CALL FOR COUNCIL STEERING COMMITTEE VOLUNTEERS
The Council on Vascular Ultrasound is now accepting applications/nominations for open Council Steering Committee positions. The role of the Steering Committee is to oversee all Council activities.
The deadline for submission of applications/nominations is March 8, 2019.
Open Positions for Council on Vascular Ultrasound Steering Committee, beginning June 2019 (immediately following ASE’s Scientific Sessions) include:
- Chair-Elect (ladder position to Chair, then Immediate Past Chair) – 2 year term
- Three (3) Member at Large – 2 year term
Criteria for Serving on a Council Steering Committee:
- Active voting member of ASE (membership dues paid through 2019)
- Candidates with FASE designation are preferred but not required
- Candidate should have interest and experience in vascular ultrasound
- Candidates should have time to participate in Council meetings (1 face to face) and quarterly conference calls
- Positions are open to members in all ASE membership categories except IRT or industry-affiliated members (full or part-time employees in non-medical settings)
Process for Application/Nomination to Serve on the Council Steering Committee:
1) Candidates who meet the criteria outlined above may nominate themselves with a letter of interest; or members may be nominated by their peers (any nominee should be advised they are being nominated prior to submitting the nomination)
2) At least one letter of support is required with a self-nomination (maximum of 3 letters)
3) Candidates are requested to complete the ASE Volunteer Self-Assessment Form
4) Candidates are requested to submit a current CV or resume
5) All volunteers are required to complete an annual disclosure statement.
6) Letters of intent or nomination, letters of support, and CV or resume should be emailed to Council@asecho.org or mailed to ASE, c/o Council Steering Committee Nominations, 2530 Meridian Parkway, Suite 450, Durham, NC 27713. The ASE Volunteer Self-Assessment form is submitted online. The deadline for submission is March 8, 2019.
7) Applications/nominations will be reviewed by the Council Nominating Task Force in March or April 2019. The Nominating Task Force will present a slate of officers and directors for approval by ASE’s President in May.
8) Candidates will be notified in May 2019.
9) Elected candidates will assume office in June 2019.
Council Objectives include:
- Support vascular ultrasound interest areas by communicating issues of importance to the membership;
- Provide guidance to the ASE Board of Directors regarding vascular ultrasound;
- Provide a forum for members with similar interests to network;
- Provide a representative (council chairman) to ASE Board of Directors;
- To provide educational offerings for those practicing cardiovascular ultrasound for vascular patients, including guidance to Scientific Sessions Program Committee
- To provide guidance on standards of care related to vascular ultrasound to the Board and Guidelines and Standards Committee
Vascular Council Steering Committee Activities
- Quarterly article in the Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography (JASE)
- Targeted track at ASE Scientific Sessions instructing how to perform vascular ultrasound, review clinical cases, and understand risk assessment in the practice of primary prevention
- Advocacy efforts related to vascular ultrasound practice
- Vascular community on Connect@ASE
- Bi-monthly message from chair
- Resource library
- Allows members to discuss issues and network
- Forum for news and announcements about ASE and vascular ultrasound
2019 Scientific Sessions Travel Grant Application Window is Open!
The ASE Education and Research Foundation plans to sponsor two vascular ultrasound trainees (physician student or sonographer) to attend the 30th ASE Annual Scientific Sessions in Portland, OR, June 21-25, 2018. This travel grant is part of an effort by the ASE’s Council on Vascular Ultrasound Steering Committee to encourage physician trainees in cardiovascular specialties to focus on the field of vascular ultrasound, to encourage sonographers with an interest in vascular imaging, and to recruit enthusiastic new members to the Vascular Ultrasound Council. Students in an ultrasound training program, residents and fellows in vascular surgery, cardiovascular medicine, and vascular medicine may apply. All sonographers with strong interest in vascular ultrasound are also invited to apply. To apply for the $1000 travel grant please submit your CV, a cover letter describing why you desire to attend the ASE Scientific Sessions, plus a letter from either your training program director or vascular lab director in support of your application. Applicants must be a member of ASE. Previous recipients of an ASE Travel Grant are not eligible to apply. Application deadline is April 1, 2019. Submissions should be sent to Natalya Read at nread@asecho.org.
- 2017 Travel Grant Recipients: Bo Xu, MD, Heart and Vascular Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
Participating in the Council on Vascular Ultrasound:
Membership in ASE’s councils is a complimentary member benefit. You can join one or more subspecialty councils of interest to you by checking the relevant boxes on your membership application or by selecting them in your online membership profile.
Most of the information about council activities, announcements, discussion boards and volunteer opportunities are available in the council’s community on Connect@ASE, ASE’s online networking site. This site is an ASE member benefit, and allows council members the opportunity to network, discuss issues, be aware of deadlines for travel grants and volunteer opportunities, and be in the know about council initiatives, concerns and news. Members can opt for daily or weekly digests of news related to the council communities in which they chose to participate. Simply opt to join the communities of interest
Council on Vascular Ultrasound Steering Committee:
Chair: Amer Johri, MD, FASE
Chair Elect: Rene Quiroz, MD, FASE
Immediate Past Chair: Esther Kim, MD, MPH, RPVI, FASE
Council Representative on ASE’s Executive Board: Wyman Lai, MD, MPH, FASE
Education Committee Representative: Bryan Wells, MD, FASE
Guidelines & Standards Committee Representative: Fadi Shamoun, MD, FASE
Scientific Sessions Track Chair: Ricardo Benenstein, MD, FASE
Scientific Sessions Track Co-Chair: TBD
Members at large: Ricardo Benenstein, MD, FASE, Robert Eberhardt, MD, FASE, Liza Sanchez, RCS, FASE
