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Schedule
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| Monday, May 10 | |
| 4 p.m. | Registration |
| 4:30 - 6 p.m. | Opening Session: Ice Breaker and Group Discussion |
| 6 - 7 p.m. | Reception |
| 7 p.m. | Dinner with colleagues (at registrant's expense) |
| Tuesday, May 11 | |
| 7:30 - 8 a.m. | Continental Breakfast |
| 8 a.m. | Welcome |
| 8 - 9 a.m. |
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| 9 - 10 a.m. | In the Trenches: Working with Volunteer Physicians
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| 10 - 10:15 a.m. | Break |
| 10:15 - 11:45 a.m. |
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| Noon | Lunch |
| 12:45 - 1:45 p.m. |
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| 2 p.m. | Understanding the Federation and the AMA Connection |
| 6 p.m. | Dinner with colleagues (at registrant's expense) |
| Wednesday, May 12 | |
| 7:30 - 8 a.m. | Continental Breakfast |
| 8 - 9:30 a.m. | Finance & Legal: The Essentials
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| 9:30 - 9:45 a.m. | Break |
| 9:45 - 10:30 a.m. | 30 Career Building Ideas in 30 Minutes |
| 10:30 - 11 a.m. | Closing Session |
Monday, May 10
No session descriptions.
Tuesday, May 11
Putting Together the Puzzle
8:00 - 9:00 a.m.
Part I: The Healthcare System
An overview of the different parts and players within the health system and some of the larger organizations physicians interact with. Discuss top issues facing physicians and medical societies.Part II: The Medical Society
Depending on their size and scope, medical societies vary a great deal. Learn how to tailor interactions with other societies, the role of your board, and committees, subsidiary organizations and staff in medical societies.
In the Trenches: Working with Volunteer Physicians
9:00 - 10:00 a.m.
Part I: The Physician Leader
Physicians are unique individuals. Learn how and what drives physicians to participate in medical societies; decorum and considerations when interacting with your physician members; and finally how to identify and groom future volunteer leaders.Part II: Managing Volunteer Physician Leaders
One of the greatest challenges of a medical society executive is working with individuals who are high successful and respected in their field, but who have limited experience working with associations. Develop skills that will help you manage in an environment where you are not the final decision maker, and create a strategic plan designed to help your organization accomplish its mission.
Communicating & Networking
10:15 - 11:45 a.m.
Part I: Engage Members Through Engagement Marketing
Traditional, one way communication with members is so last decade. If you want to attract and keep members today, you have to engage them with your association. In this “engaging” presentation you’ll hear how two-way communication and social media can enhance your traditional marketing and build relationships that can last a lifetime.Part II: Creating Your Professional Network
Building your professional network is crucial to your long-term success as mastering the art of a presentation or writing a budget. Learn tips and tricks you can use to expand your contacts, and resources available through AAMSE to keep you connected.
Advocating for Your Members
1:00 - 2:00 p.m.
Part I: The System & Players
The first step to successfully advocating for your members is to understand who or what controls the levers of power. Discuss the general political landscape of healthcare politics, as well as how regulating bodies at the state and local levels interact with physicians and medical societies.
Part II: And... ENGAGE!
Advocacy, at its very core, is a numbers game, and in most cases the side with the most active voices will win the day. Learn how to engage your members in the advocacy process through tried and true methods used by veteran medical society executives.
Understanding the Federation and the AMA Connection
2:00 p.m.
This session, hosted at AMA Headquarters, will feature AMA staff discussing the history of the AMA, their role in the healthcare system, how the House of Delegates works, how medical societies interact with the AMA, and resources available to you from the AMA.
- Welcome and introductory comments
Michael Maves, MD, MBA
Executive Vice President, AMA - Overview of the AMA Activities and Governance
Jon Burkhart, Chief of Staff, Vice President, Executive Offices - AMA relationships with federation organizations
Terri Marchiori, Director of Federation Relations
Robert Otten, Vice President, Health Policy - AMA membership programs
Amy Anich, Director of Membership Programs - Introduction the AMA Litigation Center
Leonard Nelson, JD, Division Counsel, Director of Litigation Center - Meet-and-greet with panel of AMA presenters
- Tour of the AMA building and offices
Andrea Bainbridge, Archivist
Wednesday, May 12
Finance & Legal: The Essentials
8:00 - 9:30 a.m.
Part I: Legal Issues You Need to Know
There are very real and important legal issues you must be aware of to ensure both your organization and yourself stay out of legal peril. Review these topics and how to avoid them.Part II: What You Didn’t Know About Medical Association Finances
With the increased scrutiny of the IRS into the practices of non-profit organizations through the IRS Form 990 and the increased financial pressure of our physician members, a strong understanding of financial matters is critical for successful medical society executives. After a brief review of the basics of non-profit finance learn about the growing importance of non-due revenue as a part of your association’s budget.
30 Career Building Ideas in 30 Minutes
9:45 - 10:30 a.m.
This fast paced roundtable discussion will feature veteran medical societies executives who will impart 30 practical tips, tricks, and considerations they wish they knew when they first started their career.
For more information on the New Medical Executives Institute, please contact Margaret Guy, program manager, at mguy@aamse.org
AAMSE thanks Pfizer, Inc., for its generous support of the 2010 New Medical Executives Institute.












