OMSs need research, now more than ever
A recent experience in the operating room helped shape my go-to answer for a question I’m frequently asked: “Why should I, as an OMS, invest in research?”
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New research projects address a diverse array of topics
The OMS Foundation recently disbursed Research Support Grants of $75,000 each to four projects that show promise for advancing the specialty through innovation.
How does the SECURE Act impact you?
Tucked inside Congress’s 2019 year-end spending bill, the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement (SECURE) Act includes several provisions that merit further discussion with your financial & legal counsel.
OMSNIC agents give back again and again
In the mid-1980s, with the cost of OMS malpractice insurance spiraling upward, necessity gave birth to one of the specialty’s most successful companies: the AAOMS Mutual Insurance Company, capitalized initially by AAOMS and now known as OMSNIC.
Foundation, AAOMS to collaborate on anesthesia and patient safety study
When the safety record of our specialty’s anesthesia team model was questioned this summer, the Boards of AAOMS and the OMS Foundation agreed: Quality data are needed to tell the real story.
GIVE is a “natural fit” for the Alliance
Since 1993 the OMS Foundation Alliance has been the Foundation’s most steadfast partner, contributing hundreds of thousands of dollars to support research, education and academic excellence in the OMS specialty.
Applications available September 3 for International Fellowship opportunity
The International Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (IAOMS) and the IAOMS Foundation, in partnership with the OMS Foundation, will begin accepting applications September 3 for a 12-month International Fellowship for Cleft Lip and Palate and Craniofacial Surgery in Beijing, China.
OMS Foundation to host Advance Charitable Planning seminar at 2019 Annual Meeting
Demystifying the more sophisticated charitable planning options is the objective of a 90-minute program hosted by the OMS Foundation on Sept. 20 at the AAOMS Annual Meeting in Boston, Mass.
GIVE offers opportunity to learn, serve and smile
Dr. Jessica Lee’s career path was forged early. As the daughter of an OMS practicing in South Korea, Dr. Lee witnessed firsthand the transformative effect of a cleft lip and palate repair on a 14-year-old boy who had lived as an outcast, excluded from school and community life because of his facial deformity.
New life insurance option offers fast-track to R. V. Walker membership
Transformative philanthropic giving is not just for the very wealthy. It can be easy, in fact, to make a significant gift anytime in your career when you expand your options to include planned giving.