Health Policy Action Committee Chair
Term: 2025-2026
Team overview: Health Policy
The Health Policy (HP) team is responsible for developing AMSA’s policy positions and legislative agenda, for supporting policy-related programming and advocacy, and for promoting AMSA’s presence and visibility in policy-related efforts. The make-up of the Health Policy Team has been designed to cover issues that are addressed throughout AMSA’s Action Committees and Teams as well as campaigns.
Position description
The HP Chair is responsible for leading the HP team’s efforts to develop AMSA’s policy positions and legislative agenda, to support policy-related programming and advocacy, and to promote AMSA’s presence and visibility in policy-related efforts. The HP Chair will lead and collaborate with other members of the committee, including the Gender & Sexuality Policy Coordinator, Global Health Policy Coordinator, Health Equity Policy Coordinator, and Medical Education & Professionalism Policy Coordinator. (see separate descriptions).
In addition to the general duties of a national Action Committee Chair, specified responsibilities include
- In the summer update AMSA’s legislative agenda for the upcoming year. This process will require the assistance of other national leaders and staff, a deep understanding of AMSA’s mission and principles, and knowledge of current policies and policy opportunities. A brief update report is encouraged halfway through the year.
- Coordinate the HP Team’s participation in the development and planning of Advocacy Day (if scheduled). Work with the planning committee and contribute the HP Team’s expertise to legislative updates.
- Ensure that each Policy Coordinator on the HP Team is communicating with their counterparts in the AMSA Action Committees. Each policy coordinator on the HP Team provides policy-related expertise for corresponding Programming/Advocacy Coordinators on other Action Committees. The policy coordinators are also encouraged to initiate policy-related programming and advocacy in collaboration with Programming/Advocacy Coordinators. And promote skills in policy related advocacy in collaboration with the PD Advocacy Development Coordinator.
As a national Chair, the HP Chair will fulfill the duties and responsibilities of a national Chair as described further below.
