AUGS-SGS Subgroup of the Fellows’ Pelvic Research Network (FPRN)® 

   



CALL FOR STEERING COMMITEE APPLICANTS!
Submission Deadline: Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 11:59 EST

The AUGS-SGS Group of the 
FPRN® is seeking applicants for 2 Steering Committee positions.

Eligibility: Current 1st or 2nd Year URPS Fellows

 

  1. Please submit a 2-3 minute video of yourself detailing your candidacy for the AUGS-SGS Steering Committee of the FPRN® for the Vice-Chair or Secretary/Treasurer position. Please upload your video using the link below.
  2. Please upload videos by February 1, 2026 at 11:59pm EST. Instructions for voting on all candidates will be sent out thereafter.

 

SUBMIT YOUR VIDEO

 

Vice Chair (Current 1st Year)

Job DescriptionWorking with Chair to develop conference calls, assist Chair to develop AUGS-SGS Group Meetings, oversight and maintenance of new proposals and ongoing projects.

Term1 year and will ascend to Chair position in the following year.

 

Secretary/Treasurer (1st or 2nd Year)

Job Description: Managing calls logistics (booking conference lines, email reminders, conference call minutes), administering AUSG-SGS Group funds, preparing budgets, meeting financial reporting requirements. 

Term: 1-2 years

 

All Steering Committee members are responsible for the following:

  • Participation in planning AUGS-SGS Group meetings at FPRN® meetings at SGS and AUGS Annual Meetings
  • Collaboration with FMIGS FRPN® Group to plan the general FPRN® meeting
  • Attend all FPRN® meetings
  • Review new project proposals
  • Communication with the Advisory Board and FPRN® members
  • Coordination and monitoring of ongoing research projects, including progress toward goals and conflict resolution
  • Attend monthly Steering Committee meetings

 

 


 

AUGS-SGS Subgroup Steering Committee

Chair



Sujatha Narayanamoorthy, MD
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
[email protected]

Vice-Chair



Melissa Markowitz, MD
Yale-New Haven Hospital
[email protected]

Secretary/Treasurer



Kyrsti Christensen, MD
Houston Methodist Hospital

[email protected]

Website Administrator



Karissa Leong, MD
Albany Medical Center
[email protected]

 

 

AUGS-SGS Subgroup Advisory Board

Cara Grimes, MD
Nancy Ringel, MD
Whitney Ross, MD

Alexander Berger, MD
Sarah Boyd, MD
Robert Gutman, MD
Melanie Meister, MD
Kate Meriwether, MD
Julia Shinnick, MD

 


 

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