Marion-Polk County Medical Society

What Marion-Polk County Medical Society does

Marion-Polk County Medical Society (MPCMS) is a nonprofit 501(c)(6)-style county medical society founded in 1874 and headquartered in Salem, Oregon, operating as the only local entity bringing physicians, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners together for networking, collaboration, and social interaction in Marion and Polk counties. The society is the first medical society in Oregon, and its quarterly ChartNotes publication (the original journal of record for Oregon medicine) is distributed in print and digital form to more than 500 medical professionals, hospital and clinic administrators, community leaders, and elected officials.

Core offerings are membership-driven services rather than technology products: ChartNotes (an award-winning quarterly magazine with full-page ad rates of $875–$1,350 per issue and volume discounts across four issues per year), an online member directory (with 2026 digital advertising inventory at $315–$995), confidential counseling delivered in partnership with the Oregon Wellness Program and The Foundation for Medical Excellence, community and educational event calendars, and recurring member dinners plus social events such as Dancing Date Night ($75 per member couple). The technology backbone is Wild Apricot membership software; no proprietary platform, API, or AI capabilities are present.

Revenue mechanics rest on three streams: recurring membership dues from physicians, PAs, and NPs (pricing not publicly disclosed); recurring advertising across ChartNotes and the digital directory priced per insertion; and event sponsorships ($500–$650 standard, $1,000 table sponsorship). Go-to-market is community-led and event-driven, with member-led engagement supplemented by an emailed member newsletter, an award-winning print publication used as a top-of-funnel content channel, and a public community calendar. The organization is governed by a Board of Directors (recent presidents include Doug Eliason, DO at the 2020 Winter Membership Meeting and Erin Hurley, MD), operates with one named paid executive (Executive Director G. Harvey Gail, MBA), and shows no evidence of outside investors, parent entities, or equity funding.

Name

Marion-Polk County Medical Society

Legal name

Marion-Polk County Medical Society

Website

https://mpmedsociety.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1874

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

A nonprofit membership organization founded in 1874 in Salem, Oregon, serving physicians, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners in Marion and Polk counties through networking events, the ChartNotes quarterly magazine, confidential counseling, and community advocacy.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Medical Association Services

NAICS

Other Individual and Family Services (624190)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Health & Health Equity Organizations (BPAGACAL)

Keywords

• Medical society membership
• Physician professional association
• Medical journal publishing
• Physician wellness programs
• Continuing medical education

Headquarters

HQ city

Salem

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: Annual membership fees from physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and other medical providers in Marion & Polk counties.
2. Advertising (ChartNotes Magazine): Award-winning quarterly print and digital publication distributed to over 500 local medical professionals, hospital/clinic administrators, community leaders, and elected officials. Ad rates vary by size and placement.
3. Event Sponsorships: Event sponsorship opportunities at member dinners and social events, including table sponsorships and exhibitor sponsorships.
4. Digital Directory Advertising: Digital membership directory ad placements including banner ads and logo/web links.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Marion-Polk County Medical Society is a nonprofit professional membership organization serving physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and podiatrists in Marion and Polk counties, Oregon. Its core offerings include annual membership, an award-winning quarterly ChartNotes magazine, a digital member directory, confidential counseling services at no cost, and educational/CME and social events for the local medical community.

Product overview

Marion-Polk County Medical Society operates as a membership organization providing a portfolio of services including the ChartNotes quarterly magazine (award-winning print and digital publication), an online member directory, confidential counseling services for healthcare providers, and various community and educational events. The organization serves physicians, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners in Marion and Polk counties, Oregon, functioning as a networking, wellness, and professional development platform for the medical community.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ChartNotes: Award-winning quarterly print publication focused on investigative reporting of local medical issues, in-depth interviews, medical history and member profiles. Distribution to over 500 local medical professionals, hospital and clinic administrators, community leaders and elected officials.

Products and services

• ChartNotes Magazine Award-winning quarterly print and digital publication featuring investigative reporting on local medical issues, in-depth interviews, medical history, and member profiles. Distributed to over 500 local medical professionals, hospital and clinic administrators, community leaders, and elected officials. Sold via advertising placements to healthcare vendors and included as a member benefit.
• Member Directory Digital membership directory and resource guide for administrators and providers to find and connect with medical professionals in Marion and Polk counties. Includes advertising placements for banner ads and logo/web links sold to healthcare vendors.
• Confidential Counseling Services Confidential counseling services available to all physicians, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners in Marion and Polk counties at no cost, offered in partnership with the Oregon Wellness Program and The Foundation for Medical Excellence.
• Event Sponsorship Program Sponsorship opportunities for member dinners, social events, wellness activities, and conferences including table sponsorships and exhibitor sponsorships for healthcare vendors and local partners.

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Marion Polk Food SharecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 November 2025Nonprofit partnership supporting food security initiatives. Medical Society is partnering to raise $20,000 in 2026 to support the Food Share's Youth Farm program, which raises crops and donates food boxes tailored to recipients' nutrition needs. This represents 'food as medicine' approach.
• Marion County Health & Human ServicesminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 September 2019Conference co-sponsor for Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome conference focusing on mothers and babies impacted by opioid epidemic.
• BridgewayminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 September 2019Conference co-sponsor for Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome conference addressing opioid epidemic impact on mothers and babies.
• WVP Health AuthorityminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 September 2019Conference co-sponsor for Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome conference focused on prenatal care, labor/delivery, and post-delivery resources.
• The Doctors CompanyminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 11 October 2018Sponsor of 'Restoring Humanity to Healthcare' presentation examining physician burnout, risk implications to patient care, and work environment changes for meaningful work. CME credit available through the sponsorship.
• Oregon Wellness ProgramcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership providing confidential counseling services to all physicians, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners in Marion & Polk counties at no cost. The counseling service is available through The Foundation for Medical Excellence partnership.
• The Foundation for Medical ExcellencecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-partner with Oregon Wellness Program to provide confidential counseling services to medical professionals at no cost. The Foundation supports the delivery of mental health services to healthcare providers.
• Santiam Hospital & ClinicsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerEvent sponsor for Dancing Date Night at Andante Vineyards. Table sponsor for member social event.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Oregon Medical Association: State-level professional medical association serving Oregon physicians. Direct peer with overlapping membership base in Oregon and similar mission of advocacy, CME, and physician wellness, but operating at state scale rather than county scale.
• Lane County Medical Society: County-level medical society serving Lane County, Oregon physicians with networking, advocacy, and member services. The closest direct peer — same state, same county-level structure, same professional-society model — and effectively a sibling organization in the Oregon county-society ecosystem.
• Multnomah County Medical Society: County-level medical society serving Multnomah County (Portland area), Oregon physicians. Direct peer in the same state with the same county-society structure, providing a comparable urban counterpart to Marion-Polk's more rural two-county footprint.

Broad incumbents

• American Medical Association: National professional association for physicians offering advocacy, education, and member services. Operates as the broad incumbent in the same medical-society category with overlapping value propositions but at vastly greater scale and with a national footprint.

Regional players

• Washington State Medical Association: State-level medical association serving Washington physicians with advocacy, CME, and member services. Comparable to Oregon Medical Association in structure and mission, and operates in an adjacent regional market with similar physician demographics.
• California Medical Association: Large state medical association serving California physicians. Comparable in function (advocacy, CME, member benefits) but operates at much larger scale in a different regional market, illustrating the upper bound of what a state-level medical society can achieve.
• Texas Medical Association: One of the largest state medical associations in the U.S., serving Texas physicians with advocacy, publications, and member services. Comparable in core function but at materially greater scale, providing a regional benchmark for membership-society operations.
• Massachusetts Medical Society: State-level professional medical society serving Massachusetts physicians with publications (NEJM publisher historically), advocacy, and member services. Comparable function in a different regional market with a stronger publishing heritage.
• Medical Society of the State of New York: State-level professional medical society for New York physicians offering advocacy, education, and member benefits. Comparable in mission and structure to Oregon Medical Association but serving a much larger physician population in the Northeast.
• Florida Medical Association: State medical association representing Florida physicians with advocacy and member services. Comparable in core function to Marion-Polk County Medical Society and Oregon Medical Association, but operating at state scale in a different regional market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/medical-foundation-of-marion-and-polk-counties
• Facebookfacebook.com/profile.php

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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