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Membership
Join the Group on Institutional Advancement (GIA)
AAMC's Group on Institutional Advancement (GIA) is one of the association's
largest and most active professional development groups, composed of more
than 600 medical school and teaching hospital professionals working in
the alumni affairs, development, marketing, public affairs, and public
relations professions.
Value of Membership
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Stay informed about the GIA and AAMC through breaking-news
notices, conference announcements, and newsletters.
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Develop your skills and knowledge base through professional
development programs tailored to your profession within academic medicine.
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Network with peers and tap into their support and expertise
at conferences and through industry surveys, profession-specific listserve
communities, and a membership directory.
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Get noticed and rewarded for your work through the annual
national awards program.
Member Benefits
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Invitations to two professional meetings a year:
- AAMC Annual Meeting offers GIA programs on global issues affecting
academic medicine.
- GIA National Professional Development Conference, held each spring,
provides nuts-and-bolts tactics and strategies related to the five
disciplines in institutional advancement. GIA members receive a
$65 discount on registration fees.
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Web seminars and teleconferences focused on the latest institutional
advancement issues and opportunities to participate in online learning
circles with peers.
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Subscription to AAMC Reporter, the monthly flagship newsletter, which
covers the latest and most significant developments and innovations
in academic medicine.
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Quarterly GIA newsletter, including notices of members' career advancements
and transitions.
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"Awards for Excellence" competition provides members a unique opportunity
to showcase their best programming, projects, and publications.
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Participation and access to the GIA Membership Survey (comparing
organization structure, salary ranges and inter-professional collaboration
practices) and the AAMC Development Survey (comparing institutions'
development program benchmarks such as staff size, organization structure,
budget, and revenue raised).
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Listserves for each GIA discipline provide an opportunity to network,
post queries, and share best-practices with peers at other institutions.
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Listing in and access to the private online membership directory,
a valuable tool for networking.
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Access to member colleagues through the AAMC
Group on Institutional Advancement on LinkedIn, and instant updates
via AAMCGIA,
the GIA Twitter feed.
Additional Benefits
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Subscription to AAMC STAT, the association's weekly e-newsletter
delivering national news for those employed in academic medicine and
health policy, including government announcements, breaking news about
AAMC programs and reports, and instant connections to in-depth information
sources.
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Subscription to Washington Highlights, a weekly summary of the major
legislative and regulatory issues of importance to medical schools
and teaching hospitals.
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Discounted prices on AAMC publications including the "AAMC Data
Book," "Directory of American Medical Education," "Report
on Medical School Faculty Salaries," and "Handbook of Academic
Medicine."
How to Join
GIA members must be appointed by the medical school dean or teaching
hospital CEO of an AAMC-member institution. Deans and CEOs may appoint
as many institutional advancement representatives as they choose. To become
a member of GIA, ask your medical school dean or teaching hospital CEO
to send a brief letter of nomination (that includes your name, title,
institution, address, phone and fax numbers, and e-mail address) to:
Chris Tucker, GIA Executive Secretary
Association of American Medical Colleges
2450 N Street, NW
Washington, DC 20037
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Fax: 202-828-0455
Membership Fees
Annual membership fees are $130 per person (membership period runs from
the July 1–June 30 fiscal year). In addition to the valuable services
listed here, member fees allow the GIA to obtain high-quality speakers
for the annual meeting and the national professional development conference,
and support the Awards for Excellence competition.
Fees invoices are mailed to new members after we receive their nomination
letters. Fees are not transferable from one member to another in the same
office or institution. Fees are not pro-rated; however, if a new member
joins during the last quarter of the fees period, he/she will not receive
an invoice until the next fiscal year. For more information on membership,
contact Sandra Dunmore at 202-828-0455 or sdunmore@aamc.org.
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