by Jennifer Scerbo, OSMA Alliance President

Under the leadership of Immediate Past President Tom Swan, the Alliance has resumed in person meetings with a virtual option as an alternative. Our theme for this past year has been healthy minds, healthy bodies.

Lake County Medical Alliance hosted the OSMA Alliance September 15-16th for our yearly Fall Focus meeting. We kicked off our meeting on Thursday with a few optional activities including hiking and walking up the Observation Tower at Holden Arboretum, a happy hour at Taproot Yoga studio, and dinner outside on a local restaurant’s patio. Friday the 16th we met at University Hospital’s TriPoint Physician Pavilion and learned about the Ohio Opioid Education Alliance’s Beat the Stigma campaign, participated in chair yoga, received an update from Todd Baker, CEO of the OSMA, enjoyed learning abut the Physician Tribute Garden and walking on the Physician Wellness Walk on the hospital’s property, conducted a brief business meeting, and wrapped up our time together with a brainstorming session with Jacque Daley-Perrin OSMA Foundation Well-Being CARE Service.

I attended the OSMA Foundation event in Independence on Tuesday October 25th to represent the OSMA Alliance as well as learn more about the wellbeingcare.org anonymous survey.

Our first meeting of 2023 was held virtually on January 31, 2023. On Thursday March 9th, we met at the Columbus Medical Association where Todd Baker helped us brainstorm our future as an organization as well as ways to collaborate with the OSMA. Some members joined us virtually.

We will be hosting our 82nd Annual Meeting in Columbus the evening of April 27th for an optional dinner at Cap City Fine Diner at Bridge Park and then an all-day meeting at CMA on Friday April 28th. Kathy Harter will be installed as the next OSMA Alliance President with guest appearances by the OSMA and our American Medical Association Alliance President, Jacqueline Nguyen.

We appreciate our partnership with the OSMA.

With gratitude,

Jennifer Scerbo