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Message from the COSR Chair
The Group on Student Affairs (GSA) National Committee on Student Records
(COSR) is a committee of the Association of American Medical Colleges
(AAMC) GSA that represents medical school student records professionals
nationally. Initially created as an ad hoc GSA Committee on Medical Student
Licensure in 1996, COSR was elevated to a regular steering committee of
the GSA in 1998 and consists of:
- the chair
- one representative from each of the four GSA regional organizations
(Northeast, Central, Southern, and Western)
- a OSR student representative
- a representative from the GSA Committee on Diversity Affairs (CODA)
and
- the Immediate Past GSA National Chair.
No role in medical school administration has undergone the transformation
that student records professionals have sustained in a short time period.
The profession has evolved from a primarily clerical function to one that
encompasses technology, data management and security, and integrity of
academic records. COSR's chief function is to advance the professional
development opportunities and to provide leadership for AAMC medical school
registrars. This is done through developing guidelines and policies with
GSA leadership and other constituents as well as a major initiatives and
resources that include:
- The Visiting Student
Application System (VSAS)
- Handbook for Student Records Administrators
- Programming at the AAMC Annual Conferences, GSA meetings, and the
Student Records Administrator Professional Development Conferences
On behalf of the members of the COSR
Committee, we look forward to working with you and don't hesitate
to contact any of us if we can be of assistance.
Chris Meiers
cmeiers@kumc.edu
Assistant Dean of Students/Registrar
University of Kansas Medical Center Chair,
GSA National Committee on Student Records
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