly for agenda updates!

Download the Preliminary Agenda (pdf)

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View the 2009 Interim Meeting OMSS Reference Committee Report

Resolution Deadline: Friday, Sept. 25, 2009

• Please submit resolutions to Jim DeNuccio.

Late Resolution Deadline: Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009 at 4:00 p.m.

Information about the development and submission of resolutions

Reference Committee

The Reference Committee consist of five representatives, who are selected by the Chair in consultation with the Governing Council. The committee shall conduct an open hearing on all items of business before the Assembly. Based on testimony and their deliberations, the reference committee shall develop a report and make recommendations on the disposition of all referred items of business. The Reference committee report shall comprise the bulk of the Business Meeting. The report shall be constructed swiftly and succinctly after completion of the hearings in order to be processed and made available to the representatives as far in advance of formal presentation as possible. The Reference Committee shall have wide latitude in their efforts to facilitate the will of the participants on the matters before them. They shall be able to amend resolutions and consolidate similar resolutions by constructing substitutes. They also shall be able to recommend the usual parliamentary procedure for disposition of the business before them, such as adopt, not adopt, amend and refer. Resolutions and reports, which are grouped together, shall be carefully reviewed to verify that they are similar. All reference committee members shall review and sign the final report. The AMA-OMSS Chair and Vice Chair shall review, with the reference committee chair, the final reference committee report for parliamentary procedure and clarity. The entire report of the reference committee shall be presented on a Consent Calendar, with the items of business grouped together according to the committee's recommended courses of action.

The Reference Committee Chairs Meeting will be held on Thursday, Nov. 5, from 6:00 to 6:30 p.m. TBD.

If you would like to serve on the Reference Committee as the Chair or a Committee Member please contact Katie Tinney by Friday, September 25.

Committee on Late Resolutions

The Committee on Late Resolutions is composed of five representatives selected by the Chair to meet with authors of late resolutions prior to the opening of the Assembly. This committee does not hold open hearings, but provides the sponsors of all late resolutions an opportunity to explain the reasons for submitting them. The Committee considers the emergency nature of each late resolution. If the resolution is not of an emergency nature, it is recommended that the resolution be resubmitted to the next regular business meeting of the AMA-OMSS. The Committee then submits its recommendations to the Assembly. The Assembly votes on the acceptance of each resolutions. A two-thirds affirmative vote is required for acceptance of any item as official business of the Assembly. The Committee also reviews resolutions that may be a reaffirmation of AMA policy. The Committee provides a reaffirmation calendar to the Assembly. A representative can extract a resolution from a reaffirmation calendar for referral to the reference committee. The committee shall cite the current policy which the new resolution reaffirms in their report to the Assembly.

Late Resolutions are due on Thursday, Nov. 5, by 4 p.m. Please submit late resolutions to Jim DeNuccio.

The Committee on Late Resolutions will meet on Thursday, Nov. 5, from 6:30 to 7:00 p.m. TBD.

If you would like to serve on the Late Resolutions Committee as the Chair or a Committee Member please contact Katie Tinney by Friday, September 25.

Tellers Committee

The Tellers Committee is composed of 5 representatives, one of whom serves as chair. At the request of the Governing Council Chair, members of this committee are responsible for taking a count of votes in a designated section of the Assembly during the Business Meeting. The Committee is selected by the Governing Council Chair. The Committee is also responsible for distributing, collecting and counting ballots during the elections.

If you would like to serve on the Tellers Committee as the Chair or a Committee Member please contact Katie Tinney by Friday, September 25.

Learn more about the AMA-OMSS Leadership Opportunities and Responsibilities

The AMA-OMSS Advisors are volunteer physicians who agree to assist new AMA-OMSS representatives in becoming familiar with the Assembly and the policy-making process. We encourage the Advisors to invite new reps to join them at their caucus meetings, the luncheons, or the reception to make them feel welcomed at the meeting and valued as a member of the Section.

If you would like to serve as an AMA-OMSS Advisor at the I-09 Meeting please contact Katie Tinney by Friday, September 25.

Learn more about the AMA-OMSS Leadership Responsibilities and Opportunities

Please contact Linda Robinson to set up your AMA-OMSS State Caucus during the 2009 Annual Meeting.

Please provide the following information to Linda by Friday, Oct. 2, 2009.

• Name of your caucus
• The states that are included in the caucus
• What the expected attendance will be
• The days the caucus will meet (i.e., Friday and/or Saturday)
• The contact person responsible for setting up the caucus

The AMA-OMSS 2009 Interim Assembly Handbook will be made available online by Friday, Oct. 9.

A hardcopy and/or CD of the Handbook will be available at the meeting.

Click here to view the Preliminary AMA-OMSS 2009 Interim Meeting Handbook

View the AMA-OMSS I-09 Save the Date

View the AMA-OMSS I-09 Brochure