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The American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists

The American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. What ACOG Does For You. 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

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The American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists

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  1. The American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists

  2. What ACOG Does For You

  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. Membership Statistics • Total Members: 55,469 (over 55,000) • Female – 27,898 (51%) • Male – 27,571 (49%) • Fellow/Fellow Senior Status/JFs out of residency – 65% • Fellow/Fellow Senior Status: 30,944 (56%) • Total Junior Fellows: 10,031 (18%) • Junior Fellows out of Residency: 4,833  (8%) • Junior Fellows in Residency: 5,198 (10%) • 94% of board-certified Ob-Gyns are Fellows

  5. ACOG Organization • 10 Geographic Districts + Armed Forces District • Districts divided into sections (89) • Each section has both Fellow and Junior Fellow leadership structure • District (section) Advisory Councils for Fellows, Junior Fellows and various involvement at other levels as well

  6. 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…

  7. Fellow & Junior Fellow Leadership Structure • Consists of District Chairs and Vice Chairs Fellow Chairs and the Junior Fellow National Chair • Reports to Executive Board on issues relevant to members • Initiates programs and priorities

  8. 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 – monthly publication of timely topics • ACOG Career Connection – job placement • Higher Education Loan Programs for JF (HELP) • Low interest loan up to $10,000

  9. Membership Benefits • ACOG Group Insurance Plans • 3rd & 4th yr residents - $100,000 Term Life Ins. 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 & dismemberment - Practice overhead - Major hospital - Excess major medical - Disability income - Employee disability - Catastrophic medical expense - Hospital money

  10. Fellow Officer Activities • Annual Clinical Meeting (ACM) • Annual District Meeting (ADM) • Annual SECTION Meetings • ADM Scientific Programs • Work with Junior Fellow Section Officers

  11. Educational Opportunities • Postgraduate Courses • Continuing Medical Education • CPT Coding Workshops • Research Fellowships and Awards • Congressional Leadership Conference • CME (Cognate) Activity Reports

  12. 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

  13. Ob-GynPAC is ACOG’s Political Action Committee • Ob-GynPAC • The only federal PAC cmte representing our specialty • Bi-partisan • Develops relationships with ACOG Fellows and Members of Congress • Fundraisers • Check delivery • Works to electthe right candidate • Elects our own • Candidate classroom

  14. Ob-GynPAC 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

  15. How do we decide who we’ll support? • The Ob-GynPAC Governing Committee determines our giving strategy including: • Our legislative goals • How funds will be distributed, and • What candidates we’ll support, under clear objective guidelines developed & 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

  16. 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!

  17. Get involved … ACOG needs you !

  18. Thank you! Questions?

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