Change to Constitution:
Article III - Membership
Section 1. ELIGIBILITY. Any legally qualified, reputable Doctor of Medicine or Doctor of Osteopathy licensed to practice medicine in the State of Ohio, hereinafter referred to as a Physician, or an individual who has given notable service to medicine or who has been long active in the interests of the AMC/NOMA, OR A HEALTHCARE PROVIDER THAT BECOMES A CORPORATE/GROUP MEMBER OF THE AMC/NOMA THROUGH A HOSPITAL MEDICAL STAFF GROUP MEMBERSHIP, shall be eligible for membership in the AMC/NOMA subject to any further provisions by this Constitution and Bylaws and to such rules and regulations as may be adopted by the Board of Directors. As a condition of membership in the AMC/NOMA, a Physician agrees to abide by the principles of Medical Ethics of the American Medical Association and the Constitution and Bylaws of the AMC/NOMA.
Change to Bylaws:
Voting membership category change:
(1) Active Limited Members: Active limited members shall be physicians who: (a) are fulltime employees of any government agency and who receive no significant compensation from the private practice of medicine; (b) are engaged in fulltime scientific research in connection with an accredited institution of learning and receive no significant compensation from the
(2) private practice of medicine; (c) are engaged in postgraduate training in an institution approved for such training by the accreditation council for graduate medical education, and who provide no direct patient care. "OR D) A PODIATRIST/DENTIST/PSYCHOLOGIST THAT IS INCLUDED IN A CORPORATE/GROUP MEMBERSHIP CATEGORY OF THE AMC/NOMA THAT HAS BEEN APPROVED FOR CORPORATE/GROUP MEMBERSHIP BY THE AMC/NOMA BOARD OF DIRECTORS." Active limited members shall have the right to vote, hold office and all other privileges of membership.
Non-voting membership category change:
(3) Allied Membership: Qualifications: An Allied Member shall be one of the following:
(A) A physician who resides or is employed in Northern Ohio who may or may not be licensed in Ohio and who is not actively practicing medicine; or, upon invitation, a person holding a Ph.D. degree or its equivalent working in the field allied to medicine. (B) A full time teacher of medicine of the arts and sciences allied to medicine who is not a holder of a degree of Doctor of Medicine or Bachelor of Medicine, or (C) A Doctor of Medicine not fully licensed to practice medicine in Ohio who is engaged in Ohio in research, public health, or administrative medicine, OR (D) A PODIATRIST/ DENTIST/ PSYCHOLOGIST THAT IS NOT PART OF A CORPORATE/GROUP MEMBERSHIP CATEGORY OF THE AMC/NOMA. These individuals are eligible to become members of the AMC/NOMA upon application and approval by the Membership Committee of the AMC/NOMA.
Bylaws Amendment 11/20/2003