Membership and Benefits
The San Francisco Medical Society (SFMS) and California
Medical Association (CMA) are here to serve your interests, and those of
your patients, by representing your positions on issues important to the
practice of medicine.
The Mission Statement of SFMS states it quite clearly
– we exist to serve the needs of San Francisco physicians and to
advance the health of our patients and community. It’s our
commitment to physicians and patients.
More than ever, the future of medicine depends on
physicians coming together, uniting to achieve common goals. Organized
medicine has never been more important in helping to keep the practice
and decisions of medicine in the hands of physicians. An excellent
example of the importance of organized medicine working in California
for the good of physicians and patients is the preservation of
MICRA. MICRA (the Medical Injury Compensation Reform Act of 1975)
is our model malpractice and professional liability law. MICRA keeps
malpractice insurance rates stable and predictable, and ensures that
truly injured patients get taken care of appropriately.
There are many advantages and benefits to Medical
Society membership, and SFMS is striving to continually bring greater
value and purpose to its membership. However, participation in
SFMS/CMA is not just a sound investment in your career. The rewards are
professional, but they are also personal. The friends you make, and the
fellowship of shared experience, are benefits that few associations can
match. One of our Past Presidents said it best:
“I have been a member for over 10 years and
the fellowship of friends united for a common goal and the relationships
forged through shared experience makes my membership, in my opinion,
priceless.”
SFMS/CMA encourages its members to reach out to
non-member colleagues and encourage them to join in the designing the
future of organized medicine.
Benefits
of Medical Society Membership
Why
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For more information about membership, contact
Therese Porter, Director of Membership Services at (415) 561-0850,
extension 268, or tporter@sfms.org
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