California Academy of Physician Assistants

The student representative has full voting privileges on the CAPA Board of Directors. The student representative shall serve as representative of students attending each of the physician assistant programs in the state.

Responsibilities:

Establish a liaison with each PA Program in the State and identify class leaders at each program
Establish a liaison with the Student Academy of the AAPA
Submit a written report on deadline for each board meeting of his or her activities since the previous board meeting
Help develop and participate in a student event/function at the CAPA Conference
Communicate via mass email to all Student members no less than quarterly. This is done in coordination with the CAPA office and the CAPA webmaster
Submit an article on deadline for each issue of the CAPA News
Perform Board Member functions

Reports to: CAPA Membership

Elected by: Student Members

Length of Term: One year

Time Commitment:
Serving as CAPA Student Representative requires hours of volunteer time: attending meetings, participating on conference calls, reading and writing communications, communicating by telephone and e-mail.

Meetings/Conference Calls/Travel:

MEETING	DATE	DAYS
Board of Directors Retreat	Late June	3 days
BOD meetings (4 to 5 each year)	Various months	1 day
Student event/function/workshop, etc. at CAPA Annual Conference Attendance at entire conference strongly encouraged	Late Sept./Early Oct.	1 day 3 days
Conference calls as scheduled for the full BOD and BOD committees	Various	1-2 hours

Technology Needs:

An e-mail account for initiating or responding to e-mail communications
Access to a fax machine

Financial Support:

Travel expenses for required meetings
Telephone, postage, and other necessary/pre-approved expenses

Qualifications:

Commitment to the PA profession, CAPA and its values
Understanding of the CAPA organization and its principles, mission, objectives, services, and the responsibilities and relationships of governance and management of paid and volunteer staff
Ability to understand concepts and articulate ideas
Rapport building and communication skills
General knowledge of CAPA functions and processes

Confidentiality Statement:
Board members are exposed to sensitive and proprietary information of great importance to the PA profession. Therefore, board members are required to keep this information in the strictest of confidence.

Disclosure Statement:
Decisions made by board members on behalf of the CAPA have far-reaching implications. Situations may arise in which an individual representing the Academy may have outside interests, which could be perceived as a conflict of interest. All board members shall sign a statement of disclosure or conflict of interest at the time of election, appointment, or change of position. Notification must be made to CAPA of a change in circumstances leading to a potential conflict during their tenure.