Maureen O'Brien, Membership Relations Manager, SMS Ms. O'Brien outlined the SMS marketing plan she manages for the organization's membership and recruitment effort. New members of the SMS and their County Societies receive a personal visit from an SMS staff member within thirty days of joining. Comments are put in an interest inventory which receives follow up attention when warranted.
Plans are underway to develop inter-county peer to peer contact mechanisms.
Consent Calendar The Board approved the appointment of the following members to committees Mark Hlava, MD to EMS and Seth Foldy, MD to Public Health. The Board accepted the recommendations on Membership from the Membership committee. See Page 32. The Board approved the second phase of the bid process for updating the Medical Society's computer system. Some computers have been used since 1984.