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• Active Members: Active membership in the Society shall be open to anyone of Pakistani descent who has graduated from a recognized medical, dental, podiatric, or osteopathic school in Pakistan or throughout the world. To be eligible for active membership in the Society a physician of Pakistani descent must hold an unrevoked license to practice medicine anywhere in North America. Non-licensed physicians of Pakistani descent who have completed their medical school training (MD, DO, DDS, DPM, or MBBS) and are currently involved in university/hospital-based medical research, academia, or university/hospital-based health administration in North American are also eligible to become active members with written proof of their involvement. Similarly, graduates from recognized medical institutions in Pakistan who have completed their masters or doctoral programs and are involved in medical-related fields in North America shall be eligible for active membership in the Society. Active members shall be annual dues-paying members and shall reside in North America.
• Lifetime Members: Any active member of the Society, on payment of ten (10) years’ worth of current annual dues in one lump sum or in instalments, making full payment within one year, is eligible for lifetime membership in the Society. Any active annual dues-paying member who has an uninterrupted membership for ten (10) years or more will be eligible for lifetime member status without additional dues. Unless otherwise specified herein, lifetime members shall be entitled to all of the privileges of the Society including the right to vote and hold office. Lifetime members will be exempt from paying registration fees at meetings held in Alberta.
• Associate Members:The Society may provide associate membership to persons of Pakistani descent engaged in human sciences and healthcare related services other than medicine, but who do not otherwise fulfil the criteria for active membership. • Associate members may serve on committees or task forces of the Society and participate in any activities. They shall not have the right to vote or be eligible to hold office as executive committee members or directors of the Society. • The membership dues for associate members shall be equal to fifty percent (50%) of the annual dues.
• Honorary Members: The Society may appoint as an honorary member any person of Pakistani descent distinguished for services or attainments in medicine or the allied sciences, or who has rendered other services of unusual value to the Society or humanity in general. Honorary members may serve on committees or task forces of the Society and participate in any activities. They shall not have the right to vote or be eligible to hold office as executive committee members or directors of the Society. Honorary members shall be exempt from the payment of annual dues.
• Emeritus Members: Retired physicians of Pakistani descent may apply for emeritus membership. Emeritus members may serve on committees or task forces of the Society and participate in any activities. They shall not have the right to vote or be eligible to hold office as executive committee members or directors of the Society. The dues for emeritus members shall be equal to fifty percent (50%) of the annual dues.
• Affiliate Members: Physicians who are not of Pakistani descent and reside in Canada may apply for affiliate membership. Affiliate members may serve on committees or task forces of the Society and participate in any activities. They shall not have the right to vote or be eligible to hold office as executive committee members or directors of the Society. The dues for affiliate members shall be equal to fifty percent (50%) of the annual dues.
• Physician-in-Training & Student Members: Graduates from Pakistani medical and dental institutions applying for or in an approved training program in North America shall be eligible for student membership in the Society. Any student of Pakistani descent involved in a medical, dental, podiatric, or orthopedic college in North American may be admitted to the Society as a student member. Student members may serve on committees or task forces of the Society and participate in any activities. They shall not have the right to vote or be eligible to hold office as executive committee members or directors of the Society. Student members shall be exempt from the payment of annual dues. The Society may hold elections amongst this membership category for representative and leadership roles.