Volunteering for the Endocrine Society is a way to give back and influence the direction of our field. It's also a way to expand your network, strengthen your leadership and professional skills, and contribute to our mission of uniting, leading, and growing the global endocrine community.
Our task forces, committees, working groups, board of directors, are comprised of members and staff committed to advancing endocrine research and practice.
Interested in joining a committee or working group? Please log in and complete the "Committee Application" form by selecting opportunities that interest you. The volunteer groups review applications each year, typically from January through April, so be sure to apply by then for consideration. If a match becomes available, we will contact you directly with more information.
View our current committees, tasks forces, working groups, and more to learn how you can contribute to the our strategic priorities:
Task Forces and Working Groups
The charge of the Diabetes Training for Primary Care Task Force is to:
Explore ways for the Endocrine Society to support diabetes training for primary care physicians and advanced practice professionals
Examine and prioritize approaches based on strategic rationale for investment, potential for partnership or support, and predicted impact in the field
Develop an action plan including expected timeline to create or increase content and resources that support diabetes training for primary care physicians and advanced practice professionals
Identify resources needed to support the action plan
Recommend an approach to Council including timeline, key action steps, and resources needed
The charge of the Fellows Training Series Steering Group is to: Determine which content should be included in FTS, whether that content represents a curation of existing content (e.g., content derived from live meetings, CPGs, and other Society efforts) or brand new content developed specifically for clinical fellows.
The ITE Steering Group is charged with oversight of the ESAP In-Training Exam (ESAP-ITE), an in- service exam administered annually by endocrinology fellowship training programs. The group is responsible for the selection of exam content and decisions related to the exam utility, with its ultimate mission being to ensure relevance and usefulness of the exam to endocrinology training programs and fellows.
The Research Guides Writing Group is charged with developing Endocrine Society Research Guides on specific topics of interest to the Endocrine Community
The charge of the Advocacy and Public Outreach Core Committee is to:
Utilizing external and internal (committee-based) expertise/resources, identify the policy issues most relevant to the Society and annually recommend a focused advocacy agenda to Council
Develop targeted activities to achieve the goals of the advocacy agenda
Oversee all legislative and regulatory activities, including congressional meetings, grassroots lobbying efforts, and regulatory comments
Identify topic-specific experts from various backgrounds, experience, and geographic areas to serve as resources to government and to the media
Provide input on the selection of potentially newsworthy meeting abstracts and journal research
Develop targeted activities to help build linkages between the Society and the media
The charge of the Annual Meeting Steering Committee is to:
Develop the Annual Meeting program, focusing on top quality scientific and clinical presentations and ensuring balance of coverage of topics, professional roles, etc. that ensure various topics, including access to health care and career development.
Identify and invite speakers for the Annual Meeting.
Review and select the abstracts to be presented and determine presentation format
Review and evaluate all ENDO educational components for scientific integrity, effectiveness, and quality
The charge of the Clinical Affairs Core Committee is to:
Promote excellence in clinical endocrinology by providing insight on issues impacting practice across clinical practice settings. Areas of responsibility include, but are not limited to:
Health care policy and advocacy efforts
Access to endocrine care
Establishing and supporting evidence-based standards of care
Appropriate reimbursement
Quality of life for endocrinologists, including addressing issues of engagement and burnout
Identify Society representatives to physician in practice-related organizational collaborations, including the AMA and ACP. Contribute expertise on initiatives and policies stemming from these efforts.
Provide guidance and support to the Clinical Guidelines and Quality Improvement Subcommittees.
The charge of the Clinical Endocrine Education Committee is to:
Develop the endocrine pipeline with a broad reach through the creation and oversight of educational content and resources for those in medical school, residency, fellowship, and other graduate training programs to prepare trainees for the workforce.
Support endocrine educators through the creation and curation of resources focused on developing educator skillsets and capacities and leverage the variety of experience and expertise in the endocrine educator community to advance endocrine education globally.
Provide guidance and support regarding the Society’s CME program and content strategy, including evaluating current offerings and assessing potential areas of expansion; considering technological enhancements to promote educational opportunities; and making recommendations for program improvement and content development.
Collaborate on educational initiatives and resources with other committees, work groups, professional organizations, and societies, and serving in an advisory capacity as needed in areas such as comprehensive trainee development, education, and policy that impacts the education community.
The Clinical Endocrinology Update (CEU) Steering Committee will oversee the development of the annual Clinical Endocrinology Update activity. The goals and objectives of the CEU Steering Committee are to:
Provide a comprehensive continuing medical education meeting covering common and evolving issues in endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism.
Enhance the education of endocrinologists and other health professionals who treat patients with endocrine disorders
Ensure that the CEU meeting remains current and relevant to the needs of endocrinologists in a practice setting
The charge of the Clinical Guidelines Committee is to:
Oversee the Society’s clinical guidelines development process
Maintain an up-to-date guideline portfolio that addresses the areas of clinical importance to our membership and all relevant stakeholders through the annual review of published guidelines, recommendations for update or retirement of guidelines, and recommendations for development of new guideline topics
Recommend guideline panel chairs and members with the appropriate expertise.
Ensure guideline adherence to international quality standards through the implementation of GRADE methodology, including the consideration of patient values and preferences.
Facilitate and manage opportunities to collaborate with other endocrine organizations in the development of guidelines
Develop and/or foster ways to maximize the value of the guidelines to the members and to the Society
The charge of the committee is to develop a strategic plan to:
Increase representation in governance and leadership roles by promoting visibility and participation
Increase awareness of, and advance research to improve access to care for endocrine disorders.
Understand and meet the varied professional needs of the broad membership with respect to existing and new programs and services.
Address recruitment, engagement, and retention of a broad Society membership
Advocate for the needs of a broad Society membership to Council, the governance and other Society programs, and build partnerships with key organizations.
Maximize financial returns to ensure the Society has the financial resources to accomplish its mission and goals
Oversee the Reserve Fund and Renewal Fund to ensure that financial resources are sufficient to allow the Society to attain its current and long-term goals (fund the Strategic Plan)
Oversee the Society’s investment portfolio in a fiscally responsible manner
Ensure that adequate internal controls are maintained to protect and safeguard the Society’s assets
Recommend which firm should be selected as the Society’s independent auditor
The charge of the Laureate Awards Committee is to:
Select the most appropriate recipients for the Society’s top awards, the Laureate awards
Cultivate a broad pool of nominees to the Laureate Awards by actively encouraging nominations from other Society committees, Society leadership, previous award winners, and other endocrine-related organizations and societies.
Periodically review the scope of the Society’s awards to assure that the number and distribution of awards advance, contribute to, and represent the Society’s mission. This includes identifying new areas needing recognition as well as recommending changes to existing Laureate Awards as needed.
Annually receive communication from the Board identifying future organizational priorities and desired competencies for Board members and use this insight to inform decisions.
Issue an annual “Call for Nominees” to all members to identify potential members of the Board of Directors, and President and Secretary-Treasurer positions; screen and select members of the Board and the Secretary-Treasurer; present a slate of two candidates for President to the membership for a general election.
Provide insight to the Board of Directors on potential long-term leadership needs; provide to the President-elect suggestions of individuals with future leadership potential, for committee appointment.
The charge of the Patient Engagement Committee is to:
Identify priority areas for patient/public education about hormones and health as well as endocrine-related diseases and conditions
Identify and cultivate national and international partners who are stakeholders in the Foundation’s patient education mission
Lead, with APOCC and other Society committees, efforts to identify and develop topics for national public awareness campaigns that will advance the Society and the public’s understanding of endocrinology
Supervise the development of the clinical component of the Foundation’s patient education materials and its public awareness efforts
The PCC serves as an advisory body providing oversight for the Society’s journal publishing program, receiving performance and strategy reports from the Society’s publications staff and Editors-in-Chief (EIC), to identify trends, opportunities, and challenges for advancing the Society’s strategic plan for its journals.
As is the case for all Society committees, the PCC advances the Society’s mission to develop and support a broad network of clinician, researcher, and educator members and leaders who promote health and work to improve access to care.
The PCC is charged to:
Provide oversight for Society journals to ensure that a) the portfolio reflects the Society’s values, especially with respect to ethics and best practices in publishing, b) submitters, authors, reviewers, and editors have an excellent experience with the ES journals; and c) the portfolio continues to be a significant contributor of net revenues to support the Society’s mission. This will be accomplished through updates and conversations with the Editors-in-Chief of the journals, the Finance & Audit Committee, staff members, outside experts, and others as needed.
Form Search Committee for EIC searches.
With input from the EICs and publications staff, provide approval of the Society journals’ rosters of Editorial Board members, with the goals of making them (1) more efficient and responsive for journal operations, and (2) provide a more focused, personalized experience, including training for early-career reviewers.
Provide input to the Editors-in-Chief about ways to improve the performance of the journals, including content, procedures, stakeholder experience, etc.
Evaluate proposals for additions of journals to the portfolio and make recommendations to the Board of Directors about how to proceed.
The charge of the Research Affairs Core Committee is to:
Promote excellence in all research in endocrinology and related fields.
Promote an comprehensive agenda that ensures that the needs and interests of researchers are well served by the Society.
Ensure that the expertise and perspectives of Endocrine Society members, integrating our membership’s broad backgrounds and experiences, are represented at research funding agencies, and reflected in policies and national issues that impact researchers.
Promote, support, and participate in the Society’s research advocacy efforts.
Promote the perspective of endocrine researchers in coalitions (e.g., FASEB, Research!America).
Identify new Society resources, programs, and services that will serve the Society’s research constituencies, and work with other committees and other domestic and international scientific Societies, as appropriate, to drive the development of new initiatives and encourage collaborative and interdisciplinary research.
Represent and promote the views of the research communities within Society activities and in collaboration with other Society committees (e.g., Publications Core Committee, Trainee and Career Development Core Committee, and Annual Meeting Steering Committee).
Recommend strategic partnerships that will increase the Society’s profile among the broader scientific community.
The charge of the Scientific Statement Subcommittee is to:
Highlight the state of the science of endocrinology by providing a comprehensive literature review to identify knowledge gaps and areas of consensus.
Produce recommendations for research and policy and position the Society as the experts on critical public health issues and emerging scientific issues.
Raise awareness of the central role endocrinology plays in science and medicine.
The charge of the Special Programs Committee is to:
Propose and develop educational activities under the Society’s Continuing Medical Education Services program.
Review and respond to opportunities generated by industry or other entities for the Society to develop educational activities.
Supervise scientific/educational component and ensure accurate representation of our inclusive patient and healthcare professional population and subject matter experts.
Identify educational opportunities and oversee proposal development process for soliciting industry support.
Foster partnerships with relevant healthcare professional organizations to meet the broad needs of the endocrine community.
The charge of the Trainee and Career Development Core Committee is to:
Assess the needs of trainees and current Society programs and services to determine where there are gaps.
Create and manage the implementation of the Society’s strategies for trainees and career development in the recruitment, education and retention of early career members.
Develop and/or recommend programs and services to recruit and retain a broad membership of trainees and early career members, and increase their participation in Society activities.
Develop and/or encourage Society programs that will assist trainees and professionals of all ages in their career development.
Represent the views of trainees and young professionals to Council, the governance and other Society programs.
Provide opportunities and support for the involvement of trainees and early career members in the Society.
Members of the Board of Directors are organizational stewards who are passionate about endocrine research and practice and are committed to our mission – to unite, lead, and grow the endocrine community to accelerate scientific breakthroughs and improve health worldwide. To learn more about this dynamic group of leaders, please review their bios. If you’d like to become a member leader. If interested in Board service, please click here for more details.
Frequently Asked Questions
To sign up as a volunteer, complete the Committee Application form to express your interest. If a matching opportunity becomes available, our staff will reach out with next steps. For information on Board of Director service, visit here.
Upon receiving your profile, your name will be considered by the President-Elect during the committee appointment process, which typically occurs each fall.
Please go to ‘Manage your Account’ on endocrine.org. On the ‘My Account Links’ side panel, select Professional Profile and insert your professional interest areas and upload a CV.
Upon placement, we will work with you to assist with any questions and needs as they arise. Member groups which require travel and/or reimbursements—such as committees—will be provided access to Direct Travel, a reimbursement form, and hotel reservations.
Travel to in-person committee or Board meetings is covered, except when in conjunction with ENDO. When attending meetings in conjunction with ENDO, the Society will reimburse hotel room & tax for up to 2 nights, if the committee or Board meeting is prior to the start of ENDO.
