Vice-Chair Nominations Criteria
The Vice-Chair will be expected to:
- Make a serious commitment to EMARC matters for the entire one-year term and two-year commitment.
- Regularly attend EMARC meetings and conference calls.
- Participate actively in EMARC committee work.
- Volunteer for and willingly accept assignments. Follow through projects to timely and thorough completion.
- Be informed on current EMARC and CORD issues and topics of discussion, prepare thoroughly for meetings, and review, and comment on reports.
- Act as an ambassador for EMARC, representing the organization's mission to membership, other emergency medicine organizations, and when serving as the Vice-Chair during interactions in public.
Qualifications for Vice-Chair:
- Must have general qualifications listed above.
- Must be a current or past Program Coordinator or Manager.
- Must be a current EMARC/CORD member.
- This position is a four (4) year commitment.
- 1st and 2nd-year Chair-Elect
- 3rd and 4th-year Chair
Vice-Chair Duties and Responsibilities
Purpose: To assume the duties and responsibilities of the Chair in their absence. Work closely with the Chair to become familiar with the duties and responsibilities of the Chair’s position. Assume the Chair's office when the Chair is unavailable. Having the time commitment to do added activities and cannot be part of the conference committee.
- Attend meetings for EMARC.
- Work closely with the Chair to become familiar with the duties and responsibilities of the Chair’s position.
- Assume the office of Chair when the Chair is unavailable.
- Chair any of the ad hoc committees, which may be formed to carry out the responsibilities of the Executive Committee.
- Fill the unexpired term of a Chair who resigns or otherwise leaves per the guidelines in the Structure section.
Rationale: This role is important to be adequately prepared he/she will work closely with the Chair.
Chair Duties and Responsibilities
Purpose: To lead EMARC as the principal elected member of EMARC.
- Act as a liaison to CORD Board of Directors and report back to EMARC.
- Work with CORD to see that all orders and resolutions of the membership are carried out.
- Coordinate the work of the members of the standing/ad hoc committees.
- Regularly attend the CORD Board of Directors meetings and important related meetings and participate in CORD Board conference calls.
- Call special meetings as the need arises.
- Facilitate EMARC decision-making.
- Actively participate in the CORD Board's annual strategic planning.
- Develop a positive working relationship with CORD.
- Act as an official spokesperson for EMARC and report back to the membership.
- Work with the Membership/Newsletter Committee to recruit new members.
- Foster a sense of team spirit in EMARC.
- Complete and submit all sub-committee Chairs’ requests for project funds by utilizing CORDS’ online Project Request Form.
Rationale: The Chair’s main responsibilities are to work with members to ensure EMARC continues to evolve.
CORD Board of Directors Meetings
The CORD Board of Directors have required monthly 2-hour conference calls (the second Thursday of every month) and the following in-person meetings:
- 2025 CORD Academic Assembly Board Meeting Seattle, WA: March 1, 2025; Academic Assembly Conference: March 2-5, 2025
- 2025 ACEP Scientific Assembly Salt Lake City, UT - Board Meeting: TBD (Anticipate 2.5 days late September/ early October)
- 2025 CORD Board Retreat - Date and Venue TBD (Anticipate 2.5 Days between mid-August/mid-September)
- 2026 CORD Academic Assembly Board Meeting Orlando, FL: March 25, 2026, Academic Assembly Conference: March 26 -29, 2026