AMGO COMMITTEES
Committee appointments are open to the membership.
Academic Practice Assembly Program -- The AMGO Liaison to the APA/MGMA is responsible for coordination of AMGO's participation at a national APA/MGMA meeting held annually in the Spring. This involves coordinating AMGO events with the APA/MGMA program committee, and publicizing the meeting to AMGO members. Ideally, the Chair for the AMGO program at the APA meeting should be an APA member.
Association of Professors of Gynecology and Obstetrics and Council on Resident Education in Obstetrics and Gynecology - APGO/CREOG -- The AMGO Liaison to APGO/CREOG provides a consistent contact individual between these two organizations to represent AMGO The Liaison is responsible for coordination of AMGO's participation at the national CREOG/APGO meeting held annually. This involves coordinating AMGO events with the APGO progam committee and publicizing the meeting to AMGO members.
By-laws-- Maintains by laws with revisions, if necessary, Members should have a special interest in parliamentary procedure and organizational governance.
Education/Newsletter -- Works with program committee to enhance the educational aspects of programs. Monitors the continuing educational needs of AMGO members and assists in securing guest speakers and developing "in-house" presentations at breakout sessions. Members should have a special interest in continuing education, program development, good communication skills for newsletter publications, and an interest in helping achieve the overall educational goals of AMGO. The Education Committee also handles requests from the membership for funding of Special Projects. For many members the newsletter is the primary source of communication throughout the year. Our newsletter is both informative and educational. The editor of the Newsletter is responsible for the layout, gathering of information, editing, printing, and mailing of all publications. The editor should have a special interest in the coordination of diverse information and photographs and be able to meet deadlines.
Fall Program -- Responsible for all details, start to finish, of a rather massive production. A considerable amount of planning and coordination of effort goes into this program which includes registration, main program, guest speakers, breakout sessions, networking, budgetary planning, and notification of members. Committee members should be full of energy, have the time to devote and a desire to continuously make the program "The Best Yet!"
Fund Raising -- Responsible for soliciting donations to defray the cost of AMGO programs. Committee members should have a special interest in communicating with outside sources to achieve the financial objectives of the committee.
Historian -- Responsible for maintaining the historical record of our organization from its inception and updating with additional information regarding current events. members should have a special interest in the further development of AMGO history, which is always informative to new members.
Membership -- Receives and reviews all applications for membership of new or replacement positions. Actively recruits new members from medical schools who currently do not have Active AMGO members, Keeps in close contact with Secretary/Treasurer to update membership roster. Coordinates the compilation and printing of the AMGO directory to be distributed in the Fall. Members should have a special interest in AMGO, and be skilled in communicating and meeting new people via the telephone and at meetings. Takes a real team effort approach to bring all areas of the country together as one general membership.
Nomination-- Solicits nominations for Board members, including the positions of President-Elect, Vice President, Secretary/Treasurer, Active Director and Associate Director. This committee is usually comprised of Immediate Past President (Chair), another Past President, one Active Member and one Associate Member.
Circle of Excellence-- The concept of a Circle of Excellence (COE) was first discussed by the AMGO Board in 1987, but was not actually developed until 1989-90.
The COE was first envisioned as a data bank of past AMGO meetings including invited speakers, AMGO speakers and program topics. This information was compiled from 1977. Records are updated annually. In 1990-91, a point system was developed to recognize those members actively involved in AMGO. A survey is mailed annually to all members in which they report participation on the Board, committees, as presenters, consultants, and authors. Upon achieving 50 points, the member is inducted into the "Circle of Excellence" at the Annual Meeting. COE participants who continue to serve the organization are recognized at each 50-point interval.