JOB DESCRIPTION FOR MOA BOC REPRESENTATIVE
The offices, responsibilities and structure of MOA Board of Directors is outlined in the MOA Bylaws; the bylaws can be accessed on our web site and should be reviewed to obtain an appreciation of the responisbilities you will be asked to perform.
Specific responsibilities of the MOA BOC Representative, in addition to the responsibilities outlined in the bylaws, are as follows:
1. Attend all BOC meetings
2. Provide the MOA Board with timely reports following each meeting
3. Provide an article for the MOA web site of the activities and issues discussed at the BOC for all of the MOA membership
JOB DESCRIPTION FOR BOARD OF COUNCILORS MEMBERS
Serving on the AAOS Board of Councilors (BOC) is a high honor and privilege. Councilors have earned the respect and trust of their colleagues. They are state leaders who volunteer their time, interests and abilities to the national level.
The BOC has served as the grassroots conduit between the AAOS Fellowship and its leadership since 1973. Just as the AAOS is one of the world’s premier professional medical organizations, the BOC is one of the AAOS’ premier components.
The BOC is the representative deliberative body that:
- Communicates the views of the AAOS Fellowship;
- Serves as the resource and advisory body to the Board of Directors;
- Advocates for positions that support our patients and our profession;
- Encourages communication and unity within the orthopaedic community;
- Helps identify and meet the educational needs of our Fellows;
- Promotes development of current and future AAOS and state leaders through training and organizational experiences.
To be effective in its duties, the BOC requires the dedicated commitment of each Councilor. Councilors are expected to:
- Regularly attend and fully participate in ALL BOC meetings including:
o The BOC meeting at the AAOS Annual Meeting (1/2 day),
o The Spring National Orthopaedic Leadership Conference (NOLC) (3 days),
o The AAOS Fall Meeting (3.5 days),
o Other meetings or conference calls which may occur as needed.
- Join a BOC committee and participate fully in its work:
- Speak out at “open mike” and breakout sessions so as to provide the BOC with a broad and diverse range of views on important orthopaedic issues;
- Inform Fellows in their respective states and other sponsoring organizations about the latest matters of orthopaedic interest and about the activities of the BOC;
- Periodically contact the Fellows that they represent to seek their opinions on important issues through polling and personal communications;
- Have an e-mail address and use e-mail to communicate with the AAOS officials, Fellows and staff;
- Support the important educational and research goals of the AAOS by contributing to the OREF and encouraging others to do the same;
- Support the important advocacy goals of the AAOS by contributing to the AAOS PAC and encouraging other to do the same;
- Make a personal commitment to use the leadership skills and experience gained while serving on the BOC to continue assisting orthopaedic patients and orthopaedists even after they leave the BOC.
11-2008
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