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APSA:
About Institutional
Representatives |
Last Updated:
June 16, 2008 |
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APSA Institutional
Representatives: Institutional
Representatives serve as the crucial
link between APSA and the
physician-scientist student population. If you are interested in
getting involved,
click here to apply to be
an Institutional Representative.
Please check (http://www.physicianscientists.org/People.html)
to see if your institution is already
represented before applying.
Applications are accepted year round.
The Institutional
Representative:
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Serves as a liaison
between APSA and the
physician-scientist student
population at the represented
institution. This includes but is
not limited to announcements of APSA
events and projects, gathering
feedback with regard to APSA
directives, as well as providing a
voice for their students within
APSA.
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Is strongly
encouraged to attend the Annual APSA
Meeting in order to represent their
institutions during the APSA
Business Meeting
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Is strongly
encouraged to be an active member of
APSA by serving on one of APSA’s
four standing committees (Annual
Meeting, Finance, Policy, and Public
Relations). These standing
committees not only rely on the APSA
Institutional Representatives and
other APSA Members to achieve their
goals but also heavily rely upon
them for continuous feedback and
advice to guide the individual
committee’s path and future.
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Gains the opportunity
to serve on the APSA Executive
Council. Once an APSA Member has
served in an Institutional
Representative position, he/she
becomes eligible to run for any of
the positions on the Executive
Council including President,
Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer
(Finance Committee Chair, Annual
Meeting Committee Chair, Policy
Committee Chair, Public Relations
Committee Chair, Member-At-Large (to
represent the MD-PhD voice),
Member-At-Large (to represent the
MD-only voice), and Member-At-Large
(to represent the social sciences /
humanities).
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Strives to exemplify
the goals and missions of APSA on
the local level at their home
institution.
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