Value of Membership PRACTICE
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Sonoma Medicine Editorial Board
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Membership in SCMA means real participation in the political discussion.
Together we can protect our value as physicians, build a more stable and prosperous practice, and promote a healthier community.
REGINA SULLIVAN, MD Obstetrics & Gynecology SCMA President-Elect regina.t.sullivan@kp.org 393-4081
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Why PHYSICIANS PRACTICING IN SONOMA COUNTY should be SCMA/CMA members:
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By speaking with a united voice, physicians exert a powerful influence on the political process at the local, state and national levels. Organized medicine is the “one voice” that legislators and government hear.
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SCMA and CMA have worked diligently to protect MICRA (California’s Medical Injury Compensation Reform Act), spearheading a successful campaign to defeat the anti-MICRA Prop. 46 in the 2014 election.
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SCMA is involved in several initiatives to improve community health in Sonoma County, such as increasing access for the uninsured; supporting anti-tobacco, oral health and end-of-life initiatives; reducing cardiovascular risk; and promoting safe prescribing of opiates.
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Jeff Sugarman, MD Chair Allan Bernstein, MD Peter Bretan, MD James DeVore, MD Rick Flinders, MD Rachel Friedman, MD Jessica Les, MD Rob Nied, MD Brien Seeley, MD Mark Sloan, MD
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