About CMSS

Working together, we advance healthcare for patients and physicians.

As a coalition of more than 50 organizations representing more than 800,000 physicians, CMSS elevates the unique role of medical specialty societies.

We share our members’ commitment to ensure that high quality, evidence-based healthcare is available and accessible to all patients. We believe in the power of a diverse, shared learning community; a unified voice; and an expansive perspective to help shape the future of healthcare.

Our mission is to advance the expertise and collective voice of specialty societies in support of physicians and the patients they serve.

Our Strategic Priorities

CMSS understands the speed of change and complex pressures shared by physicians and professional societies. Emerging opportunities and looming threats highlight the urgent need for collaboration and transformative leadership.

We help empower specialty societies by working together to advance three strategic priority areas —

Engaging Community & Building Capacity

CMSS fosters a community for professionals to learn from one another, hear diverse viewpoints, address critical issues, and innovate across specialties. We accelerate the skills and impact of society leaders and staff through professional peer groups, education, training, and mentorship.

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Sharing Learning & Innovation

Through the CMSS Annual Meeting and other venues, we inspire leaders to share emerging best practices and think more expansively about issues across the house of medicine. We also connect member organizations with a broad network of research and funding opportunities, clinical and patient coalitions, public and private partnerships.

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Addressing Critical Issues Together

CMSS amplifies the influence and reach of specialty societies by speaking with a unified voice on essential topics in science, medicine, and public health. We enable our members to collaborate and engage in collective action on critical issues in medicine including misinformation, AI/ML, physician burnout, and driving equity in clinical algorithms.

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Structure and Governance

CMSS is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit association incorporated in the state of Illinois. CMSS has offices in Chicago, IL, and Washington, DC.
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CMSS is governed by the CEO Council and the elected CMSS Board of Directors. Headed by a President, other Officers are the President-Elect, Secretary, Treasurer, Past President, and Chief Executive Officer (ex-officio). Officers and Directors at Large are elected to two-year terms.
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CMSS is supported principally by annual dues contributed by its members.
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