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Duval County Medical Society
The Voice of Organized Medicine
in Jacksonville!
 Mission
The mission of the Duval County Medical
Society (DCMS) is to promote the delivery of and access
to high quality, ethical medical care for the community,
and to serve as an advocate for physician members and
their patients.History
Founded in 1853, the DCMS is the oldest and most storied
medical society in the State of Florida and serves as
the voice for organized medicine in Duval County. In
fact, the DCMS was instrumental in forming the Florida
Medical Association some 21 years (1874) later in
Jacksonville. The DCMS is a voluntary professional
association of over 2,000 physicians (MD/DO) dedicated
to the health of Jacksonville and the surrounding
community. A non-profit organization governed by an
elected board of directors, the Society accomplishes its
mission with the support of its physician members, the
DCMS Alliance (i.e., physician spouses), and
partnerships throughout the community. The DCMS is
chartered with the
Florida Medical Association, and together with other
county, state, and specialty societies, and the
American Medical Association, which collaboratively
forms the Federation of Organized Medicine.
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