News

The Council of Student Financial Aid Administrators (CSFAA) convened on January 16, 2009, at the Professional Development Conference (PDC) for the Health Professions Financial Aid Administrators in San Francisco.

Members discussed the upcoming election of council officers and formed a task force to develop a group survey on programming, projects and other topics. The Council made plans to convene quarterly each year: at the PDC meetings in January and via conference call in the second, third and fourth quarters of the year.

The Council of Osteopathic Student Government Presidents (COSGP) held its Winter Business Meeting January 15 – 18, 2009, at A.T. Still University of Health Sciences School of Osteopathic Medicine in Arizona (ATSU-SOMA).

Douglas Wood, DO, PhD, Dean at ATSU-SOMA, and Jack Dillenberg, DDS, MPH, Dean of the ATSU Arizona School of Dentistry and Oral Health, gave a presentation that highlighted the institution’s curricular programs; Craig M. Phelps, DO, FAOASM, Provost, delivered an interactive presentation on effective leadership.

More than 40 COSGP members participated in a community service project that involved collecting citrus fruits from a local grove. The students donated more than 6,000 pounds of fruit to the United Food Bank in Phoenix.

Upcoming Meetings

Meetings to be held during the 2009 AACOM Annual Meeting in Bethesda, Maryland:

Board of Deans (BOD) 
April 16, 9:30 am – 12:30 pm and April 18, 8:00 am – 3:00 pm

Council of Osteopathic Medical Admissions Officers (COMAO)
April 15, 10:00 am - 5:00 pm

Council of Fiscal Officers (CFO) (tentative)
April 16, 9:30 am – 12:30 pm

Council for Information and Technology (CIT)
April 16, 9:30 am – 12:30 pm

Council of Osteopathic Medical Student Services Officers (COMSSO)
April 16, 9:30 am – 12:30 pm

Council of Osteopathic Student Government Presidents (COSGP)
April 16, 9:30 am – 12:30 pm

Council of Researchers (COR)
April 16, 9:30 am – 12:30 pm

Council of Development and Alumni Relations Professions (Dev-Alum)
April 16, 9:30 am – 12:30 pm

Marketing and Communications Advisory Council (MAC)
April 16, 9:30 am – 12:30 pm

Society of Osteopathic Medical Educators (SOME)
April 16, 9:30 am – 12:30 pm

Educational Council on Osteopathic Principles (ECOP) Spring Meeting
April 23 – 25
Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences - College of Osteopathic Medicine (OSU-COM)