BNGAP Chapters

BNGAP’s mission is to help diverse medical students and residents become aware of academic medicine as a career option and to provide them with the resources to further explore and potentially embark upon an academic medicine career.

Goals

1. Explore academic medicine careers to fit with trainees’ personal and professional interests;
2. Navigate the array of academic medicine career paths and opportunities;
3. Develop and enhance trainees’ academic medicine portfolio;
4. Expand trainees’ network among academic medicine colleagues and role models.

Each year, the BNGAP chapter will work to fulfill the BNGAP mission and goals at their individual institution with the following objectives, with specific activities outlined in the strategic plan.

Objectives:

1. At least 2 lectures or workshops per year to promote awareness of academic medicine career opportunities
2. Submission of a scholarly project (research, education or service) by at least one member of the BNGAP chapter to a:
   1. BNGAP national or regional conference either as a poster or oral presentation required
   2. Other regional or national conferences (e.g. LMSA, AMA, SNMA, SGIM, NHMA, NMA, GLMA, or AMWA) encouraged
   3. Peer-reviewed journal for publication consideration encouraged (e.g. MedEdPORTAL, Academic Medicine, JGIM)
3. Participate in the planning and/or implementation of a BNGAP Regional or National Academic Medicine Career Development Conference for Diverse Medical Students and Residents through any of the following: identifying speakers, securing a location, submitting abstracts for presentation, fundraising, recruiting participants, advertising, etc.
4. Monthly calls with national leadership, regional leadership, and executive members of institutional chapters.
5. Submit updated Chapter leadership and strategic planning information on a bi-annual basis (due Sept 30 and March 31)
6. Participate in development or implementation of a local or regional Health Related Academic Career Development Conference for College/Post-Bacc Trainees encouraged

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