Membership

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MEMBERSHIP CATEGORIES

Active membership status in the NPPS is open to any medical or osteopathic physician in good standing whose practice is limited to pediatrics, and who promotes or otherwise supports the purposes of the Society. Active members shall be required to pay dues and shall be entitled to vote and hold office.

Associate membership status in the NPPS is open to any medical or osteopathic physician in good standing whose practice is especially interested in pediatrics, but not necessarily confined to pediatrics, and who promotes or otherwise supports the purposes of the Society. Associate members shall be required to pay dues and shall be entitled to vote and to hold office.

Affiliate membership status in the NPPS is open to any Medex or Nurse Practitioner whose practice has a significant focus in pediatrics, but not necessarily confined to pediatrics, and who promotes or otherwise supports the purposes of the Society. Affiliate members shall be required to pay dues and shall be entitled to vote, but shall not be entitled to hold office.

Emeritus membership status in the NPPS is open to any medical or osteopathic physician in good standing, upon his or her full retirement, upon request, may be accorded emeritus membership status by the Board of Directors, in its discretion. Emeritus members of the corporation shall not be required to pay dues, but shall be entitled to vote and to hold office.

Trainee membership status in the NPPS is open to any medical or osteopathic physician in good standing who is registered in an accredited pediatric residency or fellowship program, and who promotes or otherwise supports the purposes of the Society. Trainee members shall not be required to pay dues, shall be entitled to vote, but shall not be entitled to hold office. After completion of the training program, the trainee member must file an application for active membership in the NPPS within one year of completion of the training program, or be dropped from the Society roster.

Honorary membership status in the NPPS is open to spouses of deceased members and any distinguished member of the medical profession upon election to honorary membership in the Society by a majority of the members present at an official business meeting. Honorary members of the Society shall not be required to pay dues and shall not be entitled to vote or hold office.