GSA Frequently Asked Questions

How do GSA representatives get appointed to positions on GSA national committees?

How frequently do GSA national committees meet?

Which US states and commonwealths and Canadian provinces are included in the four AAMC and AAMC-Group on Student Affairs regions: Northeast, Southern, Central, and Western?

How do GSA representatives get appointed to positions on GSA national committees?

The following procedure applies to the appointment of regional GSA representatives to the GSA national committees on admissions, student affairs, student records, and student financial assistance. Positions on the GSA Steering Committee are ex-officio. The GSA National Chair:

• informs GSA regional chairs, at the summer GSA Steering Committee meeting, of upcoming vacancies on GSA national committees.
• requests GSA regional chairs to forward nominations for these upcoming vacancies to the GSA National Chair by August 30.
• considers these nominations, in consultation with the GSA Steering Committee, during the month of September.
• appoints new GSA regional to GSA national committees and announce these appointments by September 30.

In addition, appointment of members on GSA committees "shall be made annually by the GSA Chair, with the advice of the GSA Steering Committee. An individual may not be appointed to the same committee for more than three consecutive years except to serve for a maximum of three additional years as chair or, at the discretion of the GSA Chair with the advice of the GSA Steering Committee, to serve additional consecutive years to retain special expertise" (GSA By-Laws, VI, 2, E).

Finally, the "GSA Chair, in consultation with the GSA Steering Committee, shall appoint the chairs of GSA committees" (GSA By-Laws, VI, 2, F).

How frequently do GSA national committees meet?

GSA national committees meet three times a year, usually in January, July, and November. In 2004, GSA national committees will meet during the weeks of January 26-29, 2004 and July 18-21, 2004, as well as during the 2004 AAMC Annual Meeting (November 5-10, 2004) in Boston, Massachusetts.

Which U.S. states and commonwealths and Canadian provinces are included in the four AAMC and AAMC-Group on Student Affairs regions: Northeast, Southern, Central, and Western?

Historically, AAMC-member and affiliated member medical schools located in the following states and Canadian provinces are members of the following AAMC-defined regional organizations:

• Central Group on Student Affairs:
  Kansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Wisconsin, Manitoba, Ontario
• Northeast Group on Student Affairs:
  Connecticut, District of Columbia, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Quebec
• Southern Group on Student Affairs:
  Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Kentucky, Louisiana, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia
• Western Group on Student Affairs:
  Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Alberta, British Columbia, Saskatchewan

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