OSR Chair-Elect

Candidates:

Anthony Prisco, Medical College of Wisconsin - CV and Personal Statement (PDF, 3 pages)

This position is a three-year commitment that requires not only attendance at meetings throughout the three-year term, but also hard work, writing, communication, and research between meetings. The first year as Chair-Elect is spent learning AAMC and OSR processes and assisting the OSR National Chair in the planning and implementation of OSR activities and projects. Although the Chair-Elect is primarily a year of training and apprenticeship to the Chair, it is an important position with many time intensive duties. The second year as Chair, is even more time consuming, requiring attendance at numerous organizational meetings and setting the agenda for the Ad Board. The third year, as Immediate Past Chair, is spent aiding the transition for the new Ad Board and completing projects.

The OSR Chair-Elect should be able to participate in and lead the OSR Ad Board in discussing a number of issues relating to OSR national priorities as well as commit to overall improvements in medical education and the OSR:

• Student debt and the cost of medical education
• Institutional mental health services and resources
• Diversity recruitment efforts
• GLBTI recommendations
• GLBTI effective practices
• ACGME US residency program match data
• Guidelines for use of medical interpreter services
• Diversity of representation within the OSR
• National Board of Medical Examiners' issues
• National Resident Matching Program issues
• Humanism in medicine
• Physician workforce increase
• Academic medical centers and industry conflicts of interest
• Strategic planning for the OSR
• Communication with other medical student groups
• Assuring the continued strength of the academic environment under health care reform and managed care

Other responsibilities include:

• Attendance at four OSR Ad Board meetings in Washington, DC, regional meeting in the spring, and attendance at the AAMC Annual Meeting in the fall
• Chair the OSR Annual Meeting Program Planning Committee
• Serve on the OSR Nominating Committee
• Become familiar with AAMC groups, staff, and operations
• Work with OSR staff on the completion of projects
• Weekly conference calls with OSR staff
• Serve on the GEA or GSA Steering Committee
• Attend monthly Ad Board Conference calls
• Review proposals and projects
• Read and answer e-mail promptly
• Communicate effectively
• Strong commitment to expressing the perspective of medical students at large (as opposed to personal opinions)
• Commit to improvements in medical education and the OSR
• Maintain contact with local OSR reps
• Provide serious and substantial input during meetings
• Listen
• Work as a team to reach consensus
• Submit Chair-Elect report before each Ad Board meeting
• Preside or otherwise serve in the absence of the Chair
• Succeed the Chair in that office at the completion of his/her term of office
• Work hard!

Additional Responsibilities as Chair: The Chair of the OSR represents student concerns and serves as the OSR's primary voice to the AAMC and to outside student organizations. The Chair guides the operations of the OSR Ad Board, sets the agenda for Ad Board meetings and conference calls, and directs long-term planning for the organization. The year as Chair is time consuming and requires hard work, commitment, communication, research, action, and careful review of proposed items. The position demands a team attitude and a conception of leadership that emphasizes helping others to succeed in their projects and ideas. The Chair of the OSR guides and nurtures the process of developing leadership for him/herself, the Ad Board, and for the entire OSR. The most valuable products of the OSR, ultimately, are developing leaders for the future of academic medicine. The Chair also Chairs the Arnold P. Gold Foundation Humanism in Medicine Award Selection Committee.

Contact Us    © 1995-2010 AAMC    Terms and Conditions    Privacy Statement    Supported Browsers