Why should you belong to a medical professional society?
In his latest KevinMD column, Philip A. Masters, MD, FACP, describes how medical societies positively affect the lives and careers of individual physicians, the state of medicine at large, and the well-being of patients.
As ACP's Vice President of Membership and Global Engagement, Philip A. Masters, MD, FACP, is frequently asked by nonmembers why they should belong to a medical professional society. In his latest KevinMD column, Dr. Masters writes: “I firmly believe that medical professional associations have been and continue to be critically important in positively affecting the lives and careers of individual physicians, the state of medicine at large, and the well-being of the patients we serve.”