1. The Physicians Caste of Port Kar (PCoPK) are those Physicians who are citizens and registered to practice medicine within Port Kar. Together, these Physicians determine and weigh standards of medical care within Port Kar.

2. Any disputes or complaints against a healer within the City of Port Kar will be subject to review by the PCoPK. A hearing will proceed, in which any member of the PCoPK  may voice their opinion. Hearings will generally be convened for reasons such as:
- Malpractice
- Refusing to treat a citizen without due cause
- Violations of "Do no harm."
Punishments for a returned guilty verdict can range from mandatory apprenticeships and suspensions to expulsion for more egregious offenses. 

3. All members are entitled to a vote on caste matters so long as they have been in the organization for at least four months (one month RT).

4. A free women of the Caste of Physicians, upon the age of majority, wears two bracelets on her left wrist. When she has one child, one bracelet is removed; when she has a second child the second bracelet is removed. She may then, if she desires, enter in to the full practice of her craft within the scope that Caste Guidelines permit. This includes electing for a specialty and having her own practice when her apprenticeship is complete. This custom ensures the future of our Caste, because the intensity of learning the craft of the Physicians is extensive and demanding to the point whereby procreation feasibly falls by the wayside.

"A notable exception to the generalization that women of a given caste normally do not engage in caste work is the caste of Physicians, whose women are commonly trained, as are the boys, in the practice of medicine. Even the physicians, however, normally do not admit their women to full practice until they have borne two children. The purpose of this is to retain a high level of intelligence in the caste. Professional women, it is well understood, tend not to reproduce themselves, a situation which, over time, would be likely to produce a diminution in the quality of the caste. Concern for the future of the caste is thus evidenced in this limitation by the physicians on the rights of their women to participate without delay in the caste craft. The welfare of the caste, typically, takes priority in the Gorean mind over the ambitions of specific individuals. The welfare of a larger number of individuals, as the Goreans reason, correctly or incorrectly, is more important than the welfare of a smaller number of individuals."
-Fighting Slave of Gor

5. In the case of enslavement by any other means than contractual slavery, the PCoPK member will lose all status within the organization, but may, at their owner's discretion, apply to be recognized as a Physician Slave within the PCoPK. If/when freedom is attained again, he or she may apply to rejoin the PCoPK assuming all other requirements are met.

6. In the case of contractual slavery, the PCoPK member's status will be reduced immediately to Physician slave. If the member holds a chair, it will be vacant effective immediately. When the term of contractual slavery ends, the member will be restored to previous status, minus the chair held if applicable.

7. Holding a Chaired position within the PCoPK is not gender biased, with the exception of a free woman who still wears at least one of her bracelets. In all other cases, position within the Caste is determined by ability and consensus of the Caste by vote.

8. Basic Requirements for nomination to/retaining a Chaired Position within the PCoPK, the candidate must:
- Be sworn to Port Kar for at least two years (6 months RT)
- Be a part of the PCoPK for at least one year (3 months RT) 
- Be active within the PCoPK and city
- Be reasonably able to commit the time necessary to perform tasks of the chair
- Be present at the meeting at the time the vote for that particular chair takes place

9. All chaired positions are held for up to four years, with the election for all chaired positions to be held at the close of the fourth year (in short, every December there will be voting on all three chairs).

10. Definition of Chairs and their duties of the PCoPK

En Physician of the PCoPK
Executor of the PCoPK 

- Conducts the Physician's Caste meetings
- Schedules and sets the Agenda for Caste meetings
- Brings all matters to the Caste for their review, discussion, and vote
- Does not vote except in the case of a tie 
- Forms committees within the Caste as needed
- Liaison to the Council of Captains or other organizations outside of the Caste
- May temporarily suspend the medical practice of a Physician for due cause with the support of at least one other Chair until a hearing can be convened in a timely manner to further investigate the matter
- Takes part in reviewing applications and approval of PCoPK membership
- Holds final approval on Caste membership (may be overruled only by caste vote in this matter) 
- Cannot be held by a free woman who still wears bracelets in accordance with Caste Guidelines

Se Physician of the PCoPK
Best Practices and Training Director of the PCoPK

- Assumes En Physician duties in case of absence of the En Physician
- Responsible for coordinating colleagues for existing Physicians applying to the PCoPK
- Responsible for coordinating mentors for new applicants and apprentices.
- Coordinates instructors for any training classes
- Takes part in reviewing applications and approval of PCoPK membership
- Cannot be held by a free woman who still wears bracelets in accordance with Caste Guidelines if a suitable candidate absent bracelets exists.

Tre Physician of the PCoPK
Record Keeper and Communication Manager of the PCoPK

- Maintains the roster of the PCoPK
- Keeps track of all current applications
- Informs applicants of their status during the application process in a timely manner
- Notifies the Caste of new members
- Sends communications to the Caste as directed by the En and/or Se Physician.

Shared Duties for All Chairs

- Hears any complaints against any Physician within Port Kar, at least the first or second chair must be present.
- All information is confidential until approved by the First Chair for distribution
- Must regularly attend Caste meetings (may not miss more than 2 consecutive meetings or face possible removal by caste vote)
- The Council may decide a Caste Scribe is needed, and will decide which responsibilities to delegate to said Caste Scribe at that time.


11. If a member cannot be contacted with due diligence (SN Deleted), they will no longer receive communications from the PCoPK until such a time as they submit a request to the Caste Chairs to be reinstated on the communication list. They will incur a period of time of inability to vote at Caste meetings the same as a newly accepted member (1 month RT).

Non-PCoPK Physicians

1. Any Physician, whether guest or citizen, not belonging to the PCoPK may not hold a medical practice except one within a private residence, where his or her principle patients are residents of that dwelling or guests who accept treatment while visiting. 

2. Outside of said private residence practices, he or she is limited to stabilizing patients for transport to a clinic and general first aid. He or she cannot practice medicine within a public or city-owned clinic. The only exception is if said Physician's assistance is requested by a member of the PCoPK, requested specifically by a patient, or in times of emergency declared by the Council of Captains, or for the purposes of evaluation in the application process with a PCoPK member present.

Physician Assistants/Physician Slaves

1. The PCoPK may train slaves to be Physician Assistants/Physician Slaves at an owner's request. Their evaluation will be conducted similarly as 3a under "Process to join" if previously unknown to the PCoPK or 3b under the same if they are already known to the PCoPK.

2. Typically, these types of slaves are able to treat wounds, deliver infants, perform exams, and other general roles in medicine, but their knowledge and ability does not meet or exceed that of a Casted Physician in the same specialty.

3. They are generally not permitted to conduct surgeries. ((In essence, they are more akin to Nurses on Earth)) 

4. As slaves, they do not have a vote in any caste matters, cannot hold position within the PCoPK and their presence in meetings is at the discretion of the executor of meetings, typically First Chair, assuming permission from owner first

Disclaimer OOC - Age of Majority is 15 in Port Kar for active play, and beginning Caste training. Mun age requirement for play is still 18+.