Charges
Committee on R.T. Advocacy region leaders serve for a term of three years. Their primary responsibilities include,
developing regional networks made up of 5-6 states per region, to collect and disseminate legislative
information, and serving as content experts for issues addressed through ÁùºÏ²Ê¿â±¦µä’s Government Relations Department.
It also includes mentoring ÁùºÏ²Ê¿â±¦µä members in the region by sharing advocacy knowledge and expertise, helping them
develop their own networks and contacts, and helping them prepare new volunteers to serve on the Committee on
R.T. Advocacy. Region leaders also mentor and assist affiliate societies with efforts to establish, enhance and
protect professional standards for medical imaging and radiation therapy professionals at the state level.
Duties
The ÁùºÏ²Ê¿â±¦µä Committee on R.T. Advocacy region leaders are appointed by the ÁùºÏ²Ê¿â±¦µä Board of Directors as representatives
for nine geographic regions. Committee on R.T. Advocacy region leaders serve for a term of three years and are
eligible for reappointment for an additional three-year term. Each region leader serves as chair of a Regional
Subcommittee.
The Committee on R.T. Advocacy shall:
- Develop regional networks to collect and disseminate legislative information.
- Serve as a resource for advocacy articles for ÁùºÏ²Ê¿â±¦µä Scanner and contribute to other articles as requested by
ÁùºÏ²Ê¿â±¦µä staff.
- Serve as content experts for issues addressed through the ÁùºÏ²Ê¿â±¦µä Government Relations Department.
- Mentor ÁùºÏ²Ê¿â±¦µä members in all regions by sharing advocacy knowledge and expertise and helping them to develop
their own networks and contacts in order to prepare new volunteers to serve on the Committee on R.T.
Advocacy as a region leader or a regional subcommittee member.
- Mentor and assist affiliate societies with efforts to establish, enhance and protect professional standards
for medical imaging and radiation therapy professionals at the state level.
- Review nominations to select the individual and affiliate society ÁùºÏ²Ê¿â±¦µä Awards for Advocacy. Submit
selections to the ÁùºÏ²Ê¿â±¦µä Board of Directors for approval.
Time Commitment
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Region leaders can expect to spend a minimum of three hours per month reviewing emails and documents from ÁùºÏ²Ê¿â±¦µä, participating in a monthly conference call and contacting ÁùºÏ²Ê¿â±¦µä members to gather information about advocacy and state legislative issues.
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Writing of articles may be requested for ÁùºÏ²Ê¿â±¦µä Scanner or other ÁùºÏ²Ê¿â±¦µä publications. Potential authors will be contacted in advance to allow for preparation.
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Urgent legislative call-to actions may occur, and it is expected that members will participate in communicating to their network about the need for immediate response.
Travel Commitment
There is no travel required to serve on the Committee on R.T. Advocacy.
Skills
- Must be able to communicate well with others and be passionate about the medical imaging and radiation therapy profession.
- Must be willing to promote the medical imaging and radiation therapy profession and patient safety and encourage others to do the same.
- Prior knowledge of the legislative or regulatory process is helpful, but not required. Resources are available to teach new members advocacy skills.
- Successful completion of the Online Advocacy Academy is not required but may help region leaders with some tasks.
Criteria:
- Shall be an ÁùºÏ²Ê¿â±¦µä member who has submitted a volunteer form and all required qualifying documents.
- Shall be a member of an ÁùºÏ²Ê¿â±¦µä affiliate in the region they are appointed to represent; ÁùºÏ²Ê¿â±¦µä members who are active-duty military are exempt from this requirement.
- Shall live or work in the region the committee member is appointed to represent.
- Consideration shall be given to geographic and modality representation.