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Melanie Boscan - Executive Director, Orange County Medical Society

Physicians dedicated to serving their patients and community and protecting the integrity of the practice of medicine.

The Orange County Medical Society was well represented at the Florida Medical Association's annual meeting held here in Orlando July 31 – Aug. 3. Eighteen delegates attended the meeting under the leadership of Connie D. Micklavzina, MD, delegation chair. The OCMS delegation joined forces with the Seminole County Medical Society to form the Central Florida Medical Societies Caucus. As a united voice, the caucus brought together 22 physicians to represent the interests of physicians in Central Florida.

OCMS would like to thank the following physicians, who served as delegates, for their commitment and dedication to OCMS and to organized medicine.

Harold L. Greenberg, MD; Oswald Saavedra, MD; Lawrence S. Halperin, MD; Stacy Seikel, MD; Joshua Helman, MD Kevin Sherin, MD; John W. McCutchen, MD; Siva Sivanesan, MD; Robert M. Meyer, MD; Frank H. Stieg, III, MD; Connie D. Micklavzina, MD; Sarah C. Willard, MD ; Anna Pattisapu, MD; Cecil B. Wilson, MD; Steven Rosenberg, MD; Edward N. Zissman, MD; Robert Rothbard, MD

The Orange County Medical Society congratulates Diane Andrews, PhD, RN, who was installed as the 81st president of the FMA Alliance on Sat., Aug. 2. Diane is the wife of Orlando anesthesiologist, Thomas Andrews, MD. The Florida Medical Association Alliance is the spouse organization of the FMA and was established in 1926 to work in partnership with the Florida Medical Association to promote health education, to identify and address health-care needs and issues, to encourage involvement in legislative education and to support health-related charitable endeavors. We wish the best to Elaine Hale, wife of Steven Hale, MD, who served as FMA Alliance president during the past year.

The Orange County Medical Political Action Committee, chaired by Ravi Jahagirdar, MD, has interviewed and endorsed local candidates seeking office in the Florida Legislature. Participation in the political process provides an opportunity for organized medicine to play a crucial role in shaping the future of medicine in Orange County. By interviewing candidates and forming relationships, OrangePAC is able to assess the candidates understanding of health care issues as well as educate the candidates on the issues facing physicians and patients. For a listing of endorsed OrangePAC candidates, please call the OCMS office at 407-622-8188.

OCMS welcomes all physicians to attend the Fall Quarterly Meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 10, from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Ballroom at Church Street. Join us as we welcome the 3rd year medical students to the FSU COM Orlando campus. Special guest speakers are Steven R. West, MD – FMA president and Diane Andrews, PhD, RN – FMAA president. A CME Presentation on Simulation Technology at UCF College of Medicine, presented by Rebecca Moroose, MD, will offer one hour of CME credit. And last but certainly not least, join us for a special presentation as the Orange County Medical Foundation presents Dean Deborah German, MD, with a donation to UCF College of Medicine Scholarship Fund. This dinner meeting is free to OCMS members! Call 407-622-8188 to RSVP!

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