AMERICAN COLLEGE OF OBSTETRICIANS AND GYNECOLOGISTS COMMITTEE STRUCTURE The College uses the following guidelines and principles for committees, panels, boards and subcommittees appointed by the president elect. General Principles for ACOG Committees 1. Every committee requires Fellows and Junior Fellows who can provide leadership within the committee and the College. Consideration of leadership development and ability is part of the nomination/appointment process. 2. Diversity by ethnicity, gender and geography is desired. 3. No more than two individuals from a district generally will serve on a committee. 4. Except by virtue of being ex officio or liaison on a committee, generally no Fellow may serve on more than one standing committee. 5. Membership on a committee is for a one-year term except for "young physician (YP)" members; however, individuals may be reappointed for up to three one-year terms. If an individual is selected as chair of the committee, the length of service may extend up to two additional years. 6. "Young physician" members are ACOG members who have been Fellows for eight or fewer years. The term of office for young physicians on committees will be two years with no reappointment as the "young physician." They may be considered for regular appointments to the same or other committees at the end of their two-year term. 7 Should a vacancy occur, the individual filling the vacancy will serve for the remainder of that term and will be eligible for reappointment. 8. The committee chair must have an active medical license. 9. Each standing committee should have a vice chair. 10. Any member of a committee who misses two consecutive meetings or only partially attends two meetings will be subject to replacement. Membership Criteria for Panels, Committees and Subcommittees When the president elect selects members for the various committees, panels, boards and subcommittees, the following guidelines will be used to assist in the selection process. The number of committee members is in parentheses. Ex officio and liaison members are excluded from this number. The composition of several committees is determined by Board action; these committees are identified by the word Board in parentheses. The committees are listed in alphabetical order.
Page 2 ACOG emodule Advisory Committee (3) 1. Senior member of the College 2. Prior PROLOG experience (primarily an obstetrician or gynecologist) 3. Prior Precis experience (primarily an obstetrician or gynecologist) Committee on Adolescent Health Care (9 + 1 ExBd + 2 YPs + 1 Public Member) 1. Must practice adolescent health care 2. 1 Junior Fellow 3. A Public Member Committee on American Indian/Alaska Native Women s Health (5 + 3 YPs) 1. Experience with Native American medicine and/or 2. Prior uniformed service experience 3. Preferential consideration for Native American ob-gyns 4. May serve 4 years Appeals Panel Committee (14) 1. Must be former Executive Board member or former Grievance Committee member 2. At least 6 former district chairs 3. May serve 3 years with the potential for reappointment for 2 additional years Audit Committee (Board) (3) 1. Chair, representative from the Committee on Finance (not a district chair) 2. Treasurer 3. A public member who is a financial expert Committee on Bylaws (Board) (4) 1. Secretary will serve as chair 2. Two district chairs will serve in sequential order; will rotate on and off annually 3. One Young Physician-at-Large will serve for a minimum of one full year Clinical Document Review Panel-Gynecology (8) 1. A minimum of 1 each of the following: a. Oncologist b. Reproductive endocrinologist c. Urogynecologist 3. Prior committee experience required Clinical Document Review Panel-Obstetrics (8) 1. A minimum of one each of the following: a. Maternal-fetal medicine ob-gyn b. Geneticist ob-gyn c. Ob-gyn in infectious diseases 3. Prior committee experience required
Page 3 Committee on Compensation (Board) (7) 1. Chair of the Committee on Finance as chair and serves a 4-year term 2. Treasurer is an ex officio member (term will change as necessary) 3. A College past president who is not on the Committee on Finance or the Executive Board (may serve 4 years) 4. 2 members of the Committee on Finance who are not district chairs (term will last as long as they are on the Committee on Finance) 5. 3 past district chairs who are not currently serving on the Committee on Finance or the Executive Board (may serve 4 years), at least one of whom must be in private practice Committee on Continuing Medical Education (13 + 1 ExBd + 2 YPs) 1. Actively involved in continuing medical education activities in ob-gyn for the hospital, medical school or for the College at the section, district or national level 2. Includes ex officio members from the Executive Board as well as Liaison members from the Federacion Mexicana de Ginecologia y Obstetricia and the Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists 3. Includes 2 At-Large Members who are former young physician members of the Committee on Scientific Program 4. Terms to coincide with district chairs terms so must be recommended by incoming district chairs elect 5. Chair and vice chair of committee to be appointed by president elect for 2-year term 6. Terms begin with the following annual district meetings Committee on Credentials (Board) (6) 1. Assistant Secretary as chair 2. Immediate Past President 3. 4 current district chairs, on a rotating basis (at least one district chair from each 3- year grouping to assure 3-year continuity) Council on Resident Education in Obstetrics and Gynecology (CREOG) 1. Council members are nominated by their representative organizations CREOG Education Committee (10 + 2 YPs) 1. Chair serves 3 years. CREOG Examination Committee (16 + 2 YPs) 1. Broad general content expertise 2. Item writing expertise desired 3. Ensure that all subspecialties are represented 4. May serve 4 years Editorial Board for Clinical Updates in Women s Health Care (7 + 2 YPs) 1. Chaired by editor 2. At least 2 practicing specialists in obstetrics and gynecology 3. May serve 4 years 4. YPs may serve 4 years on this committee Committee on Ethics (10 + 1 ExBd + 2 YPs + 1 Public Member) 1. At least 2 specialists in obstetrics and gynecology 2. At least 2 medical ethicists 3. Education (eg, fellowship) and/or experience in ethics (eg, service on hospital ethics committee)
Page 4 Ethics Document Review Panel (3 + 2 ExBd) 1. Chair will be former Chair of Committee on Ethics 2. Two former Committee on Ethics members 3. President Elect 4. Chair of the Council of District Chairs 5. Virtual Committee Committee on Finance (Board) (5 + 3 CDC) 1. Must be a current or former district or section treasurer or 2. Have had major financial responsibility of a large organization 3. May serve 4 years, except CDC representatives 4. 3 current district chairs 5. Chair serves a 4-year term Committee on Genetics (7 + 1 ExBd + 2 YPs) 1. 1 member must be a board-certified or experienced medical geneticist ob-gyn 2. At least 1 specialist in obstetrics and gynecology Committee on Government Affairs (Board) (17 + 1 ExBd + JFCAC VC) 1. President as chair 2. President Elect 3. Immediate Past President 4. 2 District Chairs 5. Junior Fellow College Advisory Council Vice Chair 6. A representative from ACOOG 7. 5-6 members who are active in their state legislatures Grievance Committee (Board) (10 + 1 YP) 1. The Grievance Committee shall have eleven members from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists 2. The Immediate Past President serving one year 3. The Immediate Past President most recently retired from the Executive Board serving one year 4. The current Assistant Secretary serving two years 5. The Assistant Secretary most recently retired from the Executive Board serving two years 6. One former District Chair or other experienced Fellow serving three years 7. The Immediate Past Junior Fellow College Advisory Council Chair serving one year 8. Five Fellows who, to the extent possible, shall have expertise in maternal fetal medicine, oncology, endocrinology, urogynecology, and general ob-gyn serving three years Committee on Gynecologic Practice (10 + 1 ExBd + 2 YPs + 1 Public Member) 1. Must practice gynecology 3. At least 1 must have expertise in immunization 4. At least 1 must have expertise in infectious disease 5. Chairs of the 3 subcommittees in gynecologic oncology, reproductive endocrinology, and urogynecology serve Gynecologic Practice Subcommittee on Gynecologic Oncology (3) 1. Must practice gynecologic oncology 2. Chair serves 3 years
Page 5 Gynecologic Practice Subcommittee on Reproductive Endocrinology (3) 1. Must practice reproductive endocrinology 2. Chair serves 3 years Gynecologic Practice Subcommittee on Urogynecology (3) 1. Must practice urogynecology 2. Chair serves 3 years Committee on Health Care for Underserved Women (8 + 1 ExBd + 3 YPs + 1 Public Member) 1. Current experience in the care of underserved women 3. 1 Junior Fellow Committee on Health Economics and Coding (11 + 1 ExBd) 1. Knowledge about coding procedures 2. Experience in hospital, medical society, group practice or similar coding activities 3. May serve 4 years Committee on Industrial Exhibits (4 + 1 YP) 1. 1 member active in clinical practice 2. 3 most immediate past members of Committee on Scientific Program Ob-GynPAC Governing Committee (Board) (27) 1. Composition determined by Executive Board action 2. President 3. Past President 4. President Elect 5. Treasurer 6. Council of District Chairs Representative 7. Executive Vice President 8. Chief Financial Officer 9. Officer, Government and Political Affairs 10. Director, Political Advocacy 11. 20 additional members appointed by the President a. 2 Young Physicians b. 2 Junior Fellows c. 1 representative of the American College of Osteopathic Obstetricians and Gynecologists d. 1 representative of the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine e. 1 representative of the Society of Gynecologic Oncologists f. 1 representative of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine g. 1 representative of the American Urogynecologic Society h. 1 Committee on Government Affairs member i. 2 past presidents j. 2 McCain Fellows k. 11 district representatives (one per district, excluded AFD) 12. Terms begin each January and are for one-year with the possibility of reappointment. Committee on Obstetric Practice (12 + 1 ExBd + 2 YPs + 1 Public Member) 1. Must practice obstetrics 2. At least 2 members will have expertise in maternal-fetal medicine 3. At least 2 specialists in obstetrics and gynecology 4. At least 1 must have expertise in immunization 5. At least 1 must have expertise in infectious disease
Page 6 Patient Education Review Panel (8 + 2 YPs + 2 Public Members + 1 Nurse Practitioner) 1. May include one or more public member(s), but not necessarily the Board s public member 2. May serve 4 years, except the YPs, Public Members, and Nurse Practitioner may serve only 2 years 3. Must include a specialist in the following: a. Genetics b. Oncology c. Maternal-Fetal Medicine d. Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility e. Urogynecology Committee on Patient Safety and Quality Improvement (14 + 1 ExBd + 2 YPs) 1. Experience in patient safety and quality improvement activities 2. 2 members with expertise in Professional Liability, 1 ex officio member from the VRQC program and the Course Director for the Quality and Safety Postgraduate Course who also serves as an ex officio member 3. Representatives appointed from each district Committee on Practice Bulletins Gynecology (13 + 1 ExBd + 2 YPs + 2 Public Members) 1. A minimum of one each of the following: a. Oncologist b. Reproductive endocrinologist c. Methodologist 2. At least 3 specialists in obstetrics and gynecology 3. One SASCOG appointee 4. Experience with and/or strong understanding of the elements of evidence-based medicine 5. Two public members (e.g., previous Executive Board Public Member) Committee on Practice Bulletins Obstetrics (13 + 1 ExBd + 2 YPs + 2 Public Members) 1. At least 4 members with expertise in maternal-fetal medicine 2. At least 3 specialists in obstetrics and gynecology 3. At least 1 methodologist 4. One SASCOG appointee 5. Experience with and/or strong understanding of the elements of evidence-based medicine 6. Two public members (e.g., previous Executive Board Public Member) PROLOG Advisory Committee (4) 1. 1 member who is primarily an obstetrician 2. 1 member who is primarily a gynecologist 3. All must have prior involvement with the PROLOG process Committee on Scientific Program (10 + 2 YPs) 1. University-affiliated faculty in ob-gyn 2. Experience in development of educational meetings at local or national level Rotation for Committee Service As the general principles state, membership on a committee is for a one-year term; however, individuals may be reappointed for up to three years unless there is a membership term by policy. Continued committee service is dependent upon satisfactory performance of duties. If selected as chair, a committee member may serve up to two additional years. January 2018