UNE COM American Geriatrics Society and Gerontological Society of America Student Chapter
会员
COM MS I、II、III和IV开放会员资格.
The American Geriatrics Society (AGS) offers free student membership with access to online journals for student members and officers
The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) offers free memberships to the president and vice president (included in the chapter fee paid by UNE COM) and a $99 yearly membership fee for others not in those roles. GSA的学生成员组被称为 新兴学者和专业组织（ESPO）.
Professional memberships are important to include on your 简历.
导师
任务
The UNE COM AGS/GSA student chapter promotes education and engagement in geriatrics and 姑息治疗 to develop professional and personal expertise for students and 教师 in providing health care for and working with older adults and their families.
目标
- 支持AGS和GSA的任务, including a commitment to reframing aging and reducing ageism.
- Increase the awareness of older adult health through the application of the Age Friendly 健康 System model (4 Ms – matters most, 药物, 心理状态, and mobilization) including mindfulness regarding cultural sensitivity, 生活方式, 经济学, and educational diversity and supporting the heterogeneity/individuality of older people as they age and during dying and death.
- 提前知道, 技能, and attitudes associated with cutting-edge treatment of chronic and acute diseases, 姑息治疗, and end of life care; keeping in mind the use of Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine (OMM), 补充和替代医学（CAM）, and other modalities that aid in improving quality of life.
- Provide opportunities to learn about and conduct translational research on aging, including providing support to apply for age-related research scholarships.
- Develop and promote educational activities in geriatrics/gerontology, palliative and end of life care within COM and the community at large.
- Develop, implement, and maintain various community connections with older adults and UNE students.
- Partner with other GSA student chapters nationally and internationally to create programming and opportunities to advance our mission.
当选学生领导职务
Student elections for the AGS/GSA student chapter usually take place in January of each year. At this point, second year students mentor the first-year students who have been elected in. Term of office for each leadership position is one year, from the time of the election in January to January of the next year. 有些年份的选举在12月举行, with the newly elected officers starting in early January.
当选的职位包括：
- 总统
- 副总统
- 秘书
- 财务主管
- 社区关系协调员
- 创业板社区帮助者联席董事
AGS/GSA学生分会机会
The following is a general list of the opportunities for the UNE COM AGS/GSA student chapter officers and members.
- Participate in the UNE COM Osteoblast event held in the spring. You speak to incoming students about the variety of activities UNE COM AGS/GSA student chapter members participate in and also include other activities to engage Osteoblast attendees.
- Design and implement a “Buddy Program” with older adults in the surrounding communities. You are matched with older adult companions who either live in the community, 辅助生活, 或者在养老院. 你和你的朋友之间安排拜访.
- Design and implement the GEM Community Helpers Program in which two medical students each year are voted in as co-directors for the program and manage requests from the GEMs to assist with jobs in the house or yard, 计算机的帮助, or other tasks that take no more than an hour to complete.
- Volunteer at various older adult living environments to make dinner, 跳舞, 晚上玩游戏或看电影, and engage in activities of interest for both the older residents and student chapter members.
- Make and deliver holiday stockings and Valentine’s Day gifts for nursing home residents.
- Plan a Sock Hop and/or a Murder Mystery Dinner each year and invite students, 教师, 工作人员, 和宝石.
- Partner with other UNE COM clubs and organizations to provide educational programming or community service.