Santa Clara County Medical Association

About SCCMA and MCMS

The Santa Clara County Medical Association (SCCMA) and the Monterey County Medical Society (MCMS) are professional associations representing physicians and their patients in all modes of practice and specialties, including medical students and residents.

It is the mission of the SCCMA and MCMS to act collectively for our members by promoting:

• Excellence in the provision of quality, ethical health care;
• The health of our community;
• Physicians’ personal, social, and professional integrity and well-being; and
• The common goals of similar organizations.

Through our efforts, and those of the California Medical Association, we have provided the opportunity for physicians to focus more time on treating patients and less time worrying about the hassles of practice management. Organized medicine has helped preserve the cap on awards in medical malpractice cases, otherwise known as MICRA, resulting in stabilized malpractice insurance costs in California not enjoyed in other parts of the nation.

If you are not already a member, and you are an MD or DO, please consider joining today. Our strength and influence grows with our increasing membership, so please help do your part for organized medicine today.

Staff

We are available to help you with everything important about your profession and your practice, as well as with services and discount programs for your home and personal use. Whatever you need – be it legal information, help with a problematic payor, or details about your member discounts and services – just call!

William C. Parrish, Jr.

• Chief Executive Officer
• Executive Director
• T: 408/998-8850, ext. 3006 or 831/455-1008, ext. 3006
• E: [email protected]

Contact Bill should you have questions about what SCCMA or MCMS is doing locally, in Sacramento, and in Washington, DC, on the political advocacy front, or with questions about finances and operations. You may also contact Bill if you have general questions, complaints, or concerns about what SCCMA or MCMS is doing or can do for you as a Santa Clara County or Monterey County physician.

Jean Cassetta

• Membership Director
• T: 408/998-8850, ext. 3010 or 831/455-1008, ext. 3010
• E: [email protected]

Contact Jean to enroll a physician, resident, or student to membership, or for information regarding the SCCMA/MCMS Young Physician Program, Resident Section, Medical Student Section, or member benefits. Also, contact Jean if you have ideas or suggestions as to how we can increase the value of your membership and thus serve you better, or if you need assistance with external affairs, SCCMA’s Political Action Committee, or SCCMA Council business.

Pam Jensen

• Managing Editor
• Peer Review Committees Coordinator
• T: 408/998-8850, ext. 3012 or 831/455-1008, ext. 3012
• E: [email protected]

Contact Pam should you have questions about The Bulletin magazine, our website, the annual pictorial membership directory, or if you need to change or update your contact information. Also, contact Pam should you like to place a classified ad, display ad, or order a database mailing list (all discounted for member physicians).You may also contact Pam for any business related to physician or patient complaint referrals, Annual Awards Banquet, Physician Well-Being issues, History Committee, and Peer Review Committees.

Sandie Moore, CMC

• Certified Medical Coder & Billing Specialist
• T: 408/998-8850, ext. 3007 or 831/455-1008, ext. 3007
• E: [email protected]

Contact Sandie should you need assistance with coding, billing, compliance, or for any economic advocacy issue you’re facing. Also, contact Sandie for business pertaining to the Bioethics or Environmental Health Committees.

Leslie Sorensen

• Membership Coordinator
• T: 408/998-8850, ext. 3008 or 831/455-1008, ext. 3008
• E: [email protected]

Contact Leslie should you have questions about your membership status or dues, or for entertainment discount tickets. Also, contact Leslie if you have questions about Monterey County activities.

Shannon Landers

• Lead Bookkeeper
• T: 408/998-8850, ext. 3026 or 831/455-1008, ext. 3026
• E: [email protected]

Contact Shannon should you have questions about invoices, statements, or accounting business.

Marcy Yarbrough

• Membership Accounting Assistant
• T: 408/998-8850, ext. 3009
• E: [email protected]

Contact Marcy should you have questions about membership dues billing/receivables.

SCCMA Leadership

Officers President Scott Benninghoven, MD President-Elect Seham El-Diwany , MD Past President Eleanor Martinez, MD VP-Community Health Cindy Russell, MD VP-External Affairs Kenneth Blumenfeld, MD VP-Member Services Ryan Basham, MD VP-Professional Conduct Vanila Singh, MD Secretary Seema Sidhu, MD Treasurer Anh Nguyen MD Chief Executive Officer William C. Parrish, Jr.

CMA Trustees - SCCMA Thomas M. Dailey, MD (District VII) Kenneth Blumenfeld, MD (District VII)

Councilors El Camino Hospital of Los Gatos: Lewis Osofsky, MD El Camino Hospital: Vacant Good Samaritan Hospital: Vinit Madhvani, MD Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Jose: Hemali Sudhalkar, MD Kaiser Permanente Hospital: Martin Wong, MD O’Connor Hospital: Michael Charney, MD Regional Medical Center: Erica McEnery, MD Saint Louise Regional Hospital: Faith Protsman, MD Stanford Health Care/Children's Health: John Brock-Utne, MD Santa Clara Valley Medical Center: Clifford Wang, MD

MCMS Leadership

Officers President Craig Walls, MD President-Elect Maximiliano Cuevas, MD Past President James Hlavacek, MD Secretary Alfred Sadler, MD Treasurer Steven Harrison, MD Chief Executive Officer William C. Parrish, Jr.

Directors Valerie Barnes, MD David Holley, MD John Jameson, MD William Khieu, MD Eliot Light, MD Philip Miller, MD David Ramos, MD James Ramseur, MD

2023-2024 SCCMA Committees

Awards

Chair: Seham El-Diwany, MD
Staff: Pam Jensen
To select and nominate to Council the prospective recipients of the Association’s annual awards.

Bioethics

Chair: Faith Protsman, MD
Staff: Sandie Becker
To educate its members regarding bioethical decision making, discuss bioethical issues and develop guidelines, advise government and industry leaders regarding the ethical aspects of health care policy, and interact with other professional organizations.

CMA Delegates and Alternates

Chair: William Lewis, MD
Staff: William C. Parrish, Jr.
To represent the Santa Clara County Medical Association in the House of Delegates of the California Medical Association.

Council

Chair: Scott Benninghoven, MD
Staff: William C. Parrish, Jr., Jean Cassetta
The Council shall be the governing body of the Medical Association and shall constitute its Board of Directors. It shall transact all business of the Association.

Executive Committee

Chair: Scott Benninghoven, MD
Staff: William C. Parrish, Jr.
To serve as the Executive Committee of the Council and exercise general supervision over the work of all officers and divisions, and report thereon to the Council. It may take emergency action or other action on business not requiring Council action.

Environmental Health

Chair: Cindy Russell, MD
Staff: Sandie Becker
To investigate and study environmental and public health concerns in order to make recommendations to the Council for Medical Association support and/or action.

External Affairs

Chair: Kenneth Blumenfeld, MD
Staff: Jean Cassetta
To serve as the Association’s liaison to legislators and to governmental bodies which interact significantly with the delivery of medical care and the public health.

Leon P. Fox History Committee

Chair: Michael Shea, MD
Staff: Pam Jensen
To identify, collect, and preserve archival material, memorabilia, and artifacts representing the medical history of Santa Clara County.

Member Services

Chair: Ryan Basham, MD
Staff: William C. Parrish, Jr., Jean Cassetta
To supervise the services the Association provides for its members, and to explore and develop additional services which will assist the Association’s members.

Membership

Chair: Seema Sidhu, MD
Staff: Jean Cassetta
To increase the membership of the Association by soliciting the applications of physicians whom it deems eligible; to investigate all applications for membership and report thereon to the Council; and to conduct all activities that pertain to the induction of new members and to changes in classification of members.

Nominating

Chair: Eleanor Martinez, MD
Staff: William C. Parrish, Jr.
To nominate one or more candidates for each elective office of the Association for election at the Annual Business Meeting.

Physicians Well-Being

Chair: Rebecca Powers, MD
Staff: Pam Jensen
To assist member physicians with problems of substance abuse, and/or mental or physical illness, which impair his/her ability to practice medicine.

Professional Standards/Conduct

Chair: Vanila Singh, MD
Staff: Pam Jensen
To promote high ethical standards for physicians, and to investigate and attempt to conciliate disputes involving unethical and/or unprofessional conduct by physicians in the community.

Public Service

Chair: Michael Nagel, MD
Staff: Pam Jensen
To evaluate and attempt to resolve disputes between members of the public and physicians.

Publications Ad Hoc Task Force

Pam Jensen – Managing Editor
Scott Benninghoven, MD – SCCMA President
Seham El-Diwany, MD – SCCMA President-Elect
William C. Parrish, Jr. – SCCMA CEO

Reimbursement Advocacy Program

Staff: Sandie Becker, CMC
To evaluate disputes between insurance companies, physicians, and patients concerning fees and medical services, and assist in the resolution of the dispute directly with the involved parties, and through educational seminars and Bulletin articles.

2016-2017 MCMS Committees

Board of Directors

Chair: Craig Walls, MD
Staff: Jean Cassetta

 The Board of Directors shall be the governing body of the Medical Society. It shall transact all business of the Society.

CMA Delegates and Alternates

Chair: William Lewis, MD
Staff: William C. Parrish, Jr.