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T able of Contents January 2020
Vol. 50 No. 1
5 President’s Letter:
The Impact of Neurobiology on Unity and Harmony OFFICERS

By John R. Allbert, MD, President President
John R. Allbert, MD
6 Charlotte AHEC Course Offerings for January
6 Member News President-Elect
7 New Members Babak Mokari, DO
7 Upcoming Meetings and Events
8 Meet Your 2020 MCMS Board of Directors Secretary/Treasurer
Kate E. Long, MD
a nd Leadership
10 Physician Wellness Event at Noble Smoke Immediate Past-President
11 At the Hospitals Elizabeth B. Moran, MD
13 Independent Physicians of the Carolinas
14 National Health & Wellness Observances for January BOARD MEMBERS
14 Advertising Acknowledgements
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Sandi D. Buchanan, Executive Director
Mecklenburg County Medical Society

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NCMS Delegate to the AMA

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Mecklenburg County Health Department

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