With the North Carolina Medical Society (NCMS) Annual Meeting rapidly approaching, NCMS Committees have been completing work that will be affirmed by the House of Delegates.  On August 6, both the Physician-Hospital Issues Committee and the Communications & Membership Advisory Committee met at NCMS Headquarters.  Chaired by Skip Johnstone, MD, the Physician-Hospital Issues Committee reviewed policies on issues including hospital fair credentialing and third-party background checks.  Chaired by Dana Chambers, MD, the Communications & Membership Advisory Committee discussed membership recruitment initiatives and improvements to the NCMS Bulletin and social networking strategies.  On August 11, the Legislative Cabinet, chaired by Robert Monteiro, MD, convened at NCMS Headquarters to review the recently ended short legislative session and to prepare for the regular session, which begins in January.