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At its Monday meeting, the MSDC Board of Directors made some major decisions that will advance the Society's mission to make the District the best place to practice medicine.

The Board met via Zoom for the third consecutive meeting, due to the District's Phase Two restrictions. Joining the Board meeting with Dr. John Reilly, longtime MSC member and member of the MSDC Physician Healthy Committee.

The Board debated a number of items tied to its strategic plan and voted on a few motions of interest:

• A motion was approved to create a new Foundation focused on physician wellness
• The 2021 budget was approved unanimously
• A set of metrics to guide the strategic plan's implementation was approved unanimously
• A clean audit from MSDC's audit firm was accepted by the Board.

In addition, the Board heard presentations on:

• DC Medicaid transition from fee-for-service to managed care, as well as behavioral health transitions
• Multiple advocacy victories over the summer including passage of the Access to Biosimilars Amendment Act, MSDC's top legislative priority
• The state of the Society's financial reserves and investments

The next MSDC Board meeting will be December 7. MSDC members in good standing may request an invitation to attend from Robert Hay via email at hay [at] msdc.org.