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4 HOW DO I JUSTIFY MY DECISION ? Patricia Purcell MD , MBA , FAAP
5 ANNOUNCING THE RICHARD SPEAR , MD , MEMORIAL ESSAY CONTEST 2024 Kathryn Vance
25 REFLECTIONS : GOAL 2024 Teresita Bacani-Oropilla , MD
26 A SECOND OPINION REVOLTING SHEEP Larry Griffin , MD , FACOG
RESPONSE Kenneth Anderson , MD
RESPONSE Joseph Flynn , DO , MPH , FACP and Aaron Spalding , MD , PhD
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7 THE POWER OF DECISION Aaron R . Kuzel , DO , MBA
9 THINKING OF GOING INTO PRIVATE PRACTICE ? James Patrick Murphy , MD , MMM
11 PRESCRIPTION OF PURPOSE : A MEDICAL STUDENT ’ S JOURNEY TOWARDS PSYCHIATRY Umair Fareed Bhutto , MS4
13 ATTAINABLE HAPPINESS Benjamin Rogers , MD
16 TEN YEARS OF WEARING THE WHITE COAT Kathryn Vance
20 BOOK REVIEW : LET ’ S TALK ABOUT DEATH ( OVER DINNER ) Tom James , MD
22 ATTITUDES TOWARD PHYSICIAN MENTAL HEALTH AND SUICIDE Tara Tamton , DO , Audrey Summers , MD , Ali A . Farooqui , MD
24 MOM Timir Banerjee , MD
GLMS BOARD OF GOVERNORS Valerie Briones-Pryor , MD , BOARD CHAIR Patricia Purcell , MD , MBA , PRESIDENT Lewis Hargett , MD , PRESIDENT-ELECT 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
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