Table 2.

Qualities of successful student technology committee members.

Quality	How it supports success
Passionate	Ensures baseline understanding and interest in medical education pedagogy, educational technology, and/or medical practice technology
	Drives personal investment in committee work despite multiple demands on available time
Creative	Supports flexible problem solving in projects with high complexity and multiple resource constraints
	Enables out-of-the-box thinking, creating opportunity for true innovation
Problem solver	Identifies limits of personal knowledge and when to seek help
	Improves self-sufficiency on personal projects
	In tandem with creativity, enhances committee efforts to address challenging projects
Self-starting	Minimizes required project oversight
	Improves efficiency of project execution
Strong communication	Enables effective relationships spanning students, staff, and faculty
	Aids in team understanding of individual’s goals, methods, challenges, and results
Cooperative	Fosters personal connections with other members
	Supports work of all members to advance committee goals
	Promotes positive committee culture to improve morale and member effectiveness
Technical understanding	Familiarity with major consumer technologies (eg, Web services, mobile phones, tablets, wearables) and core technical topics (eg, servers, Wi-Fi)