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THE ASTMH COMMITTEE ON GLOBAL HEALTH ACGHASTMH Commi ee on Global Health Council Mee ng 2018October 29th, 2018Grand Ballroom, Room D/E, 5th Floor, Sheraton New Orleans HotelNew Orleans, LA.

Agenda – Items discussed

1. Introduc on2. Agenda for business mee ng presented3. President’s Annual Report a. Membership. ACGH biggest sub-commi ee in

ASTMH. As of 9th October a total of 756 members. b. Financial Report. (Miguel Reina Or z). Provided

report on ACGH Council Designated and Parent Society 10K Pilot Fund. According to the fi nal statement, for the past fi scal year (July 1st, 2017 to June 30th, 2018) there were 23,642 USD as Net Assets for All Global Health Funds. That included 17,301 USD Council Designated Net Asset at the beginning of the year (Net Assets at the Beginning of the year), 7,026 USD in income (mostly from Global Health Dues, 6,880 USD) and 685 USD in expenses (mostly from e-ballot, 617 USD).

c. Elec on Results. Nomina on Commi ee: Ramin Asgari, Peter McElroy, Kayla Laserson, Miguel Reina Or z, Chris na Poylak. Upcoming President-elect: Robert Newman, 2 new councilors: Ilin Chuang and Joel Montgomery. Thanked the outgoing councilors: Abiola Fasina and Ryan Carroll.

d. ACGH Student Award. Reviewed over 30 applica ons, 2 awardees selected: Mahfuza Talukder Flowra from Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia and Sarah Boudova from Indiana University School of Medicine, United States. Thanked commi ee members: Abiola Fasina, Ryan Caroll, Jessica Manning, Eileen S llwaggon.

e. ACGH Award Commi ee Report. f. ACGH Annual Mee ng ac vi es. Sent by email

previously: i. Pre-mee ng course. A brief overview provided. ii. Symposium I: The Local-Global Phenomenon

of mHealth: How and Why Global Health Starts at Home. Emphasizing on star ng GH domes cally and on the bi-direc onality of learning process.

iii. Symposium II: Building a Successful Career in Global Health: An Interac ve Session with Global Health Experts.

iv. Speed networking. An explana on of the session provided by Koya Allen – pairing

students with experts and speed-networking interac ons.

v. Ponder-to-Probe. An explana on of the session provided by Koya – topics iden fi ed by students and trainees as important to them.

vi. Moving Back Home Strategies. An explana on of the session provided by Abiola – panel of experts to talk about the transi on and discuss strategies for successful transi on.

4. Discussion of Preliminary Goals for 2018-2019 a. Overview of ACGH’s strategic areas of focus was

provided. b. Preliminary work on 3-year strategic plan (Program

Commi ee) c. Support of students and junior faculty (Student

Award Commi ee) d. First ACGH Medal/Award to be developed. Need to

work on eligibility, etc. (GH Award Commi ee) e. Collabora on with Clinical Group to explore Board

Cer fi ca on in TropMed and GH. f. Crea ng advocacy and communica on commi ee

(Advocacy and Communica ons Commi ee) g. Working on a formal process to iden fy and elect/

select Student Councilor (Program Commi ee and Nomina ng Commi ee)

5. Invita on to join Commi ees made: a. GH Award Commi ee b. Student & Travel Award Commi ee c. Pre-Course Commi ee d. Program Commi ee (program development) (open

to all) e. Nomina ng Commi ee (President, Secretary/

Treasurer, Past President plus two ACG leadership members).

f. Finance Commi ee (President, President-Elect, Secretary/Treasurer).

6. Cer fi cate of Apprecia ons given to individuals present and who had served in ACGH leadership posi ons.

a. Chris na Poylak – Past President b. Abiola Fasina – Outgoing councilor7. Hand-over of Presidency to Julie Pavlin8. Cer fi cate of Apprecia on given to Ramin Asgary9. Mee ng adjourned

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2019 LeadershipMember/Posi on Term ExpiresJulie Pavlin, President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2019Robert Newman, President-Elect. . . . . . . . . . . . . .2019Ramin Asgary, Past-President. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2019Miguel Reina Or z, Secretary/Treasurer. . . . . . . .2019Jessica Manning, Councilor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2019Eileen S llwaggon, Councilor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2019Ilin Chuang, Councilor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2020Joel Montgomery, Councilor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2020

CHARTER OF THE ASTMH COMMITTEE ON GLOBAL HEALTHObjec ves• The ASTMH Commi ee on Global Health (ACGH) is

organized under the auspices of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH) and has the following objec ves:

• To promote the development of the fi eld of Global Health which addresses mul disciplinary transna onal approaches to health issues that unfavorably aff ect underserved and under-resourced popula ons.

• To educate about global health issues inclusive of and in addi on to ASTMH’s tradi onal purview of tropical medicine and hygiene through pre-courses, workshops, symposia and abstract presenta ons

• To foster collabora ons between individuals and groups that address global health issues

• To facilitate dissemina on and publica on of global health research

• To provide recruitment opportuni es for individuals interested in pursuing a career in global health.

• To serve as a representa ve voice from ASTMH in other Global Health organiza ons, socie es and working groups.

• To recogni e outstanding contribu ons in Global Health

Mee ngsThe ACGH will meet at least annually under the aegis of the ASTMH Annual Mee ng.

MembershipMembers in good standing of ASTMH who wish to join ACGH may do so by paying subgroup dues in accordance with rates set by the ACGH Execu ve Council. ACGH will establish a fund for voluntary dona ons to be managed by ASTMH. Funds collected on behalf of ACGH from sources such as dues, voluntary dona ons, etc. will be managed by ASTMH and used for ac vi es that further the objec ves of ACGH, including recep ons, annual awards, fellowships and interna onal training opportuni es, and payment of page charges in the American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene for qualifying ar cles (e.g. editorials, topical

reviews, symposium proceedings, cu ng-edge papers, etc.).

GovernanceExecu ve CouncilThere will be elected leadership in the form of an Execu ve Council consis ng of a President, President-Elect, Past President, Secretary- Treasurer and four Councilors. Any ac ve member in good standing is eligible for elec on to offi ce. The ini al leadership of the Commi ee on Global Health will serve for a total of 18 months.

The President-Elect and President will each serve terms of one year in succession. The Secretary-Treasurer and Councilors serve terms of two years. Terms of offi ce begin at the close of the annual mee ng at which the offi cers were declared elected. All members of the ACGH Execu ve Council are allowed to vote on Council business. Council members may run for and serve consecu ve terms.

The President serves as chief execu ve offi cer for the ACGH and presides over mee ngs of the ACGH Execu ve Council and the ACGH annual business mee ng. The President may fi ll vacancies among the Councilors by appoin ng Councilors from the membership to serve un l the missing Councilor returns to offi ce or through the remainder of the absent Councilor’s term, if return to offi ce is not possible. If the Secretary-Treasurer is unable to complete his/her term, the President will appoint a replacement from the membership to serve un l the next annual mee ng when a new Secretary-Treasurer will be elected.

The President-Elect presides over mee ngs of the ACGH in the absence of the President. If the presidency becomes vacant, the President-Elect will serve out the balance of the President’s unexpired term before going on to complete his/her originally- scheduled term as President.

The Secretary-Treasurer of the ACGH works with the Secretary- Treasurer of ASTMH to monitor the Commi ee’s fi nances and to develop its annual budget. The ACGH Secretary-Treasurer, ACGH President, or person determined by the ACGH President maintains minutes of the ACGH Execu ve Commi ee and annual business mee ng and compiles reports on ACGH ac vi es for presenta on to the ASTMH Council as requested.

Elec onsThe ACGH Execu ve Council appoints a nomina ng subcommi ee consis ng of fi ve ac ve members. No more than three of those members may be current members of the ACGH Execu ve Council. A slate of candidates for offi ces to be fi lled at the next annual mee ng will be distributed to ACGH members by mail and/or electronic mail no later than

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two months prior to the next annual mee ng. Members may submit themselves or suggest other ac ve members as candidates to the Chairman of the nomina ng commi ee, but the nomina ng commi ee will not be obligated to put such individual(s) on the slate unless there is a suppor ng pe on from three ac ve members in addi on to the individual proposed.

Elec on for each offi ce shall be by secret mail and/or electronic mail ballot and determined by majority vote (or by the greatest number of votes if more than two candidates). Results of vo ng will be announced in the ASTMH newsle er and at the next ACGH annual business mee ng.

Subcommi eesSubcommi ees may be formed to deal with important issues such as awards, pre-course development, fundraising, career opportuni es, interfacing with the American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, and planning of ACGH-supported symposia and workshops at the ASTMH annual mee ng. Members of the ACGH are encouraged to apply to par cipate on the Global Health Scien fi c Program Commi ee, following Society guidelines for par cipa ng on the Scien fi c Program Commi ee.

AwardsACGH Student Travel AwardRecipients2018Sarah BoudovaIndiana University

Mahfuza Talukder FlowraUniversitas Gadjah Mada

2017Meredith HicksonUniversity of Michigan Medical School

Martha TesfalulUniversity of California San Francisco

2016E. Ross ColgateUniversity of Vermont

Louisa MessengerLondon School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

2015Rebecca FischerBaylor College of Medicine, Na onal School of Tropical Medicine

Marie Nancy SeraphinUniversity of Florida

2014Nathan LoStanford University School of Medicine

Elizabeth ThieleCenters for Disease Control and Preven on