Call for Volunteers
Apply to Serve on an ISHLT Committee
Applications to serve on a Committee are no longer being accepted for the 2024-2025 term. The appilcation will reopen September 2024. All submissions are currently under review and additional information will be provided to all applicants in late November.ISHLT offers opportunities for members to contribute and engage with colleagues around the globe by serving on a committee. As a volunteer, you will make connections and work alongside other members and leaders across the field of advanced heart and lung disease and develop your leadership skills. ISHLT members who volunteer in leadership roles report a deeper connection to the ISHLT community and more satisfaction with their ISHLT membership.
ISHLT promotes gender parity and regional, professional specialty, and career stage diversity in the Society, and works to ensure this is reflected in the organization’s volunteer leadership. All Physician, Non-Physician, and Trainee members in good standing are eligible to serve on committees, task forces, and other working groups.
Committee applications will be accepted from 11 September through 2 October, 2023.
Committees Seeking Volunteers
1 year term
ISHLT advocates in response to opportunities anywhere in the world that support or inform research, education, technologies, and policies that improve access to care and outcomes for patients with advanced heart and lung disease. The Advocacy Committee develops and maintains general guidance about issues the Society should address and is responsible for providing procedural guidance and event-driven input to inform ISHLT activities as an organization or in partnership with other organizations.
Ethics Committee
1 year term
The Ethics Committee addresses issues referred by the Board of Directors or generated by the committee and recommends strategies to advance ISHLT’s goal of fostering an ethical, diverse, and inclusive organization.
Finance Committee
1 year term
The Finance Committee assists with the development of the Society's annual budget and oversees the financial performance of the Society. It reviews an annual independent auditor's report, oversees the Society's investments, addresses financial matters as requested by the Board of Directors, and provides general guidance to the Board related to the fiscal well-being of the Society.
Grants and Awards Committee
1 year term
The Grants and Awards Committee oversees and administers the Society’s research grant program, including the development of new research grants, all grant application processes, review of submitted applications, and grantee follow-up reports. The Committee also manages the process of determining the winners for each year’s abstract awards, travel grants, and other Society awards.
Standards and Guidelines Committee
3 year term for IDN Associate Chairs
1 year term for At-Large Members
ISHLT engages in the regular development of guidelines, consensus documents, standards statements, and policy statements regarding the care of patients with advanced heart and/or lung disease. The Standards and Guidelines Committee reviews and approves applications to develop standards and guidelines documents and to conduct consensus conferences. The committee also identifies organizations for collaborative activities, reviews Standards and Guidelines Protocol and applications, oversees writing committee progress reports, and reviews all final drafts of S&G documents.
Education Oversight Committee
3 year term
The Education Oversight Committee develops recommendations for the Board of Directors related to education. It develops policies governing programs, ensures ISHLT’s education portfolio furthers the Society’s strategic plan and meets the needs of members. It provides guidance and oversight to the Chairs of educational activities, monitors adherence to policy, evaluates the performance of educational activities, and serves as a Conflict of Interest Committee for educational activities.
Membership Committee
3 year term
The Membership Committee promotes the growth and retention of membership within the Society by working with staff and the Society’s organizational components to develop strategies to remove barriers to participation and enhance the value of membership.
Publications Oversight Committee
3 year term
The Publications Oversight Committee develops recommendations for the Board of Directors related to publications. It ensures ISHLT’s publications portfolio furthers the Society’s strategic plan and meets the needs of its members. It develops, implements, and oversees adherence to policies and contracts governing ISHLT publications, provides guidance and oversight to committee chairs, and reviews policies related to content production, approval, and publication. It coordinates the development, review, and approval of ad-hoc public comments and position statements and serves as a Conflict of Interest Committee for publications.
Research Oversight Committee
3 year term
The Research Oversight Committee develops recommendations for the Board of Directors related to research. It ensures ISHLT’s research portfolio furthers the Society’s strategic plan and meets the needs of its members. It develops, implements, and oversees adherence to policies and contracts governing the operational and fiscal aspects of all programs under its purview and provides guidance and oversight to the individual committee chairs. It facilitates the engagement of a diverse spectrum of members in ISHLT’s research portfolio, monitors adherence to policy, evaluates ISHLT’s research activities, and serves as a Conflict of Interest Committee for research activities.
Other Volunteer Opportunities
Other volunteer opportunities are available throughout the year by appointment, elections, or via individual calls for applications. Announcements about these openings are highlighted in the member newsletter ISHLTaccess, and communicated to members by email and ISHLT’s online member forums in ISHLTconnect.
Board of DirectorsGovernance Committee
Leadership Advisory Forum
Professional Community Representatives
Early Career and Trainee Committee
Annual Meeting Program Committee
Annual Meeting Abstract Reviewers
JHLT Editorial Board
IMACS Steering Committee
TTX Registry Steering Committee