PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE to Members By Dr. David Rinehart 2019–2020 NCAFP President
~ THE 2019 INAUGURAL ADDRESS ~
Embracing the Many “Cs” of Family Medicine On Saturday, December 7, 2019, Dr. David Rinehart of Belmont, North Carolina, was installed as President of the North Carolina Academy of Family Physicians. His inaugural remarks to members appear below.
Thank you so much for welcoming me as your new President of the North Carolina Academy of Family Physicians. It is truly a great honor and privilege to be elected to this position. I have been involved in the leadership of this Academy for eight years and I will tell you that this has been a wonderful experience, meeting and getting to know so many highly skilled and committed family physicians over this time and working with a top notch Academy staff. We are a specialty that cares deeply about what happens in health care, about disparities that exist in health care, about access and quality and affordability of care. 1969, 50 Years Ago Fifty years ago, our country experienced many seminal events. We saw the liberation of a generation in the experience of Woodstock. We marked the turning point in the gay rights movement at Stonewall. The country had a feel-good moment of technological breakthrough putting a man on the moon. And, as many of you know, in response to our forebear’s vision, and the recognition of the need for comprehensive, patient and family-centered, high Continues on next page 4
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