*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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The Wellness & Student Life (WSL) Action Committee is dedicated to both trainee wellness and patient wellness through the development of patient-centered care and of supportive educational environments. These goals require an emphasis on patient-centered care over physician-centered care, especially as that care pertains to integrative, complementary, & alternative medicine (ICAM). The WSL committee also advocates for and supports the need for trainees to have regular access to medical humanities to foster healing through understanding, community, creativity, personal reflection, and a connection with humanity.Ìý

Position description

Action Committee overview: Race, Ethnicity, & Culture in Health

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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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

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 Race, Ethnicity, and 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

Advocacy 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 Bootcamps and skill-based trainings which provide students with the opportunity to engage in timely, directed action on a matter relating both to AMSA’s organizational advocacy priorities and the scope of their Action Committee.
  • Develop and maintain advocacy-related opportunities that deepen student engagement in organizational issue-advancement efforts, including but limited to cultivating practical competencies, such as power mapping, legislative meeting skills, and tools aimed to strengthen the confidence needed to drive systemic change.
  • Support the development of advocacy resources, including but not limited to skill-building tools, policy briefs, action guides, and communication materials, that are maintained and assessed periodically throughout each leadership term to remain aligned with AMSA’s advocacy priorities and evolving member needs.Ìý
  • Oversee the alignment of committee-specific projects with AMSA’s core advocacy priorities, thoughtfully integrating Advocacy & Action deliverables into all initiatives.ÌýÌý

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The Medical Education (ME) Action Committee is responsible for executing AMSA’s programming and advocacy efforts in issues of medical education, including but not limited to diversity in medical education, gaps in medical education, curricular reform, student debt, innovation in medical education, academic medicine, graduate medical education.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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The Gender & Sexuality (GS) Action Committee is responsible for executing AMSA’s programming and advocacy efforts in issues of gender & sexuality by (1) ensuring equal access within health care and within medical education for women and for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex (LGBTQ+) persons, and (2) supporting the training of medical students to become excellent health care providers for women and for LGBTQ+ persons. Toward these goals, the GS Action Committee advocates for policies that will improve the health or health care access for everyone including LGBTQ+ persons, and develops programming that will improve the training of medical students in the care of women and LGBTQ+ patients. Additionally, GS supports all women, LGBTQ+, and ally medical students by fostering a safe and inclusive environment, providing leadership opportunities, and advocating for their rights.Ìý

Women’s issues include but are not limited to reproductive health and rights, sexual health, intimate partner violence, sexual assault, representation of gender in research, disparities in health between men and women, and promoting and recognizing women in medicine. LGBTQ+ issues include but are not limited to a need for medical education reform, sexual health, healthy relationships, trauma-informed care, structural and physical violence against LGBTQ+ community, marriage and adoption equality with regard to patient rights, intimate partner violence, disparities in health within the queer and intersex community, promoting and recognizing LGBTQ+ people in medicine, and inclusion and equitable access in health care.

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 Gender & Sexuality (GS) Action Committee is responsible for executing AMSA’s programming and advocacy efforts in issues of gender & sexuality by (1) ensuring equal access within health care and within medical education for women and for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex (LGBTQ+) persons, and (2) supporting the training of medical students to become excellent health care providers for women and for LGBTQ+ persons. Toward these goals, the GS Action Committee advocates for policies that will improve the health or health care access for everyone including LGBTQ+ persons, and develops programming that will improve the training of medical students in the care of women and LGBTQ+ patients. Additionally, GS supports all women, LGBTQ+, and ally medical students by fostering a safe and inclusive environment, providing leadership opportunities, and advocating for their rights.Ìý

Women’s issues include but are not limited to reproductive health and rights, sexual health, intimate partner violence, sexual assault, representation of gender in research, disparities in health between men and women, and promoting and recognizing women in medicine. LGBTQ+ issues include but are not limited to a need for medical education reform, sexual health, healthy relationships, trauma-informed care, structural and physical violence against LGBTQ+ community, marriage and adoption equality with regard to patient rights, intimate partner violence, disparities in health within the queer and intersex community, promoting and recognizing LGBTQ+ people in medicine, and inclusion and equitable access in health care.Ìý

Position description

Advocacy 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 Bootcamps and skill-based trainings which provide students with the opportunity to engage in timely, directed action on a matter relating both to AMSA’s organizational advocacy priorities and the scope of their Action Committee.
  • Develop and maintain advocacy-related opportunities that deepen student engagement in organizational issue-advancement efforts, including but limited to cultivating practical competencies, such as power mapping, legislative meeting skills, and tools aimed to strengthen the confidence needed to drive systemic change.
  • Support the development of advocacy resources, including but not limited to skill-building tools, policy briefs, action guides, and communication materials, that are maintained and assessed periodically throughout each leadership term to remain aligned with AMSA’s advocacy priorities and evolving member needs.Ìý
  • Oversee the alignment of committee-specific projects with AMSA’s core advocacy priorities, thoughtfully integrating Advocacy & Action 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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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 Global Health (GH) Action Committee is responsible for executing AMSA’s programming and advocacy efforts in issues of global health, including but not limited to maternal and child health; access to medicines and quality, affordable health care for all; HIV, TB and other neglected diseases; refugee health; health and human rights; and ethical, sustainable service here and abroad.Ìý

Position descriptionÌý

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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