AmSECT Pediatric and Congenital Perfusion Committee (PCPC)
Job responsibilities

1. Prerequisite Criteria
• American Board Certified Cardiovascular Perfusionist
• Must be an AmSECT member in good standing
• Must be a Fellow of Pediatric Perfusion (FPP)
• Only one representative on the committee from each institution
2. Responsibilities
• Should make substantial efforts to attend all AmSECT Pediatric and Congenital Perfusion Committee meetings while serving as a committee member
• Failure to attend two meetings in a three year period may result in the review of committee status
• Must Attend the Pediatric Committee meetings at conferences attended
• Assist in planning of conference by such methods as:
• Assisting the Committee chair with:
• Acquiring Faculty speakers
• Proposing potential topics
• Participating in Meeting
• Moderating sessions
• Presenting
• Recruiting vendors
• Evaluation of sites for potential future meetings.
• Be available for 50% of scheduled pediatric committee conference calls throughout the year
• Volunteer time to work on special projects assigned by the committee
3. Term Length, Membership Limits
• Term Length is three years
• Maximum of two terms
• Reapplication / declaration of interest between terms
• As described via email to Committee Chair stating desired interest to remain on Committee
• Maximum number of members = 8, minimum = 6
4. Other potential areas of interest should include:
• Participation in establishment of pediatric Body of Knowledge
• Assisting with recruitment of Fellows of Pediatric Perfusion (FPPs) when necessary for such tasks as:
• Participation in AmSECT today columns
• Recruitment of faculty speakers for meetings
• Sub -committee participants on delegated projects
• Discussion and planning of future meeting involvement
• Support and encourage the expansion of PCCP fellowships throughout the US and the development of an academic post-graduate certificate for national recognition of training.
• Participation in multi-Center Collaborative studies
• Might involve rotating control, study design and protocol development of various topics among participating centers
• Submission of powerpoints from past meetings and creation of a journal library linked with AmSECT University