MCMS in 2020
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tephen M. R. Covey, son of the late author and speaker Stephen R. Covey, wrote The Speed of Trust: The One Thing That Changes Everything. Personal and professional relationships, Covey argues, move at the speed of trust. So does a membership organization like the Maricopa County Medical Society. The Board of Directors of MCMS and I are dedicated to building upon the trust members have continued to place in the society since its founding in 1892. Members must trust we have their best interests at heart and non-member physicians need to trust MCMS before they join.
John McElligott, MPH, CPH
Communication Overload
To build trust with physicians, we will share information relevant to medicine today and help members to prepare for the future of medicine in Maricopa County. But we won’t overshare. You may already be inundated with emails and push notifications from smartphone apps. MCMS will limit the amount of information we share, so you don’t get overloaded and can focus on being a doctor. I’ve heard from many physicians who are thrilled to have Arizona Physician in their hands again. With so much media shifting to digital, doctors have said they like having something they can dog-ear, mark up, and throw Moving at the Speed of Trust on the coffee table. MCMS will balance emails and social The Maricopa County Medical Society has always been media posts with the old-fashioned in-person events at the crossroads of medical care in the Valley of the Sun. you’ve come to love. We will continue to play that role for the next century. MCMS is a community of physicians in a county with MCMS will take the side over 12,000 doctors. While we may of physicians and we’ll not be able to shake hands with all The Maricopa County Medical physicians in Maricopa County and support whatever you connect every doctor from Mesa do, whether it is caring Society has always been at the to Surprise, we’ll certainly try by for patients, conducting using a mix of seasonal events and crossroads of medical care in research, educating medical modern communication. students, or volunteering in the Valley of the Sun. We will the community. COVID-19 Support for Doctors MCMS will be an continue to play that role for the Scores of members have been organization to which next century. rattled by the pandemic caused by physicians can turn for the SARS-CoV-2 novel coronavirus support. Doctors often ask and rightly so. MCMS appreciates us for referrals to the best how much the spread of disease has impacted your work lawyers who specialize in contracts or compliance, the best as a physician. The lack of personal protective equipment staffing agencies to fill vacancies, or the best investment or (PPE) and policies to “flatten the curve” led to massive accounting firms. MCMS can help you. patient cancellations, fear of transmission to medical staff Physicians value having a community of fellow and patients, and questions about the economic impact of physicians in an organization which looks out for their best the virus. interests. MCMS is on your side.
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ARIZONA PHYSICIAN | Spring 2020
