Bucks County Medical Society

“The society has a management service agreement with the pa medical society (pamed), in which pamed provides administrative services to the society, which includes membership/administration coordination, board and committee support, marketing and communications, meeting coordination, technology management, and financial management.”

“The organization is a membership organization for the medical professions. Membership is determined based on the organization's by-laws.”

“A candidate for membership other than honorary shall make application in writing on forms provided by the society. Applications shall be reviewed pursuant to the guidelines of the society to determine whether the applicant meets the qualifications for membership. A majority vote of the board of directors present at the membership meeting is required for election to membership. An applicant dissatisfied with the decision may present the matter at the next regular meeting of the society. Officers of the society are nominated by a nominating committee and voted on by the membership of the society.”

“All elected officers and the executive director review the form 990 before it is filed.”

“Board members are required to complete a conflict of interest policy annually. The president and staff monitor the policy. Board members and other interested persons shall disclose all facts material to the conflict. Such person will not participate or be present to hear discussions on the conflict except to disclose material facts and respond to questions. The person will not vote on any questions regarding a conflict.”

“All disclosures of governing documents, financial statements and form 990 are available to the public upon request.”

“The bucks county medical society strives to advance the professional and personal development of its physician members by providing educational and practice related resources as well as legislative advocacy. Moreover, the bucks county medical society seeks to promote optimal outcomes for our patients as well as the public health of the bucks county community. The purposes of the bucks county medical society, a component medical society of the pennsylvania medical society, shall be to extend medical knowledge and advance medical science; to elevate and maintain the standards of medical education and training; to uphold the ethics and dignity of the medical profession; to establish friendly interchange among physicians and with the general public; and to promote an enlightened public opinion with regard to public health and hygiene, so that the profession shall become more useful to the public in the prevention and management of disease and in prolonging and adding comfort to life.”