Volunteers
Advocate for Legislation

Volunteer Opportunities

• Committee on R.T. Advocacy

  Charges

  Committee on R.T. Advocacy region leaders serve for a term of three years. Their primary responsibilities include, developing regional networks made up of 5-6 states per region, to collect and disseminate legislative information, and serving as content experts for issues addressed through ASRT’s Government Relations Department. It also includes mentoring ASRT members in the region by sharing advocacy knowledge and expertise, helping them develop their own networks and contacts, and helping them prepare new volunteers to serve on the Committee on R.T. Advocacy. Region leaders also mentor and assist affiliate societies with efforts to establish, enhance and protect professional standards for medical imaging and radiation therapy professionals at the state level.

  Duties

  The ASRT Committee on R.T. Advocacy region leaders are appointed by the ASRT Board of Directors as representatives for nine geographic regions. Committee on R.T. Advocacy region leaders serve for a term of three years and are eligible for reappointment for an additional three-year term. Primary responsibilities include developing regional networks to collect and disseminate legislative information, serving as content experts for issues addressed through ASRT’s Government Relations Department and mentoring ASRT members in the region by sharing advocacy knowledge and expertise and helping them to develop their own networks and contacts in order to prepare new volunteers to serve on the Committee on R.T. Advocacy. Each region leader serves as chair of a Regional Subcommittee. Region leaders also mentor and assist affiliate societies with efforts to establish, enhance and protect professional standards for medical imaging and radiation therapy professionals at the state level.

  Time Commitment

  • Region leaders can expect to spend a minimum of three hours per month reviewing emails and documents from ASRT, participating in a monthly conference call and contacting ASRT members to gather information about advocacy and state legislative issues.
  • Writing of articles may be requested for ASRT Scanner or other ASRT publications. Potential authors will be contacted in advance to allow for preparation.
  • Urgent legislative call-to actions may occur, and it is expected that members will participate in communicating to their network about the need for immediate response.

  Travel Commitment

  There is no travel required to serve on the Committee on R.T. Advocacy.

  Skills

  • Must be able to communicate well with others and be passionate about the medical imaging and radiation therapy profession.
  • Must be willing to promote the medical imaging and radiation therapy profession and patient safety and encourage others to do the same.
  • Prior knowledge of the legislative or regulatory process is helpful, but not required. Resources are available to teach new members advocacy skills.
  • Successful completion of the Online Advocacy Academy is not required but may help region leaders with some tasks.

  Criteria:

  • Shall be an ASRT member.
  • Shall be a member of an ASRT affiliate.
  • Shall live or work in the region the committee member is appointed to represent.

• Committee on R.T. Advocacy Regional Subcommittees

  Charges

  The primary responsibilities are to assist the Committee on R.T. Advocacy with state and national legislative issues in the region, provide advocacy support for affiliates in the region and gather and disseminate information to and from the affiliates in the region and the Committee on R.T. Advocacy.

  Duties

  ASRT Committee on R.T. Advocacy region leaders select the members of ASRT Committee on R.T. Advocacy Regional Subcommittees who represent the nine geographical regions recognized by the ASRT. These subcommittee members serve for a term of one year and their primary responsibilities are to assist the Committee on R.T. Advocacy with state and national legislative issues in the region and provide advocacy support for affiliates in the region. They also communicate information from the affiliates in the region to the Committee on R.T. Advocacy and vice versa.

  Time Commitment

  CRTA regional subcommittee members can expect to spend a minimum of three hours per month responding to email and communicating with ASRT members in the region as a member of their subcommittee. CRTA regional subcommittee members are expected to attend all meetings of the subcommittee. These meetings occur through webinar or phone conference.

  Travel Commitment

  There is no travel required to serve as a CRTA regional subcommittee member.

  Skills

  • Must be able to communicate well with others and be passionate about the radiologic science profession.
  • Must be willing to promote the radiologic profession and patient safety and encourage others to do the same.
  • Prior knowledge of legislative or regulatory process is helpful, but not required. Resources are available to teach new members advocacy skills.

  Criteria

  • Shall be an ASRT member who has submitted a submitted volunteer form and all required qualifying documents.
  • Shall be a member of an ASRT affiliate; ASRT member who are active duty military are exempt from this requirement.
  • Shall live or work in the region the subcommittee member is appointed to represent.