Welcome to the Durham-Orange County
Medical Society (DOCMS)!

The mission of the Durham-Orange County Medical Society (DOCMS) is to:

• • Foster camaraderie within our professional community;
  • Advocate for our profession, our patients, and the public health;
  • Cultivate leadership in medicine; and
  • Bridge diverse medical communities and the populations they serve.

DOCMS News

October 13th DOCMS Meeting - "Medicare for All" Presentation

On October 13, the Durham-Orange County Medical Society (DOCMS) hosted virtually 50 attendees for a discussion on “Medicare for All,” lead by DOCMS Past President Howard Eisenson, MD and Jonathan Kotch, MD. Dr. Eisenson and Dr. Kotch are passionate about access to care and presented data on the what’s working well in US healthcare, where the current system falls short, and what “Medicare for All” is, and is not.  View their presentation slides here. 

Call for Volunteers

DOCMS seeks volunteer leaders for the Board of Directors. Only reply if you are passionate about your medical community and your patients, and are open to group discussions and experiences with peers from diverse practice environments. The DOCMS Boards meets every other month and terms of service are one year. Contact DOCMS President Keely Godwin  for more information.

Welcome Medical Students!

The Durham-Orange County Medical Society (DOCMS) partners with the American Medical Association (AMA) and the North Carolina Medical Society (NCMS) so that medical students can join all three organizations for four years, at a single rate.  Joining the AMA, NCMS and DOCMS offers additional membership benefits including:

• • Netter’s Anatomy Flash Cards, 5th Edition
  • Rapid Review Pathology, 5th Edition
  • First Aid for the USMLE Step 1 (Pre-order 2019)
  • Picmonic 12 month digital subscription Bonus download! Kaplan medEssentials, 4th Edition, e-Book
  • Daily e-newsletter called the Morning Rounds
  • Opportunity to serve on more than 20 NCMS committees
  • Representation and advocacy at the state and local level
  • Access to members-only website at www.ncmedsoc.org and www.docsmedsoc.org
  • Bi-monthly dinner meetings with medical community
  • Networking opportunities such as the DOCMS Women’s Physician Section and social events for students, young physicians and their families
  • Annual community service projects and awards
  • Leadership development opportunities
  • Legislative Days for students and residents.

To join, click here

An Important Message from DOCMS Past President Ronnie Laney, MD, MPH

View Dr. Laney's message on the DOCMS' commitment to advocacy and engagement on today's most urgent cultural and public health issues: READ NOW

 

Past Meeting Highlights

The Durham-Orange County Medical Society held its first membership meeting online via Zoom. The meeting focused "LGBTQA+ Health" and featured speakers Tonia Poteat, PhD, PA-C, MPH, from UNC Dept. of Social Medicine; Kristen Russell, LCSW, MSW, Child Development and Behavioral Health Specialist, Clinical Social Worker at Duke Health; and Dane Whicker, PhD, Medical Instructor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University School of Medicine.