J Robert Gladden Orthopaedic Society

“Management duties are performed by employees of the american academy of orthopaedic surgeons.”

“The society consists of seven (7) classes of membership: active, resident/fellow, affiliate, medical student, emeritus, inactive and honorary. All active, affiliate and emeritus members in good standing may cast votes on matters before the society. Only active and emeritus members are eligible to hold office in the society.”

“Members are elected by majority vote of the board of directors.”

“Decisions are subject of approval by the majority vote of the board.”

“An independent certified public accounting firm (cpa) prepares the society's form 990 and submits the form to the society's management for review. Within the management, the form is reviewed by a certified public accountant with extensive non profit accounting experience. The management company submits the form to the society's treasurer for review. An electronic copy of the form is also provided to all voting members of the board for review. Questions and comments on the form by the treasurer and board members are directed back to the cpa and internal accountant for resolution. After all discussion points are resolved, the forms are finalized and provided to the treasurer for final review and signature.”

“Interested parties must disclose their position prior to engaging in any transaction that gives rise to conflict. The conflict is then evaluated by the executive committee.”

“Governing documents are available upon request and excerpts are available on the website.”

“The j. Robert gladden orthopaedic society (the society) is a national nonprofit corporation organized and operated exclusively for scientific, educational, and charitable activities to be carried on for the purpose of encouraging, promoting, and advancing the science and medical art and practice of orthopaedic surgery among under-represented minorities; to encourage the education of the general minority population in the practice and availability of orthopaedic care by developing, publishing, and copyrighting educational materials; and to encourage and to support orthopaedic related studies among minority populations.”