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SAVE
THE DATE
Sept. 18
BCMS Foundation
Golf Tournament
Quarry Golf Club
(To register and for more information, see below.)
Sept.
24
BCMS Fall
General Membership Meeting
6:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m.
Hilton at the Airport, 611 N.W. Loop 410
CME
and legislative updates
BCMS
Auto Show
5 p.m.-9 p.m.
BCMS office parking lot,
6243 IH-10 West
Complimentary
buffet and cocktail party; new model vehicles; family and
friends welcome
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MED DROP SA
The safe and easy way to dispose of unwanted medications
July 12
Alamo City Church
6500 IH-35 North
8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
For more information, visit MedDropSA.com
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Jayesh Shah, MD, wraps up year
as AAPI president
By Mary E. Nava, MBA
Chief Governmental and Community Relations
Officer
The American Association of
Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI) held its 32nd annual convention
June 25-29 in San Antonio.
Dr. Jayesh Shah concluded his
year as AAPI president by orchestrating a plan to bring the
national AAPI convention to San Antonio for the first time. The
convention was filled with numerous speakers, entertainers and
celebrities from the United States and India. Among the
notables attending the convention was India's Hon. Minister of
Health and Family Welfare, Harsh Vardhan, MD, who delivered an
incredible presentation on the work he and other leaders are doing
in collaboration with 24 countries to improve the healthcare
climate and access to care in India.
This year, under Dr. Shah's
leadership, the AAPI convention hosted the inaugural launch of the
organization's "Be Fit. Be Cool" walk, with the focus of
combating obesity. On hand for the opening ceremony and walk
were the 2014 Miss America, Nina Davuluri, the first Indian
American to be chosen as Miss America, and Sendhil Ramamurthy, an
American actor known for his roles in "Heroes" and
"Covert Affairs." He is the son of Drs. Somayaji and
Rajam Ramamurthy.
Dr. Shah commented: "I want
to thank the Bexar County Medical Society and its members for their
strong support in hosting the AAPI national convention in San
Antonio. I appreciate the hard work and commitment by all my
colleagues who helped plan and execute a successful convention
culminating my year as president of AAPI. Also, I want to
thank the BCMS Alliance for their support and participation in the
AAPI inaugural Be Fit. Be Cool walk."
Dr. Jayesh Shah, outgoing president of AAPI, is
presented with a plaque during the AAPI convention presidential
gala held June 28 at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center.
Standing (from left): Dr. Manju Sachdev (back left); Dr. Jayesh
Shah; Dr. Shashi Shah, outgoing AAPI board of trustees chair; and
Dr. Ravi Jahagirdar, the organization's incoming president.
Look for complete AAPI convention
highlights in the September issue of San Antonio Medicine. For more information, contact Mary Nava.
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Last call for BCMS Leadership Nominations
It
is time to nominate physicians to serve in leadership positions
of
the Bexar County Medical Society in 2015.
Please
seriously consider getting involved with the leadership of BCMS; don't
leave it to someone else to watch out for the practice of
medicine.
Click here to review the
positions available,
and
nominate yourself or a colleague.
Nomination deadline: 5 p.m., Wednesday, July 16, 2014
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IN THE SPOTLIGHT
BCMS Circle of Friends
welcomes
new silver-level sponsor
Cano & Co.
This information is sent on behalf of a valued BCMS Circle
of Friends sponsor at the silver level, but it is not an
endorsement. Donations from Circle of Friends sponsors help keep down
the cost of dues and allow BCMS to continue to provide quality service
to its members. The society continues its pledge to you and only will
involve itself in services and programs that benefit you, the member,
and your patients.
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About The Weekly Dose
The Weekly Dose is a service of
the Bexar County Medical Society.
Some of the suggestions conveyed may not be applicable
to your practice today, but the goal is to offer information over
time that returns value in excess
of the cost of your membership.
If you would like to recommend future topics to share
with your colleagues,
please submit them to the BCMS Executive Director at steve.fitzer@bcms.org.
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Antonio, Texas.
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