DALLAS COUNTY
MEDICAL SOCIETY

The Dallas County Medical Society (DCMS) is the professional association representing physicians, residents and medical students in Dallas County. DCMS has grown from 30 physicians to over 9,000 since its inception in 1876. DCMS is a leader at the local, state, and national levels and is the second-largest medical society in the country.

Benefits of DCMS Membership

DCMS MISSION

The mission of the Dallas County Medical Society is to promote public health, advocate for physicians and their relationship with patients, while upholding professionalism in the practice of medicine.

$14m

PPE supplies donated to DCMS members
20k

COVID-19 Vaccines administered to physicians
9k+

Physician, resident and student members
667

Legislative Action Alerts sent to legislators during the 87th legislature

Upcoming Events

DCMS Book Club featuring: Revenge of the Tipping Point
4/30/2025
Come together with DCMS colleagues and fellow reading enthusiasts for a book discussion on Malcolm Gladwell's Revenge of the Tipping Point.
37th Annual Conference of the Professions
5/23/2025
Join us for the 37th Annual Conference of the Professions - a gathering of professionals from law, theology, and medicine to discuss AI.

News & Announcements

Randomized trial of a generative ai chatbot for mental health treatment
4/18/2025
Generative artificial intelligence (Gen-AI) chatbots hold promise for building highly personalized, effective mental health treatments at scale, while also addressing user engagement and retention issues common among digital therapeutics.
Medicine whelms nurse scope expansion bill
4/18/2025
More than 30 Texas Medical Association physicians from across the state made the trek to the Capitol to testify in person early Monday, April 14, that House Bill 3794 would dismantle Texas’ longstanding physician-led care model.
Long-term measles health risks include immune amnesia, brain swelling and hearing loss
4/18/2025
“Even though many people can say, ‘Well, measles is a viral illness, it doesn’t have any complications in the majority of cases,’ that’s not essentially true,” said Dr. Carla Garcia Carreno, DCMS member and pediatric infectious disease specialist.