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SECTION A. MEDICAL STUDENT SECTION

SECTION A. MEDICAL STUDENT SECTION There shall be a section within the Medical Society of the State of New York which shall be known as the Medical Student Section. The medical student section shall represent medical students enrolled in accredited schools of medicine in New York State, encourage and support the active participation of New York medical students in the MSSNY and represent the interests and concerns specific to students enrolled in medical schools in the State of New York. Membership in the MSSNY Medical Student Section shall be open to students currently enrolled in accredited schools of medicine in the State of New York or those who have a permanent New York address and are enrolled in a school accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education or Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation and are paid members of the Medical Society of the State of New York. Conduct, rights and privileges of student membership shall be governed by the Bylaws of the MSSNY. The MSS may establish its own Bylaws so long as they are not in conflict with the Bylaws of the Medical Society of the State of New York and are approved by the MSSNY Council. The Medical Student Section shall hold meetings in order to conduct such business as may be necessary. The MSS shall establish a Governing Council to be elected by the constituents of the MSS. Each school of medicine shall be represented at the meetings of the MSSNY MSS. The medical student section is authorized to be represented in the House of Delegates by a minimum of one delegate, and according to the rolls of the Medical Society of the State of New York sixty days prior to the annual meeting, one additional delegate for each additional 400 student members, up to a maximum of 3 delegates. Delegates representing the MSS at the House of Delegates shall be elected by the constituents of the MSS. The medical student section is authorized to be represented on the MSSNY Council by one Councilor with voice and vote. The MSS Councilor shall be elected by the constituents of the MSS. The duties of the MSS Councilor shall be as outlined in the MSSNY Bylaws, Article IV, Sections A and B.

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SECTION C – MEETINGS

SECTION C - MEETINGS The Board of Trustees shall meet immediately at the close of the annual meeting of the House of Delegates, and shall organize under the temporary chairmanship of the member senior in service on the Board, elect a permanent chairman, and fix the time and place of its regular meetings. Should two trustees have similar seniority, choice between them for temporary chairmanship shall be by lot. The Board of Trustees shall meet at least bimonthly, except in July and August. The notices of the regular and special meetings of the Board of Trustees shall state the date, place, and hour and shall be mailed first class postpaid or emailed to each member not less than ten nor more than fifty days before a regular meeting and at least five days before a special meeting. The affidavit of mailing by the secretary of the Medical Society of the State of New York to the last recorded address, or electronic verification of service, of the trustee shall be deemed sufficient proof of the service on each and every trustee for any and all purposes. Any three members of the Board of Trustees may require the chairman to call a special meeting at the office of the Medical Society of the State of New York for such time as shall be designated by them in writing or electronic means. A quorum shall consist of four members of the Board of Trustees. The following shall be the order of business at the meetings of the Board of Trustees, which may be altered by the chairman with the approval of the Board: Calling the meeting to order Roll call by the secretary Reading of minutes Communications Reports Unfinished business New business Adjournment

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SECTION B – DUTIES

SECTION B – DUTIES The annual budget estimate, prepared by the Committee on Budget and Finance, after its approval by the Council, shall be submitted to the Board of Trustees for its approval. All resolutions or recommendations of the House of Delegates or Council pertaining to expenditures of money must be approved by the Board of Trustees before the same shall become effective. Should the Board of Trustees disapprove of the expenditure of any funds voted for by the House of Delegates or the Council, then and in that event, the Board of Trustees shall return the matter to either the House of Delegates or the Council, if the House of Delegates is not in session, which may override such disapproval by a three-quarter vote and direct the expenditure of such funds. The Board of Trustees shall not vote on this issue at a meeting of the House of Delegates and the chairman of the Board of Trustees shall not vote on this issue at the Council. The Board of Trustees shall make and execute all contracts for the Medical Society of the State of New York. The fiscal year shall begin January 1 and end December 31 of each calendar year. All moneys of the Medical Society of the State of New York received by the Board of Trustees, Council, or any member or agent thereof, shall be paid to the treasurer of the State Society. The Board of Trustees shall approve the bond of the treasurer and the assistant treasurer as to amount, form, and surety, and shall employ a certified public accountant licensed by the State of New York to audit the accounts of the treasurer and secretary and other agents of the State Society and present a statement of the same in its annual report to the House of Delegates. The chairman of the Board of Trustees shall make a report to the House of Delegates of its transactions for the year and of the amount of money belonging to the Medical Society of the State of New York under its control.

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SECTION A – COMPOSITION

SECTION A – COMPOSITION The Board of Trustees shall consist of seven members elected by the House of Delegates. The president, secretary, treasurer, executive vice-president, deputy executive vice-president, and general counsel shall sit with the Board of Trustees with voice but without vote. One trustee shall be elected annually for a term of five years, but whenever the terms of two trustees expire in the same year, two trustees shall be elected each for five years. To be eligible for election as trustee, a member shall have served at least two years as an officer or at least three years as a councilor, or at least five years as a member of the House of Delegates. No person shall serve more than one term as a trustee. An unexpired term shall not be construed as a term of office. A trustee shall work or maintain a residence or an office in the State of New York, otherwise such position in the Medical Society of the State of New York shall be declared vacant. If a trustee is absent from three consecutive regular meetings of the Board without proper excuse, the Council shall declare that position vacant and elect a successor for the unexpired term. In the event of a vacancy, a trustee shall be elected by the Council to serve until the next meeting of the House of Delegates at which time the House of Delegates shall elect a trustee to fill the unexpired term.

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SECTION B – DUTIES

SECTION B – DUTIES President The president shall set the dates and place of regular meetings of the Council and Executive Committee and shall preside at the meetings of the Medical Society of the State of New York, the Council, and the Executive Committee. The president shall name the appointive members of the Executive Committee and appoint the chairperson and members of all committees and the chairpersons of all commissions of the Council with the approval of the Council. The president shall appoint all other committees not otherwise provided for, with the approval of the Council. Within three months after assuming the office of president, the president shall appoint, as prescribed in Article V Section F2, a nominating committee, whose names the president shall cause to be published in the official publication of Medical Society of the State of New York. The president shall be an ex officio member of all boards, commissions, and committees with voice and vote, with the exception of the Judicial Council, the Board of Trustees, and the Nominating Committee wherein the president shall have voice but no vote. With the approval of the Council, the president shall appoint a member to the Judicial Council to succeed the member with an expiring term, and in the event of a vacancy occasioned otherwise, the president shall appoint a member for the unexpired term. The president shall appoint, with the approval of the Council, representatives to other medical societies or similar bodies as the interests of the Medical Society of the State of New York may require. The president shall appoint a sufficient number of delegates or alternate delegates to the House of Delegates of the American Medical Association when the full quota of those elected is not available, as provided in the Bylaws, Article XI. The president shall assign Councilors as liaison between the Council and specific county medical societies for the purpose of the dissemination of information to such societies. When charges by a member of malfeasance or nonfeasance are proffered against any other officer, councilor, trustee, or member of a board, commission, or committee of the Medical Society of the State of New York and are transmitted to the president in writing, the president shall order a trial on said charges by the Council, or a committee thereof. The president shall assign the special branches of work for which the members of the Council shall be responsible, with the approval of the Council. The president shall make an annual report to the House of Delegates. The president shall perform such other duties as the House of Delegates or the Council shall require. The president shall attend all meetings of the House of Delegates of the American Medical Association. President-Elect The president-elect shall perform such duties as may be requested by the president. The president-elect shall attend all meetings of the House of Delegates of the American Medical Association. Vice-President The vice-president shall perform the duties of the president in the latter’s absence. The vice-president shall

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SECTION A – VACANCIES AND SUCCESSION

SECTION A – VACANCIES AND SUCCESSION An officer shall work or maintain a residence or an office in the State of New York, otherwise the office held by the officer in the Medical Society of the State of New York shall be declared vacant. The president-elect shall succeed to the presidency at the end of the president-elect’s term. In the event of the president’s death, resignation, removal, permanent incapacity, or refusal to act, the vice-president shall succeed the president and shall serve for the remainder of the unexpired term. If the president is temporarily incapacitated for service by injury, ill health of the president or the president’s family, important professional duties, or any other mandatory absence, the vice-president shall become acting president for the duration of such incapacity of the president. The president shall promptly notify the vice-president of the incapacity and request the vice-president’s attention to the duties of the office of the president and shall also promptly notify the vice-president of the end of the period of temporary incapacity before resuming the office of the presidency. If the office of vice-president becomes vacant, for any reason whatsoever, the Council, when the House of Delegates is not in session, shall elect a successor for the unexpired term. If the office of president-elect becomes vacant, it shall remain so until the next annual meeting of the House of Delegates, at which an eligible member shall be elected to become president. A new president-elect shall also be elected at the same meeting. The assistant secretary, the assistant treasurer, and the vice-speaker shall serve as the secretary, the treasurer, and the speaker, respectively, whenever these senior officers are incapacitated temporarily for service by injury, ill health of themselves or families, important professional duties, or any other mandatory absences. This shall be construed so as to include duty at or during meetings of the Board of Trustees as well as the other official duties designated for the senior officer. The senior officer shall promptly notify the junior officer of such incapacity and request the junior officer’s attention to said duties. When the period of incapacity is ended the senior officer shall promptly notify the junior officer of the end of the period of temporary incapacity before resuming office. If the offices of secretary, treasurer, or speaker become vacant permanently , for any reason whatsoever, these officers shall be succeeded by the assistant secretary, assistant treasurer, and vice-speaker, respectively, for the unexpired term. If the office of assistant secretary, assistant treasurer, or vice-speaker becomes vacant, for any reason whatsoever, the Council, when the House of Delegates is not in session, shall elect a successor for the unexpired term. The Council shall declare as vacant the office of any officer who, without proper excuse is absent from three consecutive regular meetings of the Council. The vacancy shall be filled as provided in the Bylaws. Any elected officer of the Medical Society of the State of New York who is called into active service in the

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SECTION F – COUNCIL COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES

The Council shall sit as a trial body for hearings on charges of malfeasance and/or nonfeasance. The Council may also sit as a trial body for hearings in cases where charges of malfeasance or nonfeasance were issued by a regulatory body and settled by the physician.

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SECTION E – MEETINGS

The Council shall sit as a trial body for hearings on charges of malfeasance and/or nonfeasance. The Council may also sit as a trial body for hearings in cases where charges of malfeasance or nonfeasance were issued by a regulatory body and settled by the physician.

SECTION E – MEETINGSadmin2023-10-11T22:07:06+00:00

SECTION D – EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

The Council shall sit as a trial body for hearings on charges of malfeasance and/or nonfeasance. The Council may also sit as a trial body for hearings in cases where charges of malfeasance or nonfeasance were issued by a regulatory body and settled by the physician.

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SECTION C – TRIALS FOR MALFEASANCE

The Council shall sit as a trial body for hearings on charges of malfeasance and/or nonfeasance. The Council may also sit as a trial body for hearings in cases where charges of malfeasance or nonfeasance were issued by a regulatory body and settled by the physician.

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