May 2, 2008
 

Application for Life Membership

 

JOIN THE LARGEST ORGANIZATION OF
DIABETES HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS
AND RESEARCHERS IN THE COUNTRY

LIFE MEMBERSHIP

Send Rs.2500 by draft favoring RSSDI, copy of degree certificate,
complete postal address and email address to the Secretariat .

ACADEMIC LIFE MEMBERSHIP

RSSDI invites applications from clinicians with post graduate degree and
researchers with doctorate qualification for academic life membership,
addressed to the Credential Committee mentioning the years of obtaining their
post graduate qualifications.

 

Life members with post graduate degree in clinical sciences or doctorate in basic sciences, may please ensure that their membership is included under the category of academic life members by checking address label on the envelope enclosing the issue of RSSDI NEWS. Academic life members are identified with letters ACAD preceding their membership number on the first line of address label.
 
CORPORATE MEMBERSHIP

Pharmaceutical houses, institutions or any other organizations interested in the
objectives of the RSSDI are welcome to send Rs.100,000 by draft favoring
RSSDI to join as Corporate Members.

The RSSDI Constitution ....

2.1. MEMBERSHIP

2.1.1 MEMBER

The membership of the RSSDI shall be open to any person possessing MB BS or Masters qualification in allied sciences and interested in the field of DM. There shall be one category of such membership i.e.'Life Membership' and the interested person has to pay the life membership fees, as decided from time to time. Every such person shall here in after be referred to as "Member'.

2.1.2 ASSOCIATED MEMBER

Persons who are not medical graduates or post graduates in allied sciences, but
are keenly interested in the field of DM may be allowed to become Associated -
Life Members. No person shall be allowed to become such Associated - Life
Member unless he or she possesses required graduate qualification in the
concerned subject viz. Nutrition, Home Sciences, Medical Laboratory
Technology, Bio-chemistry, Nursing, Physiotherapy, Bio-Engineering etc.
All such members have to pay necessary membership fees as applicable to
a member. Associated - Life Member will be entitled to all academic, scientific
and literary benefits offered by the RSSDI, when selected or offered may
participate in all such activities and to all that a Member is entitled to except that
he or she will have no right to vote in the General Body nor get elected to the
Executive Committee. Every such person shall here in after be referred to as
'Associated Member'.

2.1.3 ACADEMIC MEMBERS

Members having recognized teaching or research experience, academic affiliation,
post graduate medical or doctorate qualification with significant contribution in the
field of DM may be nominated as Academic Members by the Executive Committee
(EC). All such persons shall primarily be 'Member' of the RSSDI.

2.1.4 A 'MEMBER' OR  'ASSOCIATED MEMBER' SHALL CEASE TO
BE SO OF THE  RSSDI ,

If by a letter addressed to the Honorary Secretary of the RSSDI a member resigns
his membership. If a member is expelled by the EC consequent to activities
detrimental to the interests of the RSSDI.

On the demise of the member.

2.1.5 PRIVILEGES OF A MEMBER

Shall be entitled to receive a copy of the Journal of the the RSSDI free of cost.
    Other publications of the the RSSDI shall be charged such rates as the Executive
    Committee (EC) may fix from time to time.
Shall have the privilege to attend and take part in all meetings, lectures, CME and
    all such programs and annual meetings on due registration for the same.

Shall enjoy all other privileges, facilities and advantages offered by the RSSDI from
    time to time.

For privileges of an Associated Member see 2.1.2 as above.

2.1.6 CORPORATE MEMBERS

This membership shall be open to pharmaceutical houses, institutions or any other
organizations interested in the objectives of the RSSDI. The monetary contribution
for becoming a corporate member shall be decided by the General Body (GB) from
time to time, and the said contribution has to be credited to the RSSDI fund or
account. The Corporate Member may depute one person to attend the GB meetings
but shall have no right to vote. All such Corporate Members shall be offered similar
privileges during the Annual conference of the RSSDI. Any such member shall have
the privilege to make financial grants for any activity of the RSSDI subject to the
approval by the EC. The organizer of such activity of the RSSDI will acknowledge
receipt of the said financial grant made by the concerned corporate member and/or
other pharmaceutical firms.