Letter of support of osteopathic identity of UNTHSC

The following letter dated on December 10th, 2008 by David Garza, DO,  FACOFP, FAAFP,

TCOM class 1989, President of TCOM Alumni Association 2008-2009, TOMA Board of Trustees, and Former President of Texas ACOFP

During their Fourth Quarter Board meeting on Saturday, December 6, 2008, the TOMA Board of Trustees overwhelmingly supported and then approved the following position statements in the form of motions from the floor.  I believe the first two were unanimous, and the third may have had one dissenting vote based on language, not intent.  They are as follows:

1)   The Texas Osteopathic Medical Association opposes the granting of an MD degree by the University of North Texas Board of Regents.

2)   The Texas Osteopathic Medical Association supports and re-affirms Texas statutes that prohibit the University of North Texas System from awarding the MD degree.

3)   The Texas Osteopathic Medical Association Board of Trustees supports the appointment of a task force to formulate an immediate course of action to address issues affecting the osteopathic integrity of UNTHSC/TCOM including, but not limited to, the concept of granting the MD degree by any entity of the University of North Texas System.

These motions were then discussed with the board members of the TCOM Alumni Association, who also agreed unanimously to support and echo TOMA’s position statements.  The minutes from the TOMA meeting can be found at their website at http://www.txosteo.org/.  I am sharing this information with you merely to keep you up to date with accurate information on this topic.  Thank you for your attention.