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colleagues . “ I feel like I have an obligation as a physician to get into those realms and to make those changes . Health care is so complex- -it is not enough to just be a great bedside clinician . Just as I do the best emergency medicine I can at the bedside , I want to make the system the best that it can be for those patients . Those aspects of policy , writing laws and advocating for patients can have just as profound of an impact and are probably just as important as the lifesaving measures I do at the bedside .”
Chicago ’ s loss is most certainly Louisville ’ s gain - we are all grateful for Dr . Platt ’ s service to our community .
Kathryn Vance is the Communication Specialist at the Greater Louisville Medical Society .
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