Standing Committees

Membership
This Committee is responsible for AMCP member enrollment and service, including the processing and evaluation of membership applications, updating membership database, overseeing the collection of membership dues and periodic publication of the updated AMCP Membership Directory.

Major Event Planning
This Committee is responsible for planning and organizing all AMCP major events, including the annual AMCP meeting and retreat in June, the Holiday Party, professional seminars and quarterly Medical Forums as well as other community service events. It is also responsible for promptly sending out announcements and notices of all major events.

Public Education
This Committee is responsible for planning and organizing public education seminars to promote healthy life-style, disease prevention and early recognition of symptoms and signs of medical conditions that warrant professional attention.

Public Relations
This Committee is responsible for interacting with the community including the local Chinese community, local and state governments, health organizations, biomedical companies and the media to promote the AMCP¡¯s missions and raise funding to support the missions. It also strives to promote the exchange and interaction of medical professionals between US and China.

Strategic Development
The Committee is responsible for developing short-term and long-term strategies for AMCP. It works under the auspice of and reports directly to the Board of Directors.

Information Technology
The Committee is responsible for providing information solutions and ensuring that the AMCP's information assets, operations, and policy are aligned with its strategic business objectives.

Clinical Practice
This Committee is responsible for all clinical services provided by AMCP, including the clinical operation at the volunteer clinic Minnesota Chinese Health Center (MCHC) and all other clinical activities such as providing vaccination to needed population and free medical counseling outside MCHC.

Board Directors and Executive Committee

Purpose
The AMCP will have the same members for the Board of Directors and the Executive Committee whose duties are to plan and direct the work necessary to carry out the programs and policies adopted by the General Membership.

Power
The Executive Committee (Board of Directors) governs itself and AMCP in manners that are consistent with the AMCP Bylaws, State and local government rules and guidelines, as well as applicable US laws. The Executive Committee shall have and may exercise only those additional powers and authority specifically conferred to it by the General Membership of the AMCP. All decisions made at the Executive Committee Meetings (except for routine administrative matters) are subject to ratification by the General Membership at the next annual meeting.

Membership
The membership of Executive Committee includes all elected officers and appointed Chairs of Standing Committees. Chairs of Special Committees may audit, but are not voting members of, the Executive Committee Meetings.

Voting
1. Each elected officer, including the President, shall have one vote.
2. Each Chair or co-Chair of a Standing Committee shall have one vote but the same person cannot have more than one vote.
3. Members must be present to vote. Voting by proxy is not allowed.

Meetings
The Executive Committee shall meet at least three times in each calendar year. All Regular Meetings of the Executive Committee are open to the General Membership. Non-Executive members can voice their concerns but have no voting privilege at the Meetings. The Executive Committee may hold Special Meetings as it deems necessary with proper notice to the Executive Committee Members.

Special Meetings
A special Meeting of the Executive Committee may be called by the President or by a request of at least five members of the Executive Committee.

Quorum
A simple majority of the members of Executive Committee shall constitute a quorum for all Executive Committee Meetings.