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MSV's (Medical Society of Virginia) purpose is to support Virginia physicians. The Medical Society of Virginia (MSV) is your professional association that serves as the voice for more than 30,000 physicians, residents, medical students, PAs, and PA students in all regions of the Commonwealth. Our core purpose is to support Virginia physicians, PAs, and the entire healthcare team in the practice of medicine, regardless of specialty, employment arrangements, or practice setting.

Membership Categories
MSV members can join a number of membership categories:

• Physician Membership: In order to hold membership in the MSV, you must be a doctor of medicine (M.D.) or doctor of osteopathy (D.O.) with an active Virginia medical license. Active members of MSV are voting members that may hold office in the MSV and serve on committees
• Resident/Fellow/Intern: A resident physician member must be an intern, resident or fellow in an approved training program in Virginia. Once a resident physician joins the MSV, his/her membership is active until the completion of their program. Resident physician membership is terminated automatically when the member completes their training program.
• Student MSV Dues: A student member must attend one of the six medical schools in Virginia with an active MSV chapter (EVMS, LUCOM, VCU, UVA, VCOM, VTC).
• PA Member: Physician assistants must hold an active PA license from the Virginia Board of Medicine. As affiliate members of MSV, Physician Assistants shall not vote or hold office but shall be entitled to all other privileges of membership including serving on committees or task forces.
• PA Students: A full-time student in a Virginia program accredited by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA).

MSV Medical Students
The Medical Society of Virginia’s (MSV) Medical Student Section (MSS) was established in 1997 to serve as a unified voice for students in state and national affairs. The MSS is represented by a Governing Council (GC), which represents six medical schools in Virginia.

The MSS participates at the local, state, and national levels. Involvement is attainable through school chapter opportunities, serving on the GC, and nationally through the American Medical Association (AMA-MSS), allowing students a first-hand look at how important physician involvement is to the future of health care.

The purpose of the MSV-MSS is to inspire medical citizenship and thus create a long-term commitment to medicine through engagement, awareness and involvement of medical student members.

Membership Benefits
MSV provides many membership benefits, including:
Leadership

• Advance your leadership skills and medical education
• Lead the House of Medicine with state board appointment opportunities
• Issue-specific task forces
• Board of Director opportunities for MSV entities
• Advocacy councils and committees
• SYNC and other unique program offerings focused on interprofessional health care leadership and collective impact in Virginia
• Continued Medical Education opportunities and resources

Advocacy

• The MSV’s House of Delegates (HOD) is where policy decisions are made. Policy drives year-round advocacy efforts
• Advocacy actions are driven by policy developed at the MSV HOD. Advocacy proposals drive MSV action for the year and the future

Practice support

• MSV offers expert staff to connect you to resources
• Available insurance, for doctors by doctors
• MSV Insurance Agency revenue goes right back to MSV, to support our efforts that support YOU.
• Trusted Partnerships
• Discounts on exclusive services from reviewed and vetted vendors and partners.
• Expert staff to connect you to practice resources.
• Specialized courses for medical office professionals at a discounted member rate.

Physician Wellness

• Annual physician wellness event program that offers CME
• Wellness workshops available from our expert staff that promote physician well-being and resilience
• Curated resources and information exclusive to members

Networking

• The MSV Annual Meeting offers continuing education credits, advocacy opportunities, and entertainment
• Physician directory that provides contact information to any Virginia physician or physician assistant
• Virginia physician job board – post a resume, apply for jobs and get alerts
• Bi-weekly email communications that include breaking health care news that affect the practice of Virginia medicine

Events

• MSV hosts events throughout Virginia such as annual meetings, classes, and fun activities

Join today at: https://mx.msv.org/Apply-For-Membership!