What is the House of Delegates?
Robert Leinau, Chief Delegate 2010-2011
The House of Delegates (HOD) is the American Academy of Physician Assistant's (AAPA) policy making body and defines all the bylaws, policies, and procedures of AAPA.
Students Maintain Vote in the AAPA House of Delegates for the Student Academy Delegation during the 2010 HOD.
House of Delegates Student Delegate Duties:
1) Become informed on the issues that will be discussed and debated during the HOD session during AAPA's Annual Conference.
2) Regularly discuss the issues from above with others from your Student Society. This gives delegates an opportunity to inform their Student Society about what is going on within the profession. Furthermore, these discussions will help delegates be more aware of their class's opinions on the issues, which will allow them to better represent their class when it comes time to debate and vote on issues.
3) Familiarize yourself with the parliamentary procedures used during House proceedings. Then, when it comes time to get involved, delegates will be more comfortable with their ability to do so.
4) Regularly check the e-mail account given to the Student Academy on your society registration. This will facilitate the distribution of any essential information that delegates need to be made aware of throughout the year. Additionally, leading up to the national conference, e-mail will be the primary method used by the Student Academy's Chief Delegate to inform delegates of the HOD schedule of events, as well as any changes to that schedule.
5) Prepare to introduce any resolutions that your Student Society would like to present to the HOD for consideration. This should also be coordinated with the Chief Delegate to ensure that the resolution is technically sound, not already currently in the HOD bylaws, and to allow time for gathering any additional information that may helpful in passing the resolution.
6) After the National Conference, return to your Student Society and give a summary of the resolutions discussed and what actions were taken on these resolutions.
The following is a short list of resources available to HOD Student Delegates that can be used in their efforts to accomplish their duties.
1. The Delegate News the monthly publication of the HOD (e-mailed to every HOD student delegate).
2. The HOD section of the AAPA main site.
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