June 20, 2024
Several volunteer opportunities for physicians are now available through the Secretary of State’s website. They include:
African American Health State Advisory Council
Vacancies: One seat
Executive Board of Direct Care and Treatment
Vacancies: One seat -- licensed physician who is a psychiatrist or has experience in serving behavioral health patients
Vacancies: Three seats -- members with experience: i) in the delivery of behavioral health services or care coordination or in traditional healing practices; ii) as a licensed healthcare professional; iii) within healthcare administration; or iv) with residential services.
Additional information on vacant seats can be found on the Boards & Commissions page of the Secretary of State’s website.
Although no additional documentation is required, appointing authorities recommend the submission of cover letters and resumes to better know applicants. The application will now allow you to attach the following documents:
Applicants are encouraged to use the online application as the Appointing Authority will have access to your information as soon as it is submitted. Under 15.0597, Subdivision 5, applications to a board are valid for one year after submission and can be considered for any board vacancy, prior to its expiration.
Applications submitted via downloadable application may experience some delay in reaching the Appointing Authority.
Paper applications may be submitted by email to: Official.Documents@state.mn.us
or by mail or in person to:
Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State
Veterans Service Building, Suite 210
20 W 12th Street
Saint Paul, MN 55155
May 29, 2025
As the Legislature works to complete its work on the state’s two-year budget, another deadline is looming. Legislators are required to pass a balanced budget before the end of the fiscal year—June 30, 2025. If they don’t meet that deadline, the state will begin a partial shutdown.
May 29, 2025
Registration has opened for the Empowering Physicians: A Night of Reflection and Engagement event, featuring best-selling author Elisabeth Rosenthal, MD.
May 29, 2025
The AMA is encouraging physicians to contact their U.S. senators and urge them to revise the reconciliation bill passed recently by the U.S. House of Representatives. While the bill includes language that would stabilize Medicare physician payments, it also threatens to cripple Medicaid and CHIP.