About the Medical Specialty Societies Member Section: The primary goal of the Medical Specialties Societies Member Section is the exchange of ideas and best practices, and this is accomplished by: • Sharing information of common interest and providing education to CME provider staff in specialty societies at all levels of the profession. • Providing current updates on CME topics related to medical specialty societies – including but not limited to accreditation, commercial support, program planning and evaluation, and new technologies – with the ultimate goal of improving patient care. • Providing feedback and input to the Alliance Board of Directors on items of relevance and specific interest to the Medical Specialty Societies Section. • Defining new ways for medical specialty societies to collaborate on shared goals and to extend partnerships to others in the CME world. • Utilizing the Alliance listservs for problem solving and networking.

Target Audience / Background of Members: CME staff in medical specialty societies at all levels of the profession.

Section Leader 2010: Deborah Samuel Director, Division of CME American Academy of Pediatrics dsamuel@aap.org (847) 434-7097 Section Leader-Elect: Charles Willis, MBA AGA Institute cwillis@gastro.org (301) 654-2055

NEWS & UPDATES • 2010 Section Leadership and Work Group Members EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES – MEDICAL SPECIALTY SOCIETIES SUMMER MEETINGS WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 11th AT American Society of Clinical Oncology, Washington, DC FRIDAY, AUGUST 13th AT American College of Surgeons, Chicago, IL Registration Coming Soon!  RESOURCES • Industry and Association Interactions- Recommendations of a PACME-MSS Collaborative Working Group – Industry and Association Interactions Recommendations of Working Group.ppt – PACME-MSS Definitions Recommendations of a Working Group.doc • The Medical Specialty Societies Section recognizes that a valuable resource for our members is the Research and Development Resource Base (RDRB) where anyone can access over 22,500 citations to research medical and health-related questions in continuing education, knowledge translation, guideline implementation and related areas. We would like to encourage you to make use of this resource. For your convenience there is a link to the site on the For Members Only page of the Alliance site. • March 2009 CHEST Supplement/Resources on the Effectiveness and Recommendation for CME CALENDAR OF EVENTS – Medical Specialty Section Summer Meeting Information     • The Washington, D.C. meeting will be held on Wednesday, August 11th at American Society of Clinical Oncology in Washington, DC. • The Chicago, IL meeting will be held on Friday, August 13th at the American College of Surgeons in downtown Chicago, IL. Please see Educational Activities above for information and registration regarding either of these meetings.