Leadership Nomination Process

Nomination Considerations for Nominator

• Nominators cannot nominate more than two candidates.
• Nominations shall last for two years; after two years a new nomination must be submitted.
• Officers are prohibited from submitting nominations or referral letters for Board or Officer positions.

Nomination Considerations for Candidates

• Candidates must be Heart Rhythm Society members (excluding Trainee, Emeritus, and Affiliate members and those primarily employed by industry).
• Early Career candidates must self-nominate; self-nomination is optional for all other candidates (please note separate Early Career nomination form).
• At-large members of the Nominations Subcommittee or the Governance Committee are not eligible to be nominated for elected office.
• Former Board members are eligible to be nominated, provided they have not served on the Board for at least two years following the year in which they last served on the Board.
• Candidates must submit current disclosure forms, to be reviewed by both the Nominations and Ethics Committees.
• Potential Board Members must agree to divest relevant relationships to ensure that their total disclosure amount is less than $100,000, and less than $50,000 with a single company, excluding research and fellowship support, prior to their start, and throughout their term, on the Board.
• Board members are ineligible to serve as Editor-in-Chief of another heart-rhythm-related journal.
• Current committee and subcommittee Chairs and Vice Chairs shall not continue these roles at the end of the term if elected to the Board.

Nominations Review Process

The Nominations Subcommittee’s review will be conducted in two stages. An initial review will determine the candidates to be forwarded to the second stage based on a variety of factors (nomination letters, biographical sketches, disclosures, self-appraisal questionnaires, record of service to the Society and/or the profession, along with an analysis of the Board's commitment to diversity and requirements for specific skills, experience or knowledge).

Those forwarded to the second stage will be interviewed by members of the Nominations Subcommittee. The final slate will be presented to the current Board members and then sent to the voting membership for approval.