The joint meeting of the two organizations , one of the few successful endeavors of its kind in the nation , provides an opportunity for physician leaders and hospital leaders to meet together for educational opportunities and idea-sharing .
opportunity to meet with their colleagues in the healthcare field to explain the newest technologies and offerings .
Highlights of the leadership conference included a welcome and keynote address , Business at the Sound of Speed , presented by Ed Rush . Rush , according to his website , is a speaker , five-time number-one best-selling author , and successful business consultant who has effectively taken the principles he learned flying faster than the speed of sound and translated them into good business practices .
An annual highlight of the meeting is the Deans Luncheon where deans of the state ’ s three medical schools speak on the state of healthcare in West Virginia and changes and updates on how medical education is evolving . Representing the schools this year were Linda Boyd , DO , vice president of academic affairs at the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine ; David Guzal , MD , MBA , PhD , vice president of health affairs and dean at Marshall Health ; and Linda Nield , MD , associate dean of admissions and co-director of the Rural Scholars Program at the West Virginia University School of Medicine .
State Health Officer Matthew Christiansen , MD , MPH , discussed revision of the State Health Plan and requested the input of those attending . Other meeting topics focused on the emergence of artificial intelligence in the healthcare field , challenges in rural health , and lessons learned when medical errors occur .
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John Law , Executive Director , West Virginia State Medical Association
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