Summary

                                                                                What is HOD?
The House of Delegates (HOD) is the overall governing body of the LMSA-NE organization.  It has the ultimate authority and responsibility to govern the organization, such as voting on candidates for the executive council and on amendments to the constitution.  HOD meets twice a year; once in the Fall and again in the Spring.

                                                                           Event Information
Hosted By: Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University 
Date: September 10th 
Time: 9AM - 4PM 
Location: Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University
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                                                                Important Chapter Information
All LMSA chapters in the Northeast region are *REQUIRED* to attend the Fall House of Delegates meeting in order to retain active status within LMSA Northeast. Please fill out the registration form to confirm your chapters attendance. 

REGISTRATION

Register with the above link by August 26th 2022. 

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Fall House of Delegates 2022

The fall House of Delegates meeting will occur Saturday, September 10th as part of our annual regional conference.
Note: All schools are required to send a representative to House of Delegates to maintain active chapter status.

House of Delegates Schedule 

Time	​Event
​9:00 – 9:10 AM	Welcome!
9:15 – 9:25 AM	Host Introductions
9:25 – 9:45 AM	Dean’s Opening Remarks
9:45 – 10:05 AM	LMSA NE Advisor Remarks
10:05 – 10:15 AM	Break
10:15 – 11:20 AM	Alza Su Voz  Or Community Health Challenge
11:20 – 11:30 AM	Break
11:30 – 12:15 PM	Keynote Speaker
12:15 – 1:15 PM	Lunch Break ​ ​Optional: Board Networking
1:15 – 1:35 PM	Proposal Writing presentation
1:35 – 3:00 PM	Maximizing Las Sociales & Networking
3:00 - 4:00 PM	Amendments, Voting, Scholarships

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This year’s theme, Tu Voz es Tu Poder, aims to equip our members with the tools to craft and uplift their voices within advocacy, academia, and digital media to further their professional, personal, community, and organizational goals. 

Workshops:

• Maximizing las sociales workshop & networking event
  • Presentation on utility of social media: professional networking, influencing, social justice movements, education
  • Tips on networking–preface for how to network at the regional conference
  • Encouraging students to make professional twitter’s if they do not have
  • “Speed dating” event to promote interregional networking between individual members

• Alza tu voz–writing and publishing at the intersections of medicine
  • Utility of writing on the intersections
  • Workshop on defining a topic to write for a perspectives, opinion, or piece outside of typical academic writing
  • Identifying mentors, targeting a journal

• How to write and present a proposal – someone from NE board to lead
  • Tailor proposals for Spring HOD

• Community Health Challenge- Service/Policy Chair event
  • Educating ourselves and others on the issues facing our local communities and highlighting their on-the-ground efforts. 
  • Schools will break out into groups based on their geographic region, identify the needs/ disparities faced by their local communities & the organizations in the community addressing these. 
  • At the end of the session, the groups will have to submit some kind of illustration/brochure with findings found for us to post on our website, newsletter, and Instagram to share with all chapters

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Getting to the North Haven Campus

370 Bassett Road
North Haven, CT 06473

• Train: New Haven Station, Metro North - approximately a 20 min drive from the campus.
  
• Fly: Hartford Airport, Bradley Airport - nearest airport approximately a 45 min drive from the campus.
  
• LGA closest major airport - 75 miles , Approximately a 1 hour and a half drive from the campus.
  
  

From I-91

• Take I-91 North to Exit 12 (Washington Avenue).
• Turn right onto Route 5/Washington Avenue, and follow for 1.5 miles.
• Turn right onto Bradley Street. Continue straight through the Bassett Road intersection.
• The entrance to campus is directly ahead.

From I-95

• Take I-95 to I-91 North.
• Drive 8.6 miles to Exit 12 (Washington Avenue).
• Turn right onto Route 5/Washington Avenue, and follow for 1.5 miles.
• Turn right onto Bradley Street.
• Continue straight through the Bassett Road intersection.
• The entrance to campus is directly ahead

Hotel: We are currently working with Best Western, New Haven to secure room blocks for students at a discounted rate if they would like to stay either Friday night or Saturday night. *Costs are the responsibility of their LMSA chapters* This hotel has a free 5 minute shuttle to the campus for students. More info will be coming soon.

Fall HOD 2019 (Hosted by Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine at Seton Hall University)

Fall HOD 2018 (Hosted by Stony Brook University School of Medicine)

Spring 2018 HOD (Hosted by Sidney Kimmel Medical College)

Fall HOD 2017 (Hosted by Pitt)

Spring HOD 2017 (Hosted by Hofstra)

Fall HOD 2016 (Hosted by UPenn Perelman SOM)

Spring HOD 2016 (Hosted by Cooper Medical School)