AAOMPT sSIG Leadership Meeting Minutes
Date: January 10, 2012
Time: 8:11 MST
· Goals were discussed with alterations made as attached to the 4 subsections:
o Membership goal was suggested at 350 people
§ Notation made that this number may be difficult due to merging of annual conference with the international conference in Quebec
o Discussion held regarding specifics of resources available for students
§ Online forum – use as Q&A for practicing clinicians and separate for students with questions amongst selves
· Suggestion of possible patient discussion with questions
§ Means to connect students for study groups
§ Partnerships with local clinics/fellows for extra lab sessions
o Suggestion of bringing possibility of using mentorship and monthly speakers/presentations to AAOMPT board as potential credit for fellowship renewal
o Quarterly newsletter with upcoming information to be sent out as email blast
§ Adding student section to current articulation that is modified of our newsletter
§ Must talk to AAOMPT staff to create/help us with
o Set goal of active membership at 10 schools looking to spread regionally
CSM
· Representation
o Sign up for mentor/mentee
o Listing of benefits/resources
· sSIG flyer – to be given out at CSM
o flyer created by Kyle discussed
o noted to not change what listed on the flyer until programs are in place for them
o suggestion by Katie to be used as resource as well to send to faculty
· sSIG representative(s)
o call for who was attending CSM
§ Katie – definite
§ Charlie – noted ? per Katie
§ Polling members who were at conference to see if interested or attending suggested
§ Secondary suggestion to poll those in classes tosee who may be interested in helping out
§ Katie to contact Pam Owens for blurb in monthly newsleter asking for volunteers
· Website/blog
o Merge with AAOMPT
§ Bob Rowe asked about merging the blog to have students interact with those soon to be professional colleagues
§ Noted concern with going through another person/management to update and run our site
§ Concern noted by Emily about taking up a lot of space on their website as well as needing the extra tabs
§ Compromise that we could combine a linked discussion board on the main site and update our information on the main site with link to our blog
· Request from Conference Committed regarding specific feedback and what worked and did not
o Conference
o Student meet and greet
o Meet the fellows
Tabled Items
§ Fundraising
Meeting adjourned: 9:28 MST
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