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4 THE EFFORT IS WORTH IT ! Patricia Purcell , MD , MBA , FAAP
23 LEGISLATIVE RECEPTION KICKS OFF MONTH OF ADVOCACY EFFORTS Kathryn Vance
24 IN REMEMBRANCE : GORDON TOBIN , MD Bradon Wilhelmi , MD
26 IN REMEMBRANCE : RONALD LEVINE , MD Jeffrey Glazer , MD
27 IN REMEMBRANCE
29 REFLECTIONS : WHAT THINK YOU ? Teresita Bacani-Oropilla , MD
30 A SECOND OPINION CLIMATE CHANGE ? LET ’ S GET SERIOUS ! David Seligson , MD
32 DR . WHO : SARAH TODD , MD Kathryn Vance
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6 CELEBRATING 100 YEARS OF SERVICE : THE KENTUCKY OFFICE FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS Bethanie Morgan , MD
8 WEST LOUISVILLE WILL HAVE A NEW “ MEDICAL FRONT DOOR ” IN 2024 John J . Wernert , MD , MHA
10 BRIDGING THE GAP : A BLUEPRINT FOR ADVANCING HEALTH EQUITY AND EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT Kiana Fields , MS and V . Faye Jones , MD , PhD , MSP
14 ALONE IN CORAZÓN : AND OTHER TALES FROM THE TREEHOUSE Melissa L . Perrotta , MD , FACC , FAAP
17 COLORECTAL CANCER : MARCHING TOWARD AWARENESS Abhishek Alur , MD , MBA
19 BOOK REVIEW : ALWAYS MOVING FORWARD Elizabeth A . Amin , MD
GLMS BOARD OF GOVERNORS Valerie Briones-Pryor , MD , BOARD CHAIR Patricia Purcell , MD , MBA , PRESIDENT Lewis Hargett , MD , PRESIDENT-ELECT & NMA TREASURER Thomas Higgins , Jr ., MD , VICE PRESIDENT Jeffrey Goldberg , MD , TREASURER Aneeta Bhatia , MD , SECRETARY Murali Ankem , MD , AT-LARGE Tamea Evans , MD , AT-LARGE Ali Farooqui , MD , AT-LARGE Christopher Jones , MD , AT-LARGE & KMA SECRETARY Lesley Kellie , DO , AT-LARGE Rejith Paily , MD , AT-LARGE Bruce Scott , MD , AMA PRESIDENT-ELECT John Roberts , MD , KMA ALTERNATE TRUSTEE , AMA DELEGATE
& FOUNDATION CHAIR Monalisa Tailor , MD , AMA ALTERNATE DELEGATE Eric Lydon , MD , KMA TRUSTEE Jeffrey Bumpous , MD , INTERIM DEAN , U OF L SCHOOL OF
MEDICINE Jay Davidson , CHAIRMAN , THE HEALING PLACE Roberto Cardarelli , MD , BAPTIST HEALTH REPRESENTATIVE Steven Hester , MD , NORTON HEALTHCARE REPRESENTATIVE Jason Smith , MD , UOFL HEALTH REPRESENTATIVE Sam Yared , MD , SENIOR PHYSICIAN COMMITTEE CHAIR Patrick Padgett , KMA EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
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