Alachua County Medical Society
Resident and Fellow Physicians
Member Benefits 2012
Educational Programs for Members
 Free or low cost Continuing Medical Education (CME) programs on Mandatory Topics:
Prevention of Medical Errors, Domestic Violence, HIV/AIDS
 Eight dinner meetings per year
 Opportunities to network with physician colleagues in private practice and Shands at UF
Advocacy on Behalf of Members
 Medical Liaison to State Senator Steve Oelrich
 Medical Liaison to State Representative Keith Perry
 Medical Liaison to State Representative Chuck Chestnut
 Medical Liaison to State Representative Leonard Bembry
 Medical Liaison to State Representative Elizabeth Porter
 Liaison to Florida Medical Association (FMA)
 Delegates to FMA Annual Meeting
 Representatives on FMA Councils
 Doctor of the Day at State Capitol
 Representative on CHOICES Board of Directors
 Representative on Alachua County Health Care Board
Communications & Publications for Members
 House Calls, award-winning quarterly medical magazine
 Broadcast emails with time sensitive information (regulatory changes, etc.)
 Proactive Media Relations with the Gainesville Sun
 ACMS Website: www.acms.net (Join on line)
 Annual Physician Directory with special listing and photographs of members
Member Services
 Patient referrals to ACMS members
 Resolution of patient complaints
 Information and research on any practice-related question
Community Health / Health Education for Alachua County
 We Care Physician Referral Network (Established 1st Indigent Care Program in FL,
model for rest of state, over $50 million in volunteer hospital and physician care for
persons in need in Alachua County since 1991)
 Leadership Gainesville Medical Mini-Internship for community leaders
 Robb House Medical Museum (Oldest medical museum in Florida)
Collaborative Relationships
 University of Florida
 Shands Hospital
 North Florida Regional Medial Center
 Rotary Club of Gainesville
 Gainesville Chamber of Commerce
 Alachua County Association of Pharmacists