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News from the Southeastern Delegation to the AMA

2017 Interim House of Delegates Issue

Dear Colleagues

In just a few weeks we all meet at the Hilton Hawaiian Village and the Hawaii Convention Center in Honolulu, Hawaii, for the 2107 Interim House of Delegates Meeting of our AMA.

We look forward to seeing you there and remind you of our Group events Sunday afternoon and Monday morning. The outside reception at 5:30 p.m. on Sunday has always been very popular.

Herein we present the usual information about the locale, the Meeting, the Southeast schedule and the Hotel. We know you will find it useful.

We include a link to our Resolutions, but we might communicate separately about the most important Resolutions from the Southeast Delegation.

Starting with this meeting we will also start sending out a brief summary of the meeting that we think you will enjoy, with some pertinent photos, about 3-4 weeks after each subsequent meeting.

See you all soon,

Bill Clark. MD (GA), Chair, SE Delegation to AMA

Claudette Dalton, MD (VA), Chair-elect, SE Delegation to AMA

Greg Cooper, MD (KY), Immediate Past Chair, SE Delegation to AMA

Stephen Imbeau, MD (SC), Newsletter Editor

MSSNY RESPONSE TO HURRICANE in Puerto Rico

A message from Charles Rothberg, MD, President, Medical Society of the State of New York:

Colleagues:

Over the past few weeks our mainland has been devastated by hurricanes. Most recently, and most tragically, the island of Puerto Rico has been overcome with loss of life and lack of available medical services due to flooding, isolation and downed communication lines. Hospitals, clinics and nursing homes have been destroyed beyond repair. The entire Puerto Rican medical system has been critically damaged. Local officials have called conditions “a humanitarian crisis.”

You can read Dr. Rothberg's full letter and make a donation here .

2017 American Medical Association Interim Meeting

The AMA Annual Meeting will be held Saturday, November 11 - Tuesday, November 14, 2017. To make your reservations and access AMA meeting information please click on the links below.

We would like to cordially invite all Southeast Delegation members to attend the annual Southeast Reception on Sunday, November 12 from 5:30 p.m - 6:30 p.m. at the Hilton Hawaiian Village - Great Lawn.

Southeastern Delegation Agenda

View the Speaker's Letter

2017 Interim Meeting AMA Webpage

Hotel and Travel Information

Map of the Hilton Hawaiian Village

Map of the Hawaii Convention Center

Things to do in Honolulu

Things to do in Waikiki Beach

Southeastern Delegation Resolutions submitted to date

Our Southeastern Delegation Members from each State

who Serve on the Executive Committee

Chair :

S. William Clark, MD

Georgia

Immediate Past Chair :

J. Gregory Cooper, MD

Kentucky

Vice Chair :

Claudette E. Dalton, MD

Virginia

Chair, Campaign Committee :

Stephen A. Imbeau, MD

South Carolina

Alabama

Jorge Alsip, MD

Alternate: Steven P. Furr, MD

Delaware

Kelly S. Eschbach, MD

Alternate: Janice E. Tildon-Burton, MD

District of Columbia

Joseph E. Gutierrez, MD

Alternate: Peter Lavine, MD

Florida

Corey L. Howard, MD

Alternate: Madelyn E. Butler, MD

Georgia

Sandra Reed, MD

Kentucky

Donald J. Swikert, MD

Alternate: David J. Bensema, MD

Louisiana

Floyd A. Buras, Jr., MD

Alternate: Dolleen M. Licciardi, MD

Maryland

Stephen Rockower, MD

Alternate: Harbhajan (Harry) S. Ajrawat, MD

Mississippi

Claude Brunson, MD

Alternate: Jennifer Bryan, MD

New Jersey

John W. Poole, MD

Alternate: Niranjan V. Rao, MD

North Carolina

John A. Fagg, MD

Alternate: John R. Mangum, MD

Puerto Rico

Gonzalo González-Liboy, MD

Alternate: Rafael Rodriguez-Mercado, MD

South Carolina

Greg Tarasidis, MD

Alternate: Gary A. Delaney, MD

Tennessee

Donald B. Franklin, Jr., MD

Alternate: John J. Ingram, III, MD

Virginia

Randolph J. Gould, MD

West Virginia

Constantino Y. Amores, MD

Alternate: Joseph Selby, MD

Be sure to stay up to date on all the information your fellow delegation members have submitted to the AMA.

Access the information submitted for consideration at the AMA House of Delegates 2017 Interim Meeting here .

For the latest information on issues, meeting dates, helpful resources and pictures from past events make sure to visit the SE Delegation to the AMA's website!

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