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CCMSA 11th Annual Spring Fashion Show Luncheon & Silent Auction. Click here for more information.
CCMS Special Alerts!
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Consumer Operated and Oriented Plan (CO-OP): Final Rules click here
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Medicare Accountable Care Organizations: Final Rules click here
College of SO NV Application for Admission into Health IT Workforce Training Program Application click here.
2012 CCMS Mini-Internship Program invites our members to participate April 9-12, 2012. Contact Janice at 739.9989 oe email her at janice.poblete@clarkcountymedical.org for more infomation.
2011-12 Directories Available Now! Directory Order Form
Update on ADA Legislation for Nevada Physicians by Weldon "Don" Havins, MD, Esq
Employment Discrimination for the Nevada Physicia
Mission, Vision & Values
- CCMS Mission:To serve the needs of physicians, their patients and the Clark County community with responsibility and integrity.
- CCMS Vision:The Clark County Medical Society is ultimately striving:
1. To be the advocate for physicians, their patients and community health.
2. To preserve the physician/patient relationship while encouraging delivery of quality health care within the community.
3. To represent our membership in health and economic matters.
4. To serve as a resource for the provision and promotion of unbiased quality continuing medical education, particularly those member educational requirements not met elsewhere, by live or recorded programming that results in measurable improvement in competence/knowledge, performance or patient outcomes.
- CCMS Values: Quality Care, Integrity, Respect for patients and physicians, Professionalism, Leadership and Unbiased Quality Continuing Medical Education
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President's Message
Howard Baron, MD, FAAP,
CCMS President 2011-12
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I am pleased to have the honor to serve as the 57th president of the Clark County Medical Society.
It seems not that long ago that my family and I moved to the Las Vegas Valley, straight from my fellowship at UCLA. Like many of my colleagues here in Southern Nevada, I was recruited by someone in my specialty who had blazed the way for several years on her own, and desperately needed help keeping up with the heavy demand for her services. That was 1993, and Las Vegas was just realizing the beginning of its boom years, with spiraling population growth, construction still yet to peak, and seemingly endless opportunities for professional growth and success.
Eighteen years later, our community has faced a devastating series of events, including a national recession that hit hardest here, massive unemployment, foreclosures and an overall devastating economic impact on our patients and their families. More...
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Sign up for the NSMA Annual Meeting April 27-29 at the Ravella at Lake Las Vegas. The cost of the room is $189.00 plus tax. Rooms are blocked so when you call to make a reservation, 1-866-599-6674, tell them you are attending the Nevada State Medical Association meeting and they will give you the group price. Call Natalie to become a Delegate for CCMS at 702-739-9989. Resoulutions must be in the following format: Resolution Format
Example: Resolution Mtgs in Clark County
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