The vision of the American Osteopathic College of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation is that we are dedicated to providing leadership for the PMR profession and to providing a home to osteopathic PMR practitioners.

 President

• Chair and preside over monthly meetings of the resident council and other meetings as necessary
• Oversee the resident council officers to ensure that the duties of these officers are appropriately performed
• Assist student and resident representatives in identifying activities and opportunities to strengthen relationships among PM&R students and residents
• Serve as the AOCPMR executive council resident representative member
• Present a summary of all resident counsel activities to the executive council on national conference calls and at meetings
• Review nominations for AOCPMR resident council and recommend to executive Council members individuals for these positions

Vice President

• Serve in the absence of the president
• Assist chair members when needed
• Oversee the distribution of the end of the year survey to graduating members to retain student and resident members.

Secretary/ Treasurer

• Take notes/minutes on the monthly resident council conference calls and distribute these minutes to resident council and pertinent AOCPMR members
• Retrieve and distribute contact information for members, mentors and speakers
• Assist in distribution of national forms such as membership applications, etc. as requested by other resident council members or AOCPMR members

Membership Chair and Vice Chair

• Work to recruit osteopathic and allopathic PM&R residents to the college and encourage their active participation as well as attendance at national meetings
• Establish and maintain relationships with each PM&R residency through the help of elected regional representatives
• Work to expand the number of resident members through innovative programs and initiatives and keep track of monthly membership totals
• Assist regional representatives, as necessary, and facilitate the relationship between program representatives and regional representatives
• Provide a monthly report of the membership committees activity along with current membership numbers and associated residency programs

Membership Communication Liaison

• Work directly with the membership committee chairs and regional representatives in distributing national forms, promotional items and communications to individual programs

Regional Representatives (6 total: Mid-Atlantic, Midwest, Northeast, South Central, Southeast, West)

• Establish and maintain relationships with each assigned PM&R residency program with their respective program representatives.
• Remain in regular contact with these representatives and disseminate information and material from the college and resident council to the representatives

Residency Program Representative

• Distribute information from AOCPMR regional representatives to your residency
• Be in regular communication with your regional representative
• Provide a list of active AOCPMR residents, within your residency, and their contact information

Member Services Chair

• Remain in constant communication with the chairs/leaders of each project , in the form of monthly teleconferences or emails, to ensure each project has all necessary resources
• Assist with communication between the project chairs and other AOCPMR members/committees
• Be responsible for the progress tracking document and creation of the annual AOCPMR Annual Report

Project ASK! Chair

• Correspond with the AOCPMR membership committee and regional representatives to update the Project ASK! contact list and map to reflect to the current AOCPMR resident members and contact information
• Continue to maintain, update and refine the current Project ASK! online components

Project “Make It Happen” Chair

• Help residents establish funding for educational events and work to increase the number of these events by resident members
• Maintain and update the project “Make it Happen” application form

Mentorship Program Chair

• Recruit mentors/ mentees at national conferences and regional events
• Work with the national student mentor chair to help facilitate mentor/mentees relationships
• Collect and track data to show mentor–mentee matches and corresponding demographics

Residency Spotlight Co-Chair (2)

• Communicate with AOCPMR program representatives to obtain residency spotlights for publication in the weekly newsletter.
• Help maintain previous residency spotlight’s within our AOCPMR archives

Education Committee Chair

• Oversee the activities of the education committee which includes the fellowship database, mid-year meeting planning committee and media liaison projects
• Remain in constant communication with the chairs/leader of each committee (listed above) , in the form of monthly teleconferences or emails, to ensure each committee has all necessary resources
• Assist with communication between the project chairs and other AOCPMR members/committees

Fellowship Database Committee Co-Chair (2)

• Update and maintain the Fellowship database
• Focus on improving marketability of present members to fellowships and provide residents with resources for CV improvement, interview preparation, etc.
• Serve as a liaison for resident research opportunities and help expand the research mentoring program
• Work with the mid-year meeting committee with planning a fellowship panel/fair at the mid-year meeting

Mid-Year Meeting Liaison (2)

• Work with the executive council and student conference chairs in the creation of the educational program for the mid-year meeting.
• Assist with the above chairs with organization of a resident, fellowship, research and/or job fair for the mid-year meeting.

Media Liaison (Educational Resources Development) (2)

• Oversee and assist with the vision, planning, development and implementation of educational materials primarily for residents
• Focus on making materials more accessible to resident members through online platforms or electronic applications
• Help organize and distribute social media posts with the assistance of the social media chair

Website Chair

• Work with the AOCPMR Executive Director and Webmaster to manage the content of the website and ensure that the content is formatted in a user-friendly fashion is relevant, and up to date

Technical Liaison (Project Development and Technical Support)

• Provide technical support for the resident council and provide assistance to the website chair and media liaison in managing the website and social media platforms

Social Media Chair

• Work to ensure that the content on Facebook, Instagram, etc. is formatted appropriately and that the content is correct, relevant and up-to-date
• Ensure frequent updates and help establish a strong and steady social media presence