Our Patients: THAT’s Who It’s All About

 

Hybrid Meeting: Zoom and on Location

 

Date: September 15, 2024

Location: Golden Flower Chinese Herbs Classroom

2724 Vassar Place NE

Albuquerque, NM 87107

In-person attendees: Please RSVP your attendance by September 9, so that we know how many chairs to set up.
info@nmsaam.org  or nmsocaam@gmail.com

10:00 – 10:45 Welcome and greetings by president Dr. Yvonne Walston with highlights of the last year and discussion of why it is important to your patients that you join your professional society.

• Introduction of the NMSAAM BOD and committee chairs
• 2–5-minute speech by each candidate including a report of last year’s work for NMSAAM. Treasurer’s report will be given with the candidates.
• Questions from the meeting attendees
• Instructions from Webmaster, Dr. Steven Malins, on how to join NMSAAM.

10:45  – 11:00 Governance Chair, Dr. Steven Malins will give a summary of the governance of NMSAAM.

11:00 – 11:30 Elections of NMSAAM board members. Current president, Dr. Walston, will lead the rest of the meeting.

• NMSAAM members:
  Send your one-page letter of intent for the position you want to serve on to governance@nmsaam.org by Sunday, August 25, 2024.
• Positions include
  Officers: President, Vice-President, Secretary and Treasurer
  Directors: Up to 9 NMSAAM members

11:30 – 12:00 NMSAAM lobbyist­­

• Discussion of how for the last three years, our lobbyists, along with NMSAAM members and legislative committee, have served NMSAAM and thus, NM DOMs.
• Introduction of our new lobbyist by VP and Legislative Chair, Dr. Yvette Arellano
• Plans for the NMSAAM lobbyist for the 2025 legislative session

 

12:00 – 12:30 Lunch break and networking: Lunch is a brown bag event. There will be no time to go off site, so bring your own food and drink.

 

12:30 – 2:30 Credits available: 2 NCCAOM CEUs.

• Distal Acupuncture: Theory and Practice  by our own Dr. Steven Malins, DOM
• Free for NMSAAM members
• $50 for non-NMSAAM members

 

2:30 – 3:00 Bylaws discussion and changes. Bylaw alterations must be voted upon by members at the annual meeting.

 

3:00 – 3:15 Discussion, kudos, passing the gavel to the new president, and close of annual meeting. Door closes at 4:00 sharp.