Florida Chapter American College of Surgeons 2018 Annual Business - PDF document

Florida Chapter American College of Surgeons 2018 Annual Business Meeting Loews Sapphire Falls Orlando, FL April 7, 2017 Agenda Call to Order Patricia Byers, MD, FACS Secretary’s Report* John Armstrong, MD, FACS • Adoption of 2017 annual business minutes minutes Treasurer’s Report Deepak Nair, MD, FACS, Bylaws Proposal (on behalf of the Council) * Patricia Byers, MD, FACS • Adoption of proposed bylaws Nominating Committee Report* Joseph Gallagher, MD, FACS Awards & Recognitions Patricia Byers, MD, FACS Jose Trevino, MD, FACS Gavel Presentation Christine Laronga, MD, FACS ACS Foundation Report Patricia Numann, MD, FACS New Business/Adjourn Patricia Byers, MD, FACS Poster Awards and Oral Abstract Presentations Moderator Jose Trevino, MD, FACS Basic Science Clinical Science First Place First Place Second Place Second Place Third Place Third Place Commission on Cancer First Place Second Place Third Place *Indicates Attachment (all other reports are oral)

1 Florida Chapter, American College of Surgeons 2 Annual Business Meeting 3 Saturday, April 29, 2017 4 5 DRAFT 6 7 CALL TO ORDER Joseph Gallagher, MD, President, called the 8 Florida Chapter of the American College of 9 Surgeons (Chapter) annual business meeting to 10 order at 5:46 PM EST. 11 12 SECRETARY’S REPORT Christine Laronga, MD, Secretary, presented the 13 minutes of the 2016 Annual Business Meeting. A 14 motion was made to approve the 2016 Annual 15 Business Meeting minutes. 16 17 MOTION 17-04-28 MOTION ADOPTED TO APPROVE THE 18 2016 ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING 19 MINUTES. 20 21 TREASURER’S REPORT John Armstrong, MD, Treasurer, presented the 22 Treasurer’s report. 23 24 NOMINATING COMMITTEE Joseph Gallagher, MD, President, presented the 25 Nominating Committee report on behalf of Jaime 26 Membreno, MD, Immediate Past President. The 27 following Officers were presented for election for 28 the 2017-2018 term: 29 30 President: Patricia Byers, MD 31 President-Elect: Christine Laronga, MD 32 Secretary: John Armstrong, MD 33 Treasurer: Deepak Nair, MD 34 35 Joseph Gallagher, MD will automatically assume 36 the role of Immediate Past President upon 37 election of a new president. 38 39 The following Councilors were presented for 40 election to a three-year term: 41 42 1. Joseph Ibrahim, MD, FACS (2017-2020) 43 A motion was made to elect the slate of 44 Officers and Councilors. 45 46 MOTION 17-04-28 MOTION ADOPTED TO ELECT THE 47 SLATE OF OFFICERS AND 48 COUNCILORS. 49 1

50 AWARDS AND RECOGNITION Dr. John Rioux was presented the Ray 51 Alexander Award. Dr. Gallagher was 52 presented with a recognition award for his 53 service to the Chapter. 54 55 GAVEL PRESENTATION The President’s gavel was passed to Dr. 56 Byers and she will take office at the 57 conclusion of the annual meeting. 58 59 ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to discuss, the 60 meeting was adjourned by Dr. Gallagher at 6:10 61 PM EST. 2

PROPOSED REVISION BYLAWS OF THE FLORIDA CHAPTER OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS (As approved by the Council of the Florida Chapter, ACS, on February 20, 2018, to forward for vote at the Annual Membership Meeting on April 7, 2018) ARTICLE I Name and Purpose Section 1 — Name. The corporation shall be known as the Florida Chapter of the American College of Surgeons, Incorporated (hereinafter referred to as the "Chapter"). Section 2 — Purpose. The purpose of the Chapter is to advance the goals of the American College of Surgeons (hereafter referred to as the “College”) in Florida. These goals are educational and professional within the meaning of Section 501(c)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as amended), and include improving the care of the surgical patient and safeguarding standards of surgical care in an optimal and ethical practice environment. No part of the earnings of the Chapter shall inure to the benefit of any Officer, director, or member. ARTICLE II Members Section 1 — Membership Eligibility. In order to be eligible for chapter membership, applicants must:  Hold active membership with the American College of Surgeons as a Fellow (active or retired), Associate Fellow, Resident, Medical Student or Affiliate;  Practice or reside within the geographic territory of the Chapter; and  Pay dues as set forth by the Council. An application procedure for obtaining chapter membership may be established by the Council. Section 2- Categories of Membership. The Chapter shall have five categories of membership, as defined by active membership in the American College of Surgeons: Fellow, Associate Fellow, Resident, Medical Student, and Affiliate. Section 3 — Election of Members. Applicants for membership shall be reviewed and considered for election by the Council. An affirmative vote by a majority of the Council shall be required for election of applicants at any Council meeting. Section 4 — Voting and Office Holding Rights. Only Active Fellow, Associate Fellow, and Resident members of the Chapter shall be eligible to vote and hold office in the Chapter.

2 Section 5 — Termination of Membership. Membership in the Chapter shall terminate:  When a member ceases to be an ACS member in good standing;  Upon the receipt by the Council of the written resignation of a member (by letter or electronic mail);  Upon the failure of a member to pay dues for a period of one year; or  W hen a member of the Chapter moves out of the Chapter’s des ignated geography. Section 6 — Reinstatement of Membership. A person whose membership in the Chapter has been terminated due to a lapse in active membership status with the American College of Surgeons may be reinstated upon reinstatement of membership with the American College of Surgeons. A person whose membership in the Chapter has been terminated due to nonpayment of Chapter dues may be reinstated upon payment in full of outstanding dues owed to the Chapter, if the membership is current with the ACS. Reinstatement shall be by majority vote of the Council. ARTICLE III Meetings of Members Section 1 — Annual Meeting. An annual business meeting of the members of the Chapter shall be held for the purpose of electing Officers and Councilors and for the transaction of other business as may come before the meeting. The meeting shall be held at a date and location as determined by the Council. Section 2 — Special Meetings. Special meetings of the members may be called at any time either by the President or by majority vote of the Council. Section 3 — Notice of Meeting. Published notice stating the place, day, and hour of the meeting and, in the case of a special meeting, the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called, shall be delivered to each member not less than 30 days before the date of the meeting, by mail or email, and with posting on the Chapter Website, as directed by the President or the Secretary. If mailed by post, such notice shall be deemed to be delivered when deposited in the United States mail in a sealed envelope with postage prepaid, addressed to the member at his or her address as it appears in the records of the Chapter. If e-mailed, such notice shall be deemed to be delivered when sent to the member at his or her e-mail address as it appears in the records of the Chapter. Members are responsible for maintaining their current contact information with the Chapter and the College. Section 4 — Voting Lists. Before each meeting of the members, the Secretary will verify a complete list of members entitled to vote at the meeting, arranged in alphabetical order. For membership vote on April 7, 2018