The Medical Society of Virginia (MSV) is your professional association that serves as the voice for more than 30,000 physicians, residents, medical students, physicians assistants and physician asistant students, representing all medical specialties in all regions of the Commonwealth. MSV recognizes that nobody understands the medical needs of patients more than doctors and is focused on advocating for greater physician influence in the practice of medicine.

MSV provides services that support physicians to deliver the best patient care. 

Leadership

Lead the House of Medicine

• State board appointment opportunities
• Issue specific task forces
• Board of Director opportunities for MSV entities
• Advocacy councils and committees

Advance your leadership skills and medical education

• SYNC and Evolve Public Health are unique program offerings focused on interprofessional health care leadership and collective impact in Virginia
• Continued Medical Education opportunities and resources

Advocacy

Elevate your voice and protect patients, MSV works to:

• Fight burdensome regulations
• Protect physicians’ right to control medically necessary decisions
• Opposes scope of practice expansion to nonphysicians
• Improve access to care
• Advocate for public health priorities

Connecting you to decision makers

• MSV coordinated visits with Virginia legislators
• Scheduled lobby days during General Assembly session
• Online digital service to send messages directly to Virginia Legislators

Business of Medicine

Insuring What Matters 

• Available insurance, for doctors by doctors
• MSV Insurance Agency revenue goes right back to MSV, to support our efforts that support YOU.

Trusted Partnerships

• Discounts on exclusive services from reviewed and vetted vendors and partners

Managing Your Practice

• Expert staff to connect you to practice resources
• Specialized courses for medical office professionals at a discounted member rate

Physician Wellness

Joy in Practicing Medicine

• Annual physician wellness event program that offers CME
• Wellness workshops available from our expert staff that promote physician well-being and resilience
• Curated resources and information exclusive to members

Networking

Engage and Collaborate

• The MSV Annual Meeting offers continuing education credits, advocacy opportunities, and entertainment
• Physician directory that provides contact information to any Virginia physician or physician assistant
• Virginia physician job board - post a resume, apply for jobs and get alerts
• Bi-weekly email communications that include breaking health care news that affect the practice of Virginia medicine

Please contact us at memberservice@msv.org or 800 | 746-6768, ext. 1050 for any questions or to complete the above mentioned transactions.