Ethics & Excellence

United Way of Central Oklahoma has been serving the community since 1923, dedicated to improving the health, safety, education, and economic well-being of individuals and families in need in central Oklahoma. They connect community resources with responsive and accountable health and human services agencies to make a positive impact. The organization focuses on supporting strong families, successful kids, healthy citizens, independent living, and community preparedness through various programs and initiatives. With over 140 partner agencies and vital programs, United Way of Central Oklahoma plays a crucial role in meeting the needs of vulnerable citizens and making a difference in the lives of central Oklahomans. Generated from the website

AMVETS (American veterans) provides support for veterans and the active military in procuring their earned entitlements. The organization is one of the largest congressionally-chartered veterans' service organizations in the United States. It has members from each branch of the military, including the National Guard and Reserves. Based in Oklahoma City, Okla., AMVETS has a network of national service officers who have received accreditation from the Department of Veterans Affairs. The organization in partnership with Freedom & Honor conducts a series of warrior transition workshops across the United States.

Membership in Oklahoma County Medical Society provides Oklahoma County physicians with benefits and resources. About OCMS Oklahoma County Medical Society is a physician services organization, which is comprised of 1, 600 Oklahoma County physician members. The Society interacts with the membership and the lay public on a daily basis. The laity direct and place their medical questions, concerns and complaints at the doorstep of the County Society. Purpose The purpose of the Society is ( 1 ) to promote the art of science and medicine and the betterment of public health and ( 2 ) to unite with other county medical societies in the State of Oklahoma to compose the Oklahoma State Medical Association. For more than 100 years, the OCMS has been devoted to its physician members, as well as serving the citizens of Oklahoma County. "Organized medicine has been the mainspring of our progress. It is the mainspring because its fundamental tenets require that those who take part in its activities must be honorable and upright physicians who are seeking the truth and who are willing to do their part of the work that must be done. In organized medicine, the most important unit is the County Society, for here physicians meet upon common ground for the purpose of mutual study, encouragement, stimulation and progress." Location: Legacy Room, Deaconess Hospital, 5501 N. Portland Avenue, OKC Wed Jun 16 2010 - Senior Physicians Group Meeting