CMA President's Message: An Awesome Responsibility Leading the California Medical Association (CMA) is an awesome responsibility – one that includes representing physicians in the battles medicine faces in California and nationally; promoting policies that protect our patients, our practices and our ability to care for our communities; and preventing regulations that contribute to the ever-increasing problem of burnout among physicians that is resulting in early retirement or career change, frustrations and even suicide. I believe all physicians are responsible to protect the profession of medicine in the present and for the future. And no one can ... January 30, 2018 President's Message President's Message 0 0 Comment Read More »
President's Message June 2017 JUNE 2017 “A Year of Awesome!” Dear Members, Colleagues and Friends, It’s absolutely astounding to believe that the past year has flown by so quickly. It has been such an honor and a privilege to serve as President of SBCMS for 2016-17, and I’m very proud of the accomplishments we’ve made during the past year: Completed a new Strategic Plan to guide SBCMS for the next three years; Maintained our position as the 7th largest component medical society ... June 20, 2017 President's Message President's Message 0 0 Comment Read More »
President's Message from Michael A. Sequeira, M.D., F.A.C.E.P. April 2017 Dear Friends and Colleagues, One of my top priorities when I became President of SBCMS in 2016 was to move forward with development of an updated Strategic Plan. I'm excited to let you know that our medical society has completed this process, and we're delighted to unveil the final result! Our planning process took 15 months from start to finish, with the expert guidance of facilitator Ronald Stewart, Ph.D. and a committee of 22 physicians. With generous support to underwrite the process from IEHP, we held a series of meetings ... April 12, 2017 General, President's Message President's Message, Strategic Plan 0 0 Comment Read More »
President's Message January 2017 January, 2017 Dear Friends and Colleagues, Happy New Year! We are excited to start off 2017 with the announcement of our Preferred Business Partners program! This collaboration between the medical society and a specially selected group of the region’s most respected and prolific businesses is a strong addition to the myriad of benefits our society offers you as a valued member. As new business partners come on board with SBCMS, after each undergoes a thorough review process, we will be establishing ways for them to communicate their professional services to you and to ... January 18, 2017 General, President's Message President's Message 0 0 Comment Read More »
President's Message December 2016 December, 2016 PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE FROM MICHAEL A. SEQUEIRA, M.D., F.A.C.E.P. Dear Friends and Colleagues, The holiday season is upon us, bringing with it a spirit of camaraderie and mutual focus on activities, observances and celebrations that unite us. One of the best ways to pay homage to the evolution of medicine, healthcare and healers is to take a tour of the Southern California Medical Museum. Through the collaboration and generosity of Western University of Health Sciences (WUHS), the Museum now occupies the ground floor of the University’s Nursing Science Center in historic ... December 6, 2016 General, President's Message President's Message 0 0 Comment Read More »
President's Message: Meet Mitzi Young, Physician Advocate November, 2016 Dear Friends and Colleagues, One of the greatest responsibilities we have as a medical society is to partner with you in providing resources for you to successfully manage your practice and consistently deliver the best possible patient care. That’s why I am excited to announce the addition of our very own physician advocate: Welcome Mitzi Young! Mitzi brings the CMA’s Center for Economic Services directly into your office setting to serve as your personal consultant on a wide variety of compliance, contracting, insurance, claims and training issues. She will ... November 3, 2016 CMA, General, President's Message Mitzi Young, Physician Advocate, President's Message 0 0 Comment Read More »
CMA President's Message: Thinking big to save lives On January 1, 2016, a California Medical Association (CMA) co-sponsored law went into effect that will help protect the health of California’s children and communities by eliminating the personal belief exemption from school immunization requirements. As a physician who has a vested interest in the advancement of California’s public health efforts, I can’t think of a better way to start 2016. With the new year underway, I’m thrilled to stand with you all, as your CMA president, during what will surely be an exciting time for the future of health care ... February 1, 2016 General Physician Leadership, Political Advocacy, Save Lives California, Election, President's Message 0 0 Comment Read More »
CMA President's Message: A Critical Year for Health Care We haven’t quite hit the halfway mark, but 2015 is already shaping up to be an important year for health care. In just these past few months, legislators have repealed the Medicare sustainable growth rate (SGR), saving physicians from an imminent 21 percent payment cut, and have considered an abundance of new bills aimed at solving several major health issues across the state. The topic of health has been filling front-page headlines at every leading newspaper in California recently, reaffirming my belief that this is truly an exciting time to be ... June 15, 2015 General, Medi-Cal, Medicare President's Message, Physician Leadership 0 0 Comment Read More »
CMA President's Message: The coming year, and beyond Although 2014 will long be remembered as the year that all modes of practice and specialties of the House of Medicine came together in a group effort to defeat Proposition 46, it is imperative that we maintain the momentum we have gained as we confront the issues of the coming year and beyond. Following such a historic year, I would like to take a moment to reflect on what we have accomplished and what we can look forward to over the next 12 months. I have, for over three decades, been ... January 22, 2015 General President's Message 0 0 Comment Read More »
