SECTION C. YOUNG PHYSICIANS SECTION
Membership in the MSSNY Young Physician Section shall be open to those paid members of the Medical Society of the State of New York who have completed a residency training program and are age 40 or under or those regardless of age who have completed a residency training program within the past eight years. Conduct, rights and privileges of young physician membership shall be governed by the Bylaws of the MSSNY. The YPS 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 Young Physician Section shall hold meetings in order to conduct such business as may be necessary. The YPS shall establish a Governing Council to be elected by the constituents of the YPS. Any paid member of the YPS may participate in meetings of the Section.
The young physicians 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 delegates representing the young physicians section shall be determined by the Council.
The young physicians section is authorized to be represented on the MSSNY Council by one Councilor with voice and vote. The YPS Councilor shall be elected by the constituents of the YPS. The duties of the YPS Councilor shall be as outlined in the MSSNY Bylaws, Article IV, Sections A and B.
