Committees

Executive Committee:

The informal structure present since the Network’s founding in 1972 was replaced in 1995 with a new decentralized governance structure to improve communication and facilitate decision-making. An Executive Committee was created whose function is to conduct the work of the Network between regular Directors meetings and to facilitate information flow throughout the Network. The Executive Committee is comprised of a President, Vice President, Education Chair, Member-at-Large, Finance Chair, Network Director (Ex-officio), and Dept. Administrator, (Ex-officio). The committee meets quarterly prior to Directors' meetings and conducts conference calls in-between meetings if the need arises. Typical agenda items include Network involvement in national legislative activity, liability insurance coverage, Network finances, agendas for directors’ meetings, affiliation and internal reviews, marketing issues, and clinical faculty appointments.

Finance Committee:

The Finance Committee is a subset of the Executive Committee and has oversight of Network finances and expenditures. Members include the President, the Finance Chair, the Network Director, and the Dept. Administrator (Ex-officio). The committee meets quarterly prior to Directors' meetings.

Education Committee:

The Education Committee is responsible for supervising Network faculty development and other educational activities which include director development sessions prior to each directors meeting, faculty development workshops, grant-funded faculty development programs, chief resident training and ALSO and other clinical training throughout the Network. Committee members include the Education Chair, a Behavioral Scientist, a Network Faculty Member, and Network Director.

Program Directors:

Affiliated program directors meet quarterly, usually three times in the Seattle area and once at a WWAMI state academy meeting.

Program Administrators:

Network program administrators meet annually.

Behavioral Scientist Faculty:

Network behavioral scientists meet once per year, twice if they are participating in a collaborative care conference.

Residency Coordinators:

Network residency coordinators meet twice per year, in spring and fall.

Residency Clinic Nurse Managers:

Nurse managers meet annually.

ALSO/OB Coordinators:

Faculty who are designated as their program's Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics (ALSO) coordinators meet annually.

Evidence-based Medicine Liaisons:

Meet annually before an evidence-based medicine and writing course.