The bylaws amendment below will be posted for 30 days and voting will be open from March 10, 2026 thru March 24, 2026.
Original
Article V - Duties of Officers
The duties of President, President-Elect, Past-President, and Secretary-Treasurer shall be those usually assigned to such Officers. Among other duties, the Secretary-Treasurer shall arrange for the printing of the program for each annual meeting and for publication of the abstracts. The Secretary-Treasurer is authorized by the Council to secure essential administrative assistance.
Proposed Ammendment
Article V - Duties of Officers
Section 1.
The duties of President, President-Elect, Past-President, and Secretary-Treasurer shall be those usually assigned to such Officers. Among other duties, the Secretary-Treasurer shall arrange for the printing of the program for each annual meeting and for publication of the abstracts. The Secretary-Treasurer is authorized by the Council to secure essential administrative assistance.
Section 2.
On an annual basis as part of the annual budget process, the Secretary/Treasurer and Finance Committee should review the salaries for all employees. This includes both SSCI and AJMS staff. The objective of this annual review is to ensure that salaries are consistent with what is fair and equitable in the field. A projected annual cost-of-living increase of 3% will be added but subject to adjustment. Approval of salaries requires concurrence of the Secretary/Treasurer and a majority of the Finance Committee.
Any increases in salaries for both SSCI and AJMS employees beyond cost-of -living increases should be submitted to the President and Secretary/Treasurer for review three months prior to when the changes are proposed to take place. These changes require the approval of a majority of the Finance Committee.
The SSCI will be celebrating its 80th Anniversary with an event at the Audubon Aquarium on Friday, February 27, from 6:30-9:30 pm. This event includes a reception with access to the aquarium followed by dinner. Transportation between the hotel and the aquarium is provided. Space is limited to 150 people.
Members of the "80 for 80 Club" will receive a complimentary ticket. Others may purchase tickets during the registration process. Ticket prices are:
$100 for Faculty,
$75 for Junior Faculty (defined as Instruction/Assistant Professor during first 5 years of appointment), and
The SSCI is pleased to announce a fundraising campaign entitled the "80 for 80 Club" in recognition of the 80th Anniversary of the SSCI in 2026. These funds will be used support the SSCI FAMe account to permanently endow eight research travel awards for the annual meeting.
We are asking for a donation of $800 over the next 18 months leading up to the celebration at SRM 2026 which will be held on February 26-28, 2026. Donors will be recognized at the annual meeting of the SSCI in 2025 and 2026 as well as on the website.
Members can join the club by making a single $800 contribution or in four installments - $200 now, $200 billed in February 2025, $200 billed in September 2025, and $200 billed in February 2026.
The SSCI Membership Committee and Council have revised the Fellow nomination process to make it more streamlined. The deadline for nominations is April 15 and August 15. Information and online forms can be found on the Membership page.
We are seeking applications from physician-scientists at the following positions: senior Postdoctoral Fellows, Instructors, and first 5 years as Assistant Professor who primarily have a desire to pursue a research career. Scholars will participate in this innovative program as part of the Southern Regional Meeting (SRM) in New Orleans. Selected scholars will attend career development programming with division chiefs and leaders in academic medicine across subspecialties, present their original research, and be paired 1:1 with a mentor to help establish connections outside the scholar's home institution. Those accepted to the program will have their travel expenses (air fare, hotel and registration up to $1,500) reimbursed.
Congratulations to Dr. Fabian Bock of Vanderbilt University Medical Center on his recent publication entitled "Rac1 Promotes Proximal Tubule Kidney Repair by Coupling the Actin Cytoskeleton to Mitochondrial Function" in PNAS, Vol. 122, No. 47, 2025 (https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2504565122). This work was partially supported by the SSCI's Research Scholar Award. Dr. Bock was the recipient of the 2024 SSCI Research Scholar Award.
The SSCI Early Career Council is seeking to add additional members to the Council. We are soliciting interest from members who are six years or less from completing their training to serve on the Council. Early Career Council members will serve 3-year terms, with the possibility of serving a 4th year as Chair of the Council. The Council's goal is to engage and grow the early career membership of the SSCI, and we are looking for members who have ideas about how to increase early faculty membership in the SSCI.
Those who are interested in serving on the Council should submit an application consisting of a CV, a personal letter of intent, and a letter of recommendation from a current SSCI Fellow. These applications will be reviewed and voted upon by the Early Career Council and Membership Committee with final approval by the SSCI Officers and Council.
Applications and questions should be sent to Joan Kemp at jkemp5@tulane.edu. The deadline for applications is October 15.
We have created a special Fund for Academic Medicine, and ask that you consider becoming a friend to the Fund. You can become a friend by pledging as little as $1,000 to be fulfilled over a period up to 3 years.
Interested in becoming more involved with the SSCI? Membership-wide nominations for service on the following committees are now open: DEVELOPMENT, MEMBERSHIP, FINANCE, BYLAWS, PUBLICATIONS, WEBSITE, MENTORING, SOUTHERN REGIONAL MEETING PROGRAM. Don't sit on the sidelines - be someone who wants and CAN make a difference in the Society. Interested members should contact Joan Kemp, SSCI Executive Director at jkemp5@tulane.edu.
