Much of the work of the North Carolina Medical Society is accomplished through its committees.

NCMS committees discuss and recommend official policies and actions for adoption by the Board of Directors. The committees meet two to three times a year.

In addition to the professional satisfaction that results from participating in committee work, many NCMS members enjoy the excellent opportunity committees give them to become acquainted with and work with colleagues throughout the state.

If you would like to participate on an NCMS committee, please complete an interest form.

Questions regarding NCMS Committees should be directed to Evan Simmons, 919-833-3836, [email protected].

Committee Interest Form

NCMS Committee List

Committee Overview

The Communications Committee was created by the NCMS Board of Directors because they saw a need for clear and regular communication with the NCMS membership and the greater public.

Committee Charge

To provide guidance on NCMS communications and marketing strategies, polices, and actions with primary aim of recruiting and retaining NCMS members, communicating effectively on NCMS actions and policies, and protecting the NCMS brand.

Committee Responsibilities

The Committee will:

  • Have a good working knowledge of social networking, appropriate outreach to members and non-members, and an awareness of good social networking protocols.
  • Be a resource to Board members and members by sharing expertise to assist others in spreading awareness of our organization and expanding our brand.
  • Build our current brand and digital marketing to drive new members, donors, and friends of the organization.
  • Strategically plan marketing efforts for our website, newsletter, and social media channels (includes Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, and YouTube).
  • Implement a Communication Plan for the organization including our core messages (who we are; our impact on the community; fundraising, volunteer recruitment, and events, etc.)
  • Maintain and build relationships with key industry partners and members of the press.

Membership

  • Committee Chairs serve for a term of up to two years and may serve for two consecutive terms.
  • Committee Members serve a one-year term and may serve up to four consecutive terms.
  • Maximum 15 committee members; 5 Consultants; 1 NCMS Board of Directors Representative.
  • The President-Elect selects committee members in the fall for the coming year (January – December).

Meetings

The Communications Committee meets virtually on a quarterly basis.

Agenda, Minutes, and Reports

Committee support is provided by Randy Aldridge to include developing committee agendas, drafting minutes, and producing reports. Please direct any questions regarding the Committee to:

Randy Aldridge
VP, Communications and Marketing
[email protected]

Committee Overview

This Committee was mandated by the NCMS Board of Directors in the Constitution & Bylaws because they saw a need for a stable and sustainable organization.

Committee Charge

To promote and maintain the Constitution & Bylaws of the North Carolina Medical Society.

Committee Responsibilities

The Committee will:

  • Review and study the Constitution & Bylaws for corrections, clarifications, or changes or deletions necessary to maintain a current document supportive of the Society’s needs and goals.
  • Consider any additional items referred by the Board of Directors.

Membership

  • Committee Chairs serve for a term of up to two years and may serve for two consecutive terms.
  • Committee Members serve a one year term and may serve up to four consecutive terms.
  • Maximum 15 committee members; 5 Consultants; 1 NCMS Board of Directors Representative.
  • The President-Elect selects committee members in the fall for the coming year (January – December).

Meetings

The Constitution and Bylaws Committee should meet at least once a year.

Agenda, Minutes, and Reports

Committee support is provided by Ashley Rodriguez to include developing committee agendas, drafting minutes, and producing reports. Please direct any questions regarding the Committee to:

Ashley Rodriguez
Chief Legal Officer
[email protected]

Committee Member Portal

Committee Overview

This Committee was mandated by the NCMS Board of Directors because they saw a need for discussion and counsel on different medical decisions.

Committee Charge

To consider contemporary medical ethical and legal/regulatory issues and to provide policy and/or action recommendations related to these issues to the NCMS Board of Directors when appropriate.

Committee Responsibilities

The Committee shall review issues submitted to it by the NCMS Board of Directors/President and make recommendation back to the NCMS Board of Directors for consideration and decision.

Membership

  • Committee Chairs serve for a term of up to two years and may serve for two consecutive terms.
  • Committee Members serve a one year term and may serve up to four consecutive terms.
  • Maximum 15 committee members; 5 Consultants; 1 NCMS Board of Directors Representative.
  • The President-Elect selects committee members in the fall for the coming year (January – December).

Meetings

The committee meets quarterly.

Agenda, Minutes, and Reports

Committee support is provided by Ashley Rodriguez to include preparing committee agendas, drafting minutes, and reports. Please direct any questions regarding the Committee to:

Ashley Rodriguez
Chief Legal Officer
[email protected]

Committee Overview

The Finance Committee was mandated by the NCMS Board of Directors in the Constitution & Bylaws because they saw a need for long-term fiscal management of the NCMS.

Committee Charge

To advise the Society on all financial matters.

Committee Responsibilities

The Committee will:

  • Prepare and submit annual budgets for approval and provide oversight of the receipt and allocation of financial resources (Revenues and Expenditures).
  • Provide audit oversight:
    • Authorize annual audit.
    • Review annual audit results with outside auditors.
    • Implement and monitor auditor recommendations.
    • Work closely with The Society auditors to monitor The Society’s internal control system and safeguards and develop and implement recommendations for changes when appropriate.
  • Supervise all assets and real properties and provide oversight for development and implementation of The Society’s fiscal policies.
  • Manage Society investment funds based on the following:
    • Manage investment funds in accordance with The Society’s Constitution and Bylaws, organizational goals and objectives and established investment policies.
    • Invest and manage The Society investment funds as a prudent investor would.
    • Consider the purposes, terms, distribution requirements and other circumstances of The Society’s investment funds.
    • Make a reasonable effort to verify facts relevant to the investment and management of The Society investment funds.
    • Have continued responsibility for oversight of the suitability of investments already made as well as decisions respecting new investments.
    • May invest in anything that plays an appropriate role in achieving the risk/return objectives of The Society investment funds.

Membership

  • Committee Chairs serve for a term of up to two years and may serve for two consecutive terms.
  • Committee Members serve a one year term and may serve up to four consecutive terms.
  • Maximum 15 committee members; 5 Consultants; 1 NCMS Board of Directors Representative.
  • The President-Elect selects committee members in the fall for the coming year (January – December).

Meetings

The Finance Committee meets quarterly.

Agenda, Minutes, and Reports

Committee support is provided by Larry Crawford to include preparing committee agendas, drafting minutes, and reports. Please direct any questions regarding the Committee to:

Larry Crawford
VP, Finance & Administration
[email protected]

Committee Member Portal

Committee Overview

This Committee was created by the NCMS Board of Directors because they saw a need to continually address equity in all that we do at the NCMS.

Committee Charge

To ensure that actions, policies and programs of the NCMS are actively antiracist, addressing conscious and unconscious bias in systems of health, and building toward health and racial equity.

Membership

  • Committee Chairs serve for a term of up to two years and may serve for two consecutive terms.
  • Committee Members serve a one year term and may serve up to four consecutive terms.
  • Maximum 15 committee members; 5 Consultants; 1 NCMS Board of Directors Representative.
  • The President-Elect selects committee members in the fall for the coming year (January – December).

Meetings

The committee meets quarterly.

Agenda, Minutes, and Reports

Committee support is provided by Michelle Laws to include developing committee agendas, drafting minutes, and producing reports. Please direct any questions regarding the Committee to:

Michelle Laws, PhD
Chief Experience Officer
[email protected]

Cabinet Member Portal

Committee Overview

This Committee was mandated by the NCMS Board of Directors because they saw a need for regular advice and counsel on legislative issues.

Committee Charge/Composition

The Legislative Cabinet shall serve in an advisory role to support the North Carolina Medical Society’s engagement in legislation impacting the medical profession and patient care. The Cabinet will help the Society set legislative priorities and respond to legislation of interest and concern. The Cabinet and its members will help promote engagement in the Society’s legislative and political advocacy activities.

Committee Responsibilities

The Committee will:

  • Support the Society’s advocacy goals by assessing legislative matters concerning patient care, the public’s health, and the science and practice of medicine, and helping reach consensus on the Society’s legislative priorities and engagement in the legislative process.
  • Make recommendations to the Board of Directors on legislative issues and Society policies addressing legislative issues.

Membership

  • Committee Chairs serve for a term of up to two years and may serve for two consecutive terms.
  • Committee Members serve a one-year term and may serve up to four consecutive terms.
  • Maximum 15 committee members; 5 Consultants; 1 NCMS Board of Directors Representative.
  • The President-Elect selects committee members in the fall for the coming year (January – December).

Meetings

The Committee will meet monthly while the General Assembly is in session or as called by the Chair.

Agenda, Minutes, and Reports

Committee support is provided by Alan Skipper to include developing committee agendas, drafting minutes, and producing reports. Please direct any questions regarding the Committee to:

Alan Skipper
VP, External Affairs
[email protected]

Committee Overview

This Committee was mandated by the NCMS Board of Directors because they saw a need to for advice and counsel on the oversight of CME activities.

Committee Charge

To evaluate and make recommendations on providing educational activities based on identified practice gaps of physician learners to promote the advancement of medical knowledge, quality performance improvement and patient care.

Committee Responsibilities

The Committee will:

  • Review and make recommendations regarding the accreditation of providers of intra- state continuing education.
  • Review and make recommendations regarding the implementation of the ACCME’s updated accreditation criteria.
  • Consider any additional items referred by the Board of Directors.

Membership

  • Committee Chairs serve for a term of up to two years and may serve for two consecutive terms.
  • Committee Members serve a one-year term and may serve up to four consecutive terms.
  • Maximum 15 committee members; 5 Consultants; 1 NCMS Board of Directors Representative.
  • The President-Elect selects committee members in the fall for the coming year (January – December).

Meetings

The committee meets virtually on an as-needed basis.

Agenda, Minutes, and Reports

Committee support is provided by Shawn Scott to include developing committee agendas, drafting minutes, and producing reports. Please direct any questions regarding the Committee to:

Shawn Scott
Chief Operating Officer
[email protected]

Task Force Overview

This Task Force was implemented by the NCMS Board of Directors in 2017 because they saw a need for advice and counsel on contentious scope of practice discussions.  The original objective of the Task Force was to respond to the Advanced Practice Registered Nurses’ (APRNs) legislative initiatives to gain independent practice.  The goal was to assess APRN practice in North Carolina, under the physician supervision model, and to identify how that practice model might be modified to better meet patient care needs.  The Task Force adopted the theme of team-based care to guide their process.
During the group’s initial deliberations, it was determined that the regulation of Physician Assistants (PA) should also be a focal point.  After working for over a year on the APRN practice issue and not making the desired progress, the focus shifted to PA practice regulation.  The product of the deliberations that ensued was an alternative PA practice model template that addressed the practical aspects of PA practice along with appropriate safeguards for pa patient safety.  Key elements of the PA model were defining team-based care settings and minimal training requirements.  Having achieved consensus on a recommended alternative practice model for PAs, the Task Force again set its focus on APRN practice and broadened its focus to include more scope of practice challenges that threaten patient safety.

Task Force Charge

The Medical Team Task Force shall consider patient safety and team-based care issues and offer guidance on NCMS engagement in related legislative and regulatory activities.
The Task Force shall be comprised of representatives of stakeholder organizations.  Those members of the Task Force shall be expected to engage on behalf of the organization they represent and communicate with their organization to share information on Task Force proceedings and to provide their organization’s input on issues considered.

Task Force Responsibilities

The Task Force will:
  • Consider patient safety and team-based care issues and offer guidance on NCMS engagement in related legislative and regulatory activities.
  • Be comprised of NCMS members and representatives of stakeholder organizations. Members of the Task Force shall be expected to engage on behalf of the organization they represent and communicate with their organization to share information on Task Force proceedings and to provide their organization’s input on issues considered.
  • The Task Force should make recommendations to the North Carolina Medical Society Board of Directors.

Membership

  • Task Force Chair shall serve for a term of up to two years.
  • Task Force Members serve a one-year term and may serve up to four consecutive terms.
  • The President-Elect selects Task Force members in the fall for the coming year (January – December).

Meetings

The committee meets on an as-needed basis.

Agenda, Minutes, and Reports

Task Force support is provided by Alan Skipper to include developing committee agendas, drafting minutes, and producing reports. Please direct any questions regarding the Task Force to:
Alan Skipper
VP, External Affairs

Committee Overview

The Membership Committee was mandated by the NCMS Board of Directors in the Constitution & Bylaws because they saw a need to be attentive to the needs of our members and prospective members.

Committee Charge

The Membership Committee is focused on the sustainability and growth of the organization through member recruitment and retention. The committee places equal emphasis on attracting new members and reinforcing the value of membership through meaningful benefits and positive member experiences.

Committee Responsibilities

The Committee will:

  • Identify the needs of members and recommend actions to develop and meet those needs.
  • Increase membership through recruitment.
  • Work with the Communications Committee to keep members informed of resources and membership benefits.
  • Welcome new members and encourage participation.
  • Identify and gather information on non-members needs and perception of the NCMS. Find ways to meet those needs to attract new members.

Membership

  • Committee Chairs serve for a term of up to two years and may serve for two consecutive terms.
  • Committee Members serve a one-year term and may serve up to four consecutive terms.
  • Maximum 15 committee members; 5 Consultants; 1 NCMS Board of Directors Representative
  • The President-Elect selects committee members in the fall for the coming year (January – December)

Meetings

The committee meets virtually on a quarterly basis.

Agenda, Minutes, and Reports

Committee support is provided by Frank Snyder to include developing committee agendas, drafting minutes, and producing reports. Please direct any questions regarding the Committee to:

Frank Snyder
Director, Membership
[email protected]

Committee Member Portal

NLDC Overview

This Committee was mandated by the NCMS Board of Directors in the Constitution & Bylaws because they saw a need for identifying members for leadership roles in the Society.

Committee Charge

The Nominating and Leadership Development Committee shall strive to identify, attract, and develop the most competent and enthusiastic physician leadership for the Society.

Committee Responsibilities

The Nominating and Leadership Development Committee shall nominate persons to serve in the following positions elected by the Society:

  • President-Elect
  • Secretary-Treasurer
  • Regional Representatives to the Board of Directors
  • At-large members of the Board of Directors
  • Delegates and alternate delegates to the American Medical Association

The Committee will also interview candidates interested in serving as a NCMS appointee to a State board or commission. (Ex: NC Medical Care Commission, NC Professionals Health Program, NC Commission for Public Health)

Membership

  • Committee Chairs serve for a term of one year.
  • Committee Members serve a two-year term and may serve up to two consecutive terms.
  • The Nominating and Leadership Development Committee shall be composed of fifteen (15) voting members:
    • two (2) members of the Board of Directors
    • three (3) members from each Region
    • the Immediate Past President who shall serve as Chair
    • the President-Elect shall serve as an ex-officio nonvoting member

The three members from each region shall be nominated by the President and elected by the membership of The Society. The two members from the Board of Directors shall be appointed by the President.

Meetings

Meetings are held virtually.

Agenda, Minutes, and Reports

Committee support is provided by Evan Simmons to include developing committee agendas, drafting minutes, and producing reports. Please direct any questions regarding the Committee to:

Evan Simmons
Director, Board and Executive Services
[email protected]

Task Force Overview

This Task Force was created by the NCMS Board of Directors because they saw a need to focus on advocacy, education, community partnerships, innovation, and data around this issue.

Task Force Charge and Responsibilities

The Opioid Task Force shall focus its efforts on reviewing state or national policy regarding opioid dispensing, treatment or policy that will affect NCMS members, NC clinicians and patients.

Membership

  • Task Force Chair serves for a term of up to two years and may serve for two consecutive terms.
  • Task Force Members serve a one-year term and may serve up to four consecutive terms.
  • Maximum 15 task force members; 5 Consultants; 1 NCMS Board of Directors Representative.
  • The President-Elect selects committee members in the fall for the coming year (January – December).

Membership Requirements

Must have experience in treating:

  • Opioid Use Disorder (OUD)
  • Medication assisted treatment
  • Addiction medicine
  • Behavioral health

Meetings

The task force meets once a year at the NCMS LEAD Health Care Conference.

Agenda, Minutes, and Reports

Task Force support is provided by Franklin Walker to include developing committee agendas, drafting minutes, and producing reports. Please direct any questions regarding the Task Force to:

Franklin Walker
VP, Solutions
[email protected]

Board Overview

This Committee was created by the NCMS Board of Directors because they saw a need for political engagement through candidate support.

Committee Charge

To promote and strive for the improvement of government by encouraging and stimulating physicians and others to take a more active and effective part in governmental affairs and political campaigns.

Committee Responsibilities

The Committee will:

  • Encourage physicians and others to understand the nature and actions of their government as to important political issues and as to the records of office holders and candidates for elective office at all levels of government.
  • Assist physicians and others in organizing themselves for more effective political action.
  • Preserve constitutional government and the free enterprise system.
  • Raise, receive and accept contributions from individuals and organizations to the extent authorized by law.
  • Make contributions to candidates for public office as authorized by law.
  • Develop a comprehensive fundraising strategy to raise the funds necessary for NCMS PAC success.

Membership

  • Committee Chairs serve for a term of up to two years.
  • Committee Members serve a two-year term.
  • Maximum 10 committee members; 5 Consultants; 1 NCMS Board of Directors Representative.
  • The President-Elect selects committee members in the fall for the coming year (January – December).

Meetings

The committee meets quarterly, in-person and virtually.

Agenda, Minutes, and Reports

Committee support is provided by Hannah Rice to include developing committee agendas, drafting minutes, and producing reports. Please direct any questions regarding the Committee to:

Hannah Rice
Manager, Political Fundraising and Grassroots Advocacy
[email protected]

Committee Member Portal

Committee Overview

This Committee was mandated by the NCMS Board of Directors because they saw a need for active review of NCMS policy post House of Delegates.

Committee Charge

Provides health policy direction to the NCMS Board of Directors and Staff consistent with the mission of the NCMS.

Committee Responsibilities

The Committee will:

Review issues submitted by the NCMS Board of Directors/President and make recommendations back to the NCMS Board of Directors for consideration and decision. Requests for policy development or revision from individuals, component or specialty societies shall be directed to the Board. The Committee will also review five-year-old policies.

Policy recommendations should prioritize proposals that are patient-centered, improve individual and population health, and support the creation of a new health system that is value-based and embraces nontraditional organizations that impact community health.

Membership

  • Committee Chairs serve for a term of up to two years and may serve for two consecutive terms.
  • Committee Members serve a one-year term and may serve up to four consecutive terms.
  • Maximum 15 committee members; 5 Consultants; 1 NCMS Board of Directors Representative.
  • The President-Elect selects committee members in the fall for the coming year (January – December).

Meetings

Committee meetings are held virtually.

Agenda, Minutes, and Reports

Committee support is provided by Emma Kate Sowder to include developing committee agendas, drafting minutes, and producing reports. Please direct any questions regarding the Committee to:

Emma Kate Sowder
Manager, Health Policy
[email protected]

Committee Member Portal

Committee Overview

This Committee was mandated by the NCMS Board of Directors because they saw a need for advice and counsel on Joint Venture matters.

Committee Charge and Responsibilities

To review major business proposals or developments in existing business lines, that are referred to it by the president, chief executive, or Board for reasons related to efficiency, or because there is a conflict of interest applicable to the entire Board or to individual Board members that may undermine Director immunity under the business judgment standard.

Membership

  • Committee Chairs serve for a term of up to two years and may serve for two consecutive terms.
  • Committee Members serve a one-year term and may serve up to four consecutive terms.
  • The President-Elect selects committee members in the fall for the coming year (January – December)

Meetings

The committee meets on an as-needed basis.

Agenda, Minutes, and Reports

Committee support is provided by Chip Baggett to include committee developing committee agendas, drafting minutes, and producing reports. Please direct any questions regarding the Committee to:

Chip Baggett, JD
EVP/CEO
[email protected]