Annual Membership Meetings of the SCMS and SCMS Foundation

The Annual Meetings of the Saginaw County Medical Society and Saginaw County Medical Society Foundation were held on Tuesday, May 17, 2022, at Horizons Conference Center in Saginaw. Anthony M. Zacharek, MD, President of the Saginaw County Medical Society, called the meeting to order at 7:10 p.m. Dr. Zacharek welcomed Dean George E. Kikano, MD of CMU College of Medicine; Health Angel Award Recipients, Carol Cottrell, Director of Covenant HealthCare Foundation and Judith P. Ruland, Retired Dean of SVSU College of Health and Human Services and their guests; and Foundation Essay Contestants and their families. He also thanked Key Providers in attendance for their ongoing support of SCMS programs: Ascension St. Mary’s, including new physicians, Drs. Reina Badran, Ruby Gill and Anam Khan; Covenant HealthCare, including new physicians, Drs. Vessela Giger-Mateeva and Andrew Vasyluk; and Renue Physical Therapy. Dr. Zacharek also welcomed new member, Cecilia E. Kraus-Horbal, DO, Internal Medicine physician with CMU Health. Dr. Zacharek conducted the following business of the SCMS: • The minutes of the April 19, 2022, Membership Meeting were attached to the Agenda. MOTION: Accept the April 19, 2022, Membership Meeting Minutes as printed.

MOTION APPROVED. • Invited all to participate in a Leadership Development Series presented by CMU College of Medicine Office of Faculty Development. The series will feature regional leaders who had to navigate a health system through the challenging COVID-19 pandemic while continuing to make a positive impact on our community. Throughout the series, leaders will cover a range of topics and provide insight on their particular leadership style and philosophy. o The first workshop will be held on Friday, June 17, 2022, from 2-3 p.m., and will feature Stephanie J. Duggan, MD, Regional President and CEO of Ascension Michigan’s Northern Ministries. o The second workshop will be held on Friday, October 21, 2022, from 1-2 p.m., and will feature Beth Charlton, BSN, RN, MHA, President and CEO of Covenant HealthCare. o Contact Nicole Wright, MBA, Coordinator, Training & Professional Development, CMU College of Medicine at (989) 774-7862 or Nicole.wright@cmich.edu for information or to register. • Dr. Zacharek installed Tiffany K. Kim, MD, as the 118th President of the SCMS, and presented her with the President’s medallion. Dr. Kim then gave her presidential address, including her goals for the upcoming year. • Dr. Kim then awarded a plaque to Dr. Zacharek and thanked him for serving in various positions on the SCMS Board, with the past year as President. • Dr. Kim welcomed Mildred J. Willy, MD, Past President and Chair of the Nominating Committee to the podium. Dr. Willy presented the Slate of Nominees for Officers, Directors, Delegates, Alternate Delegates and the Peer Review Ethics Committee for 2022-2023. There were no nominations from the floor. MOTION: Accept the Slate as presented by the Nominating Committee for 2022-2023.

MOTION APPROVED. • On behalf of the Board and Membership, Dr. Willy thanked

Steven J. Vance, MD for nine years of service as an Alternate Delegate and liaison for CMU College of Medicine;

Julia M. Walter, MD for 13 years of service as an Alternate Delegate, Delegate, Director and two years as President; and

Harvey K. Yee, MD for three years of service as a Director.

Drs. Vance and Yee have completed their terms, and

Dr. Walter is retiring and moving to Washington State. • The SCMS Annual Meeting was adjourned. Dr. Kim called Thomas E. Damuth, MD, President of the SCMS Foundation, to the podium. Dr. Damuth called to order the Annual Meeting of the SCMS Foundation, and conducted the following business: • Noted that all SCMS members are also members of the SCMS Foundation. • Reviewed the work of the Foundation which includes: o Providing low interest loans to medical students with ties to Saginaw, with a maximum of $20,000 in loans available during medical school; o Forgiving loan interest if the loan recipient returns to Saginaw to practice upon completion of their residency; o Forgiving 25 percent or a maximum of $5,000 loan principal per year if the recipient returns to Saginaw to practice after completion of their residency and is a dues paying member; o Awarding scholarships to Saginaw County high school students who are interested in becoming a physician; o Providing research grants and scholarships to medical students and residents through CMU College of Medicine, including funding awards for the annual CMU Research Symposium, and medical student lodging at the annual MSMS House of Delegates; and

Top row, from left: Drs. Tiffany Kim and Tony Zacharek; Drs. Cecilia Kraus-Horbal, George Kikano and Cathy Baase; Drs. Julia Walter and Tiffany Kim; Covenant's Marcus Atkins and Dr. Karensa Franklin; Renue Physical Therapy's Janet Frank and Megan Leser; Ascension physicians, Drs. Ruby Gill, Reina Badran and Anam Khan Middle row, from left: Health Angel Award Winner Carol Cottrell and guests with Dr. Debasish Mridha; Dr. Zubeda Khan Essay Winner Shelby Vaughn and Grandma, Donna Smigiel; Essay Contestant Kate Hetzner with parents, Tom and Coleen; Health Angel Award Winner Judith Ruland and guests Bottom row, from left: Foundation Board Members with Essay Contestants; 1st place Essay Winner Ella Hall and dad, Ray,

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o Assisting the SCMS Alliance in awarding nursing scholarships. • Reviewed the Annual Report of the Foundation. Dr. Damuth stated the Foundation has current investments of approximately $252,600 and $212,000 in outstanding loans, for a total of over $464,600 in assets. o He noted there are several loan recipients who returned to Saginaw to practice and are taking advantage of the loan forgiveness program. He also mentioned the Foundation has a potential to forgive $120,000 in loans for those we anticipate will come back to Saginaw to practice. Of that amount, more than $82,000 in loans are to CMU medical students and residents. o The Foundation was the recipient of over $25,000 this year from the Saginaw Surgical Society. The Surgical Society had a difficult time getting members involved the past several years, and the decision was made to dissolve after 57 years. The Foundation thanks the Surgical Society for their generous donation and trust in the Foundation to use the funds wisely. • Dr. Damuth said over $212,000 has been raised the past 10 years from the Foundation’s annual Golf Outing started by Dr. Rao Gudipati when he was Foundation President. Proceeds from the golf outing provide the majority of funding for loans, scholarships and awards. o The 11th Annual Golf Outing will be held at the Saginaw Country Club on Saturday, June 4, 2022, and sponsors and golfers are still needed. o The Foundation would like to thank CMU College of Medicine and CMU Health who have committed to serve as Title Sponsors again this year. • Dr. Damuth then conducted the election of Trustees to the Foundation Board. o Current Trustees are Dr. Damuth as President, Dr. Iris Marteja as Vice President/Secretary, Dr. Matt Deibel as Treasurer, and Drs. Lowell Butman, Rao Gudipati and George Gugino. Drs. Butman and Gudipati have completed their terms of service on the Board. Dr. Damuth thanked Dr. Butman for 36 years of service and Dr. Gudipati for 13 years of service. o The following have been nominated and agreed to serve on the Foundation Board:

• Christopher J. Allen, MD • Sarosh Anwar, MD • John Blebea, MD • James A. Fugazzi, MD • Steven J. Vance, MD

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o Dr. Damuth asked for a motion to approve the election of the five nominated physicians to the Foundation Board. MOTION: Approve Drs. Allen, Anwar, Blebea, Fugazzi and Vance as Trustees. MOTION APPROVED. • Dr. Damuth then presided over the awards for the 13th Annual Foundation Essay Contest. The contest is open to Saginaw County high school juniors and seniors who are interested in becoming a physician and practicing in Saginaw County. Dr. Damuth asked Drs. Butman, Deibel and Marteja to join him at the podium to help present the awards. The following awards were presented: o Areesha Ahmed, a Senior at Heritage High School, was awarded $100. o Brooke Carnahan, a Senior at Frankenmuth, was awarded $100. o Nicholas Healey, a Senior at Chesaning, was awarded $100. o Katherine Hetzner, a Junior at Frankenmuth, was awarded $100. o Braeden Milbrandt, a Senior at St. Charles, won third place and was awarded $400. o Swathi Thiyagarajan, a Senior at Frankenmuth, won second place and was awarded $600. o Ella Hall, a Junior at Freeland, won first place and was awarded $1,000. o Shelby Vaughn, a Senior at Arthur Hill, won the Zubeda S. Khan, MD Memorial Scholarship and was awarded $1,000. • Presentation of Health Angel Awards o Dr. Damuth welcomed Debasish Mridha, MD to the podium. Dr. Mridha invested funds into the Foundation in 2009 for establishment of an award to a non-physician who lives and/or works in Saginaw County, and has added to the improvement of the health care field in Saginaw County. Because of the pandemic, two awards were presented at the meeting. Dr. Mridha gave a summary of each recipient, and invited them to the podium to accept their award and say a few words. This year’s recipients were: • Carol Cottrell, Director of the Covenant HealthCare Foundation • Judith P. Ruland, Retired Dean of SVSU College of Health and Human Services. • The SCMS Foundation Annual Meeting was adjourned. Dr. Kim then welcomed Dean Kikano who gave an update on the CMU College of Medicine. Dr. Kim thanked Dean Kikano for speaking, and congratulated the Essay Contest and Health Angel Award winners. She reminded the students to contact the SCMS Foundation for a loan once they are accepted into medical school. The next Membership Meeting will be held on Tuesday, September 20, 2022, at Horizons. There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 7:50 p.m.

Respectfully submitted, Joan M. Cramer, Executive Director

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989-781-5260 ext. 3 www.srrn.net On behalf of the Board and Membership, Dr. Willy thanked Steven J. Vance, MD for nine years of service as an Alternate Delegate and liaison for CMU College of Medicine; Julia M. Walter, MD for 13 years of service as an Alternate Delegate, Delegate, Director and two years as President; and Harvey K. Yee, MD for three years of service as a Director. Drs. Vance and Yee have completed their terms, and Dr. Walter is retiring and moving to Washington State.