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T able of Contents February 2016
Vol. 46 No. 2
5 President’s Letter:
Through the Past, Brightly OFFICERS

By Stephen J. Ezzo, MD President
Stephen J. Ezzo, MD
6 Feature:
Is It Possible to Improve Quality While Decreasing Secretary
Healthcare Costs? Elizabeth B. Moran, MD

By Anita V. Schambach, RN, MSN Treasurer
Scott L. Furney, MD
7 Charlotte AHEC Course Offerings Immediate Past President
8 Member News Simon V. Ward III, MD
8 Welcome New Residents 2015-16
8 Upcoming Meetings & Events BOARD MEMBERS
9 MMAE
10 MCMS Annual Meeting featuring Kathy Reichs, PhD John R. Allbert, MD
12 At the Hospitals Maureen L. Beurskens, MD
13 National Health & Wellness Observances
for February 2016 Raymond E. Brown, PA
14 Independent Physicians of the Carolinas W. Frank Ingram III, MD
14 Advertising Acknowledgements Stephen R. Keener, MD, MPH
Scott S. Lindblom, MD
On The Cover: Shivani P. Mehta, MD, MPH
Robert L. Mittl, Jr., MD
Heart healthy changes can make a difference in the fight against obesity. See our MCMS Obesity Initiative section
beginning in the March issue. Babak Mokari, DO
Cameron B. Simmons, Jr., MD
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Mecklenburg EMS Agency

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Executive Director
Sandi D. Buchanan
Finance & Membership Coordinator
Stephanie D. Smith
Meetings & Special Events

Jenny H. Otto

MECKLENBURG MEDICINE STAFF

Editor
Stephen J. Ezzo, MD

Managing Editor
Sandi D. Buchanan

Copy Editors
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Editorial Board
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