207.980 Increasing Medical Student and Physician Interactions MSSNY will encourage all county medical societies with medical student, resident/fellow and young physician members to include representatives of those membership segments within their leadership bodies and create outreach or mentorship programs for medical students by working with their medical student, resident/fellow and young physician members. (HOD 2014
207.979 MSSNY Committee Structure The President-Elect of the Medical Society of the State of New York shall continue to analyze on an annual basis its committee structure with an intention to eliminate any committee not felt to be contributing directly to MSSNY’s mission and combining committees wherever possible to reduce duplication, confusion and cost. (HOD
207.978 Meeting Management Education for Physician Leaders The Medical Society of the State of New York will continue to seek funding to provide meeting management education for leaders at all levels, including committee chairs and officers and all MSSNY leaders, appointed or elected, should be encouraged to participate in meeting management training. (HOD 2014-200; Reaffirmed
207.977 Conflict of Interest MSSNY has adopted policy which strives to ensure that Councilors, Officers, Trustees, Committee Members or key employees will not act to further their personal benefit or in a way which is contrary to the interests of the organization. The Conflict of Interest Annual Disclosure Form will be submitted prior to election,
207.976 Informed Choices for MSSNY Elections MSSNY will provide all voting members of the House of Delegates with the following information about candidates nominated for election to the Board of Trustees, the Council, Officers, and the AMA Delegation: Medical School, Residency/Fellowship, Specialty, Hospital Affiliations, Practice Setting, and Prior Experience in Organized Medicine. MSSNY will provide
207.975 Medical Society Dues as Part of Biennial Registration The Medical Society of the State of New York will investigate logistics of including MSSNY and County Medical Society opt-out dues in the New York State Department of Education biennial registration billing and payment. (HOD 2015-113; referred to, amended and adopted Council 11/5/2015;
207.974 Guidelines for Collaboration with Non-MSSNY Physician Groups The MSSNY President may decide if a non-MSSNY physician group (such as the Out-of-Network Preservation Work Group) warrants creation of its own special committee within MSSNY. For each special committee created, the President shall: appoint the chair person and members of such a committee
207.973 Utilizing Social Media to Support Advocacy for Our Patients The Medical Society of the State of New York will post links to action alerts of particular importance on its Twitter and Facebook pages. (HOD 2016-202)
207.972 MSSNY Organized Medical Staff Section The Medical Society of the State of New York (MSSNY) will request that all medical staffs with institutional membership agreements with MSSNY appoint a representative to the MSSNY Organized Medical Staff Section and that each MSSNY Organized Medical Staff Section representative be tasked with surveying his or her own
207.971 Partnering with Independent Practice Associations The Medical Society of the State of New York (MSSNY) will explore partnering with independent practice associations (IPAs) to offer discounted IPA membership fees for MSSNY members, possibly in return for reduced medical society dues. (HOD 2016-205)
