I recently had the wonderful opportunity to participate in the AMA National Advocacy Conference in Washington, D.C. This is an annual conference that gives physicians from across the nation an opportunity to hear updates on bills, proposals and ideas that relate to our practices and our patients. One of the best parts of the conference is the opportunity to visit our Kentucky senators and members of the House of Representatives in their offices. The other participants from the LMS included Dr. Mamata Majmundar, our president elect, and Chris Hickey, our CEO.
As many of you know Chris Hickey was a colonel in the United States Army and served in Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom. While in D.C, he wanted to visit one of his former soldiers. Specialist Hoby Bradfield served under Colonel Hickey in Iraq. He was a cavalry scout of Grim Troop, 2nd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment. He was seriously wounded in a daring dismounted cordon and search in the narrow winding alleys in the old city of Tal Afar. When Chris said he wanted to visit him we all decided to go with him. Since we arrived on a Monday morning and the conference started that afternoon, we decided to go Wednesday afternoon after the conference was over.
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Membership in KMA: Our Success is Your Success
By Pat Padgett, KMA Executive Vice President
Every year, I provide a series of health care policy presentations to medical students and how it applies to practicing physicians. When I presented at the University of Kentucky last year, I ran over a few minutes and apologized to the professor coming in behind me. "No problem," he said. "I wish I had known that stuff before I went into practice."
The Kentucky Medical Association (KMA) also cuts through the onslaught of information practicing physicians get daily and focuses it to make it useful. Our members and leaders use that information to focus our work so that member participation is most meaningful. Those concentrated efforts provide opportunities for physicians to be more connected to their colleagues, patients and the communities where they practice.
