SCMS - Caring for You!
May 2026
Laura Bancroft, K.R. Byju, Lorraine
Cho-Chung-Hing, Robert Cropper,
Sean Downing, Julio Gonzalez,
Jason Heckendorn, Jennifer Henson,
Jaffer Khan, Dan Kirkpatrick,
Brad Lerner, Phillip Mihm, Jacqueline
Nguyen, Josephine Olsen, Jeffrey
Ortstadt, John Puleo, Betzaida Rodriguez,
Rafael Salinas and Ellen D. Silkes
SCMS Business Advocate
Backed by the financial strength of over $6 billion in assets and a membership of 80,000 physicians nationwide, The Doctors Company offers SCMS members expert guidance, resources and coverage, including the Tribute® Plan, a groundbreaking financial benefit that rewards members for their loyalty and commitment to outstanding patient care. That’s malpractice insurance without the mal.
SCMS 2026 President
Nicole Bentze, D.O., FAAFP, FAMWA
Dr. Nicole Bentze was installed by her colleague and longtime friend, Dr. Alma Littles who is the Dean of FSU College of Medicine and FMA President-Elect.
Dr. Bentze is a board-certified family physician and Dean of the Sarasota Regional Campus of the Florida State University College of Medicine. She is a graduate of Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (PCOM) and trained at the Harrisburg Family Medicine Residency Program, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Her interest in medical education led her to complete a postgraduate primary-care faculty development fellowship at Michigan State University College of Human Medicine and the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine (STFM) Medical Student Educators Development Institute Fellowship.
Dr. Bentze served as Family Medicine Clerkship Director for third- and fourth-year FSU College of Medicine students for 10 years. From 2006 to 2016, she was in private practice with Intercoastal Medical Group in Lakewood Ranch, Florida. READ MORE
SCMS 2026 Delegation
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