MSMS held a Member Forum earlier this week to share more about the Task Force on Reorganization and the Board of Director’s Recommendations to the House of Delegates to modernize governance, improve efficiency and strengthen engagement across the organization.
A recording of the presentation can be viewed at: https://youtu.be/rOLrz0M5F90
As has been widely reported, MSMS faces significant structural, financial, and membership challenges. In response, the 2025 House of Delegates adopted several resolutions that directed the MSMS Board of Directors to recommend a series of comprehensive structural changes designed to change the current trajectory.
The Reorganization Task Force, appointed by the Board, spent several months researching a new model for organized medicine in Michigan. Borrowing heavily from successes in other states, these changes will position MSMS for long-term viability. As these recommendations require Bylaws changes, they will be submitted to the House on April 18, 2026, for decision. They include:
- Replacing the House of Delegates with an all-member, year-round policy forum
- Eliminating mandatory dual membership and chartering of county medical societies
- Eliminating the Judicial Commission and requirement that county medical societies maintain a peer review and ethics committee
- Reducing the size of the MSMS Board of Directors from 36 to 13 members, focusing on skill-based rather than representational governance
Read more information on the House of Delegates
For questions, please contact Rebecca Blake at rblake@msms.org or 517-336-5729.