Once you've decided to get a group started, setting a governance structure is helpful. Many groups will have a president, vice-president, secretary and treasurer. The president will often have overall responsibility for setting the schedule, planning events, and arranging elections. The vice-president can act as the president-elect and be tutored in the administrative tasks of the president. The secretary may be designated to deal with publicity for the group, maintaining e-mail lists and websites, and interacting with the medical school administrative staff. The treasurer is generally responsible for all of the financial aspects, such as dues, arranging for funding of events, and obtaining food for the meetings.