October 22, 2019 Issue 91
Highlighting the “K” in KMA

Let me begin my first official KMA President’s Message by emphasizing what an honor and privilege it is to serve as your President.

During my installation at last month’s KMA Annual Meeting, I shared my vision for the upcoming year. To put it simply, I plan to highlight the “K” in KMA. I have already begun traveling throughout the state to meet with physicians and hear about the challenges they are facing. In the last couple of weeks I have added quite a few miles to my vehicle, with visits to Hazard, Lexington, Munfordville, Hyden and Pikeville. But that is why the KMA exists, to serve the physicians of Kentucky. I want to actively move our mission forward by educating our state that KMA is doing great work by tackling the issues affecting our practices, patients, and communities.

KPLI Graduates Class of 2019

Eleven graduates of the Kentucky Physicians Leadership Institute (KPLI) were recognized at the 2019 KMA Annual Meeting VIP Board Dinner on Sept. 20, 2019. This is KMA’s third class of KPLI participants, an initiative with the Kentucky Foundation for Medical Care designed to enhance the leadership skills of physicians who can fill emerging leadership roles and influence health care policy in the ever-evolving world of medicine.

2019 KPLI graduates include (from top, left to right): Mark Schroer, M.D. of Newport, Michael Fletcher, M.D. of Crestview Hills, Franklin Fannin, M.D. of Louisville, Charles Papp, M.D. of Lexington, Brian Sosnin, D.O. of Louisville, Lee Dossett, M.D. of Lexington, Mark Brockman, M.D. of Louisville, Heidi Koenig, M.D. of Louisville, Lara Fakunle, M.D. of Louisville, Khalil Rahman, M.D. of Lexington, and Rishi Kumar, M.D. of Louisville.

MacKenzie Wyatt Connects with Her Patients Through Music

MacKenzie Wyatt has been a musician her entire life. This fourth-year University of Kentucky medical school student, who plans on specializing in pediatrics, recently taught herself how to play the ukulele by watching YouTube videos. Her patients enjoy listening to her play and she says this is just one way she connects with them.

MEMBER NEWS
Slaughter Implants Patients with New Heart-Support Device

KMA member and University of Louisville heart transplant surgeon Mark Slaughter, M.D. , implanted two patients with an investigational device, at Jewish Hospital. This device is a minimally invasive alternative to ventricular assist devices.
Withrow on a Mission to Educate Youth about Dangers of E-Cigarettes

KMA member and CCLP graduate Patrick Withrow, M.D. , is travelling throughout the Jackson Purchase area educating adolescents about the dangers of e-cigarettes.
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