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Member Categories/Criteria

Principal Business Officer (PBO) - the principal institutional contact to the GBA on matters involving finance and general institutional administration. This individual is usually the Chief Financial Officer of the medical school. Only one individual may serve as the PBO representative to the GBA.

Other Representative - any staff member of an AAMC member medical school who has significant responsibilities involving medical school operations.

How to Join

To become a member of the GBA, an individual must be appointed by his or her medical school dean. A letter from the dean (or his or her designee) is sufficient to establish membership immediately. Letters of appointment should be directed to: Heather Sacks, GBA Executive Secretary, Association of American Medical Colleges, 2450 N Street, NW, Washington, DC 20037; hsacks@aamc.org, fax: (202) 828-1125.

There is no cost to join nor is there a limit to the number of institutional representatives appointed to the GBA. However, only one representative may be designated as an institution's principal contact (PBO).

Benefits of Membership

If you regularly attend the GBA's professional development programs, you not only will gain new insights into your work but how to do it more skillfully. Starting with your first meeting you can develop a network of colleagues and peers who not only understand the challenges you confront daily in your position but who also are open and willing to share their own experiences coping with similar issues. In the GBA you potentially can forge friendships that will last throughout your career.