ASTS President Lloyd E. Ratner, MD, MPH, thanked the outgoing committee chairs and councilors.
Outgoing Committee Chairs:
Outgoing Councilors:
Dr. Ratner gave tributes to Dr. Roland Anthone, Dr. Howard Radwin, Dr. Charles Shield, and Dr. Jeremiah Turcotte.
Dr. Liise Kayler proposed several bylaws changes, all of which were approved, including: Eliminate Council approval of membership applications; Eliminate one-year training and six-month active involvement requirement for transplant physician members; Eliminate 3-year post-doctoral activity requirement for non-physician scientist members; Eliminate Council approval of transition to senior membership and reduction of senior dues (done by Membership and Workforce Committee); Allow Associate members to sponsor associate member applicants; Move transplant fellow memberships into the Trainee category; Allow trainees to serve as liaisons on committees; Eliminate letter of support requirement for trainee members; Reduce letters of support required for regular membership application from 2 to 1; Eliminate Council approval for regular and associate membership applications; and Expansion of the Membership & Workforce Committee to 12 members.
The meeting ended with the official passing of the gavel from Dr. Ratner to Dr. Marwan Abouljoud, the new president of ASTS.