PCMS MEMBER BENEFITS

• Professional Liability Insurance: COPIC will give an average discount of approximately 10% for physicians who are members of the Pueblo County/Colorado Medical Society (CMS) and who attend risk management courses.
• Long Term Care Insurance: Is provided as part of your COPIC insurance coverage at no additional cost with the basic coverage. Enhanced coverage is available.
• Professional Peer Review: The Peer Review (Grievance Committee) investigates and mediates grievances made against members of the PCMS. The purpose of this service is to remove, whenever possible, the potential for such grievances to progress to the state grievance venue.
• State and National Representation: PCSM and CMS represent you whether or not you support them. Because CMS works through its component societies to represent all Colorado physicians, membership in the PCMS is an opportunity to have a say in this process and to have a direct impact on the political events that influence changes in daily practice of medicine. The PCMS delegates and alternates seated in the CMS House of Delegates are the voices, which represent our area, Pueblo County. Call our offices at 564-9109 if you want to get involved in this process.
• Pictorial Membership Directory: PCMS publishes a yearly pictorial directory. All members are listed alphabetically with pictures, education information and office information.
• Educational Programs: All members are given the opportunity to attend education meetings throughout the year featuring topics essential to the practice of medicine in the new millennium. These are, but not limited to, government requirements, insurance challenges and the ongoing practice of medicine issues
• Newsletter: PCMS publishes a monthly newsletter providing information items, notices of membership meetings, announcements of new members, legislative happenings and general information needed to keep abreast of your local county society.
• Membership Meetings: General Membership meetings are held at 5:30 pm in February, May and September on a date to be decided.  Board Meetings to be held in March, April, July, October and November. Active members dinners are free; spouses are strongly encouraged to attend for the cost of their meal. Each meeting includes a short membership meeting followed by a presentation pertinent to today's medical practices.
• Meeting Room Availability: The conference room in the PCMS offices, which can accommodate up to 8 people, is available for use by PCMS members.
• Mailing labels: Mailing labels of the membership are available to members at a cost of .04 cents per label upon written request stating purpose of the use of such labels. (Labels may not be used for fundraising, cannot be duplicated or entered into a database)
• Fax Blast Assistance: Your Society's office has the ability to send out fax blasts for their members at a nominal cost. Call our offices for information.