Board of Directors

Membership Committee

The Membership Committee shall oversee the development of all member benefits for the Association to ensure the Association fulfills its stated mission. The Committee will review existing benefits and identify new benefits for inclusion and maintain member benefits and services provided to SMA members. The Membership Committee shall be leaders in the industry and have broad experience and knowledge of the healthcare market.

The Membership Committee is composed of a Chair and up to ten (10) Active SMA Members appointed by the President. The Membership Chair must be an Active voting member (MD/DO) in good standing.

Both the Chair and members will serve for a period of two (2) years and may be reappointed for one (1) additional term. The Chair may be replaced with one of the active committee members after his/her two-year (2-year) term with the approval of the President provided the chair is an Active voting member (MD/DO) in good standing. A new committee member will be appointed by the President. The Executive Director serves as an ex-officio/non-voting committee member.

Education Committee

The Education Committee shall oversee the development of all educational activities and programming for the Association to ensure the Association fulfills its stated CME mission. The Education Committee will serve the Association through content recommendation, speaker recommendation and procurement, as well as offer direction with regard to grants and sponsorships.

The Education Committee is composed of a Chair and up to ten (10) Active SMA Members appointed by the President. The Education Chair must be an Active voting member (MD/DO) in good standing.

Both the Chair and members will serve for a period of two (2) years and may be reappointed for one (1) additional term. The Chair may be replaced with one of the active committee members after his/her two-year (2-year) term with the approval of the President provided the chair is an Active voting member (MD/DO) in good standing. A new committee member will be appointed by the President. The Executive Director serves as an ex-officio/non-voting committee member.

Budget & Finance Committee
SMA Services Board

The duties of the Budget and Finance Committee are to oversee all financial matters of the Association and to advise the Board of Directors regarding such financial matters. The Board of Directors must approve Policies and Procedures developed by the Budget and Finance Committee.

The Budget and Finance Committee is composed of a Chair and up to seven (7) members appointed by the President. The Budget and Finance Committee also serves as the Board of Directors for SMA Services Inc., SMA’s wholly owned financial services division. The Executive Director serves as an ex-officio/non-voting committee member.

Both Chair and members are assigned on the recommendation of the President with approval of the Board of Directors provided the chair is an Active voting member (MD/DO) in good standing. The term of the committee Chair shall be for up to two (2), two-year (2-year) terms. The term of committee members shall be for up to two (2), three-year (3-year) terms.

Alliance Committee

The SMA Alliance Committee shall increase participation in the SMA. The SMAA shall create and host family-based educational and social activities that support and strengthen families. The SMAA shall develop and promote fundraising activities on behalf of the SMA. The SMAA will serve as ambassadors by attending meetings and bestowing awards as directed by the SMA Board of Directors.

Physicians-in-Training Leadership Working Group

This Group, open to medical students and residents, provides a forum to plan and design new educational activities for physicians-in-training with a focus on:

• Multi-disciplinary networking;
• Collaborative, low-stress environment surrounded by peers;
• New ideas from new physicians to new physicians;
• Education and research emphasis, without any political endorsements;
• Incorporating physician-to-physician communication/networking early for continued collaboration;
• Spreading best practices between sixteen regional states for improved quality patient care;
• Enhancing leadership strategies and skills.

Digital Health and Innovation Committee

The Digital Health and Innovation committee shall serve to educate, inform and support SMA members on digital health and innovation. Digital Health is defined as the use of information, data, and communication technologies to help resolve problems, reduce inefficiencies, reduce costs, improve access, increasing quality, and to help make the practice of medicine more personalized and precise. The Digital Health and Innovation committee shall provide direction to SMA by recommending new member benefits to the Membership Committee and new educational activities to the Education Committee.