Identity area
Type of entity
Authorized form of name
Parallel form(s) of name
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
Other form(s) of name
Identifiers for corporate bodies
Description area
Dates of existence
History
The Branch Societies are integral to the MSNS. The provincial organization and each of the Branches are organized on a similar basis; each has a President, Vice-President and Executive Committee. Each Branch has control within its own jurisdiction, with representation on the Executive Committee of the MSNS. Their main objectives are to keep abreast of the advances in medicine and surgery, to foster good public relations between members of the Branch Society and the people in the communities they serve, and to integrate the Branch closely with the MSNS. Nearly all of the Branch Societies began as county medical societies, of which, by the turn of the century, there were eight. Over time the number of Branch Societies affiliated with the provincial organization has changed, primarily owing to re-organization or amalgamation with other Branches, and there have been some name changes.