Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
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| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 | THE ACADEMY HAS MULTIPLE MEMBERSHIP CATEGORIES: FELLOW (BOARD-CERTIFIED PHYSICIANS), MEMBER (NON-CERTIFIED PHYSICIANS), SCIENTIFIC FELLOW (PHDS WITH ACADEMIC AFFILIATIONS TO OTOLARYNGOLOGY), RESIDENT (RESIDENTS IN OTOLARYNGOLOGY TRAINING), INTERNATIONAL (PHYSICIANS PRACTICING OUTSIDE THE US AND CANADA), INTERNATIONAL RESIDENT, ASSOCIATE (PHYSICIANS AND DENTISTS IN FIELDS ALLIED TO OTOLARYNGOLOGY), AFFILIATE (NON-PHYSICIANS), STUDENT, AND ADMINISTRATOR. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A | BOARD MEMBERS ARE VOTED ON BY MEMBERS OF THE ACADEMY. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B | CHANGES TO THE BYLAWS ARE SUBJECT TO APPROVAL BY THE MEMBERS VIA VOTE. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B | AN EMAIL NOTICE CONTAINING A DIRECT LINK TO THE DOCUMENT IS SENT TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS PRIOR TO FILING THE FORM 990 WITH THE IRS. BOARD MEMBERS ARE INVITED TO DIRECT QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS TO ANY OFFICER OR KEY EMPLOYEE. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | INQUIRIES OF INDIVIDUALS REGARDING CONFLICT OF INTEREST ARE PERFORMED AND FOLLOWED UP ON. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A | THE ACADEMY ITSELF HAS NO EMPLOYEES; COMPENSATION OF THE EVP/CEO IS SET BY A COMPENSATION SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE ACADEMY'S RELATED FOUNDATION (THE ACADEMY AND ITS FOUNDATION HAVE COMMON BOARD MEMBERS). THE COMMITTEE UNDERTAKES AN ANNUAL REVIEW OF THE EVP/CEO'S PERFORMANCE. THE COMMITTEE USES AS A GUIDE FOR DETERMINING THE COMPENSATION A FORMAL EVALUATION PROCESS ESTABLISHED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. A SMALL SUBSET OF THE BOARD, INCLUDING THE PRESIDENT, PRESIDENT-ELECT, AND TREASURER, IS USED AS THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE FOR THE EVP/CEO. DURING THE MOST RECENT CONTRACT RENEWAL IN 2010, THE COMMITTEE USED DATA FROM A CONSULTANT WHO SPECIALIZES IN BENCHMARKING EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION. THE EVP/CEO'S CONTRACT ALSO PROVIDES POLICIES ON ANNUAL INCREASES AND PERFORMANCE BONUSES. THESE ARE BOTH DETERMINED BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT-OF-INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. |
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