Medical Staff Bylaws - Arkansas Children's Hospital

ARTICLE 11: OFFICERS11.1 Officers of the Medical StaffThe officers of the Medical Staff shall be:A. Chief of StaffB. Vice-Chief of StaffC. Secretary/Treasurer (Parliamentarian)D. Immediate Past Chief of Staff11.2 Qualifications of OfficersOfficers must be members of the Active Medical Staff at the time of nomination and election and mustremain members in good standing during their term of office. Failure to maintain this status willimmediately create a vacancy in the office involved.11.3 Election of Officers11.3.1 Officers will be elected at the annual meeting of the Medical Staff. Only members of theActive Medical Staff are eligible to vote.11.3.1.1 Non-contested elections may be by voice vote.11.3.1.2 In contested elections, voting will be by written ballot, with the voter selectingone individual for each position from among the nominees.11.3.1.3 A simple majority vote of those in attendance will determine the winners.11.3.1.4 If no candidate receives a majority, the name of the candidate receiving thefewest votes is omitted from each successive slate until a majority vote is obtained by one candidate.11.3.2. The Nominating Committee will be comprised of five (5) members of the Active MedicalStaff appointed by the Chief of the Medical Staff annually. The immediate Past Chief of Staff serves asChair of the Committee.11.3.2.1 Members of this committee will be selected so that no service or specialtyshall constitute more than two-fifths of the committee membership.11.3.2.2 In addition, members will have been on the Active staff for at least one yearprior to appointment to the Nominating Committee.52