SCMS Annual Membership Meeting Minutes
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he Annual Membership Meeting of the Saginaw County Medical Society was held via Zoom on Tuesday, June 15, 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Anthony M. Zacharek MD, PresidentElect, called the meeting to order at 7:02 p.m. Dr. Zacharek noted he becomes President at tonight’s Annual Meeting, however, the official ceremony will be held at the inperson Membership Meeting on September 21, 2021.
Legislative Update • Information on the following was presented to members who were asked to contact their lawmakers through www.MSMS.org under the Advocacy tab: o CRNA Scope Expansion Bill – House Bill 4359 o Auto No-Fault – House Bill 4486, Senate Bill 314 and House Bill 4992 o Prior Authorization – Health Can’t Wait, Senate Bill 247 • Dr. Zacharek asked Joan to provide information on Prior Authorization.
MOMENT OF SILENCE Dr. Zacharek asked for a moment of silence in honor of our members who passed since our last meeting in January 2020: Donald J. Cady MD Thomas A. Egleston MD Victor L. Hill, Jr. MD Zubeda S. Khan MD James A. Letson, Jr. MD Jack F. Martin MD
Henry W. Moon MD Rustico B. Ortiz MD Minoo K. Rao MD Dennis M. Tibble MD Prabhundha Vanasupa MD
ORDER OF BUSINESS • The current issue of The Bulletin is available on the home page of our website www.SaginawCountyMS.com and under the Bulletin tab, along with past issues. Distribution of hard copies was discontinued at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic because of financial setbacks. We hope to start offering hard copies again this Fall. • Congratulations to Dr. Tom Veverka who was elected MSMS President-Elect at the House of Delegates in May. He will take office in May 2022 as the 164th president. Dr. Veverka is only the fifth president from Saginaw County. Past presidents were James H. Jerome, MD who served in 1867 and 1881; Lyman W. Bliss, MD who served in 1890; Vernon V. Bass, MD who served in 1977; and Jack L. Barry, MD who served in 1994. • Congratulations to Dr. Millie Willy who was elected Region 7 Representative serving Arenac, Bay, Gladwin, Gratiot, Isabella-Clare, Midland and Saginaw Counties. • Dr. Steve Vance expressed a heartfelt thank you to the many retired physicians who supervised CMU medical students administering the COVID vaccine. He especially thanked Drs. Caroline Scott and George Gugino for their countless hours spent volunteering.
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The Bulletin | Summer 2021
Implicit Bias Training Now Required for Licensure
• The Bureau of Professional Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA) will require implicit bias training effective June 1, 2022, for health care providers. The SCMS will work to schedule a training for members as soon as it becomes available.
Report of the Nominating Committee and Election of Officers • Dr. Zacharek, as a member of the Nominating Committee, presented the Slate of Nominees for 2021-22. The Slate was approved by the SCMS Board at their meeting on April 20, 2021, and published in the Spring issue of The Bulletin. Online voting was made available to members who couldn’t join the Zoom meeting tonight. o A call was made for nominations from the floor. o There being no nominations from the floor, a motion, second and vote was requested to approve the Slate. MOTION: Approve the Slate of Nominees for 2021-22 as presented. MOTION APPROVED.
SCMS Foundation • Generally, the SCMS Foundation holds their Annual Membership Meeting concurrent with the SCMS Annual Meeting, however, the meeting will be held at the September 21, 2021, Membership Meeting. • The SCMS Foundation Bylaws were originally written in 1968. In 2019, the Bylaws were revised to bring them upto-date, and to add additional Trustees to increase the size of the Board. Before the Foundation Board can add Trustees, the revised Bylaws need to be approved. A request was made for a motion, second and vote to
