Table 1.

Summary of the student technology committee bylaws.

Bylaws article	Details
Goals and purpose	Four core goals spanning medical school curriculum (see Areas 1-4 in the “Results” section)
Composition	Two to three student representatives per class year
	Faculty advisor is specified (eg, Assistant Dean of Educational Informatics and Technology)
Membership term	Members serve throughout their 4 years of medical school
	Membership may be surrendered voluntarily or revoked for failure of responsibilities or conduct
	Affiliate member status granted to students on temporary leave from medical school (eg, research year, second degree)
Elections	First-year students apply via written application with secondary interviews
	New members selected based on holistic review
	Elections in other class years held as needed if fewer than 2 representatives for a given year or a member leaves the committee
Leadership	President or Co-Presidents (2) serve 1-year terms (re-election allowed)
	President(s) elected by popular vote of committee members
	Serve as liaisons between committee and school leadership, faculty, staff, and other student committees
Meetings	Held 2 times/month on alternating weeks, additional meetings as needed
	All meeting minutes recorded and archived
	First meeting: includes faculty advisor; open to all faculty and staff seeking student technology committee input; focus on project updates as well as administrative and faculty priorities
	Second meeting: closed; focus on brainstorming new project ideas, addressing current challenges in project execution
Budget	Annual budget prepared by committee president(s) with approval by committee and faculty advisor
	Funds secured from institutional student group grants and the Office of Educational Informatics and Technology