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Association of Academic Physiatrists Residents / Fellows Council

Those interested in running for a position should submit a brief personal statement (250 words or less) by February 24th, 2012 to Emerald Lin, AAP RFC Secretary, at lin.emerald@gmail.com. Elections will take place during the RFC Program and Business Meeting on Thursday April 1st at the AAP Annual Meeting in Las Vegas, NV.

Please be aware that there have been some recent changes made to the available positions and their respective duties.

Chair

Presides at all council meetings and annual elections
Recommends resident representatives to AAP Committees and Task Forces
Organizes RFC action plan for the year and actively pursues set goals
Serves as liaison to the AAP Office
Ex-officio member of the AAP Board of Trustees, attends meetings
Oversees provision of resident information to Newsletter and Journal
Serves as liaison to AAPMR staff and Resident Physicians Council President

Vice Chair

Only PGY-2's are eligible; serves as RFC Chair the following year
Member of the AAP’s Governance Committee
Assists with creation and completion of RFC Action Plan
Ex-officio non-voting member of the AAP Board of Trustees, attends meetings
Organizes Chief Residents’ Workshop and assists with elections

Secretary

Plans RFC program for annual AAP meeting
Recruits program speaker for the RFC program
Keeps minutes at RFC meetings and conference calls
Participates in abstract and paper review for AAP annual meeting
Member of the AAP’s Program Committee for the Annual Meeting

Research Representative

Promotes and coordinates research opportunities for residents and fellows
Organize resources and educational toolkits for grant and scientific writing
Participates in abstract and paper review for AAP annual meeting
Serves as a liaison to the AAP Research Council

Medical Student Affairs Representative

Plans annual medical student workshop at the Annual Meeting
Liaison to medical students and interest groups on behalf of the RFC
Assists with promotion of PM&R to and the creation of student groups
Responsible for organizing content for the Medical Student Newsletter
Serves as a liaison to the Medical Student Educators Council

Advancement Representative

Works to increase resident/fellow membership and retention
Member of the AAP’s Advancement Committee
Assists with AAP fundraising and publicity efforts
Serves as liaison to the Leadership Development and Recognition Committee
Promotes AAP awards and programs for the development of young physiatrists

Technology Representative

Member of possible Task Force for planned website re-design
Keeps Resident portion of AAP website up-to-date
Liaison to AAP Office for website recommendations
Assists with disseminating emerging uses of new technology in health care

Fellow Representative

Open to PGY-4 members entering a fellowship program
Works on RFC projects that focus on improving fellowship education
Responsible for planning the Fellowship Workshop at the Annual Meeting

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