Committees
Bylaws
The Bylaws Committee is responsible for reviewing the current Bylaws and bringing forth any necessary changes for membership approval. Members are encouraged to submit suggested Bylaws changes to the committee chair for review. Bylaws changes are voted on by the membership during the annual meeting.
Chair: Grace Yu, MD
Diversity and Health Equity
The purpose of the Diversity and Health Equity Committee is to recommend ways in which AFMRD can embed elements of anti-racism, diversity, and inclusion into programs and activities and explore opportunities to provide education and resources to help members meet accreditation requirements while developing the diverse workforce needed to care for the American population.
Chair: Santina Wheat, MD
Executive
The Executive Committee is comprised of President, President Elect, Immediate Past President, and the Treasurer. The charge of the Executive Committee is to prepare information for the board and to speak on behalf of the board when decisions require a timely resolution between board meetings.
Chair: Sarah Cole, DO
Finance
The Finance Committee is composed of the Treasurer, President, President-Elect, a Member-at-Large, Executive Director, and the Deputy Executive Director. This committee is responsible for the oversight of financial matters, including regular reports to the Board and annual reports to the membership. The committee reviews the audit annually.
Chair: Kelsie Kelly, MD, MPH
Membership
The Membership Committee addresses membership, retention, communications to members, coordination of the member needs assessment, and serves as a focus group or sounding board for staff on various projects.
Chair: Nick Schenk, MD
Nominations
The Nominations Committee oversees the nominations and election process of the Board of Directors members. Nominations Committee members are nominated each fall by the AFMRD Board of Directors.
Chair: Kristina Diaz, MD