ACOFP: OUR CONTINUING HISTORY 107 Leadership 1963–1964 GEORGE S. COZMA, DO Cleveland, Ohio George Cozma, DO, was the founder of the ACOFP Ohio Chapter. He practiced in Cleveland, Ohio, and was one of the first to establish a department of general practice in an osteopathic hospital. He overcame opposition from osteopathic surgeons, who were the traditional owners of the hospitals in the profession’s early days. Dr. Cozma used the unifying force of ACOFP to secure the votes necessary from the hospital staff to maintain the Department of General Practice. The Cleveland Clinic Foundation has since purchased this hospital and the department functions to the present day. 1964–1965 JAMES L. ROWLAND, DO, FACOFP Lee’s Summit, Missouri Born: Aug. 20, 1917; Died: March 24, 2002; Education: KCUCOM; Graduated: 1956 (AOA Member). Dr. Rowland’s accomplishments are chronicled in the history surrounding the move for certification of general practice as a specialty in the AOA. He was a native of Fort Smith, Arkansas, and he attended Loyola University in Chicago. Dr. Rowland practiced acupuncture and general practice in Kansas City for 45 years. He was a fellow and a lifetime member of ACOFP. Dr. Rowland also served on the National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners and was one of the instrumental founders of the ACOFP Conclave of Fellows. 1965–1966 ANDREW ROLAND YOUNG, DO, FACOFP Frankston, Texas Born: 1928; Education: KCUCOM; Graduated: 1954 (AOA Member). 1967–1968 JOHN HENRY BURNETT, DO, FACOFP Dallas, Texas Born: July 25, 1921; Died: June 24, 1994; Education: KCUCOM; Graduated: 1952. A native Texan born in Abilene, Dr. Burnett attended Hardin-Simmons University, where he obtained a Bachelor of Science in 1943. He served in the European Theater with the United States Army during World War II and returned to Texas Christian University for postgraduate training from 1946 to 1947. Dr. Burnett briefly taught high school in Fort Worth, Texas, before the lure of osteopathic medicine led him to the Kansas City University College of Osteopathic Medicine, where he graduated in 1952. He interned at Dallas Osteopathic Hospital and subsequently established a practice in the Dallas area. Dr. Burnett became active early on and had a long association with both ACOFP and AOA.
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