GENERAL SURGERY DISCIPLINE

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The General Surgery Discipline is one of five major disciplines of the college. 

Discipline Officers

Chair-Elect

The Chair-elect shall preside at all meetings of the discipline and/or the discipline’s Executive Committee in the event of the temporary disability or absences by the Chair and shall perform all duties delegated to him/her by the Chair or the Executive Committee. In order to serve as the discipline Chair-elect, the candidate must be a Fellow of the ACOS (FACOS). The Chair-elect shall serve a term of two years. In the event of the resignation or death of the Chair-elect, the office shall remain vacant until the next meeting of the discipline, at which time a Chair-elect shall be elected. In the event of the resignation or death of the Chair, or if the Chair shall, for any reason, be unable or unqualified to serve, the Chair-elect shall fill the office of Chair during the balance of the Chair’s term and then automatically succeed to the role of discipline Chair as provided in Section 1. The Chair-Elect shall succeed to the office of Chair at the end of the second Board of Governors meeting at the ACA.

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Secretary-Treasurer

The Secretary-Treasurer shall oversee: the Discipline’s funds and financial records; the timely collection of members’ dues and/or assessments; the establishment of appropriate accounting procedures for the handling of the Discipline’s funds; the preparation of an annual budget for approval by the Executive Committee; the performance of an annual review of the financial statements prepared by the ACOS staff; and, further shall report on the financial condition of the Discipline at the annual members meeting, and at other times as called upon by the Chair.

The Secretary-Treasurer shall ensure the accurate recording and maintenance of proceedings of meetings of the Discipline and the Executive Committee, shall ensure that accurate records are kept of all members, and perform such other duties as legally required or otherwise prescribed by the Executive Committee.

He/She shall serve one (1) term of two (2) years.

In the event of the resignation or death of the Chair and the Chair-elect, and if the Chair and Chair-elect shall, for any reason, be unable or unqualified to serve, the Secretary shall fill the office of the Chair until the next meeting of the discipline, at which time a Chair and Chair-elect shall be elected. In the event of the resignation or death of the Secretary, the Chair shall appoint a member of the discipline to the office for the balance of the unexpired term or next election can be held.

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Governor

Representatives to the ACOS Board of Governors shall be elected at the annual general membership meeting, following the election of officers of the discipline. A quorum must be present and election shall be determined by a majority vote of the voting members in attendance in accordance with the discipline’s bylaws and the bylaws of the ACOS.

Election of the position of Governor to Board of Governors shall be for a term of three (3) years. Governors may not serve more than two (2) terms, or three (3) terms provided one term is served as discipline chair.

Representatives to the Board of Governors are charged to represent the viewpoint of the majority of the membership of the discipline. They shall make regular reports to the executive committee and membership after every meeting of the ACOS Board of Governors.

In the case of resignation or death of a Governor on the ACOS Board of Governors and with the approval of the discipline Executive committee, the Chair will appoint a member to that position only until the time of the next annual meeting when an election shall be held to fill that position for the remainder of the unexpired term.

Only members who hold the FACOS title and who are currently in active surgical practice or have been in active surgical practice in the last three (3) years may be elected as discipline officers and Governors. To be eligible to be elected by the Discipline as Chair elect, a member shall have served as a Discipline committee member and/or Secretary-Treasurer. A current member of the American Osteopathic Board of Surgery’s Board of Directors is ineligible from serving as a Governor on the ACOS Board of Governors.