FROM YOUR PRESIDENT

I recently received notification that I will be celebrating my 20th medical school reunion from the University of Tennessee this fall. Seeing this number in black and white struck me. This also means I have been attending the Memphis Medical Society Gala for even longer as I recall tagging along with my parents as a med student. It is beyond surreal for me to think I am now a leader of our organization.

I could not agree more with Michelle Obama’s personal reflection, “I am an example of what is possible when girls from the very beginning of their lives are loved and nurtured by people around them.”

The Memphis Medical Society has been a voice for physicians since 1876. We are here to help support our future and practicing physicians in all stages of their careers throughout our community.

Our advocacy work alongside the work of the Tennessee Medical Association is truly giving a voice to physicians practicing in Tennessee.

Recently, a bus load of Memphis doctors, many of our readers, attended the Tennessee Medical Association’s House of Delegates in Nashville. We discussed a number of resolutions to set as priorities for our organization. While not as exciting as a Grizzlies playoff game here in Memphis, the discussions were lively, passionate, and collegial.