Committee Tree
AAPM Ad Hoc Committee on Nominating
Charge and Function:
The group shall:
- Evaluate relevant statements in the AAPM By-Laws, i.e. Section 10 - Nominating Committee.
- Identify other professional organizations with similar governance structures and reference their nominations process (e.g. ACR).
- Assess the membership of the nominating committee and how it is formed.
- Consider the historical results of nominations and election results for members-at-large and AAPM Executive Committee (nomination origin, institution type, professional degree, area of interest in the AAPM, diversity, etc.).
- Investigate the perceived or actual bias created by the current nominating procedure for the AAPM Officers and Board Members-at-Large.
- Evaluate the need for modifications to nomination process to ensure an unbiased election process.
- Assess the effectiveness of nominations from the AAPM community for AAPM Officers and Board Members-at-Large.
- Prepare a set of "specific deliverables" regarding the nominating process to the Board and election of Officers as a guidance statement, proposed policy or recommended change to the By-Laws.