Our Committees

In addition to our Board of Directors and Executive Committee, the Society has a number of committees responsible for carrying out our mission.

Many of the activities of our committees result in recommendations to the Board of Directors, County Health Departments, Board of Supervisors, City Councils, local agencies and legislators. Over the years, many serious or chronic problems affecting the practice of medicine and patients have been quietly and efficiently resolved as a result of the work of our chairs and committee members.

In 2000, SSVMS, as a matter of convenience for our committee members, began experimenting with the use of telephone conferencing for those committee members who cannot easily schedule time out of their offices.

Child & Adolescent Health Services: Serves as liaison with public and private agencies and reviews issues and problems related to programs and services involving children and adolescents.

Continuing Medical Education: Review and approve porposed CME activities to assure compliance with the goals and objectives of the program and may also design future CME activities.

Editorial: This committee is responsible for planning, soliciting articles, editing, and publishing the Society's official publications, Sierra Sacramento Valley Medicine and the Pictorial Membership Directory, our pictorial membership directory.

Emergency Care: This committee studies issues related to emergency care facilities, trauma, patient transport and triage, disaster preparedness and on-call issues within the region. Also serves as liaison with government agencies responsible for emergency services, transport and disaster planning.

Public Health and Environmental: Studies public health and environmental issues as they affect the health and well-being of our community.

Historical: The main interest of this committee is the maintenance and collection of historical artifacts relative to the history of medicine. The committee helped to develop a medical archive and museum at Society headquarters and is involved with operational activities.

Judicial Council:The duties of the Judicial Council are set forth in the Bylaws of the California Medical Association. This is a peer review committee.

Medical Review and Advisory: This committee is responsible for reviewing selected liability suits involving the quality of medical services rendered by physicians in preparation for defense. This is a peer review committee.

Membership Committee: The committee reviews and processes new member applications and verifies credentials. The committee also reviews requests for changes in membership status and assists in member recruitment and retention. This is a peer review committee.

Professional Conduct & Ethics: This committee reviews complaints filed by patients against physicians and physicians against physicians. Reviews accusations filed against physicians by the Medical Board of California. The committee periodically reviews and publishes opinions regarding questions of conduct and ethics. The committee also conducts peer review services for local correctional facilities. This is a peer review committee.

Scholarship & Awards: This committee administers the William E. Dochterman Medical Student Scholarship Fund and recommends to the Board special awards for members of the Society such as the Golden Stethoscope and Medical Community Service Awards.