Orientation Plan Pre-Test Overview of ADEA How students fit in Student leadership What happens at this meeting Post-Test

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???WHAT IS ADEA??? ADEA is the nation’s leading national organization for dental education Members include all U.S. and Canadian dental schools and advanced training programs, as well as corporations ADEA is committed to maintaining the integrity of dental education through faculty development and recruitment building partnerships to ensure education funding establishing national networks among educators and students promoting oral health

ADEA STRUCTURE

Council of Students, Residents and Fellows COS is a link between students and educators on a national level COS has 27 seats in the House of Delegates, the policymaking body of ADEA Each dental school is required to send at least one representative to the ADEA annual session and the fall COS interim meeting

ADEA House of Delagates The Association’s governing and legislative body. It convenes twice at the ADEA Annual Session. The ADEA HOD consists of the ADEA Board of Directors and all or some members of the seven ADEA Councils. Votes on Resolutions to conduct bussiness and change policy

Who is a CoSRF delagate? Administrative Board - 5 delegates. Vice President, Chair, Vice Chair, Secretary, and Member- at-Large. Regional Representatives - 12 delegates. Two delegates for each region Non-D.D.S./D.M.D. Student Representatives – 10 delegates. Two delegates each: Hospital Based, Non-Hospital Based, Dental Hygiene, Dental Assisting, and Dental Laboratory Technology.

MISSION OF THE COSRF The mission of the ADEA COSRF is to serve as the national voice and advocate for all students in the dental education community by addressing the issues that shape the present and future of dental education

COSRF Objectives Each ADEA Council sets objectives for its constituency. Those of the ADEA COSRF are: To provide effective input into both dental and allied dental education and the Association’s activities. To stimulate students, residents, and fellows to assume roles in dental and allied dental education and research. To encourage implementation of ADEA policies in ADEA Member Institutions. To recommend student consultants, through the ADEA Board of Directors, to other groups and organizations. To work in partnership with other student dental organizations to promote the involvement of students, residents, and fellows in the advancement of dental education.

CoSRF Leadership Administrative Board Regional Representitives Center Group Leaders (CGL)‏ Journal of Dental Education (JDE) Student Editor Annual Session Program Committee Student Rep Student Reps on various other Task Forces

LOCAL STUDENT GROUPS ADEA bylaws do not include any provisions for local chapters Student Representatives are encouraged to support ADEA and COSRF initiatives at their schools by organizing efforts appropriate at their instituti on Some schools have large organizations and others have only a representative We have developed a template for a constitution for a school organization

STUDENT INITIATIVES PGY-1 Work with deans in finding ways to attract new faculty Inform students of futures in academic dentistry Promote student research Student lobby day Student debt Student publications in ADEA journals Diversity in dentistry Curriculum issues Meeting the dental needs of underserved populations Voice student concerns nationally AADSAS and PASS Bring ADEA to schools

STUDENT BENEFITS Students learn how education is organized and how to make changes favoring students Student research poster sessions at annual meeting Student scholarships and awards for service and research Networking with educators and students nationally Opportunities to serve

The ADEA Annual Session CoSRF business meetings The meeting as a whole Meeting people

COSRF Business Meetings Administrative board communicate to you what we have been doing You communicate what you think is important Targeted speakers that we think would be good to hear address the CoSRF You get some ideas of how you can make some things better at your school We elect new representatives

The Meeting as a Whole Plenary sessions - where interesting speakers address all meeting attendees Smaller sessions Symposiums Members Forum Idea Sessions Exibit Hall Poster Sessions

Meeting People Students from other schools Faculty Deans Program directors It is interesting to hear how things work at different schools and in different parts of the country.

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