THE PURPOSE OF THIS ORGANIZATION SHALL BE TO BRING INTO ONE ORGANIZATION THE DOCTORS OF MEDICINE OF TULARE COUNTY, SO THAT BY FREQUENT MEETINGS AND FULL AND FRANK INTERCHANGE OF VIEWS, THEY MAY SECURE SUCH INTELLIGENT UNITY AND HARMONY IN EVERY PHASE OF THEIR LABOR AS WILL ELEVATE AND MAKE EFFECTIVE THE OPINIONS OF THE PROFESSION IN ALL SCIENTIFIC, MEDICAL, PUBLIC HEALTH, MEDICAL ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS IN WHICH THE MEIDCAL PROFESSION HAS A VALID INTEERST OR PUBLIC RESPONSIBILITY. IN ADDITION, THE SOCIETY SHALL ENCOURAGE RESEARCH; PROTECT ITS MEMBERS AGAINST IMPOSITIONS; SETTLE DISPUTES AND ADJUST ETHICAL RELATIONS OF ITS MEMBERS; UNITE WITH SIMILAR MEDICAL SOCIETIES IN OTHER COUNTIES OF THE STATE TO FORM THE CALIFORNIA MEDICAL ASSOCIATION; AND, AS AN ORGANIZED BODY, SERVE THE PUBLIC INTEREST.