(Please email or send application to Chair of Membership
Committee)
Sarah
Dry M.D
UCLA Department of Pathology
13-145 CHS
10833 Le Conte Ave
Los Angeles, CA
90095
310-794-9311 (office)
310-267-2058 (fax)
Membership On-Line Application (Coming Soon)
Membership:
Categories of Membership-
1. Regular Member - Any individual who has completed postdoctoral medical training with
demonstrated interest and involvement in the field of gastrointestinal pathology as
determined by the Membership Committee.
2.
Associate Member - Any person holding a doctorate (or doctorate equivalent degree) with
an interest in gastrointestinal pathology. This membership is limited to five years and
cannot be renewed. Associate members may apply for Regular membership in the usual way at
any time if postdoctoral medical training has been completed.
3. Emeritus Member - Any regular member who, upon reaching the age of 65 years, has
requested this status by letter to the Secretary-Treasurer, and whose request has been
approved by the Executive Committee.
4. Inactive Member - A member can become "inactive" by requesting this status in
writing to the Secretary-Treasurer. This status would be considered appropriate for a
member who has become ill or incapacitated and is not presently actively practicing
pathology. An inactive member would be excused from paying annual dues, but would maintain
the full benefit of society membership. This status can change by request to the
Secretary-Treasurer.
B. Conferring of Membership-
Nomination of an individual to Regular membership can be made by any Regular member. An
application form (designed by the Membership Committee) must be countersigned by the
sponsoring Regular member and then sent to the Chair of the
Membership Committee. The Membership
Committee will review the applications and recommend approval or disapproval by the
Executive Committee of the GIPS.
Nominations for Associate membership can be made by any Regular member. Applicants for
Associate membership will not need to provide evidence of their involvement with GI
pathology in their application. Such decision of involvement will rest with the sponsoring
regular members. The procedures for application, review, and conferring of Associate
Membership is otherwise identical to that for Regular Membership.
Membership can be terminated by written resignation addressed to the President or
Secretary-Treasurer.
C. Rights of Members-
Only Regular members will have the right to hold office and to vote. Each Regular
member has one vote.
All members have the right to participate in the scientific sessions and in
deliberations and discussions at the business meeting.
No member shall use the name, property, or the organization of the GIPS for personal
benefit.
Only currently elected officers shall
represent the GIPS in official
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