Membership UpdateSection/Chapter Collaboration

FIT/Early Career Engagement

Cathy Gates, Executive Vice President

Board of GovernorsWashington, D.C. February 1, 2014

ACC Membership 5 Years: +21%2009 – 2013

Section Growth 5 Yrs: +269%

Chapter & SectionCollaboration Examples

• Adult Congenital/Pediatric links among general cardiologists, CHD centers, and patient advocacy groups, PATCH

• CV Team Council’s Chapter Liaison Network engaging CCA members

• Women in Cardiology Chapter Networking Grants fund relevant chapter efforts

• Interventional, Sports/Exercise, Heart Failure chapter initiatives

FITs & Chapter Collaborations

• Fellows in Training Section Leadership Council & Section Membership; Council Chair on BOG listserv

• FIT travel awards to Legislative Conference and CV Summit

• Developing a tool kit of activities for FITs

• FIT to FACC Toolkit: Helpful Hints, Barriers to FACC, Step by Step Guide for FIT Advancement

Early Career Collaborations

• Early Career Professionals Section Leadership Council & Section; Council Chair on BOG Listserv

• Early Career Engagement Tool kit for chapters. To be supplemented with examples from chapters working on early career engagement.

Leadership Academy

• Membership Strategic Priority: Engage FITs and Early Career Professionals

• Articulate the Value of ACC Membership, education, clinical and professional resources

• Engage in College objectives, strategic direction and successes

• Represent emerging leadership in a variety of forums including presentations at chapter, section, committee, and society meetings

How?Embed Academy Members in ACC Activities

Membership Resources

• Cathy Gates, Executive Vice President

• Marthea Wilson, Chapters, Governance & External Affairs

• Pat Miyamoto, Membership Strategy

• Kelly Ventura, Sections & Councils

• Amalea Hijar, FIT & Early Career Councils