Help Lead the Society

Serve as ASTMH President-Elect or Board Member

Submit your information by March 13

Society members will choose a President-Elect and three Board members this summer. One of these Board members will be a student, trainee, resident and/or post-doc.

Who is eligible? 

All ASTMH Regular Members (including non-U.S. members), Early-Career Members, Life Members and Affiliate Members are eligible to run for elected office.

Members with a membership status of Student or Post Docs/Medical Residents/Fellows are eligible to run for elected office but only for Board member; they are ineligible to run for President-Elect.

The Society welcomes self-nominations from any member, including members from outside of the United States.

Candidates must be current members.

Click below for information on roles and responsibilities and to submit your Board of Directors Interest Form.

Board of Directors_Responsibilities and Expectations_2026.pdf

Candidate Interest Form

Have questions about serving the ASTMH Board of Directors?

Please join an informal Zoom call on Monday, March 2, 11:00 am- Noon US Eastern Time to ask your questions about serving on the ASTMH Board and to learn from current and former Board members about their leadership experiences.

Why give your time?

You, our members, help the Society navigate and address some of the toughest issues facing tropical medicine/global health today including training, funding and policy.

Have you thought, I'd like to see this or that change? Here's your chance to make that happen. The Society strives to be the "Big Tent" for all professionals working in tropical medicine/global health. Help shape a better future for the field and the profession.

ASTMH is committed to the open exchange of ideas, freedom of thought and expression, and productive scientific debate built on dignity and mutual respect for all members, participants and staff, free of discrimination.