SOMA House of Delegates (HOD)
One way for you to make an impact on your profession and your future practice of medicine is by writing resolutions to be discussed and voted on at the SOMA House of Delegates (HOD) which is held twice each year in conjunction with the SOMA Convention. Here are two documents that will help you write policy changing resolutions. It is important to remember that resolutions passed in the SOMA HOD can be submitted to the AOA HOD for discussion and voting.
Please check out the SOMA House of Delegates details tab for important details regarding SOMA's 2012 Spring House of Delegates!
Parliamentary Procedure in a nutshell
The following two documents outlines basic parliamentary procedures to be used at SOMA's biannual House of Delegates during the review of resolutions and the July National Osteopathic Student Caucus, which is run by the Council of Osteopathic Student Government Presidents (COSGP) and is held in conjunction with the AOA House of Delegates meeting.
- Click Here for a basic overview of Parliamentary Procedure
- Click Here for Robert's Rules of Order
- Click Here for a chart of Robert's Rules of Order motions
