The Philippine Medical Society of Northern California is a registered non-profit 501(c)(3) To provide medical assistance to the elderly and indigent Filipino-Americans as well as other minority groups in the US and support medical-surgical missions. To encourage qualified Filipino and Filipino-American students to pursue the medical profession and to provide financial assistance and other scholarship support to such students. To encourage continued professional growth and development of the members. To unite and promote closer personal and professional relationships and better understanding among the members and other medical societies.