Overarching Goals of the Apprenticeship Program
The RCMB Assembly’s Apprenticeship Program is designed to provide early career RCMB Assembly members with an opportunity to be directly involved in guiding the future of ATS. Apprentices may serve with the Program, Planning or Web Committee (descriptions below). Under the mentorship of a committee member, Apprentices will get a ‘behind the scenes’ look at the operations of the RCMB Assembly while developing skills for evaluation of committee applications and development of committee projects. Committee Apprentices may have the opportunity to ‘graduate’ into full Committee membership in the year following Apprenticeship.
Description of Program Committee
The Program Committee organizes the PR content for the International Conference.
Program Committee Apprentices participate in the process of designing the International Conference content, learning to evaluate abstract submissions, and program Conference sessions.
Description of Planning Committee
The Planning Committee is charged with shaping the long-term strategy of the assembly, generally through soliciting and sponsoring projects including clinical practice guidelines, position papers, and workshops benefiting the Assembly.
Planning Committee Apprentices will learn to provide evaluations and reviews of Committee project applications. Apprentices may have the opportunity to assist with the development of accepted project proposals.
Description of the Web apprentice
The Web Committee is in charge of the RCMB Assembly's web content and online presence.
Web Committee apprentice's expectations and responsibilities include assisting Web Director with all Assembly web content. This may include the organization of web activities like journal clubs, podcasts, and social media.
Criteria
In an effort to enhance young members’ participation and investment in the assembly, the RCMB Apprenticeship Program will provide early-career RCMB members who have little prior involvement in ATS with an opportunity to be directly involved in assembly activities. This will:
- Increase early career member membership on the program, planning, and web committees.
- Involve assembly members who have not been previously involved in Assembly business.
Description of the Apprenticeship Program
A request for applications will be sent to all early-career RCMB members. These applications will be reviewed by the Early Career Working Group and the top three applications to each committee will be forwarded to the Committee Chairs for the final selection of one apprentice/year. Special attention will be paid to applicants who have not previously participated in assembly activities.
Apprentices will serve as observers under the mentorship of a full member to better understand the operations of the committee. After observing for one year, the apprentice may then have the opportunity to serve as a full voting member for an additional year before rotating off the committee, however, this will depend upon committee requirements.
Requirements for application
- Demonstration of strong interest in academic medicine
- Has a strong interest in making contributions to research or clinical pulmonary rehabilitation medicine
- Be in the “early career” phase such as senior fellow, junior faculty, post-doc, etc.
- Has attended (in person or virtual) at least 1 ATS conference in the past.
- Has a history of at least 1 past abstract submission
- The applicant is self-motivated and can articulate how this apprenticeship will help them meet their career goals
The deadline to apply is Friday, Jan. 24, 2025.
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Questions or Comments?
Please email us at the RCMB Assembly mailbox at: rcmb@thoracic.org