ASTSA Student Manual

4  All items of importance should be transferred to the incoming representatives prior to the end of the AST Annual National Conference. Protocol for Conducting a Telephone Conference Call :  Quorum shall be established by the AST Board Liaison by means of roll call.  The AST Board Liaison will then call the meeting to order.  The AST Board Liaison will state the agenda to be discussed and call for discussion.  A designated Student Representative will take minutes of the meeting.  The AST Board Liaison will adjourn the meeting. ASTSA Eligibility Requirements for Student Representative Purpose: To make sure candidates meet all the requirements set forth in the ASTSA Student Representative Manual to assure fair election results. Only two students from the same surgical technology program can run for student representative. Requirements:  Must be a student member of AST; shall remain an active member of AST while serving term.  In order to run for student representative, the individual must be: o enrolled in and completed at least one semester of an accredited surgical technology program; or o a graduate of an accredited surgical technology program, but has not yet sat for the CST exam  If not certified at the time of being elected as a student representative, the individual must attain the CST credential through the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (NBSTSA) prior to the next year’s ASTSA Forum at the AST Annual National Conference. The exception to this would be a student in a two-year-program who is not scheduled to graduate until the term as student representative is complete. ASTSA Guidelines When Running for Student Representative  Candidates must follow the AST guidelines when running for student representative. o Submit an ASTSA Curriculum Vitae (Appendix A), Consent to Serve (Appendix B) and Election Statement o Completed documents can be submitted one of two ways:  Submit to AST by mail by April 1; or  Submit to a current ASTSA student representative or current AST National Board Member by 4:00 pm the day before the ASTSA Forum. o Election Statement Requirements  The purpose of election statements is to inform and enlighten the ASTSA Forum attendees on the professionalism and qualifications of candidates.  The candidate is responsible for making copies of their election statement and distributing at the ASTSA Forum. It is the responsibility of the candidate to have the election statement printed and transported at his/her