DCMS News You Need to Know
From the desk of Jay W. Millson, Executive Vice President
In this Issue:
Ø
DCMS Night at the Ballpark Rescheduled for
June 18!
Ø
Your Support Needed to Encourage Governor
Crist to sign SB 1122
Ø
2009 Beals & Shahin Awards – Nominations are Open!
Ø Sports Medicine Pre-Participation Physicals are Coming!
DCMS Night at the Ballpark Rescheduled for
June 18!
DCMS Night at the Ballpark
has been rescheduled for Thursday, June 18 … same time, same place. You
can enjoy an evening of baseball and fellowship with colleagues and families on
June 18, 2009, at the Baseball
Grounds of Jacksonville, for just $10 per person. This includes 75 minutes of
all-you-can-eat hamburgers, hotdogs, popcorn and soft drinks, plus a reserved
seat for the game! Click here for
details and a reservation form. The deadline to reserve tickets is June 11.
If you had reservations for May 21, you should have received information
about exchanging tickets or receiving a refund.
Please contact Deana at 355-6561 ext. 106 or deana@dcmsonline.org with questions
about ticket exchanges or refunds.
Hopefully the weather will be more cooperative this time!
Your Support Needed to Encourage Governor
Crist to sign SB 1122
The FMA has set
up a new website to assist in their efforts to encourage Governor Charlie Crist
to sign SB 1122, the Assignment of Benefits bill. The bill was passed by the Florida House and
Senate and is awaiting the Governor’s signature. Visit the website, http://patientsoverprofits.com, to
see how you can get involved to help support this bill. This issue was FMA’s top legislative
priority for 2009.
2009
Beals & Shahin Awards – Nominations are Open!
The 2009 John Beals Award
and the G. Shahin Award nominations have opened for this year's award. The
awards were established to recognize local physicians who published medical
literature. If you had an article
published in a peer-reviewed medical journal during 2009, please visit the DCMS website
to submit your article for consideration. You will be asked to complete a brief
form with contact information and publication details, and email an Adobe
Acrobat Reader PDF file of your article as it appeared in print. There are
separate categories for DCMS members and residents & fellows training
in
Sports Medicine Pre-Participation
Physicals are Coming!
The 2009
Jacksonville Sports Medicine Program student athletic screenings will be held
on Saturday, August 8 and August 15,
for high school and middle school athletes, respectively. Physician volunteers of all specialties, PAs,
and ARNPs are needed for both Saturdays. Click here
for details. Visit the JSMP website or
contact Deana Hadden at 355-6561 ext. 106 or deana@dcmsonline.org for more
information.
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to DCMS members weekly or on an as needed basis. Breaking news events,
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