Nomination Instructions - Council Steering Committee

Instructions for Submitting Council Steering Committee Nominations

Consideration for leadership positions should be based on valuable service to ASE or contributions to the field of cardiovascular ultrasound. Candidates must also understand and support the strategic goals of the society and broadly represent the ASE membership. All active members* are eligible for nomination for open positions. While candidates can actively seek support for their candidacy, candidates are not self-nominated, they must have at minimum a nomination letter and ideally additional letters of support put forward by other active ASE members.

*Members who work for industry are not eligible to serve on the ASE Board of Directors, Council Steering Committees, or Committees.

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Candidate Self-Assessment

Nominator's Responsibilities

Submit a letter of nomination outlining candidate’s leadership skills to ASE and provide a copy of candidate’s CV. Active members may nominate one candidate per open position. Letters should be addressed to the Nominations Committee Chair Benjamin Eidem, MD, FASE, preferably on letterhead, with a signature. (See Guidelines for Letters at bottom of this page).
Solicit additional letters of support for nomination. These letters of support may be submitted separately to the Council Nominations Committee (send to [email protected]). Council Steering Committee candidates may have 2-3 letters of support.
Members can provide supporting letters for more than one candidate. If a member is writing to support more than one candidate, the letters must highlight the differences in the candidates; otherwise the letters take away the weight of the recommendations for both candidates.

Candidate's Responsibilities

To assist in your nomination please complete the following:

Complete the Self-Assessment. The ASE Leadership Candidate Self Assessment is an overview of the candidates nomination. The assessment reviews criteria for each open position, reviews candidates strengths, leadership experience, as well as leadership style. The assessment concludes with attestation to ASE’s core values and ethics. Please plan for 30-45 minutes to complete the assessment.

Submit a copy of a current and accurate CV before November 30, 2025. Please include any certifications in the medical field, particularly related to echocardiography.

Submit a one page vision statement which includes your level of interest, expertise, areas of interest, how your time will be made available and how you would contribute to the Council achieving its goals. This statement must be received by November 30, 2024.

Review and submit the online ASE Conflict of Interest/Disclosure form. Candidates will be required to submit a COI form.  Please be sure to read the complete COI policy before submitting the form.
All nominees will be subject to a social media screening process from a third-party vendor to assure that you have abided with ASE’s ethics policy and core values before being considered.

Guideline for Letters

Letters of Nominations and Support

Members can provide supporting letters for more than one candidate. If a member is writing to support more than one candidate for the same position, the letters must highlight the differences in the candidates; otherwise the letters take away the weight of the recommendations for both candidates. Note: You should be aware that no matter how you write the letter, the committee may believe you are ranking them. If you mean to do so, it is best to state explicitly.
Each candidate may only have one of their required letters of support come from a member of the Executive Committee.
All Council Steering Committee nominations may have 2 – 3 letters of support.

The ideal nomination letter will:

Letters should be addressed, preferably on letterhead, with a signature (electronic submission is required) to:

Allyson Boyle, MHA, ACS, RDCS, FASE – Chair of the Cardiovascular Sonography Council Steering Committee
Matthew Vorsanger, MD, FACC, RPVI, FASE – Chair of the Circulation & Vascular Ultrasound Council Steering Committee
David Dudzinski, MD, FASE – Chair of the Critical Care Echocardiography Council Steering Committee
Nishath Quader, MD, FASE – Chair of the Interventional Echocardiography Council Steering Committee
Pei-Ni Jone, MD, FASE – Chair of the Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease Council Steering Committee
Douglas Shook, MD, FASE – Chair of the Perioperative Echocardiography Council Steering Committee

State the full name of the candidate, the position they are being nominated for and whether this is the primary nomination letter or a supporting letter.

State the qualifications of the nominating or supporting author (simple “long time member of ASE” or “previous chair/member of the XXX committee” is all that is required)

State how the author knows the applicant – do you work with them, train them, served on committees with them, etc.

Acknowledge from letter author, they have reviewed the requirements for the position and verify the candidate meets the criteria (see Open Positions & Criteria).

Review the following areas of strengths and/or weakness: Respect in the profession, are they strategic thinkers, will they have time to serve, are they effective leaders or potential leaders, committed to ASE’s organizational goals, can broadly represent the ASE membership. This is the content of the letter should contain examples to support the opinions of the author reviewing the candidate’s activities etc. This would be the section to highlight special attributes, awards etc.

The ending statement should contain a description of how strongly the author supports the nomination.

Please remember that the nomination process is confidential and you should avoid discussions with others in regards to who is nominated for which position.

THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF NOMINATIONS AND CANDIDATE MATERIALS IS November 30, 2025.
Letters should be sent electronically to Suzanne Morris at [email protected]

Please remember that the nomination process is confidential, and you should avoid discussions with others regarding who is nominated for which position.

Time Commitment for Council Steering Committee Members

Participation in all conference calls (90 minutes).
Participation in bi-annual Retreat
Actively involved in Council Steering Committee annual business meetings and networking events (held during Scientific Sessions)
Participation in any specially called meetings at the request of the Council Steering Committee Chair

The Deadline for Submission of Nominations and Candidate Materials is November 30, 2025.

There will be no exceptions to this deadline.

Letters should be sent electronically to Suzanne Morris at  [email protected]