President: Provides overall leadership and strategic direction to the association.
Vice President: Assists the president and assumes their responsibilities in their absence.
Secretary: Handles administrative tasks, such as maintaining records, scheduling meetings, and managing correspondence.
Treasurer: Manages the association’s finances, including budgeting, financial reporting, and overseeing fundraising efforts.
Committees and Divisions:
Membership Committee: Responsible for recruiting and retaining members, organizing member benefits, and addressing member concerns.
Education Committee: Develops and oversees continuing medical education programs, conferences, and workshops for members.
Ethics Committee: Establishes and promotes ethical standards within the medical profession, addresses ethical dilemmas, and provides guidance to members.
Research Committee: Encourages and supports research activities, promotes evidence-based medicine, and facilitates research collaborations.
Advocacy Committee: Represents the association’s interests in legislative and policy matters, lobbies for healthcare-related issues, and promotes public health initiatives.
Specialty Divisions: If the association represents multiple medical specialties, there may be separate divisions for each specialty, each with its own leadership and responsibilities.
Community Chapters:
These chapters represent the association at the community level.
They will report to SMAA governing boards, with presidents, vice presidents, secretaries, and treasurers, responsible for local operations and activities.
