What HPMS Provides for the Community and its Members

Through the efforts of a dedicated Leadership Structure, professional staff and a host of active committees, HPMS carries out its mission. Current HPMS committees, their activities and respective charges represent the needs of its members and confirm the value of Society membership by unifying physicians on the issues most important to medicine.

The HPMS represents its members in a meaningful and organized manner, providing information and guidance necessary to meet the challenges of medical service in our community. Our Society serves as a vehicle for the physician’s commitment and dedication to organized medicine. Physicians joining together as an organized unit can impact and determine the future of medicine.

Advocacy: Advocates for medicine in an era of changing economic influence. Educates the public as to the value physicians bring to their community through quality health care and personal service to the community.

Community Internship Program: Conducts a two day mentoring experience allowing community leaders to shadow a primary care physician & surgeon into their respective offices and surgeries. The program fosters a positive relationship between medicine & the policy makers of the community.

Legislation: Coordinates local activities to support needed legislative reform in health related issues including: regular interaction with North Carolina legislators, participants in the NCMS Doctor-of-the-Day program.

General Membership Meetings: Four meetings per year feature an array of program topics to help better manage your practice, keep current on scientific advances, legal, legislative, ethical, economic and social issues both outside and inside of medicine.

NCMS Delegation: Provides elected delegates to represent the views of the local medical society within the areas most sensitive to the preservation & advancement of the members.

Community Health: Collaborates with a network of community interests to address common issues, such as supporting smoke free environments and access to medical resources for the community's under- served.

Endowment Fund: Created in 2006, the Endowment Fund demonstrates a commitment from the physicians and other healthcare providers of High Point to engage in philanthropy to support the development of a healthier community.

Member Services: Contracts with vendors to provide special discounts on products and services.