4 The Empty Chair in Frankfort: Why We Need a Sea of White Coats on February 18 Thomas Higgins, MD, MSPH, MBA

6 A Seat at the Table: How GLMS, KMA and AMA Are Shaping the Future of Medicine Aneeta Bhatia, MD, MBA

9 Physicians Together: Why Medical Association Membership Matters Jiapeng Huang, MD, PhD

11 Fix It, Together Bruce Scott, MD

13 The Value of Medical Society Membership Jeffrey Goldberg, MD

16 Horse Sense Vasudeva Iyer, MD

18 Book Review: Till Taught By Pain Review by Mary Barry, MD

20 # following Justin Chu, MD

22 In Support of Wear the White Coat Benjamin Rogers, MD and Sarah Robbins

25 REFLECTIONS: Caretakers Teresita Bacani-Oropilla, MD

26 In Remembrance: Robert Edwin Solinger MD, FACC Allan H Rees, MD, FACC

27 In Memoriam 2025

28 A SECOND OPINION: Planet Fitness John David Kolter, MD

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Dr. Who: Andrew Woods, DO Kathryn Vance

GLMS Board of Governors Lewis Hargett, MD, Board Chair Thomas Higgins, MD, MSPH, MBA, President Aneeta Bhatia, MD, MBA, President-Elect Jeffrey Goldberg, MD, Vice President Rejith Paily, MD, Treasurer Christopher Jones, MD, Secretary & KMA Secretary Lori Caloia, MD, At-Large Timothy Beacham, MD, At-Large Dinesh Kalra, MD, At-Large Rinit Pancholi, MD, At-Large Amy Quillo, MD, At-Large John Roberts, MD, KMA Alternate Trustee, AMA Alternate Delegate & Foundation Chair Monalisa Tailor, MD, AMA Delegate Eric Lydon, MD, KMA Trustee Jiapeng Huang, MD, PhD, KMA President Stephanie McGee, MD, MPH, President, Falls City Medical Society Jeffrey Bumpous, MD, Dean, UofL School of Medicine John-Mark Hack, President / CEO, The Healing Place Roberto Cardarelli, DO, MHA, MPH, Baptist Health representative Steven T. Hester, MD, MBA, Norton Healthcare representative Jason Smith, MD, UofL Health representative Sam Yared, MD, GLMSF Senior Physicians Committee Speaker Series Chair Patrick Padgett, KMA Executive Vice President

Louisville Medicine Editorial Board Mary G. Barry, MD Editor Elizabeth A. Amin, MD Stanley A. Gall, MD Natalie Henderson, MD Martin Huecker, MD Thomas James, III, MD John David Kolter, MD Manikya Kuriti, MD Teresita Bacani-Oropilla, MD Benjamin Rogers, MD Arayo Sokan, MD Monalisa Tailor, MD John Wernert, MD Lewis Hargett, MD, board chair Thomas Higgins, MD, MSPH, MBA, president Aneeta Bhatia, MD, MBA, president-elect Bert Guinn, MBA, CAE, executive vice president / CEO Amanda Hall, COO Onvia McDaniel, admin specialist II & membership coordinator Kathryn Vance, communications manager Kate Williams, creative director

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