The Race, Ethnicity, & Culture in Health (REACH) Action Committee is responsible for executing AMSA’s programming and advocacy efforts in issues of race, ethnicity, and culture, including but not limited to cultural sensitivity, health disparities, social determinants of health, and diversity in the healthcare workforce.Ìý

Position description

Community Coordinators are understood to serve within the larger context of AMSA’s Advocacy and Action work. Leveraging their areas of expertise, they will engage in the following in close consultation with AMSA’s Legislative Affairs Director:

• • Organize and lead grassroots community building spaces, including but not limited to contributing to Advocacy & Action’s monthly social hours, bringing the work of the Action Committee to ÃÛÑ¿appmembers via virtual and in-person (when possible) chapter gatherings, and beyond, curating recurring touchpoints for connection-building.Ìý
  • Develop and maintain the work of resiliency and rituals of belonging, creating ongoing trauma-informed initiatives, including but not limited to peer mentorship circles, sacred processing spaces, chapter milestone celebrations, and beyond, which intricately weaves a strong safety net of support and deepen members’ sense of home across ÃÛÑ¿appchapters.
  • Strengthen chapter networks, coalitions, and local events as the backbone of our pillared infrastructure, enabling chapter leaders to host gatherings, foster regional alliances, and launch initiatives which amplify and uplift ASMA’s advocacy priorities with grassroots staying power.
  • We would love to include language here about expectations for ACT Community Coordinators to keep the membership team informed of ACT programming and actions, and would love to get insight on the best methods for that! For example, having ACT Community Coordinators participate in quarterly touchpoints with Membership and otherwise keeping Membership in the loop via email?
  • Oversee the alignment of committee-specific projects with AMSA’s primary organizational priorities, thoughtfully integrating pillar deliverables into all initiatives.ÌýÌý

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Nikitha has completed their M2 year at the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. They are originally from Melbourne, Florida, and graduated from the George Washington University with a Bachelor of Science in Biology.

Nikitha joined ÃÛÑ¿appin 2020, as sweeping anti-LGBT+ legislative attacks spread throughout state legislatures across the nation. Through AMSA, they found the resources and mentorship necessary to develop their agency as a physician-in-training and advocate against the inequities facing their community. In their previous roles as AMSA’s LGBT+ Health Advocacy Coordinator and Gender and Sexuality Health Policy Coordinator, Nikitha has worked to author and submit pieces of written testimony to state medical boards and state legislatures to communicate the evidence-based harms of anti-LGBT+ legislation. They have also worked with ÃÛÑ¿appchapters to develop state-specific advocacy action plans to push back against harmful local legislation. In their role as AMSA’s Transgender Health Scholars Co-Course Director, Nikitha has enjoyed having the opportunity to shine a light on transgender health from the perspective of medical education.

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*This is a two year term. In applying for this position, you will serve as the Scholars Program Chair for one year and assume the role of Academy Chair the following year.

The Scholars Program Chair is a national Chair position that is responsible for managingÌý the Scholars Programs as part of the ÃÛÑ¿appAcademy. The Scholars Program Chair is responsible for finding and preparing course directors, and working with the Academy Chair, Events and Marketing Manager, Partner and Program Manager, and the Programming Strategist on developing a marketing campaign.Ìý

The Academy Chair is a national Chair position that is responsible for managing all online educational programs (i.e. Leadership Program, Med School Success Series, IMG Residency Prep Series, etc.) offered through ÃÛÑ¿appnational. The Academy Chair is responsible for overseeing the Scholars Program Chair and working with ÃÛÑ¿appstaff on developing programming, securing speakers, and managing student volunteers. The Academy Chair will work with the Events and Marketing Manager, Partner and Program Manager, and the Programming Strategist.Ìý

A qualified candidate is an individual with previous leadership or managerial experience and preferably a teaching background or interest in education. Previous experience as a Scholars Programs Course Director on two or more occasions is highly preferred but not required.

The Scholars Program Chair’s primary responsibility is the Scholars Programs (SPs). To support the SPs and corresponding course directors, the Scholars Program Chair is responsible for:Ìý

• • Confirming 1-2 course directors (co-directors) for each SP. If possible, this confirmation will be prior to the Building on Foundations (BOF) leadership training meeting.
  • Preparing course directors ²ú²â:Ìý
    • Sharing the roles and responsibilities of the course director position with the course directorsÌý
    • Facilitating transition from previous course directors through documentation and meetings
    • Arranging appropriate training for course directors in skills such as curriculum design, course management, test question writing, student/speaker engagement, technology use, etc.
    • Providing templates for syllabus development, course description, online course interface, and email correspondence with possible guest speakersÌý
    • Communication, including meetings, to continuously discuss course development progress, course updates, and feedbackÌý
    • Creating and maintaining a timeline for development and execution of SPs
    • Providing mentorship to the course directorsÌý
    • Connecting course directors with relevant Action Committees & Teams (ACT) leaders and ÃÛÑ¿appStaffÌý

• Working with staff to develop a marketing campaign that includes:Ìý

• • Emails to the membership at predetermined intervalsÌý
  • Emails to the national leaders and regional directorsÌý
  • Social media posts that include videos of testimonials from both course directors and scholarsÌý
  • Encouragement of course directors to utilize personal social media, on-campus clubs/groups, and listservs to help advertise the ÃÛÑ¿appAcademyÌý
• Regularly communicating about progress and status with leadership, ¾±²Ô³¦±ô³Ü»å¾±²Ô²µ:Ìý
  • Emails and calls with supervising leaders (VPPD, President) as well as ÃÛÑ¿appstaff
  • Attending ACT Executive Board meetings as a national ChairÌý
• Improving the SPs ³Ù³ó°ù´Ç³Ü²µ³ó:Ìý
  • Implementing evaluations at the conclusion of the programs and sharing feedback to the next year’s course directors, President, Vice President of Program Development, Education & Advocacy Fellow, and relevant ÃÛÑ¿appstaff.
  • Analyzing session quizzes to determine the success of individual sessions and evaluating which sessions/speakers should be included in the next yearÌý
  • Encouraging course-long documentation by the course directors that includes speaker contacts, curricula, evaluations, resources used throughout the course, etc.Ìý
  • Creating and maintaining a master curriculum for the Scholars Programs as a whole to ensure there is little overlap between SPsÌý

The Academy Chair’s primary responsibility is all online educational programs offered by ÃÛÑ¿appnational. To support the ÃÛÑ¿appAcademy, the Academy Chair is responsible for:Ìý

• Preparing the Scholars Programs Chair ²ú²â:Ìý
• • • Providing templates for syllabus development, course description, online course interface, and email correspondence with possible guest speakersÌý
    • Communication, including meetings, to continuously discuss program development, course updates, and feedbackÌý
    • Creating and maintaining a timeline for development and execution of educational programs
    • Providing mentorshipÌý

• Working with staff to create program curriculum and secure speakers for all educational programs offered in the Academy.

• Working with staff to create a schedule for all Academy programs.

• Recruiting 1-2 student volunteers for each program to act as session host or technical support.Ìý

• Creating and maintaining a volunteer database.

• TrainingÌý student volunteers to assist with programming sessions as host or technical support

• Working with staff to develop a marketing campaign that includes:Ìý

• • Emails to the membership at predetermined intervalsÌý
  • Emails to the national leaders and regional directorsÌý
  • Social media posts that include videos of testimonials
  • Encouragement of course directors and program volunteers to utilize personal social media, on-campus clubs/groups, and listservs to help advertise the ÃÛÑ¿appAcademyÌý
• Regularly communicating about progress and status with leadership, ¾±²Ô³¦±ô³Ü»å¾±²Ô²µ:Ìý
  • Emails and calls with supervising leaders (VPPD, President) as well as ÃÛÑ¿appstaff
  • Attending ACT Executive Board meetings as a national ChairÌý
• Improving the Academy ³Ù³ó°ù´Ç³Ü²µ³ó:Ìý
  • Implementing evaluations at the conclusion of the programs and sharing feedback to the next year’s course directors, President, Vice President of Program Development, Education & Advocacy Fellow, and relevant ÃÛÑ¿appstaff.
  • Analyzing session quizzes to determine the success of individual sessions and evaluating which sessions/speakers should be included in the next yearÌý
  • Maintaining course-long documentation that includes speaker contacts, curricula, evaluations, resources used throughout the course, etc.Ìý
  • Evaluating programming and providing recommendations for the following year.
• Other duties as assigned.

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Action Committee overview: Community & Public HealthÌý

The Community & Public Health (CPH) Action Committee is responsible for executing AMSA’s programming and advocacy efforts in issues of community health and public health, including but not limited to climate change, food production and environmental impact, public health, health promotion, preventive medicine, primary care workforce, disability rights, structural competencies, and environmental health.

Position description

The CPH Chair is responsible for leading the CPH Action Committee’s programming and advocacy efforts in issues of community and public health. As such, they will lead and collaborate with the CPH Programming Coordinator and CPH Advocacy Coordinator (see separate descriptions).Ìý

As a national Chair, the CPH Chair will fulfill the duties and responsibilities of a national Chair as described further below.

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The Community & Public Health (CPH) Action Committee is responsible for executing AMSA’s programming and advocacy efforts in issues of community health and public health, including but not limited to climate change, food production and environmental impact, public health, health promotion, preventive medicine, primary care workforce, disability rights, structural competencies, and environmental health.

Position description

Education Coordinators are understood to serve within the larger context of AMSA’s Advocacy and Action work. Leveraging their areas of expertise, they will engage in the following in close consultation with AMSA’s Legislative Affairs Director:

• • Organize and lead Advocacy Grand Round sessions, which explicitly connect health policy and lived experience, helping members to gain a comprehensive contextual understanding and foundational literacy necessary to meaningfully precede directed advocacy efforts. Grounded first in education, advocacy aims can be targeted, clear, and shaped for meaningful impact.ÌýÌý
  • Develop and maintain educational resources, including but not limited to case-based educational offerings, utilizing both student voices and subject-matter experts to deliver lectures, panels, and interactive material that translates medical and health justice education for future physician knowledge, empowerment, and change.
  • Build a deeply thoughtful bridge between Advocacy & Action, the ÃÛÑ¿appAcademy, and AMSA’s Scholars Programs, positioning members to deepen their understanding of health justice and human rights, alongside building a practice of critical reflection on contemporary social, political, and clinical realities.Ìý
  • Oversee the alignment of committee-specific projects with AMSA’s primary organizational priorities, thoughtfully integrating pillar deliverables into all initiatives.ÌýÌý

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The Community & Public Health (CPH) Action Committee is responsible for executing AMSA’s programming and advocacy efforts in issues of community health and public health, including but not limited to climate change, food production and environmental impact, public health, health promotion, preventive medicine, primary care workforce, disability rights, structural competencies, telemedicine, and environmental health.

Position description

Community Coordinators are understood to serve within the larger context of AMSA’s Advocacy and Action work. Leveraging their areas of expertise, they will engage in the following in close consultation with AMSA’s Legislative Affairs Director:

• • Organize and lead grassroots community building spaces, including but not limited to contributing to Advocacy & Action’s monthly social hours, bringing the work of the Action Committee to ÃÛÑ¿appmembers via virtual and in-person (when possible) chapter gatherings, and beyond, curating recurring touchpoints for connection-building.Ìý
  • Develop and maintain the work of resiliency and rituals of belonging, creating ongoing trauma-informed initiatives, including but not limited to peer mentorship circles, sacred processing spaces, chapter milestone celebrations, and beyond, which intricately weaves a strong safety net of support and deepen members’ sense of home across ÃÛÑ¿appchapters.
  • Strengthen chapter networks, coalitions, and local events as the backbone of our pillared infrastructure, enabling chapter leaders to host gatherings, foster regional alliances, and launch initiatives which amplify and uplift ASMA’s advocacy priorities with grassroots staying power.
  • We would love to include language here about expectations for ACT Community Coordinators to keep the membership team informed of ACT programming and actions, and would love to get insight on the best methods for that! For example, having ACT Community Coordinators participate in quarterly touchpoints with Membership and otherwise keeping Membership in the loop via email?
  • Oversee the alignment of committee-specific projects with AMSA’s primary organizational priorities, thoughtfully integrating pillar deliverables into all initiatives.ÌýÌý

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The Environmental Health Action Committee is responsible for executing AMSA’s programming and advocacy efforts regarding environmental justice, climate change action, Earth Day, etc. AMSA, back in the late 60s, played a major role in the establishment of Earth Day, which became recognized in 1970, on an international level.Ìý More recently, climate change has only been touched on by other action committees. However, given the breadth and importance of environmental health, ÃÛÑ¿appestablished the Environmental Health Action Committee in 2019. This Action Committee has begun to fill the present void and continues to raise awareness as climate change remains a pressing matter in the lives of our future patients.ÌýÌý

Position description

Community Coordinators are understood to serve within the larger context of AMSA’s Advocacy and Action work. Leveraging their areas of expertise, they will engage in the following in close consultation with AMSA’s Legislative Affairs Director:

• • Organize and lead grassroots community building spaces, including but not limited to contributing to Advocacy & Action’s monthly social hours, bringing the work of the Action Committee to ÃÛÑ¿appmembers via virtual and in-person (when possible) chapter gatherings, and beyond, curating recurring touchpoints for connection-building.Ìý
  • Develop and maintain the work of resiliency and rituals of belonging, creating ongoing trauma-informed initiatives, including but not limited to peer mentorship circles, sacred processing spaces, chapter milestone celebrations, and beyond, which intricately weaves a strong safety net of support and deepen members’ sense of home across ÃÛÑ¿appchapters.
  • Strengthen chapter networks, coalitions, and local events as the backbone of our pillared infrastructure, enabling chapter leaders to host gatherings, foster regional alliances, and launch initiatives which amplify and uplift ASMA’s advocacy priorities with grassroots staying power.
  • We would love to include language here about expectations for ACT Community Coordinators to keep the membership team informed of ACT programming and actions, and would love to get insight on the best methods for that! For example, having ACT Community Coordinators participate in quarterly touchpoints with Membership and otherwise keeping Membership in the loop via email?
  • Oversee the alignment of committee-specific projects with AMSA’s primary organizational priorities, thoughtfully integrating pillar deliverables into all initiatives.ÌýÌý

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The Environmental Health Action Committee is responsible for executing AMSA’s programming and advocacy efforts regarding environmental justice, climate change action, Earth Day, etc. AMSA, back in the late 60s, played a major role in the establishment of Earth Day, which became recognized in 1970, on an international level.Ìý More recently, climate change has only been touched on by other action committees. However, given the breadth and importance of environmental health, ÃÛÑ¿appestablished the Environmental Health Action Committee in 2019. This Action Committee has begun to fill the present void and continues to raise awareness as climate change remains a pressing matter in the lives of our future patients.Ìý

Position description

Education Coordinators are understood to serve within the larger context of AMSA’s Advocacy and Action work. Leveraging their areas of expertise, they will engage in the following in close consultation with AMSA’s Legislative Affairs Director:

• • Organize and lead Advocacy Grand Round sessions, which explicitly connect health policy and lived experience, helping members to gain a comprehensive contextual understanding and foundational literacy necessary to meaningfully precede directed advocacy efforts. Grounded first in education, advocacy aims can be targeted, clear, and shaped for meaningful impact.ÌýÌý
  • Develop and maintain educational resources, including but not limited to case-based educational offerings, utilizing both student voices and subject-matter experts to deliver lectures, panels, and interactive material that translates medical and health justice education for future physician knowledge, empowerment, and change.
  • Build a deeply thoughtful bridge between Advocacy & Action, the ÃÛÑ¿appAcademy, and AMSA’s Scholars Programs, positioning members to deepen their understanding of health justice and human rights, alongside building a practice of critical reflection on contemporary social, political, and clinical realities.Ìý
  • Oversee the alignment of committee-specific projects with AMSA’s primary organizational priorities, thoughtfully integrating pillar deliverables into all initiatives.ÌýÌý

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