About SFMS

The San Francisco Medical Society is a nonprofit organization consisting of over 1,800 physician members and seven staff members that advocate for San Francisco physicians and their patients in the interest of public health.

SFMS members and staff are deeply involved in the community on behalf of organized medicine. We work on local policy issues, bring local problems to the state level and mediate between physicians, patients and insurers. We strive to educate physicians, patients and the public at large about important health care issues.

Mission

The San Francisco Medical Society serves the needs of all San Francisco physicians and advances the health of our patients and community.

Goals

• Physicians will practice medicine in an environment that supports a high quality of professional and personal life.
• All San Franciscans will have access to health care and continuity of care.
• The San Francisco Medical Society will serve as a leader in resolving health care issue through coordination and consensus within San Francisco’s diverse health care network.
• The San Francisco Medical Society will be an effective advocate influencing decisions concerning health care policy and financing, and a recognized resource for health care policy information.
• San Francisco Medical Society members shall include the entire San Francisco medical community.
• The San Francisco Medical Society leaders and administrative infrastructure will dynamically support the achievement of organizational goals.

Related Organizations:

SFMS Community Service Foundation

SFMS Community Service Foundation is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) corporation that serves as the medical society’s charitable arm focusing on public health and education. The foundation provides community health services and educational projects largely through grant funding. SFMS staff and members generate grant proposals for SFMS-based projects; members may also use the foundation as a low-overhead fiscal intermediary for their own projects. Funders have included governmental sources such as the San Francisco Department of Health, local private foundations such as the Walter and Elise Haas and Wallace Alexander Gerbode Foundations, and private donors.

SFMS Political Action Committee

The SFMSPAC is in unincorporated committee registered as a state and local political action committee. It evaluates state and local candidates and contributes to their election campaigns.