2026 OTA Committee Vacancies

1. Committee Membership Application

The following OTA Committees will have open positions beginning October 2026. Please complete the information below to indicate your interest in volunteering. Deadline to apply is February 9, 2026.

Committee terms are 3-years (with an option for a second 3-year appointment). Resident member positions are 1 term of 2-years. Time commitments vary by committee, but in general all committees include 2 in-person meetings (at the OTA and AAOS Annual Meetings), plus several conference calls.

If you have questions or would like additional details regarding the work of any committee, please contact the OTA Business Office: ota@ota.org or 847-698-1631.

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1. Name

First Name:

Last Name:

E-mail:

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2. Please indicate which committee(s) you are interested in applying for. (If you are already currently serving on a committee and you apply to another committee, you may be asked to step down from the original committee).

Annual Program (Member position open) *

Basic Science (Resident Member position open) *

Classification & Outcomes (Resident Member position open)

CME/COI (Member position open)

Disaster Management (Chair and Resident Member positions open)

Healthcare Access & Excellence (previously Diversity) (Member and Resident Member positions open)

Education (Member and Resident Member positions open) *

Fellowship & Career Choices (Members and Fellow Member positions open)

Fellowship Compliance (Member position open)

Health Policy & Planning (Member and Resident Member positions open)

International Relations (Member and Resident Member positions open) *

Military (Resident Member position open)

Moral Injury, Advocacy, and Member Well-Being (Resident Member position open)

Online Discussion Forum (Resident Member position open)

Patient Education (Resident Member position open)

Patient Mental Health (Member Positions open)

Podcast (Chair position open)

Practice Management (Chair and Resident Member positions open)

Publications (Member positions open)

Public Relations (Member, Resident Member and Newsletter Resident Member positions open)

Research (Member positions open)

Strategic Research Initiative (Member positions open)

Traveling Fellowship (Member position open)

Video Library (Member positions open)

* Note: Certain committees (denoted with an asterisk) appointee disclosures must be reviewed prior to committee appointment to ensure compliance with ACCME rules. Ineligible company owners/employees may not be appointed.

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3. Please submit a statement regarding your interest in serving on this committee (information regarding past OTA involvement, relevant experience/expertise, etc. will be helpful). NOTE: Text box will expand to fit text.