GLMS BOARD OF GOVERNORS
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Frank Burns, MD, PRESIDENT & KMA SECRETARY/TREASURER
Monalisa Tailor, MD, PRESIDENT-ELECT & KMA VICE SPEAKER
Brian Sosnin, DO, VICE PRESIDENT
Patricia Purcell, MD, TREASURER
Valerie Briones-Pryor, MD, SECRETARY
Jeffrey Goldberg, MD, AT-LARGE
Thomas Higgins, Jr., MD, AT-LARGE
R. Todd Hockenbury, MD, AT-LARGE
Christopher Jones, MD, AT-LARGE
Rishi Kumar, MD, AT-LARGE
Melissa Platt, MD, AT-LARGE
Bruce Scott, MD, AMA VICE SPEAKER & DELEGATE
John Roberts, MD, KMA TRUSTEE & AMA ALTERNATE DELEGATES
Suzanne McGee, MD, AMA ALTERNATE DELEGATE
Eric Lydon, MD, KMA ALT. TRUSTEE
K. Thomas Reichard, MD, PRESIDENT, GLMS FOUNDATION
Sarah Moyer, MD, MPH, DIRECTOR, DEPT. OF PUBLIC HEALTH & WELLNESS
Toni M. Ganzel, MD, MBA, DEAN, UOFL SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Lewis Hargett, MD, PRESIDENT, FALLS CITY MEDICAL SOCIETY
Charles Oberst, MD, SENIOR PHYSICIANS COMMITTEE CHAIR
Karyn Hascal, PRESIDENT, THE HEALING PLACE
Debi McDonald, ALLIANCE PRESIDENT
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IN THIS ISSUE
FEATURES
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BOOK REVIEW - THOUGHTS FROM THE BEDSIDE: FROM MEDICINE TO
CHAPLAINCY AND BEYOND | Elizabeth Amin, MD
8 IN REMEMBRANCE - DR. ROBERT COUCH | Tom McKechnie, MD
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PATIENT CENTERED OUTCOME RESEARCH INSTITUTE (PCORI) —
OBAMACARE GOES LONG ON POPULATION RESEARCH | Tom James, MD
STUDENT INTERNSHIP & EXTERNSHIP REFLECTIONS
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REFLECTION ON UGANDA | Sravya Veligandla
17
MEDICINE AND PRIVILEGE: A GLOBAL HEALTH PERSONAL
REFLECTION | Alexandra M. Pflum
19
PLAYING THE HAND YOU’RE DEALT: REFLECTIONS ON A MONTH
SPENT IN RURAL UGANDA | Carter Richardson
21
TEAMWORK MAKES THE DREAM WORK | Nicholas Chen
22
PEDIATRIC EXTERNSHIP REFLECTION | Brandon Chen
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PEDIATRIC EXTERNSHIP REFLECTION PIECE 2019 | Allison Engelbrecht
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PEDIATRIC EXTERNSHIP | Tyler Mattingly
DEPARTMENTS
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LEADERSHIP IN MEDICINE | Frank Burns, MD
12 REFLECTIONS: EXPECTATIONS | Teresita Bacani-Oropilla, MD
25 PHYSICIANS IN PRINT
27 GLMS ALLIANCE NEWS | Debi McDonald
28 DOCTORS’ LOUNGE
STEALING HOME | Mary G. Barry, MD
ASKING THE RIGHT QUESTION - WHY? | John A. Lloyd, MD
LOUISVILLE DETENTION CENTER | Timir Banerjee, MD
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