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Committees & Councils

NHMS Council
Shall be the governing body of the Society.
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Standing Committees

• Executive Committee
  The Executive Committee shall consist of the President, President-Elect, Immediate Past President, Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer. The Executive Committee may exercise, between meetings of the Council, any and all powers of the Council subject to subsequent ratification by the Council.
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  PRESIDENT
  John H. Robinson, M.D.

  PRESIDENT-ELECT
  William J. Kassler, M.D.

  IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT
  Charles M. Blitzer,  M.D.

  VICE PRESIDENT
  Cynthia S. Cooper, M.D.

  SECRETARY
  Seddon R. Savage, M.D.

  TREASURER
  Stuart J. Glassman, M.D.

• Nominating Committee
  The Nominating Committee shall consist of the Immediate Past President as Chair, the Penultimate Past President, two members chosen from the Council appointed by the Chair, and the Executive Vice President. It shall be the duty of Nominating Committee, as previously defined, to consult with members of the Society to seek out nominees for the various positions to be filled, then hold at least one meeting when nominees for all positions will be reviewed and discussed so that the best interests of the Society, geographic location of the nominees notwithstanding, can be served, and then presented as a slate for consideration by the General Session.
• Physician Health Committee
  The Physician Health Committee shall consist of a chairman and at least two additional members. Other members, in order to deal with local, county, or regional matters, may be appointed as needed. The Physician Health Committee shall assure that there is a functioning program of high quality in the State that supports the care of physicians challenged with physical, psychological, substance or other problems that may interfere with the physician's ability to perform his/her normal duties in relation to his/her patients, the hospital or the community, while at the same time assuring protection of the public from actions of impaired physicians. Contact Sally Garhart, MD, Director - sgarhart@bedfordboac.com .
• Finance Committee
  The Finance Committee shall consist of the President, President-Elect, Immediate Past President, Penultimate Past President, two Trustees and the Treasurer. It will meet at appropriate intervals, at the call of the President or the Treasurer, to deliberate matters of financial importance of the Society.
• Education Committee
  The Education Committee shall concern itself with the education of physicians and allied health care professionals. The Committee shall be responsible for oversight of continuing medical education provided at various institutions in New Hampshire. The Committee shall have a Chair appointed by the Council and a composition made up of physicians and other health professionals, drawn from the various geographic areas of New Hampshire, who have a genuine interest in assuring quality continuing medical education is available. Contact Joy Potter, Coordinator - Joy.Potter@nhms.org .
• Legislative Committee
  The Legislative Committee shall concern itself with state and federal legislation that impacts patients, physicians, public health, insurance, medical liability, etc. The President or his/her designee shall serve as Chair and Committee members shall be drawn from various medical specialties and geographic areas of New Hampshire. The Committee shall make recommendations on policies or positions to the Council.