FEATURES
4 GRATITUDE FOR A YEAR OF GOOD FORTUNE Patricia Purcell , MD , MBA , FAAP
6 2024 GLMS & GLMS FOUNDATION ANNUAL REPORTS
27 REFLECTIONS : HAVE YOU PEAKED ? Teresita Bacani-Oropilla , MD
32 A SECOND OPINION YOU CAN GO HOME AGAIN Mary Barry , MD
34 DR . WHO : DR . DESTINY ETHERIDGE Kathryn Vance
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PHYSICIANS IN PRINT |
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WE WELCOME YOU |
IN THIS ISSUE
DEPARTMENTS
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LOUISVILLE METRO GOVERNMENT SEES HEALTH AND WELLNESS
BENEFITS OF NEW PAID PARENTAL LEAVE POLICY
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Connie Mendel , MPH |
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THE TRANSFORMATIVE EXPERIENCE OF WEARING THE WHITE
COAT
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Emily Tarquin |
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THE FREEZE : A PHYSICIAN ’ S PERSPECTIVE
Vasudeva Iyer , MD
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ALONE IN CORAZÓN : AND OTHER TALES FROM THE TREEHOUSE
Melissa L . Perrotta , MD , FACC , FAAP
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UPDATES ON CANCER GENETICS AND HEREDITARY CANCER
SYNDROMES
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Kathryn Vance |
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IN REMEMBRANCE : ARNOLD BELKER , MD
Stephan Sweitzer , MD
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IN REMEMBRANCE : JOSEPH BOWLING , MD
John Markert , MD , Michael Peveler , MD , Lynn Womack , MD
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IN REMEMBRANCE : LEONARD GODDY , MD
Thomas Loeb , MD
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IN REMEMBRANCE : DAVID TOWNES , MD
C . Thomas Moran , MD
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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 , DO , 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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