FEATURES
4 HEALTH CARE IN THE UNITED STATES : HOW DO WE COMPARE ? Lewis Hargett , MD
6 RICHARD SPEAR , MD , MEMORIAL ESSAY CONTEST 2025
7 A TRIBUTE TO RICHARD SPEAR , MD
28 MAKING MEANINGFUL CONNECTIONS THROUGH WEARING THE WHITE COAT Kathryn Vance
32 REFLECTIONS : THEN AND NOW Teresita Bacani-Oropilla , MD
33 FINANCIAL STRATEGIES FOR PHYSICIANS : INSIGHTS FROM DEAN M . DONOHUE , MBA , CFP ®, CRPC™ , APMA™
35 A SECOND OPINION THE ROLE OF DATA CENTERS IN A SINGLE PAYER SYSTEM – IN AMERICA Ramin Hamidi , DO , MSc , MBA
38 DR . WHO : CELIA O ’ BRIEN , MD Kathryn Vance
42 PHYSICIANS IN PRINT
IN THIS ISSUE
DEPARTMENTS
Beyond Borders
9 EXPLORING HEALTH CARE IN ITALY AND CUBA Patricia Purcell , MD , MBA
12 HEALTH CARE IN THE MOST POPULOUS COUNTRY OF THE WORLD Vasudeva Iyer , MD
14 INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL MISSIONS Larry D . Florman , MD , MBA
17 BRIDGING THE GAP FROM GLOBAL HEALTH TO LOCAL HEALTH Nicole Bichir , MD
20 GLOBAL IS LOCAL : ESTABLISHING THE FIELD OF ASYLUM MEDICINE IN KENTUCKY Tasneem Karim , MD & Bethanie Morgan , MD
24 BEYOND PILLS AND PROCEDURES Aneeta Bhatia , MD , MBA & Shriya Dodwani , M2
46 CARDIOVASCULAR SYMPOSIUM
GLMS BOARD OF GOVERNORS Patricia Purcell , MD , MBA BOARD CHAIR Lewis Hargett , MD , PRESIDENT Thomas Higgins , Jr ., MD , MBA , PRESIDENT-ELECT Aneeta Bhatia , MD , VICE PRESIDENT Jeffrey Goldberg , MD , TREASURER Christopher Jones , MD , SECRETARY & KMA SECRETARY Murali Ankem , MD , AT-LARGE Lori Caloia , MD , AT-LARGE Tamea Evans , MD , AT-LARGE Ali Farooqui , MD , AT-LARGE Dinesh Kalra , MD , AT-LARGE Rinit Pancholi , MD , AT-LARGE Bruce Scott , MD , AMA PRESIDENT John Roberts , MD , KMA ALTERNATE TRUSTEE , AMA DELEGATE
& FOUNDATION CHAIR Monalisa Tailor , MD , AMA ALTERNATE DELEGATE Eric Lydon , MD , KMA TRUSTEE Jeffrey Bumpous , MD , DEAN , U OF L SCHOOL OF MEDICINE John-Mark Hack , PRESIDENT / CEO , 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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