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Table of Contents May 2016
Vol. 46 No. 5
3 Feature:
Mecklenburg County Parks & Recreation OFFICERS
List of Parks and Greenways
President
6 President’s Letter: Stephen J. Ezzo, MD
... And Losing Them
Secretary
By Stephen J. Ezzo, MD Elizabeth B. Moran, MD

8 Member News Treasurer
8 New Members Scott L. Furney, MD
8 Upcoming Meetings & Events Immediate Past President
10 MMAE Simon V. Ward III, MD
10 National Health & Wellness Observances for May 2016
11 At the Hospitals BOARD MEMBERS
13 Independent Physicians of the Carolinas
14 Charlotte AHEC Course Offerings John R. Allbert, MD
14 Advertising Acknowledgements Maureen L. Beurskens, MD

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Docia E. Hickey, MD
NCMS President

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

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

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