AUGUST 2006 NEWSLETTER
SAN DIEGO OSTEOPATHIC MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
Phone: 619-579-2946
Fax: 619-579-2453
www.sdoma.org

SDOMA MONTHLY MEETING:

WHEN:          THURSDAY, AUGUST 10, 2006
                        Cocktails – 6:30 PM
                        Dinner/Lecture – 7:00 PM

WHERE:        Double Tree Hotel, Mission Valley,
                        7450 Hazard Center Drive – Phone: 619-297-5466

SPEAKER:   Rebecca S. Bierman, D. O. - Child, Adolescent, and Adult Psychiatry,
                       Health and Treatment Services Agency, San Diego Mental Health Services

TOPIC:          Metabolic Concerns with Atypicals

SPONSOR:   Dinner and speaker honorarium provided by Pfizer

RSVP:           To attend must respond by Monday, August 7, 2006.
                       Be sure to include your name and number of attendees. RSVP by phone (619-579-2946),
                       by email at surgeons@sdcacs.org.
                       2 HOURS CATEGORY 1A HOURS CME, ANTICIPATED.

                                Yes I , ___________________________________, plan to attend.

We're Back. But, DO speakers STILL needed for our monthly meetings As you may be aware, we MUST have 6 Osteopathic physicians as speakers, per year, to meet our requirements to make our CME hours eligible for category 1 credits. These are YOUR CME hours. If you have a topic of interest that you can present at one of our monthly meeting please contact Jim Cox at, 619-579-2946.

OPSC 17th Annual Fall Conference (CME by the Bay): September 8-10, 2006. Monterey Plaza Hotel & Spa, 400 Cannery Row, Monterey, CA 93940. 22 1A CME credits anticipated. For additional information, please see http://www.opsc.org on the web.

Opportunities in The United States Naval Reserve
          A lot of people worry about making a deployment while they are a Navy reservists. As a new reservists you are not eligible to deploy for the first two years of service. The Navy reserves cannot deploy someone before they have 84 days of active service.
          The minimum requirement for the reserves is only a two year commitment. After the two years you can transfer to the inactive reserves, rendering yourself non-deployable.
          You are only required to drill two days per month, and one two week period per year. At the end of two years, the total active time equals only 76 days. As of right now, there is a rule that will not allow members to be deployed before reaching their 84 day mark.
          The pay for one weekend of work is $429.52. The pay for the two week period of active duty is significantly more.
          This year the Naval Reserves has a need for Medical Professionals in a myriad of fields.
Why the reserves?
          Networking is the number one reason that people choose to join the reserves. You will have the opportunity to serve with professionals in all fields from the San Diego area. These professionals encompass Doctors, Dentists, Nurses, and Medical Assistants.
          Benefits. As a Naval reservists you receive the same benefits of an active duty member with the exception of Medical coverage. These benefits include base access, tax free stores, CHEAPER GAS, and many others.
          Travel. For the two weeks of active duty per year, you will have the opportunity to travel to Naval Hospitals around the world.
          For more information contact HMC(SW/AW) K. Desmond Edwards at 619-524-6842, or kevin.d.edwards@navy.mil, and please remember that I am never to busy to talk to you or any referrals that you may send to me.

YOUR 2006 LEADERSHIP:

President:	Andrew Bullock, D.O.	Office Phone:	760-438-4466
Vice-President:	Robert P. Husband, D.O.	Office Phone:	619-528-6300
Secretary:	Bruce Hoang, D.O.	Office Phone:	619-448-4841
Treasurer:	Sally S. Lee, D.O.	Office Phone:	619-583-4295
Past President:	Melissa Vourlitis, D.O.	Office Phone:	858-764-3200