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AMSA Structure
Executive
The AMSA Executive is elected annually by the AMSA Representatives from each medical school at September Council. The Executive maintains the day-to-day operations the Association. It provides leadership and strategic direction, develops and implements services, and represents and lobbies for students. The office of the Executive shifts from state-to-state, as per the origins of the team.
Presently, the Executive consists of a President, Vice-President, Treasurer, Publications Officer, Public Relations Officer, Internal Communications Officer, National Coordinator, Marketing Officers (two), Global Health Officer, Rural and Indigenous Officer, Internal Communications Officer and Community Liaison Officer. The Executive is supported by the AMSA Secretariat.
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AMSA Representatives & Council
The AMSA Council is made up of an AMSA Representative from each medical school. Council is the chief decision-making body of the Association and most official AMSA policies and resolutions must be ratified by this body. Council convenes three times per year, usually in February, July and September. The February and September Councils take place in the home city of the AMSA Executive and the July Council occurs on the weekend prior to the annual Convention in the Convention City. Council meetings generally last for three days.
In addition to AMSA Representatives, a sitting session of Council is usually attended by the AMSA Executive and each MedSoc President. Official observers are, from time to time, invited to attend. The AMSA President usually chairs Council meetings.
Each AMSA Representative (Rep) is elected by their own medsoc as part of the internal election process. The AMSA Rep has the important role of acting as a conduit between AMSA and medical students on the ground. They take the concerns, issues and opinions of medical students at their university to AMSA Council and Executive, and in turn promote the work of AMSA at a local level.
The agenda, minutes and resolutions of Council can be viewed by any member via this web-site. Click here to view all Policies, Regulations and the legal documents of the Association.
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AMSA Committees
AMSA Committees report directly to the AMSA Council. Committees are respsonible for directly administering aspects of the broader AMSA operation.
Committees are headed by a Chairperson and operate the:
- AMSA Convention (Chair: Convention Convenor)
- AMSA Global Health Conference (Chair: GHC Convenor)
- AMSA Global Health Network (Chair: AMSA GHN Chair)
- Asian Medical Students Association Conference Delegation (Chair: Australian Regional Coordinator)
- IFMSA Standing Committee on Professional Exchange -Â SCOPE Australia (Chair: National Exchange Officer)
- General Practice Student Network – GPSN (Chair: GPSN Chair)
Other committees arise from time to time to develop, manage and implement AMSA events and programs. For example, in 2007 a Committee was established to organise the March Meeting of the IFMSA (General Assembly) held in Mandurah, Western Australia.
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AMSA Subcommittees
AMSA Subcommittees are the extension of AMSA at the medical school level. They are chaired by the AMSA Rep and are open to all medical students at each university, allowing AMSA members a chance to have direct involvement with the national association. AMSA Subcommittees perform a number of vital roles. They assist the AMSA Rep in undertaking and implementing AMSA events and initiatives, and provide feedback to direct AMSA's activities.
AMSA Subcommittee members can undertake a number of roles depending on local conditions.
These include:
- Convention delegation organiser
- Blood Drive co-ordinator
- Assistance in distributing AMSA publications
- Ensuring AMSA posters are widely visible
- Distributing and collecting AMSA surveys
- Promoting AMSA sponsors such as American Express
- Attendance and participation in AMSA Council meetings as a proxy or observer
- And a number of other activities as circumstances require
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AMSA Working Parties
From time to time, AMSA Council convenes working parties to examine particular aspects of Association policy, or to develop internal guidelines. Working Parties usually consist of AMSA Representatives and members of the Executive, however experts are often invited to contribute.
AMSA Secretariat
The AMSA Secretariat is based at 42 Macquarie Street, Barton in the Australian Capaital Territory (ACT). At present, AMSA employs a full-time Executive Officer to oversee AMSA corporate governance structures, statutory reporting requirements, financial operations and commercial contracts. The Executive Officer also fulfils a valuable role in research and policy development.
In addition to the Executive Officer, it is common for an Office Manager to be employed at the state-based office of the AMSA Executive.
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