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Due by May 6, 2022, 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time

The President Elect serves the first of a two-year term. The President Elect is responsible for all of the duties of all national officers and is expected to spend his/her year preparing for a successful year as president. Specific responsibilities include working with the VPM to recruit and engage members, serving on the finance committee, and assisting the national president as necessary.

The President is the senior elected officer of the association. The President is a full-time, salaried officer who serves a one-year term at the national office. As such, the president is responsible for overseeing the Board of Trustees (BOT) and all Association initiatives, working with local chapters and implementing AMSA’s strategic plan. They preside over all meetings of the BOT and is an ex-officio member on all committees (except the Nominations Committee). The President is also responsible for choosing a theme and overseeing AMSA’s Annual Convention.

The President represents AMSA in all external affairs. They advise organized medicine on issues related to medical students, supports legislative and educational initiatives, often gives testimony on AMSA’s behalf and works with the media. The President may also initiate projects of priority to the organization.

The President’s year is never without work. The President should have strong written and oral communication skills, organizational and administrative skills and a complete knowledge of AMSA. Other useful qualities are networking abilities, knowledge of health policy and medical education policy, and a willingness to travel. Most importantly, this is a full-time job. The President must be exceptionally dedicated to working to advance the interests of the Association.

The Vice President for Program Development is one of two Trustees elected to represent the needs and interests of AMSA’s programming arm including the Action Committees and Teams, Interest Groups, and other bodies carrying out AMSA’s mission-driven work. This Trustee focuses on the cultivation of high-quality projects and initiatives by maintaining a broad understanding of AMSA’s mission and priorities and by training student leaders in methodologies to increase the success of our programs.

The Vice President for Leadership Development is one of two Trustees elected to represent the needs and interests of AMSA’s programming arm including the Action Committees and Teams, the Interest Groups, and other bodies carrying out AMSA’s mission-driven work. This Trustee focuses on the cultivation of high-quality student leadership through training and professional development activities.

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Members of the Board of Trustees employ skills in strategic organizational thinking, long-term planning, resource allocation, and advocacy to steward AMSA’s resources and  participate in all board-level decisions of the Association.

As national officers, the President, President Elect, Vice President-Elect for Membership, Vice President for Program Development, Vice President for Leadership Development and Secretary share some common responsibilities. These duties include, but are not limited to, the following:

  • Serve as a leader and develop new leaders.
  • Provide support and serve as a resource for other AMSA leaders.
  • Attend and actively participate in all meetings of the Board of Trustees (BOT) and Annual Convention.
  • Attend Building on Foundations — our annual National Leader convening where we craft strategic plans for the year ahead. 
  • Conscientiously and successfully transition with his/her successor.
  • Represent AMSA publicly and to external organizations at the request of the President.

Qualifications and Requirements for Candidates for BOT positions (per AMSA’s Constitution & Bylaws Article VII. Section 1 and the Internal Affairs Section 1.B & C):

  • All officers and trustees must be medical student members of the Association unless otherwise noted.
  • Candidates for President-Elect, Vice President-Elect for Membership, Vice President for Leadership Development, and Vice President for Program Development offices shall have had prior AMSA leadership experience as either a national Trustee or Officer. In the event that less than two candidates with this experience requirement have declared their candidacy 30 days prior to election, the candidacies of medical student members without this prior experience shall be accepted.
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