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.
