The Board of Trustees of this Association shall consist of the President, President-elect, the Past Presidents for the preceding two years, First Vice-President, Second Vice-President, Third Vice-President, and twenty-one other members, six of whom shall be elected annually by the House of Delegates to serve for three years, a new physician in practice to serve for one year, an intern/resident member elected by the House of Delegates to serve for one year. Candidates for the new physician in practice position shall be osteopathic physicians who have completed their postdoctoral training within the past five years or received their DO degree within the previous ten years and shall be nominated by the Council of New Physicians in Practice. Candidates for the intern/resident position shall be enrolled in an AOA-approved internship or residency or, if enrolled in an ACGME-approved residency shall have applied for AOA approval of their ACGME-approved residency. Candidates for the intern/resident position shall be nominated by the Congress of Interns/Residents. Candidates for the student position shall be nominated, in alternating years, by the Council of Osteopathic Student Government Presidents (COSGP) and the Student Osteopathic Medical Association (SOMA). The Board of Trustees shall be the administrative and executive body of the Association and perform such other duties as are provided by the Bylaws. All trustees, with the exception of the President, President-elect and the Past Presidents for the preceding two years, the aggregate terms of Office of Trustees shall be limited to twelve (12) years, with the exception that a trustee may complete the term in which twelve (12) years or more of service is completed. The intern/resident member shall be elected for a one-year term, but may be elected to serve an additional one-year term as the intern/resident member.
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES SHALL BE THE ADMINISTRATIVE AND EXECUTIVE BODY OF THE ASSOCIATION AND PERFORM SUCH OTHER DUTIES AS ARE PROVIDED BY THE BYLAWS. THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THIS ASSOCIATION SHALL CONSIST OF TWENTY-NINE MEMBERS:
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SEVEN ELECTED OFFICERS: THE PRESIDENT, PRESIDENT-ELECT, THE PAST PRESIDENTS FOR THE PRECEDING TWO YEARS, FIRST VICE-PRESIDENT, SECOND VICE-PRESIDENT, AND THIRD VICE-PRESIDENT;
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EIGHTEEN AT-LARGE TRUSTEES, SIX OF WHOM SHALL BE ELECTED ANNUALLY BY THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES TO SERVE FOR THREE YEARS;
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ONE NEW PHYSICIAN IN PRACTICE MEMBER ELECTED BY THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES TO SERVE FOR ONE YEAR. CANDIDATES FOR THE NEW PHYSICIAN IN PRACTICE POSITION SHALL BE OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIANS WHO HAVE COMPLETED THEIR POSTDOCTORAL TRAINING WITHIN THE PAST FIVE YEARS OR RECEIVED THEIR DO DEGREE WITHIN THE PREVIOUS TEN YEARS AND SHALL BE NOMINATED BY THE COUNCIL OF NEW PHYSICIANS IN PRACTICE;
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ONE INTERN/RESIDENT MEMBER ELECTED BY THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES TO SERVE FOR ONE YEAR. CANDIDATES FOR THE INTERN/RESIDENT POSITION SHALL BE ENROLLED IN AN AOA-APPROVED INTERNSHIP OR RESIDENCY OR, IF ENROLLED IN AN ACGME-APPROVED RESIDENCY SHALL HAVE APPLIED FOR AOA APPROVAL OF THEIR ACGME-APPROVED RESIDENCY. CANDIDATES FOR THE INTERN/RESIDENT POSITION SHALL BE NOMINATED BY THE COUNCIL OF INTERNS AND RESIDENTS;
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ONE STUDENT MEMBER ELECTED BY THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES TO SERVE FOR ONE YEAR. CANDIDATES FOR THE STUDENT POSITION SHALL BE NOMINATED, IN ALTERNATING YEARS, BY THE COUNCIL OF OSTEOPATHIC STUDENT GOVERNMENT PRESIDENTS (COSGP) AND THE STUDENT OSTEOPATHIC MEDICAL ASSOCIATION (SOMA); AND
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ONE PUBLIC MEMBER ELECTED BY THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES TO SERVE FOR A THREE-YEAR TERM, WITH A ONE-TERM LIMIT. CANDIDATES FOR THE PUBLIC MEMBER POSITION SHALL NOT BE PHYSICIANS AND SHALL BE NOMINATED BY THE COMMITTEE ON ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL.