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Table of Contents July/August 2020
Vol. 50 No. 7
5 President’s Letter:
Should Doctors Unionize? OFFICERS

By John R. Allbert, MD, President President
John R. Allbert, MD
6 Prioritizing Your Overall Wellness
President-Elect
N orth Carolina Health and Human Services Babak Mokari, DO

6 Emotional Support for You Secretary/Treasurer
Kate E. Long, MD
R eprinted with Permission of N.C. Medical Society
Immediate Past-President
8 N.C. MedAssist Meets Critical Need Elizabeth B. Moran, MD

R eprinted with Permission of N.C. Medical Society BOARD MEMBERS

8 National Health & Wellness Observances Hamza Beano, MD
for July/August Anthony J. Caprio, MD
8 Charlotte AHEC Course Offerings for 2020 Marc R. Carruth, MD
9 Member News Vanessa B. Crerar, DO
9 In Memoriam 2020 E. Carl Fisher, Jr., MD
10 Know Your W’s
Jane S. Harrell, MD
North Carolina Health and Human Services Katherine Li, MD
B. Lauren Paton, MD
11 At the Hospitals Bennal M. Perkins, MD
13 Independent Physicians of the Carolinas Patricia K. Roddey, MD
13 Advertising Acknowledgements Anna T. Schmelzer, MD
Andrew I. Sumich, MD
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