GLMS BOARD OF GOVERNORS
BOARD CHAIR & AMA ALTERNATE DELEGATE
Robert H. Couch, MD, MBA
PRESIDENT & AMA ALTERNATE DELEGATE
John L. Roberts, MD
PRESIDENT-ELECT & AMA ALTERNATE
DELEGATE Robert Zaring, MD, MMM
VICE PRESIDENT Wayne Tuckson, MD
TREASURER & AMA DELEGATE Frank R. Burns, MD
SECRETARY Monalisa Tailor, MD
AT-LARGE John D. Kolter, MD
AT-LARGE Eric Lydon, MD
AT-LARGE Alexandra Maki, MD
AT-LARGE Patricia Purcell, MD
AT-LARGE Erica Sutton, MD
AT-LARGE Brian Sosnin, DO
KMA 5TH DISTRICT TRUSTEE
Randy Schrodt Jr., MD
AMA VICE SPEAKER AND DELEGATE
Bruce Scott, MD
KMA 5TH DISTRICT ALTERNATE TRUSTEE
Russell Williams, MD
GLMS FOUNDATION PRESIDENT
K. Thomas Reichard, MD
DEAN, U OF L SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Toni M. Ganzel, MD, MBA
DIRECTOR, LOUISVILLE METRO DEPARTMENT
OF PUBLIC HEALTH & WELLNESS
Joann Schulte, DO
THE HEALING PLACE PRESIDENT Karyn Hascal
GLMS ALLIANCE PRESIDENT
Millicent Evans
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EDITOR Mary G. Barry, MD
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Martin Huecker, MD
Thomas James, III, MD
Teresita Bacani-Oropilla, MD
Tracy L. Ragland, MD
M. Saleem Seyal, MD
Dave Langdon, Louisville Metro Department of
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LOUISVILLE
GREATER LOUISVILLE MEDICAL SOCIETY
MEDICINE
VOL. 64 NO. 2 JULY 2016
18 RICHARD SPEAR, MD,
MEMORIAL ESSAY CONTEST
WINNERS
DEPARTMENTS
5 THE CHARGE OF THE
PHYSICIAN
John Roberts, MD
24 REFLECTIONS - NEW
HOPES FROM A "TABULA
RASA"
Teresita Oropilla, MD
26 DOCTORS’ LOUNGE
- THE NEWEST LEPERS
Mary G. Barry, MD
- JUST CALL ME AN OPTIMIST
Tom James, MD
FEATURES
6 THE ELEVENTH HOUR
Frank Burns, MD
9 MIPS, MACRA, AND THE
FUTURE OF MEDICARE
Tom James, MD
12 DR. JOHN ROBERTS
WELCOMED AT 2016
PRESIDENTS' CELEBRATION
Aaron Burch
14 GLMS FOUNDATION
MEDICAL MISSIONS
- MEDICAL TITANIC
Aaron Burch
Larry Griffin, MD
18 SPEAR ESSAY CONTEST
31 WE WELCOME YOU
32 PHYSICIANS IN PRINT
33 DR. WHO?
- FEATURING JOHN
GUARNASCHELLI, MD
Aaron Burch
WINNERS
David Dageforde, MD
and Kara Curry, DO
GLMS MISSION
Promote the science, art and
profession of medicine; Protect the
integrity of the patient-physician
relationship; Advocate for the
health and well-being of the
community; Unite physicians
regardless of practice setting to
achieve these ends.
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