Officers

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

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