This is the right role for you if you like easy and timely opportunities to provide feedback on local issues related to the practice of medicine. Surveys are included in either standalone emails to members or in the ‘SFMMS Weekly Roundup’ email newsletters. If you are not receiving the weekly newsletter, please email membership@sfmms.org and request to be added to our mailing list. 

This the right role if you like to learn about public health and policy issues affecting medical field while connecting with the medical community in San Francisco and/or Marin County. You are willing to attend in-person and/or virtual meetings remotely or in-person up. Opportunities are included in in ‘SFMMS Weekly Roundup’ email newsletters or in the “Events” section on the SFMMS website: https://www.sfmms.org/news-events/events.aspx. If you are not receiving the weekly newsletter, please email membership@sfmms.org and request to be added to our mailing list.

This is the right role for you if you enjoy writing and storytelling, and would like to share your expertise on a particular policy or public health issue with other physicians in San Francisco and Marin. You can fill out the form at the bottom of this page or email Steve Heilig, Associate Executive Director and Managing Editor of the Journal at heilig@sfmms.org, describing the topic about which you would like to write and your experience with that topic.

This role is right for you if you like to focus on local issues and connect with the medical community in San Francisco and/or Marin County. You should be willing to attend meetings remotely or in-person as frequently as monthly and at least quarterly.  The UCSF chapter of Students for Organized Medicine manages student involvement in SFMMS, CMA, AMA. All SFOM members who are present at the December/January meeting can vote for the incoming student liaisons.  (SFMMS does not control this appointment).

SFMMS Working Groups are periodically established by the SFMMS Board of Directors to tackle specific, time-sensitive issues affecting the profession and patients. They are time-limited, and sunset upon completion of the work. This role is right for you if you like to focus on local issues and connect with the medical community in San Francisco and/or Marin County. Opportunities are included in either standalone emails to members or in ‘SFMMS Weekly Roundup’ email newsletters. If you are not receiving the weekly newsletter, please email membership@sfmms.org and request to be added to our mailing list. You may also fill out the form at the bottom of this page. 

SFMMS committees work on specific issues or areas of focus for the organization and make recommendations to the Board of Directors on actions or programs SFMMS should implement. The committees are an opportunity to influence the policy and advocacy of organized medicine locally while building leadership skills that can be used at the Board, in your practice, and in the community.

This role is right for you if prefer to focus on local issues and/or the operations of the Society as a membership association representing physicians in San Francisco and Marin Counties. To read a description of both elected and non-elected committees, click HERE. 

Becoming the Chair of a Committee is a great way to gain experience before running to become an Officer of the SFMMS Board of Directors. Committee Chairs have traditionally served on the Committee for at least a year and/or have experience on the SFMMS Board of Directors. Once you have joined an SFMMS Committee, speak with your SFMMS staff liaison for more information.

SFMMS' Board of Directors sets the direction and priorities for the organization and provides a voice for the membership to the California Medical Association. Board members are first nominated by the SFMMS Nominations Committee, and are elected by the general membership via electronic vote. Board members serve a two-year term.

Interested parties should begin by reviewing the role and responsibilities of Board of Directors Members, HERE

Member of the SFMMS Board of Directors: This role is right for you if you like a mix of local and state issues related to the practice of medicine; are willing to proactively bring forward issue that affect the profession and work with others to develop solutions; have an interest in exploring a leadership position within the Society or CMA; are willing to attend a California Medical Association House of Delegates if you have not already; are comfortable promoting membership in the Society and raising funds among members and colleagues for local and state Political Actions Committees; and are interested in the running of non-profit organizations. Interested candidates for these positions should either fill out the form at the bottom of this page or email Ian Knox, SFMMS Director of Operations and Governance at iknox@sfmms.org, with an expression of interest to receive more information about timelines, eligibility, and upcoming meetings. Your name will be submitted to the SFMMS Nominations Committee for consideration. Nominees are then elected to their positions by members of the Society via general election.

SFMMS Executive Committee Member: The Executive Committee is comprised of individuals already on the SFMMS Board of Directors. Six are Officers of the Board, and five are nominated by the current President of the Society in Consultation with Past Presidents and Board Members. Interested candidates for these positions should fill out the form at the bottom of this page or email Ian Knox, SFMMS Director of Operations and Governance at iknox@sfmms.org, with an expression of interest to receive more information about timelines, eligibility, and upcoming meetings. Your name will be submitted to the SFMMS President for consideration.

SFMMS Political Action Committee: This role is right for you if you are interested in local politics and policymakers, with an emphasis on the relationship with elected representatives in San Francisco and Marin Counties. PAC members should be comfortable asking questions of elected representatives on behalf of the Society, and raising funds among members and colleagues. Candidates are typically nominated at meetings of the SFMMS Political Action Committee Board of Directors. Interested candidates for these positions should email Ian Knox, SFMMS Director of Operations and Governance at iknox@sfmms.org, with an expression of interest to receive more information about timelines, eligibility, and upcoming meetings. Your name will be submitted to the Board of Directors for consideration.

SFMMS Officer (Secretary, Treasurer, Editor): SFMMS Officers are typically members of the Board of Directors for at least two three-year terms and have served on at least one SFMMS Committee. The SFMMS Board of Directors receives expressions of interest from Board Members and/or nominates from among Board members in consultation with Past-Presidents, Nominations Committee members, and SFMMS staff. Nominees are then elected to their positions by members of the Society via general election.

SFMMS President: You should be interested in being the spokesperson for the Medical Society and, by extension, the profession, and engaging in frequent interactions with the media and elected representatives. You should be comfortable speaking in front of members of the Society and the public. You should have a deep interest in the present and future of the profession in San Francisco and Marin. You should have held Officer positions on the SFMMS Board of Directors and have been involved in SFMMS Committees.

You should like a mix of local and state issues related to the practice of medicine; are willing to proactively bring forward issue that affect the profession and work with others to develop solutions; have attended a California Medical Association House of Delegates; are comfortable promoting membership in the Society and raising funds among members and colleagues for local and state Political Actions Committees; and are interested in the running of non-profit organizations. SFMMS Presidents Elect and Presidents are typically first Officers of the Board of Directors and have served on at least one SFMMS Committee. The SFMMS Board of Directors receives expressions of interest from Officers and/or nominates from among Board members in consultation with Past-Presidents. Nominees are then elected to their positions by members of the Society via general election.

CMA Board of Trustees or Council Member: These roles are right for you if you like to focus on state issues, have held a position on the SFMMS Board; have attended a California Medical Association House of Delegates meeting before; are willing to proactively bring forward issue that affect the profession and work with others to develop solutions; are comfortable fundraising among members and colleagues for Political Action Committees; are interested in the running of non-profit organizations; are comfortable interacting with the media; and may be interested in running for a leadership position within the California Medical Association. Trustees are typically Past-Presidents of their County Society. The SFMMS Board of Directors receives expressions of interest and/or nominates from among Past-Presidents. Nominees are then elected to their positions by members of the Society via general election. You can learn more on CMA's Council and Committees page HERE.

CMA Councils and Subcommittees: CMA solicits participation in Councils and Subcommittees each year, usually starting in May. Any member can apply, and SFMMS may choose to endorse your application. CMA's Committee on Nominations assesses all applicants and makes a recommendation to the CMA Board of Trustees, including recommendations for Chair and Vice-Chair of the Councils and Subcommittees. The Board of Trustees' selections are ratified at the House of Delegates. This position might be right for you if you have an interest in state issues, the legislative process, and government relations, and may be interested in pursuing leadership positions within CMA. Solicitations will be included in either standalone emails to members or in ‘SFMMS Weekly Roundup’ email newsletters. If you are not receiving the weekly newsletter, please email membership@sfmms.org and request to be added to our mailing list.

CalPAC Officer or Board Member: CalPAC is the Political Action Committee of the California Medical Association. CalPAC Members are typically Past-Presidents or Board Members of their County Society, and run for the position via California Medical Association elections processes. This role is right for you if you like a mix of local and state issues related to the practice of medicine; are willing to proactively bring forward issue that affect the profession and work with others to develop solutions; have an interest in exploring a leadership position within the Society or CMA; are willing to attend a California Medical Association House of Delegates if you have not already; are comfortable promoting membership in the Society and raising funds among members and colleagues for local and state Political Actions Committees; and are interested in the running of non-profit organizations. 

CMA Council on Legislation: CMA’s Council on Legislation is the body that determines the positions the California Medical Association will take on bills in the California Assembly and Senate. This is a key role in crafting the voice of organized medicine in California. This position might be right for you if you have an interest in state issues, the legislative process, and government relations. Some travel to Sacramento may be required. CMA solicits interest in the Spring of each year to determine the rosters for one-year terms beginning in the fall. This will be included in either standalone emails to members or in ‘SFMMS Weekly Roundup’ email newsletters. If you are not receiving the weekly newsletter, please email membership@sfmms.org and request to be added to our mailing list.