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MSMS Reorganization Task Force’s Report and Recommendations Now Available
The Michigan State Medical Society (MSMS) faces significant structural, financial, and membership challenges that threaten its long-term viability. The Reorganization Task Force, appointed by the MSMS Board of Directors following resolutions adopted by the 2025 House of Delegates, was charged with developing recommendations to modernize governance, improve efficiency, and strengthen engagement across the organization.
After extensive review and deliberation, the Task Force and MSMS Board of Directors recommend a series of comprehensive structural changes designed to position MSMS for the next decade of success. As these recommendations require changes to MSMS’s Bylaws, they will be submitted to the House of Delegates via Board Action Reports 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
The MSMS Board of Directors also approved a second session of the House of Delegates for the bylaws changes associated with the Reorganization Report the afternoon of April 18, 2026
To learn more:
- Read the Task Force’s Report and Recommendations here
- View a recording of the MSMS February 10, 2026, Member Forum at https://youtu.be/BQo5Zt2dLoY?si=lvzVXJpJfOSCSEqX
- Attend the second Member Forum which is scheduled for March 3, 2026, at 5:30 pm. To register, visit: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_SR4aYyjjSm6aySl3W5ydqg
For questions regarding the House of Delegates, please contact Rebecca Blake, MSMS Chief Operating Officer, at rblake@msms.org or 517-336-5729.