Are you interested in serving on CMA's councils and subcommittees? June 8, 2016 CMA CMA Nominations, Council on Legislation, CMA Committees 0 The California Medical Association (CMA) is currently accepting applications and nominations for members to serve on the association's councils and subcommittees for 2016-2017. The deadline to submit an application or nomination for the upcoming term is Thursday, June 16. In October 2013, the CMA House of Delegates approved expansive restructuring of CMA’s governance system, including refocusing the role of the House of Delegates, delegating greater policy-making responsibilities to the Board of Trustees, and revamping of CMA’s councils and subcommittees to serve a greater role as drivers of CMA policy making. Positions are available on the following councils and subcommittees: Council on Ethical, Legal and Judicial Affairs Subcommittee on Professional Liability Council on Health Professions and Quality of Care Subcommittee on Continuing Medical Education Subcommittee on the Medical Board of California Council on Legislation Council on Medical Services Subcommittee on Health Information Technology Subcommittee on Medi-Cal Subcommittee on Medicare Subcommittee on Workers' Compensation Council on Membership, Governance and Bylaws Council on Science and Public Health Service on these councils and subcommittees will begin upon adjournment of the CMA House of Delegates on October 16, 2016. Councils meet as necessary when they have assigned business assigned. Members are expected to meet up to four times a year via teleconference, with possibly one in-person meeting. Applicant or nominee must be a member of CMA in good standing and agree to participate with a goal of developing the best policy for the association. The deadline to submit an application or nomination is 11:59 p.m., Thursday, June 16, 2016. For more information, download the nomination packet. The nominations form is available as a Word document or fillable PDF. Contact: Michelle Chapanian, (916) 551-2054 or mchapanian@cmanet.org. Comments are closed.
