AMA-MSS Officer Duties...
This page contains breif synopses of elected positions in our AMA-MSS chapter, and their attending duties.

CO-PRESIDENT
Two fourth-year medical student who are full voting member of the Utah Medical Association's Board of Trustees, providing input to the Board with respect to issues of concern to medical students. Also, they are delegates to the UMA House, representing medical student concerns to this policy-making body. In addition, these officers plan and coordinate all the activities of the AMA-MSS, including formulation of annual budget, registration with ASUU and organization of officer elections in April of each year.

CO-PRESIDENT ELECT
Two third-year medical students who serves as AMA-MSS representatives at Salt Lake County Medical Society Executive Committee meetings, providing input for the student members of the Salt Lake County Medical Society. This student is also a delegate to the UMA House.

VICE PRESIDENT
A second-year medical student who coordinates Fall orientation recruitment efforts and is responsible for the noon-time bagel-lunch seminars. This student also coordinates the Suture Clinic program for freshmen and sophomores.

UMPAC COMMITTEE MEMBER
Student in any class (three to five depending on section membership) who attends UMPAC Committee meetings and brings an agenda from the medical students to state medical politics. This student also reports state political activities back to the students.

UMA DELEGATE
These students (ten to twenty depending on section membership) are voting members of the UMA House of Delegates, which meets annually in conjunction with the UMA annual meetings. An alternate delegate should be selected for each seat so that fill representation is given during the meetings.

AMA-MSS DELEGATE
Two students (MSII - MSIV) who have attended a national mtg. prior to running for office. One delegate attends the national convention for the AMA-MSS, held simultaneously with the AMA national convention in June of each year in Chicago. The second delegate attends the interim meeting held in the Fall a different location each year. The UMA will fund expenses to this convention and to the section conference in the Fall.

AMA-MSS ALTERNATE DELEGATE
Two students (usually a first years) who accompany the AMA-MSS delegate to one of the national conferences (see AMA-MSS Delegate) in order to become familiar with conference proceedings and assume the delegate’s responsibilities if he/she is unable to attend. The alternate delegate’s expenses are also funded by the UMA.


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Created Jan 15, 1999. Updated monthly or so. Questions or comments?