SECTION B. RESIDENT PHYSICIANS AND FELLOW SECTION
There shall be a section within the MSSNY which shall be known as the Resident and Fellow Section. The purpose of the Resident and Fellow Section shall be to encourage and support the active participation of New York physicians-in-training and those enrolled in a fellowship program in the State of New York in the Medical Society of the State of New York and to represent the interests and concerns specific to resident physicians and fellows in the State of New York.
Membership in the MSSNY Resident and Fellow Section shall be open to those resident physicians enrolled in a residency training program or Fellowship program in the State of New York who are paid members of the Medical Society of the State of New York. Conduct, rights and privileges of resident physician membership shall be governed by the Bylaws of the MSSNY. The RFS 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 Resident and Fellow Section shall hold meetings in order to conduct such business as may be necessary. The RFS shall establish a Governing Council to be elected by the constituents of the RFS. Any paid member of the RFS may participate in meetings of the Section.
The Resident and Fellow 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 members over 100, up to a maximum of three delegates. The method of electing the resident and fellow section delegate(s) shall be determined by the Council. Delegates representing the RFS at the House of Delegates shall be elected by the constituents of the RFS.
The Resident and Fellow Section is authorized to be represented on the MSSNY Council by one Councilor with voice and vote. The RFS Councilor shall be elected by the constituents of the RFS. The duties of the RFS Councilor shall be as outlined in the MSSNY Bylaws, Article IV, Sections A and B.
