Lifestyles
Local physician honored for years of service in TOMA House of Delegates
By media release
May 7, 2008
AUSTIN - James E. Froelich, III, D.O., a Bonham family physician, has been honored by his peers for his 24 years of service in the House of Delegates of the Texas Osteopathic Medical Association (TOMA).
An honorary certificate was presented April 26 during the 63rd Annual Meeting of the TOMA House of Delegates, held at the Sheraton Austin Hotel in Austin.
In his 24 years of service in the House of Delegates, the primary governance body of TOMA, Dr. Froelich has actively participated in the discussion and debate of policy and administrative resolutions considered by that body. These resolutions determine the advocacy by the association for the betterment of quality health care, access to medical care, and the safety of the public seeking osteopathic medical services for citizens across the State of
Certified in Family Practice and an Aviation Medical Examiner, Dr. Froelich has been in private practice at Family Care Medical Clinic in Bonham since 1982. He is affiliated with
A past president of TOMA, Dr. Froelich is current chair and member of several committees and serves as a TOMA delegate to the American Osteopathic Association's House of Delegates. He is active in his divisional society, TOMA District 13, serving as its president for six years. Other memberships include the Texas Society of the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians; the American Osteopathic Association, in which he serves on the Bureau of State Government Affairs; and the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians, where he was elected program co-chair for that organization's fall 2008 convention. In addition, he is a member of the Texas Medical Board's Health Screening Policy Advisory Committee.
Dr. Froelich earned his D.O. degree in 1981 from the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine in
The mission of the Texas Osteopathic Medical Association is: to promote health care excellence for the people of
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