Southern Medical Association (SMA) Your Partner in Total Practice Performance

Southern Medical Association (SMA) is an organization committed to promoting the health of patients through physician advocacy and a culture of leadership which enhances professional development.

Total Practice Performance Advocacy, Leadership, Quality and Professional Identity play an integral role in SMA’s Professional Development, Practice Management and Personal and Professional Financial Security components of Total Practice Performance.

Total Practice Performance Key components are: Professional Development Personal and Professional Financial Security Practice Management Professional Development - Southern Medical Association is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. SMA is also an approved provider of continuing nursing education. SMA provides Medallion Level CME/CE offering a unique opportunity for multispecialty, interdisciplinary education and professional development for physicians and their health care team. This extends to the development of programs specific to the needs of a physician practice, hospital or a group of physicians within a community. Personal and Professional Financial Security encompasses insurance and retirement planning, Group Purchasing, and SMA Tours. Each of these areas is comprised of expert agents and advisors who have years of experience helping physicians with their personal and professional needs. The final component is Practice Management which provides assistance with the training and development of your staff to ensure your financial viability, the maintenance of the physician-patient relationship and the growth of your practice.

Total Practice Performance The products and services within these components provide you: the means to build your professional identity enhance your professional and leadership skills And,

Total Practice Performance Develop and run a smoothly operating, quality, Patient Centered Medical Home by providing: Assessment of Need Mentoring Legal and Regulatory Compliance Total Practice Performance is specifically oriented to the Medical Home because we offer a balanced portfolio of products and services which provides all the tools necessary to overcome the impediments and regulatory issues involved.

Southern Medical Association Working for physicians and their patients At Southern Medical Association (SMA) accomplishing our mission of advancing advocacy, quality and leadership through, by, and for physicians and their patients without comprising values or standards for the so called “greater good” of society is our goal today and in the future.

Total Practice Performance Southern Medical Association (SMA) Your Partner in Total Practice Performance For more information, visit www.sma.org or Call (800) 423-4992, ext. 640