Liaison Report
Council of Academic Societies (CAS)
I serve as the APA Liaison to the CAS, which is the Council that represents academic faculty members within the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC). In July, this Council will become the Council of Faculty and Academic Societies (CFAS) with the addition of 2 faculty members from each member medical school joining the new Council which will maintain its academic society members as well. This is an opportunity for you, through your medical schools, to become involved as well. Each school has been asked to appoint 1 faculty member within 10 years of initial faculty appointment as well as 1 senior faculty leader (Chair, Division Director, Center Director, for example) to the Council through a consultative process with the faculty. Your Dean's office or Dean for Faculty Affairs Office will likely be soliciting potential nominees for these positions. Each Academic Society member will also get to name 2 representatives including a senior leader as well as a more junior member. The roles and responsibilities for these positions will be better defined and CFAS will be developing some special interest groups and task forces as well to deal with issues that face faculty and be able to bring items to the AAMC for discussion and possible action. It is hoped that the CFAS will be better able to assist the AAMC as it plans services. It has been my privilege to represent the APA in CAS, as I am the current Chair of the Council. This is an exciting time for this Council and I look forward to the future.
Submitted by
Kathleen Nelson
KNELSON@uab.edu
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