| RESOLUTION: |
| WHEREAS, honor and credit are due all the individuals and organizations that have painstakingly and courageously laid the foundations for the establishment and growth of the acupuncture and Oriental medicine profession in the United States and have sought to facilitate and improve communication among the diverse voices that the profession encompasses; and |
| WHEREAS, representatives of these voices and organizations believe that the profession might be well served by the creation of a new nonprofit professional and educational organization to achieve greater public awareness of contributions that acupuncture and Oriental medicine practitioners, educators, and other professionals are making to the quality of health care in the United States; and |
| WHEREAS, such an organization may be a more effective and efficient means to benefit both the public and the profession by achieving such goals as developing a representative forum to facilitate communication and the sharing of views among the diverse branches of the profession, coordinating advocacy efforts to communicate these views to policymakers, increasing public awareness of the profession, and developing collaborative relationships with related disciplines and organizations; |
| NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the undersigned have formed the Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Coalition Steering Committee to gather feedback from the profession and study the feasibility and possible structure of a new umbrella organization to achieve the goals outlined above and to effectively represent the diverse professional constituencies in the United States. |
| Ann Bailey, Vice President, Alliance |
| Dort Bigg, Executive Director, ACAOM |
| Ian Cyrus, Vice President, AAOM |
| Debra Duncan, Executive Director - Operations, NCCAOM |
| Steve Given, Member-at-Large, CCAOM |
| Christina S. Herlihy, Chief Executive Officer, NCCAOM |
| Penelope Ward, Director of Professional Services, ACAOM |
| Carla Wilson, President, Alliance |
| October 14, 2001 |
| Alexandria, Virginia |