Organized Medicine Works For You

VOLUSIA COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETY

Membership in the Volusia County Medical Society is the first step into the community of organized medicine – a federation that speaks for you, works for you, and provides services for you. Founded in 1925, the VCMS is one of 45 component medical societies chartered by the Florida Medical Association.

The Florida Medical Association, founded in 1874, is the hub of organized medicine in Florida. Radiating from the hub are the 45 component county medical societies and the 38 state specialty groups recognized by the FMA.

As the largest medical organization in Florida, the FMA represents the interest of more than 16,000 physicians, in all areas of medicine from professional liability to medical ethics and health planning.

As the conscience and voice of its physician members, it speaks in support of the continued high quality of medical care in this state. It supports the free enterprise system of health care delivery. And it stands fast against those who would turn the finest health care system in the world into a public utility.

The American Medical Association is the national voice of medicine. It is your medical organization on the national level and represents your profession to Congress. It battles the regulatory agencies on your behalf. It operates the nation’s largest physician placement service. It develops programs for physician-hospital relations. It brings health care information to the public.

With your AMA membership you receive the benefit of the world’s largest scientific publishers: The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), The American Medical News, and, in addition, one of the ten medical specialty journals.

VCMS membership does not require AMA or FMA membership.