The American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists

1. The American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists

2. ACOG Junior Fellow Overview: How ACOG Works For You Created by the Junior Fellow Congress Advisory Council

3. ACOG’s History • ACOG is the leading group of physicians in the US providing health care for women • Founded in Chicago in 1951 • Moved to Washington, DC in 1981 • Changed from a 501c-3 to a 501 c-6 in January 2010

4. Junior Fellow membership over 10,000 Junior Fellow Males = 1,996 Junior Fellow Females = 7,643 Approximately 75% of Junior Fellows are female Total ACOG membership approximately 58,065 Males = 27,896 Females = 30,169 ACOG 101: Statistics

5. Ob-Gyn residents or fellows in approved programs (US, Canada, Mexico, Central America or West Indies) Recent graduates of these residency programs Board certification in Ob/Gyn (by ABOG) is a requirement to become an ACOG Fellow Junior Fellow Membership Criteria

6. What Next after Residency?? • Jr Fellow in training • Jr Fellow in practice • Young Physician

7. ACOG Organization • 11 Geographic Districts + Armed Forces District • Districts divided into sections (95) • Each section has both fellow and junior fellow leadership structure • District (section) Advisory Councils for fellows, jr fellows and various involvement at other levels as well

9. ACOG Leadership Structure • ACOG Executive Board • Council of District Chairs • Junior Fellow Congress Advisory Council • District and Section Advisory Councils • Committees and Task Forces • Education, Service, Outreach, • Advocacy…

10. Junior Fellow 101 • History • Leadership Structure • Junior Fellow Congress Advisory Council • Membership Benefits • Getting Involved • Legislative Advocacy • Networking • Committees • Liaison work

11. JF Leadership Structure • Consists of Junior Fellow District Chairs and Vice Chairs • Also a National Chair, Chair Elect, Past Chair and Junior Fellow Advisor • Reports to the Executive Board on issues relevant to Junior Fellow members • Initiates programs and priorities

12. Membership Benefits • ACOG Leadership Opportunities • Web Site – www.acog.org • ACOG Compendium & other publications • Resource Center –Publication queries & literature searches • Green Journal – “Obstetrics & Gynecology” • Access to full-text online • ACOG Today–Periodic publication of timely topics • ACOG Career Connection– Job placement • Higher Education Loan Program (HELP) - Low interest loan up to $10,000

13. Membership Benefits • ACOG Group Insurance Plans - 3rd & 4th year residents receive $100,000 of Term Life Insurance at no cost - First year out of residency, ACOG pays 50% of the cost to maintain the $100,000 Term Life Insurance • Identity Theft Fraud Expense Coverage - All members are offered this coverage (except where not allowed by law in New York) • Additional Low-Cost Insurance Plans - Accidental Death and Dismemberment - Practice Overhead - Major Hospital - Excess Major Medical - Disability Income - Employee - Catastrophic Medical Expense Disability - Hospital Money

14. Junior Fellow Activities • Annual Clinical Meeting (ACM) • Stump the Professor Session • Junior Fellow Breakfast Business Meeting • Business of Medicine program • Annual District Meeting (ADM) AND SECTIONS • ADM Scientific Programs/Stump the Professor • Junior Fellow Sessions/meetings • ACOG Future Leaders Conference • Attendees often on National Committees

15. Educational Opportunities • Donald F. Richardson Memorial Scientific Prize Paper Awards • Postgraduate Courses • Junior Fellow Contests • International Opportunities • Burch Award (Sponsorship for ACM) • John Gibbons Medical Student Award • Japan Society of Ob/Gyn-ACOG Exchange program • Congressional Leadership Conference

16. College (501c3) to Congress (501c6) Although Fellows want ACOG to continue with its educational mission,recently Fellows have become more interested in: • Political issues • Business of medicine issues • Grievance activities

17. Ob-Gyn PAC is ACOG’s Political Action Committee Ob-GynPAC • the ONLYfederal political action committee representing our specialty • bi-partisan • develops relationships with ACOG Fellows and Members of Congress • fundraisers • check delivery • works toelect the right candidate • elects our own • Candidate Classroom

18. Ob-Gyn PAC Candidate Support:Who Decides? The Ob-GynPAC Governing Committee decides the contribution strategy our PAC will employ throughout each election cycle to accomplish ACOG’s federal legislative goals. 25 members, representing every ACOG District Fundraise for our PAC, bring their knowledge to the Committee’s decisions, and abide by relevant FEC and IRS rules governing PACs.

19. How Do We DecideWho We’ll Support? The Ob-GynPAC Governing Committee determines our giving strategy including: 1) our legislative goals, 2) how funds will be distributed, and 3) what candidates we’ll support, under clear objective guidelines developed and approved by the Ob-GynPAC Governing Committee. These decisions are based on ACOG’s legislative priorities recommended by ACOG’s Government Affairs Committee and approved by ACOG’s Executive Board.

20. ACOG Ob-GynPACLegislative Victories • Won Re-Introduction of ACOG’s Women’s Health Care Resolution. • ACOG’s Women’s Health Care Included in Health Reform. • No Ultrasound Cuts. • Direct Access to Ob-Gyns. • Guaranteed Maternity Coverage. • Preventive Services. • Medicare Payment. • With Ob-GynPAC!

21. Get involved … ACOG needs you !