Southern Medical Association
Improving the quality of patient care through multidisciplinary, interprofessional education.
Mission
TO IMPROVE QUALITY OF PATIENT CARE THROUGH MULTIDISCIPLINARY, INTERPROFESSIONAL EDUCATION.
Ruling year
1940
Executive Director
Randall E. Glick
Main address
200 Cahaba Park Cir Ste 117
Birmingham, AL 35242-8809 USA
EIN
63-0196615
NTEE code
Professional Societies & Associations (E03)
IRS filing requirement
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Communication
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
The problem is lack of, and diminishing access to and the quality care in the Southeastern United States. Preparing medical doctors to provide quality care is not keeping pace with demand. This disparity exists more in the southeastern region of the United States than in any other region in the country.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Research and Education Endowment
GIVEN MORE THAN $3.5 MILLION IN FINANCIAL SUPPORT THROUGH SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH GRANTS, LOANS, AND SCHOLARSHIPS.
Southern Medical Journal
THE ORGANIZATION PUBLISHES THE SOUTHERN MEDICAL JOURNAL, AN OFFICIAL, PEER-REVIEWED JOURNAL. THE JOURNAL HAS A MULTIDISCIPLINARY AND INTER-PROFESSIONAL FOCUS THAT COVERS A BROAD RANGE OF TOPICS RELEVANT TO PHYSICIANS AND OTHER HEALTHCARE SPECIALISTS, INCLUDING MEDICINE; SURGERY; WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH; EMERGENCY AND DISASTER MEDICINE; PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE; BIOETHICS AND MEDICAL EDUCATION; AND QUALITY HEALTH CARE, PATIENT SAFETY, AND BEST PRACTICES. THERE HAVE BEEN MORE THAN 46,000 SCIENTIFIC PEER-REVIEWED ARTICLES PRINTED IN THE JOURNAL.
Accredited Continuing Medical Education
THE ORGANIZATION IS ACCREDITED BY THE ACCREDITATION COUNCIL FOR CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION TO PROVIDE CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION (CME) TO INDIVIDUALS IN THE MEDICAL PROFESSION. THE ORGANIZATION HOSTS LIVE MEETINGS, ON-LINE COURSES, AND CUSTOMIZED CME TO MEET INDIVIDUAL'S EDUCATION NEEDS. SMA ALSO OFFERS MOC OPTIONS FOR ACQUIRING NEEDED MOC POINTS.
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Our results
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Number of lessons taught
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Holding steady
Context Notes
SMA is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical "activities/lessons" for physicians.
Number of academic scholarships awarded
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Scholarships are awarded to 3rd- and 4th-year Medical Students. SMA initiated a program in 2021 to increase the number of scholarships each year.
Our Sustainable Development Goals
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Goals & Strategy
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Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
SMA seeks to support the healthcare system by providing access to high quality (accredited) continuing medical education, by publishing valuable and trustworthy peer-reviewed scientific research through our medical journal The Southern Medical Journal, and by fostering relationships, collegiality, and teamwork through live educational and social events.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
Our strategy is to work with physicians-led multidisciplinary and interprofessional teams serving in different settings (practice and academia), to develop, validate and publish quality educational activities that improve knowledge, competency, and outcomes. These activities also promote fun, social interaction and engagement. Teaching, learning, and fun.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
SMA has an experienced staff with an average of more than 20 years experience in developing accredited medical education. Since 1983, SMA has been accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) as a provider of continuing medical education for physicians. In November 2018, SMA was resurveyed by the ACCME and awarded reaccredited as a provider of continuing medical education. The Association complements this capability with a team of meeting planners, project managers, grant specialists, travel agents, software developers, and multimedia professionals who can provide educational solutions ranging from large, live conferences to webcasts to online courseware.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
The Southern Medical Association was founded in 1906 as a scientific body of physicians dedicated to fostering the art and science of medicine through education. SMA members' commitment to multidisciplinary, interprofessional education has endured for more than 100 years. Since 1906, members have supported SMA's mission through membership, donations, publishing, speaking, or directing educational programming. This support has been used to create thousands of hours of educational programming, the publication of more than 45,000 scientific peer-reviewed journal articles in the Southern Medical Journal, and investments of millions of dollars supporting scientific research grants and medical student scholarships.
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Operations
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Southern Medical Association
Board of directorsas of 9/23/2025
Buckley McCall BOARD MEMBER
Christopher D. Jackson, MD, FACP, FSSCI IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT
David Netscher PRESIDENT-ELECT
Donald J. DiPette BOARD MEMBER
Donna Breen, MD, FACS BOARD MEMBER
G. Waldon Garriss, III, MD, MS, MBA, MHA BOARD MEMBER
Glenn Talboy, Jr., PRESIDENT-ELECT DESIGNATE
Lawrence S. Carter, Jr., PAST-PRESIDENT
Loretta Loftus, MD, PRESIDENT
Stuart J. Goodman, MD, BOARD MEMBER
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CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? yes -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? yes -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? no
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