Volunteer with AAMD

To volunteer for any of the committees listed, please download the volunteer application and return to AAMD Headquarters.

Administrative Conference Committee

The Administrative Conference Committee was formed in 2002 to oversee the annual meeting process. The committee is charged with the planning, development, and execution of the AAMD Annual Educational Conferences in collaboration with the board of directors, executive director, marketing, accounting, and contracted meeting planner. The committee oversees and assists local hosts and Regional Directors with AAMD regional meetings.

Awards Committee

The Awards Committee is responsible for the maintenance of an up-to-date award recipient listing, including the AAMD Award of Excellence, in time for the presentation of these awards to deserving members at the AAMD Annual Meeting.

Career Services Committee

The Career Services Committee provides timely information to the membership regarding medical dosimetry employment opportunities. This activity is performed on a monthly basis via email and the website. The committee also explores other opportunities for the membership regarding employment matters.
 

Continuing Education (CE) Committee

The CE Committee was formed in 2012 to promote and support the continuing education of the medical dosimetry community. Responsibilities of the committee include developing, selecting, and organizing online CE modules and webinars for the membership. The CE committee is also responsible for assisting with the review and organization of educational sessions and workshops offered at the annual meeting in collaboration with the Administrative Conference Committee.

Directed Journal Reading Committee

The Directed Journal Reading (DJR) Committee provides continuing education opportunities by developing and publishing quizzes, approved by the Medical Dosimetrist Certification Board (MDCB) for credit, on the AAMD website.

Formal Education Committee

The Formal Education Committee is a multi-tasking group that crafts not only formal educational medical dosimetry documents but formal professional medical dosimetry documents as well. The responsibilities of this committee include review, revision, and creation of these documents, such as the medical dosimetry job description, the medical dosimetry practice standards, and other professional tasks as assigned by the AAMD BOD. The committee's responsibilities for promoting and supporting formal accredited medical dosimetry education include revision and update of educational curriculum, development and maintenance of educator's and student's resource sections of the website, facilitation of medical dosimetry student involvement in AAMD sponsored meetings, collaboration with the MDCB to ensure that the AAMD curriculum guidelines are reflective of current MDCB Task Analysis Studies, responding to JRCERT in regards to educational program standards for accreditation, making certain that the JRCERT Curriculum Analysis Grid is current as curriculum is updated, involving medical dosimetry educators in committee activities and the AAMD in general, and developing a study guide for the certification exam that is given by the MDCB.
 

Historian Committee

The Historian Committee is responsible for the historical record keeping of the organization. The committee tracks historical data such as locations of the annual and regional meetings, board of directors, committee co-chairs, awards and special recognition, noteworthy events in the profession, etc. The committee will also seek out items of interest relating to the origination of the organization. The goal is to have an interactive website of historical data from the AAMD.
 

Human Resources Committee

The Medical Dosimetry Human Resources Committee is responsible for reporting on the current salary and workforce conditions of AAMD members working in the medical dosimetry profession. This committee is also in charge of fielding potential volunteers and directing them to appropriate committees based on the member's interests and committee needs. The committee also reviews the Bureau of Labor and Statistics to assist in the promotion of the Medical Dosimetry profession.		  
 

Information Technology Committee

The Information Technology Committee supports the AAMD using current technology. The committee assists with the development and implementation of electronic practices within the AAMD. The weekly duties consist of maintaining the AAMD website. The IT Committee encourages the use of electronic means for the benefit of membership.

Membership Committee

The AAMD Membership Committee is responsible for creating and implementing strategies for the growth and development of the membership through recruitment and retention as well as promoting and achieving awareness of membership benefits. The committee surveys the membership to identify their needs and recommends services to meet those needs. The committee works to welcome and acknowledge new members and to encourage participation in the organization all the while promoting the organization and maintaining the integrity of the membership.
 

Nominations Committee

The Nominations Committee is primarily tasked with soliciting and verifying potential candidates to serve on the AAMD Board of Directors as well as region representatives and committee co-chairs while adhering to organizational bylaws. Committee Co-Chairs maintain committee policies and procedures, maintain communication with the Board of Directors, and provide an Annual Report to the membership.
 

Protocol & Ethics Committee

The Protocol and Ethics committee was established by the American Association of Medical Dosimetrists (AAMD) in order to regulate the professional practices and behavior of its Members, in accordance with the Code of Professional Conduct and Conflict of Interest Policies.
 

Public Relations Committee

The Public Relations Committee serves to promote the medical dosimetry profession by managing the flow of public relations information between the AAMD members and the community. The Public Relations committee is responsible for gaining the organization exposure to their professional community. These communications assist in outreach to other external organizations and communities as well as within the organization itself. Common activities include communication with external communities of interest, working with the press, member communication, promotion of profession, and promotional merchandizing.
 

Writing Competition Committee

The Writing Competition Committee promotes and supports the education of the medical dosimetry community by encouraging medical dosimetrists and medical dosimetry students to submit manuscripts for publication in the Medical Dosimetry Journal.