Maricopa County Medical Society (MCMS), established in 1892 and incorporated in 1935, is a not-for-p
Maricopa County Medical Society, established in 1892 and incorporated in 1935, is a not-for-profit voluntary association of physicians which encompasses Maricopa County, the largest and most populated county in Arizona. Currently, MCMS represents over 2,600 physician voices, MDs and DOs, to ensure the quality and preservation of medicine in the county and state of Arizona for both the physicians and patients.
12/07/2025
Thankful to Arizona Cardinals for giving us to the opportunity to share more about mental health by hosting our panel today.
We want to thank Maricopa County Medical Society Foundation Trustee President, Brook Choulet, MD: The Performance Psychiatrist and Mark Allen, MD, for leading the panel and coordinating the event.
12/05/2025
Thank you to all that attended our 2nd Annual Legislative Meet & Greet. It was a privilege hosting you in our courtyard one last time in 2025.
We had great discussions on policy and advocacy for physicians and healthcare providers across our county and state.
We want to thank our event sponsor PNC Bank and the PNC team of Jacki Granger & Joel Neitch for attending and sharing all the great work PNC is doing across our communities.
We’re excited to share an important community event taking place this Sunday, December 7, in partnership with the Arizona Cardinals: a Mental Health Awareness Panel hosted on the Cardinals Flight Deck outside State Farm Stadium.
This panel is FREE, open to the public, and does not require a game-day ticket to attend.
Important Event Details:
📅 Sunday, December 7
🕤 Check-In: 9:30 AM
🎤 Panel: 10:00–10:45 AM
📍 Location: Cardinals Flight Deck (outdoors, outside State Farm Stadium gates)
This event will bring together leaders in , , and for a meaningful conversation ahead of the Cardinals game. Attendees will also have the opportunity to network with professionals, students, community members, and organizations committed to advancing .
12/03/2025
We have a few hours left on .
Make a donation of $25 or $50 today to Maricopa County Medical Society Foundation and you will help us fund outreach opportunities that will help us find the next generation of beyond .
Today is , a global day of generosity where communities come together to support causes they care about. The Maricopa County Medical Society Foundation invites you to join our movement to secure a healthier future for Maricopa County.
Right now, the focus is on addressing critical needs in our local healthcare landscape by ensuring that bright, dedicated students have the resources to become the physicians of tomorrow.
Thanks to your generosity on , your support will give the next generation of physicians valuable resources they need.
Where does your donation go, you may ask? Your contribution directly supports our three core priorities:
-Scholarships for Underprivileged Medical Students: Alleviating the financial burden for students from underserved backgrounds, helping them focus on their studies and future patients.
-Healthcare Career Outreach: Providing vital exposure and mentorship to underprivileged students interested in healthcare careers, building a diverse and robust local talent pipeline.
-Physician Education & Community Health: Educating current physicians on how to leverage community resources to address social determinants of health, leading to better patient outcomes across the county.
We thank you in advance for investing in the future of medicine in Arizona.
Maricopa County Medical Society (MCMS) would like to wish all its member , , and across and their families a joyful Thanksgiving Day 2025.
We want to also thank all other stakeholders across the state who support physicians through medical associations like MCMS. From community based leaders, business leaders, to other healthcare professionals, thank you.
11/20/2025
Maricopa County Medical Society and Arizona Osteopathic Medical Association proudly co-hosted the 8th Annual Dinner with Doctors, and this year’s event was a huge success…bringing together over 100 attendees, including medical students, residents, and physicians from across Arizona.
This special evening creates meaningful connections by pairing students with practicing physicians, giving them the opportunity to ask real-world questions, gain insight, and build mentorships as they grow into the next generation of medical professionals.
A heartfelt thank-you to our keynote speaker, Obadia, DO, Dean, at A.T. Still University's School of Osteopathic Medicine - Arizona, ’s Board President, Alphonse Ambrosia, DO, for delivering exceptional open remarks, and Board Member Regan Hill, MD, for his inspirational speech.
And of course, a sincere thank-you to all the who attended and generously shared their experience, wisdom, and encouragement. Your presence and mentorship continue to shape and strengthen Arizona’s medical community.
At MCMS, we remain committed to supporting physicians, medical students, and the broader healthcare community.
We are already looking forward to next year!
“Empowering physicians through membership and value.”
11/11/2025
This Veterans Day, we're proud to recognize the physician veterans within the Maricopa County Medical Society family and beyond. Their dedication to service continues to inspire us in our mission to serve our members as a strong, collective physician voice.
We thank you for your courage, commitment, and valuable contributions to our team and our nation.
11/04/2025
Today is election day across . Important propositions like , which would support issuing $898M in bonds to fund healthcare facilities in Maricopa County are on the ballot. This funding would replace the Behavioral Health hospital with a larger facility, constructing of an outpatient health facilities, and expansion of the main hospital.
**Maricopa County Medical Society (MCMS) is a non-partisan, 501(c)(6) non-profit organization.**
10/08/2025
Expiration of enhanced tax credits would create multiple challenges that directly affect physicians' ability to provide quality care.
Check out Maricopa County Medical Society's most recent press release on the significant implications of the potential expiration of enhanced Affordable Care Act (ACA) premium tax credits on December 31, 2025.
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MCMS press release, 10-6-25, addresses the significant implications of the potential expiration of enhanced Affordable Care Act (ACA) premium tax credits on December 31, 2025.
10/08/2025
Sharing a moment post press conference on the potential expiration of the ACA premium tax credits with Representative Greg Stanton and two generations of physicians, Drs. Fadul.
Maricopa County Medical Society stands ready to work with policymakers across Arizona to support solutions that maintain healthcare access and promote health our communities. - Zaid Fadul, MD, MCMS Past Board President.
Photo courtesy of Gratz Creative Management
10/06/2025
Representative Greg Stanton speaks alongside Maricopa County Medical Society former Board President Zaid Fadul, MD, on ACA tax credits.
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The Maricopa County Medical Society (MCMS) was founded in February of 1892. The lack of any clear medical standards for practice, the lack of licensing criteria, and the need to share medical solutions to the pressing problems of frontier healthcare, were the motivating factors for the birth of this physician organization. As the State of Arizona continued its deliberate pace during World Wars I and II, but following the end World War II, the population in the state, and in Phoenix particularly, started to grow at an astounding rate. Among the thousands who flocked to this state after World War II for the weather and the wide-open spaces were hundreds of physicians seeking to establish a practice. The need to organize the physicians into an effective group became a primary goal of physician members in the Society. In 1950 they started a search for their first full time paid staff member, which resulted in the hiring of the first Executive Secretary of the Maricopa County Medical Society.
In those days, MCMS was housed in what was then referred to as the Professional Building, a twelve-story office building on the corner of Central and Monroe. The first three floors housed the Valley National Bank and the next eight floors housed the most prominent physicians and dentists in the city with the twelfth floor being shared by the MCMS and the heating and cooling equipment for the building.
In addition to establishing the Society as a political and medical power, the board and executive leadership realized the need to establish businesses to serve the physician members of the association. Beginning in 1951, the following events concerning the Society took place:
The Bureau of Medical Economics, a licensed collection agency was established in 1951. BME was created to provide a legitimate, effective and ethical agency for physicians to use in the collection of delinquent medical accounts. This organization continues today and processes millions of dollars in delinquent accounts annually.
In 1952 the Society, Medical Library & Bureau moved from offices in the Professional Building to 2025 North Central Avenue. The organization remained at that location until 1986 when the current building at 326 East Coronado was built. The Library closed in the early 2000's.
In 1953 the Society established the first physician Telephone Answering Service, which at its peak served over 1100 physicians in the area. The MCMS was also one of the first Societies in the country to receive a license to use a special emergency radio frequency to operate its paging system. Both the answering service and the paging system were sold in the early 80's as technology made them increasingly less viable to operate.
In 1955, the Society started Round-up Magazine as a way to keep connected with its membership base. Fast forward 59 years, and Round-up has become the premier magazine for healthcare news and information not only for physician members, but to the greater medical community. Published monthly, Round-up is distributed to over 2,500 physicians, allied health professionals, health agency executives, public health officials and hospital administrators.
In 1961 the Doctors Office Placement Service was established to supply physician’s offices with qualified personnel. Since known as the Medical Society Placement Service, this organization, after 49 years of operation, closed on December 31, 2009. At its peak, it was one of the largest licensed placement agencies dealing solely with medical placement in Maricopa County.
In 1962 the Southwestern Preparatory School was founded to train staff for physician offices, hospitals and other medical facilities. This school for medical assistants graduated thousands of students over the years and was sold in 1987, allowing the Society to concentrate on other functions of more direct interest to physicians.
In 1969 the Maricopa County Medical Society incorporated the Maricopa Foundation For Medical Care to offer a fee-for-service, competitive healthcare delivery system to employees in Maricopa County. This organization has grown as a separate corporation with its own physician Board of Trustees from 800 physician members in 1970, to over 6000 physicians in 2000, and over 14,000 in 2012. As a managed care system the Foundation endorses plans which cover over a quarter of million Arizonans throughout the state. In December 1994 the Foundation purchased a building on Third Street to house its ever-growing divisions. In 1998 the Foundation’s name was changed to Arizona Foundation for Medical Care reflecting the fact that coverage and membership now spanned the entire state of Arizona.
In 1987 the Society established the Greater Arizona Centralized Credentialing Program (GACCP) to offer a systemized approach to physician credential verification. This program was designed to serve all the hospitals and healthcare facilities in the state, as well as the managed care programs who wish to credential their physicians throughout the area. Currently GACCP has service contracts with over a hundred hospitals, managed care organizations and other facilities.
In addition to the above businesses, MCMS has been active in such worthwhile medical pursuits as coordinating the first mass polio immunization project in the United States in 1962 called Sabin Oral Sundays. In conjunction with the state medical association, ArMA, MCMS sponsored the Medical Liability Insurance Crisis Rally on October 21, 2004.
The Society has also been instrumental in assisting with the development of free clinics for the medically indigent and has staffed Head Start Health Fairs where over 300 physicians volunteer their time to perform physicals on more than 20,000 children. MCMS has also been influential in legislative issues on behalf of physicians. The Society, in conjunction with ArMA, helped pass House Bill 2600 and lobbied for physicians with a limited license to be able to practice medicine in Arizona.
To aid the community and help attract patients to our physician members, the Society offers a free telephone and web-based physician referral service to connect the patient with a physician that best meets their medical needs.
