Secretary / Vice President of Internal Affairs
Term: 2025-2027
*This position is only available to active AMSA members enrolled in a domestic medical school as of May 1. A letter of good standing from the applicant’s medical school is required.
Board of Trustees overview
Members of the Board of Trustees (BOT) employ skills in strategic organizational thinking, long- term planning, resource allocation and advocacy to steward AMSA’s resources and participate in all board-level decisions of the Association. The secretary and VPIA positions are voting members of the BOT.
Position description
*This is a two year term. In applying for this position, you will serve as the Secretary for one year and assume the role of Vice President for Internal Affairs the following year.
The Vice President for Internal Affairs (VPIA) and the Secretary are responsible for all planning and oversight of the House of Delegates (HOD). They assure that all resolutions to be debated by the HOD are submitted to chapters well before Convention; they staff, train and oversee all committees (Reference, Credentials and Nominations) of the HOD; and they chair all sessions. They are intimately involved in the function of three Committees to the HOD, and they oversee the elections of the national officers at the convention.
The VPIA and Secretary also serve as members of the Board of Trustees (BOT). Because the Secretary/VPIA position is a two year term, the Secretary/VPIA brings continuity from one year to the next to the BOT, and their knowledge of the Preamble, Purposes and Principles (PPP) and AMSA’s legislative functions makes them a great resource for information.
