ALMC Committees

The ALMC committees, comprising Education, Research and Development, Outreach, and Membership, play pivotal roles in advancing the organization’s mission. The Education, Research, and Development Committee focuses on shaping ALMC’s stance on education and research in Asia, fostering collaborative alliances, and ensuring quality standards. The Outreach Committee facilitates knowledge exchange, supports new country organizations, and identifies collaboration opportunities. Meanwhile, the Membership Committee establishes criteria, workflows, and ethical guidelines to ensure a robust and inclusive network of country organizations. Together, these committees form the backbone of ALMC.

Education, Research and Development Committee

Objectives of the committee:
a. Define ALMC’s current stance on education, research, and development in the Asian region (i.e., South, Southeast, and East) based on our objectives.
b. Create a guideline for promoting research in Asia based on our objectives.
c. Synthesize a master plan for collaborative research involving all member organizations through a network of country-based research alliances.
d. Introduce a handbook for improving research outcomes and creating research platforms, e.g., research alliances, for growing country organizations – levels 2, 3, 4, and 5.
e. Introduce a set of guiding principles on quality assurance in undergraduate and post-graduate medical education in lifestyle medicine. This should be aimed at recognizing acceptable programs and courses, i.e., minimum standards, from around the world should the need arise.

Members: Michelle Palma, Siva Poobalasingham, and Jenny Lee

Outreach Committee

Objectives of the committee:
a. Introduce a mechanism to learn from the best practices in the region.
b. Create a handbook for newly established country organizations to help them with a pathway, prioritization of issues, practical solutions, and low-cost resources.
c. Explore and recommend opportunities for collaboration – in research, education, events, etc.
d. Create an unbiased guideline on selecting ALMC’s platform for its annual representation, i.e., a local/international conference of a country organization a year.

Members: Rabbanie Tariq, Leonard Uisetiawan, and Agnese Lapsa-Lesinske

Membership Committee

Objectives of the committee:
a. Lay out membership criteria for country organizations and country representatives.
b. Create a guideline/workflow for confirmation of country organization memberships.
c. Create a guideline, foolproof membership application workflow including necessary verifications for country representatives – both new and replacement representatives.
d. List the components for a simple web-based membership application form for voting and non-voting representatives.
e. Introduce a one-page code of conduct for members.
f. Introduce a guideline for establishing a disciplinary committee in case of violating the code of conduct.

Members: Sheela Nambiar, Shagufta Feroz, and Mohammad Zia Abbas

ALMC Committees

The ALMC committees, comprising Education, Research and Development, Outreach, and Membership, play pivotal roles in advancing the organization's mission. The Education, Research, and Development Committee focuses on shaping ALMC's stance...