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T able of Contents April 2017
Vol. 47 No. 4
5 President’s Letter:
Heed Your Muse OFFICERS

By Stephen J. Ezzo, MD, President, MCMS President
Stephen J. Ezzo, MD
7 Mecklenburg Medical Alliance & Endowment (MMAE)
7 Charlotte AHEC Course Offerings for April President-Elect
7 National Health & Wellness Observances for April Scott L. Furney, MD
8 Feature:
Treasurer
MCMS Women Physicians Section Elizabeth B. Moran, MD

By Maureen L. Beurskens, MD Secretary
Robert L. Mittl, Jr., MD
9 Feature: Immediate Past-President
MedLink Chart of Free Clinics Simon V. Ward III, MD

13 Member News BOARD MEMBERS
13 New Members
13 Upcoming Meetings & Events John R. Allbert, MD
14 At the Hospitals Maureen L. Beurskens, MD
16 Independent Physicians of the Carolinas
16 Advertising Acknowledgements Raymond E. Brown, PA
May N. Doan, MD
On the Cover:
Donald D. Fraser, MD
Logos represent MedLink member agencies. For a list of free W. Frank Ingram III, MD
and low-cost health clinics in Mecklenburg County, see pages 9-11. Stephen R. Keener, MD, MPH
Shivani P. Mehta, MD, MPH
1112 Harding Place, #200, Charlotte, NC 28204
704-376-3688 • FAX 704-376-3173 Babak Mokari, DO
meckmed@meckmed.org B. Lauren Paton, MD
Rachel L. Storey, MD
Copyright 2017 Mecklenburg County Medical Society Andrew I. Sumich, MD

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Darlyne Menscer, MD
NCMS Delegate to the AMA

Marcus G. Plescia, MD, Health Director
Mecklenburg County Health Department

Douglas R. Swanson, MD, FACEP, Medical Director
Mecklenburg EMS Agency

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