irs program accomplishments · form 990 part iii · fy2024
What they reported doing
- #1 primary $299KConference and Meetings for the presentation and discussion of scientific papers.
- #2 $39KPublication of newsletters and scientific journal.
named programs · 5 · from sources
What they call their work
Annual Conference
Hosts an annual meeting for the presentation and discussion of scientific papers in medical decision making, including workshops, mentoring sessions, and award recognitions.
Career Development Program
Offers mentoring, workshops, and networking events for trainees and early-career investigators, including speed mentoring and dinners with experts at the annual meeting.
Dependent Care Fund
Offers scholarships of up to USD 500 to help meeting attendees cover costs for child, elder, or partner care during the annual conference.
LMIC and Trainee Scholarship Program
Provides financial support for trainees and individuals from low- and middle-income countries to attend the annual meeting based on need and accepted abstracts.
Medical Decision Making Journals
publishes two scholarly journals: "Medical Decision Making" and "MDM Policy & Practice", which disseminate research and applications in decision science.
activities · 8 groups
What they do
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Biomedical Research and Innovation 1 activity
- Conducts and advances medical decision-making researchEngages in multidisciplinary scholarship, develops and evaluates decision-making applications, and disseminates findings to improve health decisions for patients, clinicians, researchers, and policymakers. Operates as a normative, descriptive, and prescriptive field to support clinical care and health policy.
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Fundraising for Community and Charitable Initiatives 1 activity
- Develops sustainable revenue and strategic partnershipsIdentifies and generates revenue streams through collaborative partnerships and strategic development initiatives to support the organization’s financial health and long-term sustainability.
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Medical Professional Education & Training 1 activity
- Organizes scientific conferences and annual meetingsHosts conferences and meetings for the presentation and discussion of scientific papers, including educational programming, workshops, panels, and networking events to support knowledge exchange in medical decision making.
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Community Health Equity Initiatives 1 activity
- Promotes equity and inclusion in medical decision makingConducts education and implements methods to address structural and interpersonal racism and exclusion within SMDM and the broader healthcare community.
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Professional Membership and Association Benefits 1 activity
- Provides membership services and community engagementOffers members access to journals, discounted meeting registration, mentoring, job postings, a resource repository, and networking via a membership directory. Includes group, student, trainee, bridge, low-income country, and emeritus membership categories with tailored benefits and reduced fees.
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Recognition and Awards Programs 1 activity
- Recognizes contributions to medical decision making through awardsAdministers recognition programs including the Career Achievement Award, Distinguished Service Award, John M. Eisenberg Award, and Early Investigator Award to honor individuals and organizations for leadership, service, research application, and outstanding early-career work in the field.
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Professional Conference Support 1 activity
- Supports early-career and underrepresented scholars through capacity-building programsProvides scholarships for trainees with financial need, dependent care support up to USD 500, and career development opportunities such as mentoring, workshops, and expert dinners. Offers awards and recognition for early investigators and scholars.
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Medical Research & Education Dissemination 1 activity
- publishes scientific journals and newsletters in medical decision makingProduces and distributes the journal *Medical Decision Making* and the open-access journal *Medical Decision Making Policy & Practice*, along with four newsletters annually, to disseminate evidence-based approaches and support health policy development.
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financials · form 990 · fy2024
revenue
Total revenue$706K
Contributions & grants$24K3%
Program service revenue$668K95%
Investment income$13K2%
Other revenue$0
expenses
Total expenses$661K
Program expenses72%
Admin / overhead23%
Fundraising4%
Salaries & benefits$112K
Grants paid out$0
Largest expense lineProfessional Fees
balance sheet
Total assets$933K
Cash$159K
Investments$711K
Liabilities$221K
Net assets$712K
Liquid reserves15.8 mo
4 years on record · 2020–2024 · YoY revenue -11.0%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2024
Who runs it
paid leadership · 1
| Name | Title | Hours/wk | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diane Nickolson | Executive Director | 28 | $112K |
board members · 20
- Aisha Langford — Trustee (till 10/24)
- Alan Schwartz — Pres to Past Pres (trans 10/24)
- Andrew S LaJoie — Secretary-Treasurer
- Ankur Pandya — Vice Pres (till 10/24)
- Beate Jahn — Pres Elect (from 10/24)
- Beate Sander — Past Pres (till 10/24)
- Channing Tate — Trustee
- Daniel Matlock — Trustee
- Ellen Engelhardt — Trustee to VP-Elect (tran 10/24)
- Ellen Lipstein — VP-Elect to VP (trans 10/24)
- Emily Burger — Trustee (till 10/24)
- Hawre-Jalal — Trustee (from 10/24)
- Kathryn Martinez — Trustee
- Kine Pederson — Trustee (from 10/24)
- Laura Scherer — Trustee
- Natalia Kunst — Trustee
- Rowan Iskander — Trustee
- Ryan Suk — Trustee (from 10/24)
- Scott Cantor — Historian
- Victoria Shaffer — Pres-Elect to Pres (trans 10/24)
relationships · 15
Who they work with
- Medical Decision Making Journals Network — Network member publishing scholarly work on medical decision making.
- Society for Medical Decision Making Network — Institutional Members are recognized supporters of the Society for Medical Decision Making.
- World Bank Government — Uses World Bank country classifications to determine eligibility for LMIC scholarships.
- World Bank Government — Uses World Bank country income classifications to determine eligibility for discounted membership rates.
- academic institutions Partner — Partners with academic institutions to support development and educational initiatives.
- clinicians Partner — Collaborates with clinicians to improve the quality and value of health decisions
- foundations Partner — Engages foundations as partners in funding and development activities.
- government agencies Government — Collaborates with government agencies as part of strategic development and funding initiatives.
- individual and institutional philanthropy Partner — Engages individual and institutional philanthropists as funding partners for SMDM.
- medical device and pharmaceutical manufacturers Partner — Collaborates with medical device and pharmaceutical manufacturers as part of development and revenue generation efforts.
- other societies Partner — Collaborates with other societies to update and promote best practice guidelines in medical decision science.
- patients Partner — Collaborates with patients to improve the quality and patient-centeredness of health decisions
- policy-makers Partner — Collaborates with policy-makers to improve health decision-making policies
- researchers Partner — Collaborates with researchers to advance medical decision-making research and practice
- the public Partner — Engages the public to improve the quality and value of health decisions
strategies · 4
How they approach the work
Named approaches extracted from this org’s sources. Where others share an approach, follow it to see the full set of orgs running it.
- Evidence-Based, Framework-Driven Advancement of Medical Decision Sciencemethodology: normative-descriptive-prescriptive frameworkBy applying a normative-descriptive-prescriptive framework and rigorous evidence-based methods, the Society improves clinical and policy decisions because this structured approach identifies gaps between ideal and real-world behavior and generates practical tools to close them.
- Interdisciplinary Integration for Improved Decision-Makingmethodology: multidisciplinary_integrated_approachBy integrating methods and perspectives from diverse disciplines, the Society advances clinical and health policy decision-making because cross-disciplinary synthesis leads to more robust, systematic, and innovative solutions.
- Scholarly Exchange and Community Building as Field-Advancing Mechanismsmethodology: community-of-practice-amplificationBy creating structured opportunities for scholarly recognition, early-career development, and digital community engagement, the Society advances the field because sustained growth depends on cultivating talent, visibility, and inclusive participation across career stages and geographies.
- Shared and Collaborative Decision-Making Ecosystemmethodology: collaborative_decision-makingBy fostering collaboration and optimal communication among patients, clinicians, researchers, and policymakers, the Society improves health decisions because inclusive, shared processes lead to more informed, acceptable, and implementable outcomes.