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2020 MSMA Legislative Update What happened in the 2020 Legislative Session that will affect Missouri physicians? Wednesday, September 2 6:00 p.m. via Zoom This year’s Missouri legislative session was full of many uncertainties. Although there was a seven-week interruption to the legislative process due to the COVID-19 shutdown, the MSMA lobbyists worked hard to push […]

The St. Louis Metropolitan Medical Society (SLMMS) and the St. Louis Metropolitan Medical Society Alliance (SLMMSA) extend heartiest congratulations to our very own Sue Ann Greco, who has begun her year as the 2020-2021 President of the American Medical Association Alliance. She is only the sixth AMA Alliance President from Missouri. Sue Ann was installed […]

The St. Louis Metropolitan Medical Society has partnered with Integrity Healthcare Solutions to provide discounted medical billing services and revenue cycle management consultation for its members. Integrity Healthcare Solutions, based in St. Louis, is a medical billing and consulting company focused on providing services for the advancement and sustainability of the independent physician. They offer […]

By Jason Skyles, MD President, St. Louis Metropolitan Medical Society 2020 As the frightening spread of COVID-19 unfolds around us, another crisis is emerging—the shortages of personal protective equipment and other supplies for physicians and other health care providers. Health systems are reporting that since the outbreak they have experienced a ten-fold increase in use […]

By Jason Skyles, MD President, St. Louis Metropolitan Medical Society 2020 The coronavirus pandemic is without precedent in our lifetimes. The last pandemic that affected our daily lives to this magnitude was the influenza pandemic in 1918. Unlike today, medical care was much less developed than it is now. But then and now, there is […]

Members and partners of the St. Louis Metropolitan Medical Society joined for the Society’s Annual Meeting on January 25 at the Living World at the Saint Louis Zoo. Jason K. Skyles, MD, of West County Radiology and Mercy Hospital, was installed as 2020 president while other officers and councilors also were installed. Sam Page, MD, […]

The annual St. Louis Metropolitan Medical Society election of officers, councilors and delegates for 2020 took place online from November 1 through 25, 2019, per the organization’s bylaws. President-elect Jason Skyles, MD, will automatically ascend to the office of president for 2020, and Ramona Skyles, MD, will move to immediate past president. The following physicians […]

Please mark your calendar – the Missouri State Medical Association (MSMA) White Coat Day has been set for Tuesday, March 3. This event is specifically designed for physicians to visit the Missouri State Capitol in Jefferson City to advocate on behalf of their patients and the practice of medicine. Legislators will deliver brief remarks on […]

Sponsorship packages are available for the 2020 Annual Meeting and Installation Dinner of the St. Louis Metropolitan Medical Society on January 25, 2020 at the Living World at the Saint Louis Zoo. This is the society’s largest event of the year, and an excellent opportunity to support the physician community and organized medicine in the […]

At their September meeting, the SLMMS Council accepted a proposed change to the SLMMS bylaws brought forward by the SLMMS Bylaws Committee. The change affects the delinquency date for member dues payments and the subsequent drop date for members who do not renew, and will correct an existing discrepancy in the bylaws. Currently, Chapter II. […]