Transcript ACOG
The American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
ACOG Junior Fellow Overview: How ACOG Works For You
Created by the Junior Fellow Congress Advisory Council
ACOG’s History
• ACOG is the leading group of physicians in the US providing health care for women • Founded in Chicago in
1951
• Moved to Washington, DC in
1981
•
Changed
from a 501c-3 to a 501 c-6 in January
2010
ACOG 101: Statistics
• Junior Fellow membership over
10,000
–
Junior Fellow Males = 2,267 Junior Fellow Females = 7,722
• Approximately 75% of Junior Fellows are female • Total ACOG membership over
55,000
–
Males = 27,486 Females = 27,627
Junior Fellow Membership Criteria
• Ob-Gyn residents or fellows in approved programs (US, Canada, Mexico, Central America or West Indies) • Recent graduates of these residency programs • Board certification in Ob/Gyn (by ABOG) is a requirement to become an ACOG
Fellow
What Next after Residency??
• Jr Fellow in training • Jr Fellow in practice • Young Physician
ACOG Organization
• 10 Geographic Districts + Armed Forces District • Districts divided into sections (89) • Each section has both fellow and junior fellow leadership structure • District (section) Advisory Councils for fellows, jr fellows and various involvement at other levels as well
ACOG Leadership Structure
• ACOG Executive Board • Council of District Chairs • Junior Fellow Congress Advisory Council • • • • District and Section Advisory Councils Committees and Task Forces Education, Service, Outreach, Advocacy…
Junior Fellow 101
• History • Leadership Structure • Junior Fellow Congress Advisory Council • Membership Benefits • Getting Involved – Legislative Advocacy – Networking – Committees – Liaison work
JF Leadership Structure
• Consists of Junior Fellow District Chairs and Vice Chairs • Also a National Chair, Chair Elect, Past Chair and Junior Fellow Advisor • Reports to the Executive Board on issues relevant to Junior Fellow members • Initiates programs and priorities
Membership Benefits
• ACOG Leadership Opportunities • Web Site – www.acog.org
• ACOG Compendium & other publications • • • • • Resource Center – Publication queries & literature searches Green Journal – “Obstetrics & Gynecology” – Access to full-text online ACOG Today – Monthly publication of timely topics ACOG Career Connection – Job placement Higher Education Loan Program (HELP) Low interest loan up to $10,000
Membership Benefits
•
ACOG Group Insurance Plans
- 3rd & 4th year residents receive $100,000 of Term Life Insurance at no cost - First year out of residency, ACOG pays 50% of the cost to maintain the $100,000 Term Life Insurance • •
Identity Theft Fraud Expense Coverage
- All members are offered this coverage (except where not allowed by law in New York)
Additional Low-Cost Insurance Plans
- Accidental Death and Dismemberment - Practice Overhead - Major Hospital - Excess Major Medical - Disability Income - Employee - Catastrophic Medical Expense - Hospital Money Disability
Junior Fellow Activities
• Annual Clinical Meeting (ACM) – Stump the Professor Session – Junior Fellow Breakfast Business Meeting – Business of Medicine program • Annual District Meeting (ADM) AND SECTIONS – ADM Scientific Programs/Stump the Professor – Junior Fellow Sessions/meetings • ACOG Future Leaders Conference – Attendees often on National Committees
Educational Opportunities
• Donald F. Richardson Memorial Scientific Prize Paper Awards • Postgraduate Courses • Junior Fellow Contests • International Opportunities • Burch Award (Sponsorship for ACM) • John Gibbons Medical Student Award • Japan Society of Ob/Gyn-ACOG Exchange program • Congressional Leadership Conference
College (501c3) to Congress (501c6)
Although Fellows want ACOG to continue with its educational mission, recently Fellows have become more interested in: • Political issues • Business of medicine issues • Grievance activities
Ob-GynPAC
the
ONLY
federal political action committee representing our specialty
bi-partisan
develops relationships
with ACOG Fellows and Members of Congress fundraisers check delivery works to
elect
the right candidate
elects our own
Candidate Classroom
Ob-GynPAC Candidate Support: Who Decides?
• The
Ob-GynPAC Governing Committee
decides the contribution strategy our PAC will employ throughout each election cycle to accomplish ACOG’s federal legislative goals. •
25 members, representing every ACOG District
• Fundraise for our PAC, bring their knowledge to the Committee’s decisions, and abide by relevant FEC and IRS rules governing PACs.
How Do We Decide Who We’ll Support?
The Ob-GynPAC Governing Committee determines our giving strategy including:
1) our legislative goals, 2) how funds will be distributed, and 3) what candidates we’ll support, under clear objective guidelines developed and approved by the Ob-GynPAC Governing Committee.
These decisions are based on ACOG’s legislative priorities recommended by ACOG’s Government Affairs Committee and approved by ACOG’s Executive Board.
• • Won Re-Introduction of ACOG’s Women’s Health Care Resolution. • ACOG’s Women’s Health Care Included in Health Reform.
• No Ultrasound Cuts.
• Direct Access to Ob-Gyns.
• Guaranteed Maternity Coverage. • Preventive Services. • Medicare Payment.
With Ob-GynPAC!