Year: 2014
Resolution Number: 63
Action Taken: Approved
Status:
Author(s): M. Salim Siddiqui, MD
Sponsor: M. Salim Siddiqui, MD
On behalf of:
Committee: C (Internal Affairs, Constitution and Bylaws) [2014-On]
Resolved Section(s):
This Bylaws change necessitates a change to Section 20.60 of the MSMS Bylaws. Deletions are indicated by [brackets], additions are indicated in bold type:20.60 YOUNG PHYSICIANS SECTION—To provide representation for the interests of young physicians within the structure of the Michigan State Medical Society, there shall be a section on [young] physicians, composed of young physicians under 40 years of age [or younger] and/or professionally employed through [for less than] eight (8) years after residency and fellowship training programs, who are active members of MSMS. The purpose of the Section will be to provide a forum within the organizational structure of the Society for the study and consideration of matters of special interest or significance to young physicians in Michigan.At its annual meeting the Section shall elect officers in accordance with the Bylaws of the MSMS Young Physicians Section and a representative to fill the young physicians' seat on the Board of Directors for a two-year renewable term to begin at the first Board of Directors meeting after the House of Delegates. If a vacancy in the young physicians' seat should occur during a term, a representative chosen by the Young Physicians Governing Council may be appointed to fill the term, with approval by the Board of Directors. If approved, this amendment will be brought back to the 2015 House of Delegates for second and final reading. (1st Reading)
This Bylaws change necessitates a change to Section 20.60 of the MSMS Bylaws. Deletions are indicated by [brackets], additions are indicated in bold type:20.60 YOUNG PHYSICIANS SECTION—To provide representation for the interests of young physicians within the structure of the Michigan State Medical Society, there shall be a section on [young] physicians, composed of young physicians under 40 years of age [or younger] and/or professionally employed through [for less than] eight (8) years after residency and fellowship training programs, who are active members of MSMS. The purpose of the Section will be to provide a forum within the organizational structure of the Society for the study and consideration of matters of special interest or significance to young physicians in Michigan.At its annual meeting the Section shall elect officers in accordance with the Bylaws of the MSMS Young Physicians Section and a representative to fill the young physicians' seat on the Board of Directors for a two-year renewable term to begin at the first Board of Directors meeting after the House of Delegates. If a vacancy in the young physicians' seat should occur during a term, a representative chosen by the Young Physicians Governing Council may be appointed to fill the term, with approval by the Board of Directors. If approved, this amendment will be brought back to the 2015 House of Delegates for second and final reading. (1st Reading)
Fiscal Note: NULL
Resolution: View PDF for Amendments to MSMS Young Physicians Section Bylaws
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