Santa Clara County Medical Association

What Santa Clara County Medical Association does

Santa Clara County Medical Association (SCCMA) is a private, non-profit professional medical association founded in 1876 as the Medical Society of the County of Santa Clara, representing more than 4,800 physicians (MDs and DOs) across all specialties and practice types within Santa Clara County, California. The organization is a component society of the California Medical Association (CMA), which in turn provides access to the American Medical Association (AMA), giving SCCMA a seat in CMA's House of Delegates and the California Delegation to the AMA — collectively extending physician representation to more than 44,000 physicians statewide. SCCMA also maintains an affiliated Monterey County Medical Society (MCMS) and a wholly-owned 501(c)(3) charitable subsidiary, the SCCMA Alliance Foundation (EIN 27-1977428), which administers physician wellness and community health grant programs with awards up to $5,000.

SCCMA's core offerings are professional membership, advocacy, practice management resources, and educational programming rather than technology products. Service lines include legislative and regulatory advocacy (including SACPAC and CALPAC political action committees and MICRA defense), coding and reimbursement assistance, legal resources, the bi-monthly Bulletin magazine, the Environmental Health Webinar Series, the MEDFUTURE AI & Health Innovation program, and a Diversity-Health Equity-Inclusion initiative. Membership dues are not publicly disclosed; revenue is generated through annual physician subscriptions, foundation donations, and event/program fees. The organization operates from a single headquarters at 700 Empey Way in San Jose, California, supported by a small staff of approximately five full-time employees (CEO/Executive Director Marc E. Chow plus four program, membership, governance, and facilities roles) under physician-elected leadership.

The business model is a classic professional association subscription model: recurring individual membership dues from a fragmented base of physicians, supplemented by donations to the affiliated foundation and fees for events, webinars, and CME. Go-to-market is direct via the sccma.org website (Join/Renew flow) and member referrals, with no sales force and no enterprise sales motion.

Name

Santa Clara County Medical Association

Legal name

Santa Clara County Medical Association

Website

https://sccma.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1876

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Santa Clara County Medical Association is a 149-year-old private professional medical association representing 4,800+ physicians in Santa Clara County, California, providing membership, advocacy, practice support, and continuing education as a component society of the California Medical Association.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Medical Association Services

NAICS

Professional Organizations (813920), Business Associations (813910)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Patient Advocacy, Navigation & Access to Care (BPAGACAH)

Keywords

• Physician professional membership
• Medical society advocacy
• Practice management resources
• Medical education programs
• Physician wellness programs

Headquarters

HQ city

San Jose

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: Annual membership dues from physicians (MDs and DOs) in Santa Clara County. The organization represents over 4,800 physicians through membership subscriptions.
2. Foundation Donations: The SCCMA Alliance Foundation (501(c)(3) nonprofit, EIN: 27-1977428) accepts tax-deductible donations to support physician wellness programs and community health initiatives.
3. Event and Program Fees: Revenue from workshops, webinars, and events presented throughout the year for physicians and staff. On-demand webinars and educational programming.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

SCCMA is a county-level professional medical association that recruits physician (MD and DO) members in Santa Clara County and delivers them advocacy representation in local, state, and federal healthcare policy, practice management and reimbursement support, continuing education, publications, and a charitable Foundation that funds physician wellness and community health programs. Its products are organized around annual physician membership, the SCCMA Alliance Foundation (501(c)(3)), advocacy programs, The Bulletin magazine, environmental health webinar series, and the MEDFUTURE AI & Health Innovation program.

Product overview

The Santa Clara County Medical Association (SCCMA) is a professional medical association founded in 1876, representing over 4,800 physicians. The organization's offerings consist of membership services, advocacy programs, and the SCCMA Alliance Foundation subsidiary. Core programs include physician membership, legislative advocacy through House of Delegates and political action committees (SACPAC/CALPAC), practice management resources, and professional publications including The Bulletin magazine. The Foundation offers Physician Wellness and Community Health initiatives with grant funding up to $5,000. Educational offerings include Environmental Health Webinar Series and the MEDFUTURE AI & Health Innovation program. This is not a technology product company but a professional healthcare association.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• SCCMA Physician Membership Annual professional membership subscription for MD and DO physicians in Santa Clara County providing collective advocacy, practice management and reimbursement support, legal resources, CME, networking, and access to Foundation programming.
• SCCMA Advocacy Programs Representation of physician interests at local, state, and federal levels through House of Delegates participation, legislative policy work, and political action committees (SACPAC and CALPAC), pursued on behalf of the membership.
• The Bulletin Magazine Bi-monthly professional publication covering medical ethics, environmental health, physician wellness, and health equity topics, distributed to SCCMA members and hosted digitally on Issuu.
• SCCMA Environmental Health Webinar Series On-demand educational webinar series covering environmental health topics for physicians, distributed via the SCCMA YouTube playlist for the 2026 series.
• MEDFUTURE AI & Health Innovation Program Program focused on artificial intelligence and health innovation where physicians and technology leaders convene to explore emerging healthcare applications; includes multiple dated sessions in 2024 (Feb 17, May 11, Sept 6) and a Smart Practice Diagnostic offering.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 4,800 physicians represented across all specialties and practice types
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Santa Clara Valley HealthcareminorOthers · 28 January 2026Related county healthcare organization facing federal funding cuts. SCCMA has issued statements regarding budget impacts on healthcare, indicating advocacy relationship.
• California Medical Association (CMA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSCCMA is a component medical society affiliated with CMA. Through this relationship, SCCMA participates in CMA's House of Delegates, influencing state-level healthcare policy. The partnership enables representation of over 44,000 physicians statewide and provides access to CMA resources including practice management tools, legal resources, reimbursement assistance, and advocacy support.
• American Medical Association (AMA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSCCMA and CMA work with AMA on national advocacy issues affecting physicians. Through CMA's California Delegation to the AMA, SCCMA members have representation on national medical policy matters.
• MagMutualminorGTM or Marketing PartnerMagMutual is listed as an Industry Spotlight partner, offering risk management and legal resources to SCCMA members. The partnership provides educational presentations and resources through MagMutual's Institute staffed by legal, clinical, risk management and safety experts.
• SCCMA Alliance FoundationcoreOthersThe SCCMA Alliance Foundation is a 501(c)(3) subsidiary charitable organization that facilitates SCCMA's involvement in community programs. Focus areas include physician wellness and community health. EIN: 27-1977428

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Monterey County Medical Society: County medical society managed alongside SCCMA from the same San Jose headquarters. Direct peer in mission and operations, and a useful internal benchmark for cross-county expansion economics.
• Alameda-Contra Costa Medical Association: Bay Area county medical society serving Alameda and Contra Costa counties. A direct peer in structure, scale, and product mix, including advocacy, physician wellness, and practice management — making it a strong operational and member-value comparator.
• Orange County Medical Association: Southern California county medical association with a similar physician membership, advocacy, and CME-driven value proposition. Direct peer in business model and member services.
• San Diego County Medical Society: California county medical society providing advocacy, education, and physician support services. Direct comparable in mission and offerings, in a different regional market.
• Los Angeles County Medical Association: Large urban county medical society in California. Comparable in advocacy, education, and member-service model, with significantly larger membership scale, providing insight into the upper bound of what a county medical society can become in California.
• San Francisco Medical Society: Another California county medical society, closely comparable in size, mission, and member services (advocacy, CME, networking). Geographic neighbor in the Bay Area, offering a direct benchmark for membership scale, dues pricing, and program structure.
• Sacramento Valley Medical Society: Regional California medical society covering the Sacramento area. Comparable in membership model, advocacy role, and CME/program offerings; relevant peer for understanding member engagement patterns outside the Bay Area.

Others

• MagMutual: Physician-founded medical professional liability insurer that partners with SCCMA as an Industry Spotlight partner providing risk management and legal resources to members. Adjacent peer — illustrates the type of partner-vendor ecosystem that complements a county medical association's value proposition.

Broad incumbents

• California Medical Association: The statewide medical association of which SCCMA is a component society. Directly comparable as a physician membership and advocacy organization, with a broader (statewide) geographic footprint and a richer set of practice management, legal, and reimbursement resources that SCCMA members also access through this affiliation.
• American Medical Association: National umbrella physician association. SCCMA participates in the AMA through CMA's California Delegation. Comparable in advocacy, policy, and education mission, with a much larger scale and broader scope, serving as the apex peer in the county–state–national medical association hierarchy.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/SCCMedAssoc
• Facebookfacebook.com/Santa-Clara-County-Medical-Association-263258323792522
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sccmedassoc

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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Investments

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