Join the Resident Council
Thank you for your interest in the American Osteopathic College of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (AOCPMR) Resident Council!
– Serving on the council gives you the opportunity to serve in a leadership position in the field of PM&R. With a variety of opportunities, such as helping organize our yearly conference, creating educational content for PM&R residents, working with our Mentorship Program to connect medical students and residents, generating social media content or working on our podcast, hopefully you will be able to find a position that fits your strengths and passions. Please see below for more information regarding the roles of each leadership position on the council.
– NOTE: You must be an AOCPMR member if you are accepted to the Resident Council.
– If you have any questions about the responsibilities of specific committees, please contact Andrew Woods (dr.andrew.j.woods@gmail.com) and we will be more than happy to answer any questions you have as well as connect you with the current chairs of the committee positions you are interested in.
LEADERSHIP POSITIONS
The vision of the American Osteopathic College of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation is that we are dedicated to providing leadership for the PM&R profession and to providing a home to osteopathic PM&R practitioners.
- Serve as the head of the Resident Council Executive Committee;
- Chair, preside, and communicate with the Resident Council via a monthly teleconference to ensure continual quality improvement & communication among the Resident Council as well as personally attend relative committee teleconferences;
- Exercise general charge and supervision of the affairs of the Resident Council and perform such other duties as assigned by the AOCPMR Executive Council;
- Oversee Resident Council Officers and ensure that the duties of these officers are appropriately performed;
- Be available to Resident members to answer all Resident questions and concerns;
- Advocate for Resident members;
- See that rules and regulations set forth by the Resident Constitution & Bylaws are upheld;
- Serve on relevant AOCPMR Committees and ensure that other Residents serving on those committees work to maximize Resident opportunities and resources;
- Assist Resident Council officers in identifying activities and opportunities to strengthen camaraderie among PM&R residents;
- Present a summary of all Resident Council activity to the AOCPMR Executive Council each year at the AOCPMR Mid-Year Meeting;
- Sees that resources are used wisely at all levels to benefit Resident members;
- Lobby for increased funding for residents from the AOCPMR Executive Council and from supporters in conjunction with the AOCPMR Executive Council;
- Work to increase Resident membership;
- Increase tangible incentives for residents to become AOCPMR members;
- Write a presidential address for posting on the AOCPMR website;
- Oversee, review, update and amend the Resident Constitution and Bylaws yearly;
- Review nominations for the Resident Council in conjunction with the Executive Committee and appoint Resident officers;
- Sit on the AOCPMR Executive Council as the Resident Council President;
- Assist the AOCPMR Executive Council with implementing new nationwide initiatives.
- Serve as a member of the Resident Council Executive Committee
- Assist the President in all duties as requested
- Fulfill the responsibilities of the President in the event of their absence and/ or disability. This includes but is not limited to:
- Attending and running the monthly Resident Council Meeting
- Attending the Executive Council Meeting and advocate for the interests of resident members
- Fulfill the responsibilities of the Secretary/ Treasurer in the event of their absence and/ or disability. This includes but is not limited to:
- Taking and distributing minutes during the monthly Resident Council Meetings
- Advocating for budgetary needs with the Executive Council
- Report to the President at least monthly
- Advocate for completion of the Monthly Goals Tracker by Resident Council committee leaders
- Attending Student Council Monthly meetings to collaborate resident-led and student-led initiatives
- Review nominations for the Resident Council in conjunction with the Executive Committee and assist in selecting/ appointing Resident Committee Leaders
- Serve as part of the Resident Council Executive Committee
- Be present for Resident Council and relevant Committee meetings to take minutes and distribute these minutes to Resident Council, AOCPMR Executive Council and Executive Director;
- Retrieve and distribute contact information for members, mentors, speakers, etc. as requested from the President;
- Collect and distribute information from Executive Director as requested by the President and AOCPMR Executive Council;
- Distribute national forms such as membership applications, bylaws, etc. as requested by Resident Council and by resident members;
- Report at least monthly to President; and
- Be responsible for input into the budget process for the Resident Council, as decided upon by the AOCPMR Executive Council;
- Have the authority to direct the purchase of material for completion of business of the Resident Council, as approved by the Resident budget for that year;
- Provide the President with budget report & balance sheet before each national meeting; and
- Seek to expand financial resources for the Resident Council.
- Serve as part of the Resident Council Executive Committee;
- Assist the transition of the newly elected President into office; and
- Assist with Resident Council projects as applicable
- Attend each monthly teleconference to act as a resource and help to the current Executive Committee.
- Serve as part of the Resident Council Member Services Committee
- Recruit Resident mock interviewers and medical students at conferences, regional events, as well as through email, phone or social media communication
- Match interview-interviewees together and connect them through a connection email or communication
- Collect and track data to show interviewer-interviewee matches and the corresponding demographics
- Generate an annual report and distribute interviewer-interviewee surveys in order to obtain participant feedback
- Work to recruit all osteopathic PM&R residents to the AOCPMR by articulating the value of the AOCPMR, and encourage their active participation in the AOCPMR, as well as attendance at national meetings
- Identify new osteopathic residents entering residency and recruit those new residents for membership in the AOCPMR
- Establish & maintain relationships with each assigned PM&R residency program
- Improve resident opportunities within PM&R
- Facilitate open communication between Residents and the AOCPMR in order to better meet the needs of its Resident members
- Maintain a current list of all Program Ambassadors that is electronically accessible; and
- Provide a monthly report of the Committee’s activity to the Executive Committee bringing up all pertinent issues, concerns, and updates
- Serve as part of the Resident Council Member Services Committee;
- Develop the Project ASK! mission and vision to continually reflect the needs of the AOCPMR membership base;
- Correspond with AOCPMR Membership committee and their delegation (committee chair, sub chairs, regional representatives, and program representatives) to update the Project ASK! Contact list as well as the ASK! map as reflected by current AOCPMR residency membership committee recruitment;
- Facilitate the communication of student members and the appropriate program representatives with the assistance of the regional representatives. This will include initiation and verification/conclusion of communication;
- Maintain, update, and further refine the current ASK! online components including with the assistance of the AOCPMR membership, social media, education, and website committees:
- AOCPMR Project ASK! website
- AOCPMR Project ASK! communication request form
- AOCPMR Project ASK! surveys:
- Pre-Lim survey
- 1-year survey
- 3-year survey
- Provide a monthly report of Project ASK! activity to the Executive Committee bringing up all pertinent issues, concerns, and updates.
- Serve as part of the Resident Council Member Services Committee;
- Recruit mentors and mentees at conferences, regional events, as well as through email, phone, or social media communication;
- Work with the Student Council Mentorship Program Chair to pair mentors with interested mentees;
- Communicate monthly with Student Council Mentorship Program Chair to discuss objectives, goals, and progress;
- Collect and track data to show mentor-mentee matches and the corresponding demographics;
- Collaborate with the Student Council Mentorship Program Chair to generate an annual report that shows program statistics, and distribute mentee surveys in order to obtain participant feedback;
- Provide a monthly report of activity to the Executive Committee bringing up all pertinent issues, concerns, and updates.
- Advocate for diverse representation within AOCPMR and the field of PM&R.
- Develop and organize training, workshops, and resources on DEI topics.
- Encourage underrepresented groups to pursue PM&R through mentorship and engagement.
- Identify barriers to inclusivity and work to implement equitable policies within the organization.
- Partner with other committees, institutions, and organizations to promote DEI efforts.
- Share DEI-related news, research, and best practices with members.
- Assist in planning and executing DEI-focused events, such as webinars, panels, and networking sessions.
- Gather input from residents and members to evaluate and improve DEI initiatives.
- Serve as part of the Resident Council Education Committee
- Contribute to existing projects, facilitate peer learning opportunities, and spearhead new initiatives
- Support the creation and publication of the quarterly newsletter
- Collaborate with other committees, stakeholder, and expert physiatrist
- Promote networking and support building multidisciplinary educational collaborations
- Provide monthly activity reports to the Executive Committee
- Update and maintain a “living” database of Pain, Sports Medicine, and Interventional Spine fellowships on a yearly basis.
- Correspond with fellowship programs to obtain Fellowship Spotlights—500-word or shorter descriptions written by program representatives to highlight their programs.
- Improve the marketability of AOCPMR resident members by providing resources to enhance fellowship candidacy.
- Assist residents in identifying types of PM&R fellowships, locations, and key considerations for each pathway.
- Provide fellowship application guidance, including: CV improvement and formatting strategies, interview preparation, procedural skill development guidance
- Organize educational events and webinars on Pain, Sports, and Interventional Spine topics to enhance resident knowledge and training.
- Provide a monthly report of activities to the AOCPMR Executive Committee
- Reaching out to neuromuscular medicine and medically complex fellowship programs throughout the country to help spread awareness of the various subspecialties within PM&R. With this information we create spotlight posts that are uploaded to the website, newsletter, and social media platforms with the help of the Social Media and Newsletter Committees.
- Coordinate “A Day in the Life/ Q&A talks with current and former fellows to provide more insight into the fellowships they chose to pursue.
- Provide updates to the excel sheet with fellowship information
- Provide a monthly report of activities to the AOCPMR Executive Committee
- Serve as part of the Resident Council Education Committee Ensure that lectures pertinent for residents are included at the Annual Meeting
- Work with the AOCPMR Executive Council, Annual Meeting Chair, and Student Council Annual Meeting Chair in the creation of educational programming
- Assist the AOCPMR Executive Council Annual Meeting Chair and Student Conference Annual Meeting Chair with organization of a Resident, Fellowship, Research and/or Job Fair(s) as applicable for the Annual Meeting
- Have the potential to provide an educational lecture for the Student Conference tract at the Annual Meeting
- Participate in Resident Council meetings and, as applicable Executive and Student Council Annual Meeting planning and breakout teleconferences
- Collaborate frequently with the social media committee to promote and disseminate Annual Meeting programming details
- Provide a monthly report of activity to the Executive Committee bringing up all pertinent issues, concerns, and updates.
- Serve as part of the Resident Council Media Committee
- Work with Executive Director and Webmaster to manage and maximize appearance and accuracy of content on the website, ensure that content on website is formatted in user-friendly fashion, relevant, and up-to-date
- Work with the Residency Council to continuously improve web-presence, bring material up to date and ensure accessibility of forms and applications
- Work to ensure that content on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter is formatted in user-friendly fashion, that content is correct, that contents is relevant, and that content is up-to-date
- Ensure that outdated material is promptly removed from social media channels including flyers for upcoming events that have passed;
- Create advertisements in conjunction with other Resident Council Committee Chairs for events and programs sponsored by each committee
- Provide a monthly report of activity to the Executive Committee bringing up all pertinent issues, concerns, and updates.