E-Newsletters

SMDM publishes four E-Newsletters per year, which are a primary communication vehicle for SMDM’s members, its external stakeholders, and others interested in medical decision making. Led by an SMDM member serving as the editor-in-chief, and with support from deputy, senior, and associate editors and staff, E-Newsletters provide important Societal announcements, a diverse array of interesting and timely articles written by Society members, and a view of what is going on in the international SMDM world.  SMDM members are welcome to contact the editorial staff [email: Ellen Engelhardt] about submitting content for an upcoming issue. The newsletter archive is open to everyone.

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SMDM members contribute critically to health policy research in the areas of evidence-based medicine, cost effective health care, patient decision making and public health. SMDM helps you to be more than just a face in the crowd. The connections you make through SMDM can help you build a network of long-term contacts to help you throughout your career.

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Member Stories

Holly Witteman, PhD
Holly Witteman, PhD

"SMDM played a major role in helping me launch my career. I found my postdoc then my faculty position through the Society, and I continue to collaborate with many wonderful people who I first met at the annual meeting."

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MDM Journal

MDM offers rigorous and systematic approaches to decision making that are designed to improve the health and clinical care of individuals and to assist with health policy development.

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