Title: The Association of Teachers of Maternal and Child Health
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Section/SPIG: Maternal and Child Health
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What is ATMCH?
The Association of Teachers of Maternal and Child Health aims to provide leadership in education, research, and service in the field of maternal and child health. ATMCH offers an interdisciplinary forum through which MCH faculty from schools of public health and other institutions of higher learning can share the knowledge, ideas and skills essential to educating students, advancing MCH research, and applying research results to MCH policies, programs and services.
Who are ATMCH members?
Membership in ATMCH is open to all faculty teaching MCH or related subjects in schools of public health and other institutions of higher learning in the United States and other countries; faculty who formerly taught MCH or related subjects; staff of MCH teaching programs; and students of MCH or related subjects.
Benefits of membership include:
- Collaboration and sharing of knowledge, teaching concepts, and skills through networking with academic MCH leaders.
- Receiving the semi-annual electronic newsletter on items of importance to members.
- Participation in the semi-annual meetings.
- Listing and receiving the ATMCH membership directory.
- Eligibility to vote in elections, hold an ATMCH office, and join an ATMCH committee.
- Qualification for the annual Lacey Academic Leadership Award.
- Free subscription to Public Health Reports.
- Free online subscription to MCH Journal.
- Discounted subscription for Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, & Neonatal Nursing (JOGNN).
- Discounted AMCHP annual meeting registration.
For more information about ATMCH, please contact Kalpana Ramiah, MPH, MSc, CHES, Manager, Educational Programs at <kramiah@asph.org>. To join ATMCH, view our online application at <www.atmch.org/Application.pdf>. Or contact the ATMCH secretariat at:
ATMCH Secretariat
1101 15th Street, Suite 910
Washington, DC 20005
(202)296-1099