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 and Advocacy 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 geographical regions recognized by the ASRT Government Relations Department. Committee on R.T. Advocacy region leaders serve for a term of three years. 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 leader of a Regional Advocacy 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

  • Committee members can expect to spend a minimum of three hours per month reviewing e-mails 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 well in advance to allow for preparation.
  • Urgent legislative call-to actions may occur, and it is expected members will participate in communicating to their network about the need.

  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 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.
  • Shall be a member of an ASRT affiliate.
  • Shall live or work in the region the committee member is appointed to represent.
  • Consideration shall be given to geographic and modality representation.

• 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 e-mail 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.
  • Shall only be selected from ASRT members who have completed an ASRT volunteer form.
  • Shall be a resident of an ASRT state in the region.
  • When possible, each affiliate in the region should be represented.
  • A CRTA regional subcommittee member's term shall be one year.
  • Shall be a member of an ASRT affiliate society and willing to communicate advocacy information with affiliate board members.