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        <ExplanationTxt>ALL AMERICAN COLLEGE OF ENDOCRINOLOGY MEMBERS MUST BE MEMBERS OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGISTS (AACE). THE VOTING MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF AACE AND THE VOTING MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF ENDOCRINOLOGY SHALL, BY VIRTUE OF SUCH POSITIONS, BE MEMBERS OF THIS CORPORATION; ANY PERSON WHO CEASES TO HOLD SUCH A POSITION SHALL CEASE TO BE A MEMBER.</ExplanationTxt>
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