Administrative Board
The OSR Administrative Board is comprised of 12 Primary Institutional OSR Representatives. The OSR Chair's position is a three-year commitment (Chair-Elect, Chair, Immediate Past Chair) to ensure continuity and long-range planning. The other members of the Ad Board include four regional chairs (elected at the spring meetings) and five national delegates. All of the positions on the Ad Board are time consuming and require a tremendous amount of dedication and hard work. These positions are opportunities to work with other leaders on a national level to address the concerns and issues of all medical students.
Chair-Elect
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Please read the positions' responsibilities.
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Interested candidates must complete an online application on our online Cadmium site.
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You must be your school's primary representative by November 3, 2023, before you are eligible to run for office. If you are not, please fill out and submit a signed OSR representative certification form (PDF).
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To run for office, each candidate must submit their CV, headshot, candidate statement, and letter of support your institution's Student Affair Dean. In their candidate statement, candidates must include a list of the three most relevant experiences related to the position they are running for. Click here to download the candidate statement template.
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Application site will close at 11:59 pm (PT) on Friday, November 3, 2023.
- Anyone running for chair-elect is also able to run for the national delegate position if not elected. If you are running for chair-elect, please specify your desire to run for a delegate position if not elected in your application.
Five National Delegates
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Please read the positions' responsibilities.
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Interested candidates should check with their student affairs dean before running for national office to ensure their school’s support to participate and attend the 4 OSR Ad Board meetings.
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To be eligible to serve as a National Delegate, you must be certified as your school's primary representative by the start of your term of office (November 2023). If you are not currently your school's primary representative, please fill out and submit a signed OSR representative certification form (PDF).
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To run for office, each candidate must submit their CV, headshot, candidate statement, and letter of support your institution's Student Affair Dean. In their candidate statement, candidates must include a list of the three most relevant experiences related to the position they are running for. Click here to download the candidate statement template.
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Application site will close at 11:59 pm (PT) on Friday, November 3, 2023.
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Individuals running for delegate positions will do so at-large (i.e., not for a specific delegate role such as Medical Education or Legislative Affairs).
2023-2024 OSR Ad Board Meetings:
- December 2023 (Virtual; Dates TBD)
- June 2023 (Virtual; Dates TBD)
- September 2023 (In-Person in DC; Dates TBD)
Funding for OSR Administrative Board meetings (travel, food, and accommodations) is provided by the AAMC. Your institution is responsible for providing funding to the Annual meeting and Spring Regional or National Meetings.