About
What Is OAA?
Mission:
To advance the profession and honor the tradition of acupuncture and Oriental medicine in Oregon.
Guiding Principles:
- We protect and advance the scope of practice of AOM in Oregon
- We build a supportive community for AOM practitioners
- We provide business support and legal reference for AOM practitioners
- We educate AOM practitioners to enhance their professional skills
- We communicate and collaborate with other health care practitioners
- We develop and nurture a relationship with the general public to increase AOM awareness, understanding and support
Ross McCallum
President
Mary Jean Brinkman
Vice President
Elizabeth Bourgeois
Secretary
Jonathan Contant
Treasurer
Tracy Thorne
Membership Chair
Darby Valley
Board Member at Large
John Rybak
Board Member at Large
Kym Garret
Board Member at Large
Jordan Todd
OCOM Student Representative
Brooke Carlton
NUNM Student Representative
Our Philosophy
Our vision is to use strong, incentivized membership to engage in effective public outreach, education and AOM advocacy resulting in public policy that supports financial sustainability for practitioners, a strong statewide, national and international AOM community, and full integration of AOM in modern health care.
