PAS 2024 WORKSHOP CHAIR-ELECT

We are pleased to open the application call for the PAS 2024 Meeting Workshop Chair-elect / PAS 2025 and PAS 2026 Meetings Workshop Chair. This position is an outstanding academic pediatric leadership opportunity with a wide impact nationally and internationally across academic pediatrics.

Potential applicants are strongly encouraged to contact the current PAS Workshop Chair, Barrett Fromme, to learn more about the position. Underrepresented in medicine individuals are especially encouraged to consider applying.

The PAS program is chosen each year by the PAS Program Committee (PC), and PAS Workshops – highly interactive sessions that address innovative ideas and learner-centered needs – are a core element of the program. The PAS Workshop Chair reports to the PAS Program Chair and provides overall direction for the PAS Workshop domains and workshop review and selection to ensure alignment with the PAS vision.

Term: The selected candidate will be announced on March 15 and will serve a three-year term, July 1, 2023 – June 30, 2026. During the first year of service the PAS Workshop Chair-elect “shadows” the current PAS Workshop Chair for the PAS 2024 Meeting. In the second year, the Chair-elect transitions to Chair for the PAS 2025 and PAS 2026 Meetings. During the final year of service, a new Chair-elect will team with the Chair providing continuity for the Workshop Committee and the PAS staff.

Support: The Workshop Chair-elect and Chair receive full support to attend the PAS Meeting as well as any in-person Program Committee or Workshop Committee meetings. Administrative support is provided by the PAS Office.

Any questions about submitting the Application Form should be directed to Michelle Brunoehler.

PAS Workshop Chair-elect Roles & Responsibilities:

Term: July 1, 2023 – June 30, 2026

Chairs the PAS Workshop Committee, a subgroup of the PAS Program Committee; provides oversight of the workshop submission, review, and selection process; analyzes feedback and identifies opportunities for program refinement
Reviews final PAS Workshop selections with PAS Program Chair; adjudicates any selection adjustments to reduce overlap or to coordinate with other elements of the program, if needed
Meets regularly with PAS Staff; advises on Workshop-related process improvement
Prepares annual letters of commendation/thanks for Workshop Committee members
Works with the Chair-elect during year three to ensure a smooth transition of the Chair’s responsibilities
During the Chair-elect year works with the Chair to learn the workshop selection process
Serves as a voting member of the PAS Program Committee Leadership Team (PCLT); the Chair-elect serves as ex officio PCLT member

PAS Workshop Chair Applicant Qualifications:

• Have experience or expertise as a medical educator, specifically in faculty development, conference workshop leadership, conference leadership, curriculum development, etc.
• Be a member in good standing of a PAS partner or alliance organization (AAP, APA, APS, SPR, and ASPN, PIDS)
• Be able to attend the PAS 2024-2026 Meetings in Toronto, Honolulu, and Boston, respectively.
• Submit a completed PAS Workshop Chair Application with:

1. Name, Title, Institution, Contact Information, Educational background
2. Gender, Race, Ethnicity
3. Evidence of support for or expertise in DEI initiatives
4. Reason for interest in the Workshop Chair position
5. Vision for PAS Workshops
6. Description of relevant prior experience/expertise with Workshops at PAS or similar medical/scientific conferences and qualifications or expertise as a medical educator, specifically in faculty or curriculum development
7. CV with relevant activities highlighted