CMA’s Council and Subcommittee structure addresses the entire range of health care issues that impact the practice of medicine in California. Establishing standing bodies assigned to specific subject areas enables and fosters the development of expertise and imparts continuity and coherence to CMA policymaking. Standing Councils and Subcommittees provide opportunity for members to become engaged with their Association and to grow professionally as policy experts and leaders, and at the same time enable the association to benefit from the powerful intellectual and creative resources of a large and diverse membership.