DCMS Member Benefits Professional Responsibility Networking Advocacy Tangible Member Benefits

Dallas County Medical Society is dedicated to supporting physicians who provide the highest quality medical care and is pledged to uphold the highest standards of ethical conduct. DCMS is one of 116 component county medical societies in the Texas Medical Association -- one of 50 state medical associations forming the American Medical Association. The DCMS is not an agency of county government and does not issue licenses to practice medicine.

The medical society provides numerous member benefits. The medical society plays an important part in "grass-roots" legislation and represents physicians' interests with local legislative and congressional representatives. A mediations committee is available to solve problems without legal interference. Another valuable benefit is your inclusion in the annual DCMS Official Directory, which many physicians and hospitals use as a referral resource. Also, the medical society's referral service covers the entire county and offers newcomers and others seeking medical care a choice of physicians by specialty and ZIP code area. The Dallas Medical Journal, published monthly, updates members on medical issues and local activities. In addition, DCMS offers business resources via the DCMS Circle of Friends, which provides a "one-stop shop" for resources that enhance the business side of medicine. Two of our newest benefits include our DCMS Web site and Referral Service Plus program where visitors can link directly to physicians' sites through the Physician Facts section of our site.

The Dallas County Medical Society represents all groups that take an interest in the democratic process available to all physicians.

Professional Responsibility

Preserve the autonomy and survival of individual physicians in medicine
Be part of the "family" of medicine
Be involved in community projects
Be instrumental in the operations of DCMS

Networking

Meeting with leaders in various medical fields
Advancing or changing careers
Being exposed to new ideas in medicine and technology

Advocacy

Provides legislative presentation
Shares economic survival techniques (managed care)
Offers neutral ground that crosses over medicine divisions through the Mediations Committee
Provides specialty society management

Tangible Member Benefits

Listing in DCMS Official Directory of Members

Used for physician-to-physician referrals. 9,000 copies distributed annually to medically related organizations.

Liability (TMLT) and health (TMAIT) insurance
Availability of endorsed products
Resource for information through DCMS Web site
Referral Service Plus - Link to a member physician's Web site through Physician Facts
Dallas Medical Journal and Texas Medicine subscriptions
Urgent medical information sent through blast fax, or e-mail.
Continuing education

CME
Educational seminars
Ethical information

Legal assistance through TMA
Professional Assistance with Physician’s Recovery Committee
Meetings

DCMS Circle of Friends
Annual Installation Dinner
W Grady Reddick Lecture
Resident Roundtable Series
Freshman Medical Student Dinner

Dallas County Medical Society Alliance of member spouses

Scholarships for nursing and science majors
Science Fair

For information on these or other services, please contact us at:

Dallas County Medical Society	Voice 214-948-3622
140 E. 12th St	Fax 214-946-5805
PO Box 4680	e-mail deanna@dallas-cms.org
Dallas, TX 75208

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