2024 Iowa Medical Society Membership Survey

Welcome to Iowa Medical Society's Membership Survey

Thank you for being a member of the Iowa Medical Society (IMS)!  We hope you will share your thoughts and feedback about your IMS membership in this survey. We appreciate your time and effort to complete the survey which should take about 10 minutes or less. Your responses will remain confidential.  

If you have any questions, please to contact Heather Lee: hlee@iowamedical.org

Please verify that you have checked the “I'm not a robot” checkbox.

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Demographic Questions

MD
DO
Resident or Fellow
Medical student
Administrator
Other

Independent solo practitioner
Independent group practice
Integrated or hospital/health system employee
Academic
Federal/ State government organization
Locums/PRN
Student
Resident/Fellow
Other

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IMS Membership Questions

Advocacy-a voice in the legislative process
Education and training resources
Stay current with issues in the medical profession
Important to support my professional society
Networking opportunities
I was invited/required to join
My health system or group supports membership
Other

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IMS Membership Questions

The following ten questions will ask you to rank these reasons on a scale from 1-10 (with 10 being the most valuable). No need to fill in the box directly below this question.

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IMS Services Questions

Attend educational and training offerings
Participate in legislative advocacy efforts
Attend IMS networking events
Serve on a taskforce/committee/board
Participate in quality improvement initiatives (i.e. hypertension pilot program)
Utilize the trusted resources IMS provides
None of the above

Live too far from the IMS headquarters
Involvement with IMS is not important to me
Current offerings are not relevant to me
Financial resources
Not the decision maker for membership
Haven't been asked to become involved
Productivity goals prevent me from participating
Not familiar with opportunities for involvement
Cannot afford the time away from my practice
Other

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IMS Services Questions

The following nine questions will ask about IMS services. No need to fill in the box below.

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Top Issues Impacting Practice

Networking
Career/ Professional development
Research opportunities
Peer-to-peer forums
Publications/information
Advocacy
Education/meetings
Help you keep up-to-date
Other

The next ten questions will ask you to rank the top issues impacting your practice today. No need to fill in the box below.

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Top Issues Impacting Practice

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IMS State-Level Advocacy

The following questions will ask you to recommend an IMS strategy on state-level "hot button" issues. No need to fill in the box below.

Your contributions to IMPAC help ensure the voice of Iowa physicians is heard loud and clear in the statehouse.

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IMS State-Level Advocacy

Please rank the following legislative issues in order of importance. No need to fill in the box below.

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IMS Federal Advocacy

Please rate the following federal advocacy issues based on their importance to you (1 being the lowest, 5 the highest). No need to fill in the box below.

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IMS Content and Communication

In the following questions, please indicate how often you read/access different forms of IMS content. No need to fill in the box below.

Please rate the quality/relevance of each IMS communication channel below. No need to fill in the box below.

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IMS Content and Communication

Please indicate your level of interest in the following topic areas for IMS to cover in the magazine, podcasts, newsletters, or other channels. No need to fill in the box below.

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IMS Events

In the following questions, please indicate how likely you are to participate in future types of events offered by IMS. No need to fill in the box below.

Ex. Physician Day on the Hill, legislative receptions

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Name City/Town Cell Phone Number

All of your survey results will remain confidential and the winner will be announced on July 22.

Name Organization Office Address City/Town, State/Province Zip/Postal Code Preferred Email Address Cell Phone Number