The Colorado Medical Society (CMS) is the largest group of organized

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s in

Colorado Colorado (, other variants) is a state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It encompasses most of the Southern Rocky Mountains, as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the wes ...

. This

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is composed of physicians, residents and medical students. It was founded in 1871 to promote the art and science of

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and to improve

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. Projects include a congress for health care reform, a technology fair, and lobbying for legislation to improve the health of the State's citizenry. Recent initiatives and resolutions have created electronic health projects such as COEKG.

History

In 1871 the Dr. Henry King Steele of the Denver Medical Association led an initiative to establish a state medical society. The Territorial Medical Society was established on September 19, 1871, when physicians from across the territory attended a meeting in a Denver district courtroom. It became the Colorado State Medical Society in 1876.

References

External links

Colorado Medical Society Home Page
Non-profit organizations based in Colorado Public health organizations Organizations established in 1871 American Medical Association 1871 establishments in Colorado Territory {{US-health-org-stub