Society for Medical Anthropology

The Society for Medical Anthropology (SMA) is calling for nominations to fill the following positions on the SMA Executive Board:

• President elect (serves from 2012-2013; then as President from 2013-2015; then as Past President from 2015-2016)
• Treasurer (3-year term; 2012-2015)
• Member at large (3 positions open) (3 year term; 2012-2015)

Nominees must be members of SMA. Terms begin at the SMA Board meeting at the American Anthropological Association meetings in November 2012.

To nominate someone (self nominations are welcome) please submit the following information electronically:

• A statement from the nominator explaining why he/she chose to nominate this person
• A CV for the nominee
• Confirmation that the proposed nominee has agreed to stand for election if nominated by the nomination committee.

Nominations may be submitted to the chair of the Nominations Committee:
Holly Mathews, Department of Anthropology, East Carolina University
mathewsh@ecu.edu

These submissions should be submitted no later than January 25, 2012. For questions regarding the nominations procedures please contact Holly Mathews (mathewsh@ecu.edu).

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