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CME Program Will Explore the Use of Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare Today The St. Louis Metropolitan Medical Society  is partnering with VirtuSense Technologies and the Missouri Chapter of the American College of Healthcare Executives to present an informative continuing medical education workshop examining the emerging technology of using artificial intelligence and machine learning in healthcare. […]

Wanted: Your Ideas for Resolutions Want to impact the practice of medicine? One of the best beginning steps is to write a resolution. The St. Louis Metropolitan Medical Society is inviting its members to begin drafting resolutions for the 2022 annual convention of the Missouri State Medical Association (MSMA), scheduled for April 1-3 at the […]

The SLMMS Political Advocacy Committee met in early December to draft the Medical Society’s 2022 Legislative Priorities and set the calendar for the development of resolutions. Their report was adopted by the SLMMS Council at their meeting on December 14, 2021. SLMMS 2022 Legislative Priorities The top priorities for the St. Louis Metropolitan Medical Society […]

SLMMS is pleased to announce another new member-only benefit that adds value to your Medical Society membership. Through a newly created relationship, Commerce Bank is now offering SLMMS members a mortgage loan program designed especially for physicians. The Physician Home Mortgage Program can streamline the mortgage process, reduce your costs and includes a dedicated banker […]

This year’s Missouri legislative session was driven by COVID-19 – from the legislation that was filed to the antics that were used to try to push legislation through. You couldn’t take two steps in the Capitol without someone using the pandemic as a tool. Although this resulted in multiple curve balls being thrown, the MSMA […]

SLMMS issued the following statement on Tuesday, August 10, 2021 With the recent rise in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations, including the more highly contagious Delta variant, the St. Louis Metropolitan Medical Society (SLMMS) is re-stating its position supporting the wearing of masks to help prevent the spread of the virus. As physicians, we acknowledge and […]

As the rate of COVID-19 infections escalates in southwest Missouri including the Delta variant, threatening the St. Louis region, the physicians of the St. Louis Metropolitan Medical Society (SLMMS) encourage all who are eligible to obtain a COVID-19 vaccine. To address vaccine hesitancy, and ultimately achieve herd immunity, widespread vaccine acceptance across all demographic groups […]

The St. Louis Metropolitan Medical Society (SLMMS) is expressing concerns from recent studies concluding that COVID-19 vaccines are harder to obtain in the state’s more highly populated urban areas, as well as reports of vaccine going unused or wasted in clinics in outlying parts of the state. The State has only recently acknowledged that demand […]

The St. Louis Metropolitan Medical Society (SLMMS) opposes the bills currently under consideration in the Missouri legislature that would limit the ability of local health agencies to make public health rulings, including Senate Bill 12 and House Bill 75. These restrictive preemption bills could pose significant risk to the health and safety of Missourians. We […]

“2021 Economic Outlook for Physicians and Healthcare” Presented in partnership by Commerce Healthcare and the St. Louis Metropolitan Medical Society Thursday, February 11, 2021 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. Zoom webinar – Free to physicians – Advance registration required – Register HERE Presenter: Scott M. Colbert, CFA, Executive Vice President, Chief Economist and Director of Fixed […]