MSDC Board Preps Advocacy Strategy Ahead of 26th Council December 10, 2024

At its final Board meeting of 2024, the MSDC Board of Directors laid the groundwork for another successful year of advocacy, member growth, and community engagement.

The Board met at MSDC headquarters on Monday with a robust agenda focused on various aspects of the strategic plan. One important item from the Advocacy Committee was the approval of the 26th Council of DC Advocacy Agenda. The agenda is a guidance document that outlines areas of importance for physician advocacy in the next Council. While MSDC policy dictates the issues and positions MSDC takes on actual bills, the Advocacy Agenda shares what issues in the coming two years are important to the physician community.

In addition, the Board did the following at its meeting:

• Approved the slate of 2025 award winners (more to come)
• Heard from Dr. Michael Weinstein about the need to grow the number of physicians from underserved communities in DC, the need to increase colon cancer screenings among Millennials and Gen X in DC, and how private practices can better advocate for themselves.
• Closed DOCPAC, MSDC's political advocacy committee
• Began planning next year's annual meeting.
• Elected the following officers: Chair (Dr. Desiree Pineda), Secretary (Dr. Kirstiaan Nevin), and Treasurer (Dr. Susanne Bathgate).
• Welcomed Dr. Ashlee Williams and Dr. Leslie Jones to the MSDC Board

The next MSDC Board meeting will be February 3. MSDC members in good standing may request an invitation to attend to hay@msdc.org.