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Why Join MCMS?
Physician (MD or DO) Membership Information
MCMS Membership Application Form
Physician Assistant (PA) Membership Information
MD's, DO's, PA's --Please read!
The Mecklenburg County Medical
Society is here to serve its members as well as the general
public. Membership in the MCMS has many benefits for Physicians
(including Resident-Physicians) and Physician Assistants. In addition
to the many benefits listed below, membership will allow
you to enter the "Members Only" section of this Web site. Please click on categories of interest to read
more about the subject. Click on the appropriate link above
for an application form. For more information about any
of these services, please call 704-376-3688.
Impacting Legislative and Policy Issues
- Legislative
Committee & Meck-PAC
Board - direct members' views to appropriate governmental
agencies and legislators
- Delegation to the North Carolina Medical
Society
- Appointment of members to community and state
boards
Community and Media Relations
- Community and Media Relations
Committee - presents the views of physicians to the public through the
media and community involvement
- House Calls - a monthly televised call-in medical
program on NBC-6
- "Ask the Doctor" -
a weekly column in The Charlotte Observer
- Speakers Bureau
- Medicine and Society TV Series- on UNC-Charlotte's
Cable Station 22
Committee Involvement
- Medical/Legal
Committee - works with a counterpart committee
of the Mecklenburg County Bar to address concerns affecting
both groups
- Community Intern Program - teams community leaders
with physicians to educate them on the realities of practicing
medicine
- And your choice of other excellent opportunities
to contribute to your profession and community
Assistance with Sensitive
Situations
- Mediation Committee - mediates charges made against
individual members by patients
- Physicians Health Program - assists members whose
ability to practice may be impaired
Membership meetings and seminars
Physician Locator Service
for Patients (704-376-3688)
The Medical Society maintains a physician locator
service that is provided free to its members and the
public. Interested
parties may call weekdays between 8:00
a.m. and 4:30 p.m. to
obtain the name and office telephone number of physicians
whose specialties meet their needs. Physicians'
credentials as listed by the practitioner are also provided
on request. The MCMS provides this information as a convenience
only and does not endorse any physician or group practice.
Help
in Getting to Know Other Physicians
- Award-winning pictorial directory
- Mailing labels
- Mecklenburg Medicine,
a monthly physician magazine
Insurance Options
- Disability insurance
- Medicare supplement insurance
- Long term care insurance
- Business insurance
- Personal insurance
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