Nomination period has closed.
Purpose and Mission
Members of the Education Council advise AcademyHealth leadership on priorities, trends, and needs for educational and professional development among members and the field of HSR.
Nomination and Selection Process and Timeline
The 2023 AcademyHealth call for Education Council nominations is now open. Nominations will close Friday, May 12, 2023 at 5 p.m. ET
AcademyHealth staff will review applications for completeness and will work with the Council’s Executive Committee to develop a candidate slate for their consideration and approval. Final sign-off on the slate will be made by the AcademyHealth Executive Team (CEO and Vice Presidents). The Council will consist of 20 members.
New members of the Council will be notified in May 2023. Their terms will formally begin at the June meeting of the Council at the Annual Research Meeting.
Education Council Terms and Responsibilities
Members of the Education Council are selected for a two-year term and may serve up to two consecutive terms. They are expected to participate fully in the activities of the Council, which are aligned closely with the AcademyHealth priorities as described in the Strategic Plan. These activities may include advising on topics and speakers for invitational sessions at the ARM; participating in invited ARM sessions either as a moderator or presenter; serving as mentors for AcademyHealth Diversity Scholars and other mentoring programs; exchanging relevant information with other Council members (e.g., upcoming conferences or funding opportunities); and attending three Council meetings per year.
The Education Council meetings occur in person in June at the Annual Research Meeting and twice via a web-based meeting in the Fall and Spring. The Education Council also conducts business by as-needed conference calls and through e-mail exchanges. Council members can also serve on various subcommittees and may be elected to serve on the Executive Committee of the Council, which is made up by the Chair, Vice-Chair, and the AcademyHealth Vice President of Evidence Generation and Translation.
Nomination Criteria and Eligibility
Membership and participation in AcademyHealth programs is seen as evidence of commitment to the organization and its goals to strengthen health services and policy research and promote its use in policy and practice. Therefore, anyone who offers nominations must be individual members of AcademyHealth or become an individual member of the organization during the nomination process.
Self-nomination is welcome. Questions about membership status can be directed to Tiffine Winters, Senior Membership Coordinator (tiffine.winters@academyhealth.org).
Please note that working at an organizational affiliate of AcademyHealth does not meet the membership requirement. If you would like to become an individual member now or renew your membership, please visit the AcademyHealth Membership page.
In considering nominations, the Executive Committee of the Council will balance the importance of established leadership and continuity of Council membership with the need for candidates who represent the next generation of health services research leaders and emerging training needs based on changes in the field. Diversity across one or more dimensions (racial/ethnic identity, gender identity, sexual orientation, political, geographic, etc.) is also considered and valued, along with representation from different settings, including academia, independent research organizations, embedded researchers within health systems, etc.
In 2023, nominees to the Education Council must meet at least one of the following criteria:
• Director of an HSR training program or a non-degree or fellowship program;
• Faculty or student leader of a student chapter at an organizational affiliate member of AcademyHealth;
• Director of other faculty or leadership training programs with strong HSR components;
• Student in a masters or doctoral-level degree granting program in a field related to health services and policy research, public health, biostatistics, or informatics
• Student or faculty in a minority-serving institution (MSI);
• Employer in various settings of health services and policy research (e.g., contract research organization, embedded researchers in health systems, etc.);
• Representative of one of the federal agencies supporting the training of the HSR workforce and education-related associations; and/or
• Member of an educational association such as American Indian Higher Education Consortium (AIHEC), Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), APPAM (Public Policy Analysis and Management), Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU), National Association for Equal Opportunity in Education (NAFEO), etc.
Instructions for Submitting Nominations
As a reminder, nominators and nominees must be individual members of AcademyHealth, or must become individual members during the nomination process.
All nominations must include the name and contact information for the nominator and nominee, a curriculum vitae (CV) of the nominee, and a statement of support (500 words or less) from the nominator. Self-nominations are welcome.
The statement should describe:
• Why the nominee would be a valuable addition to AcademyHealth’s Education Council; and
• The nominee's specific strengths and clear examples of how the nominee meets one or more of the eligibility criteria.
Questions?
Please direct any questions to Troi.Jones@academyhealth.org or Jasmine.Gray@academyhealth.org.
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