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T able of Contents Nov/Dec 2016
Vol. 46 No. 10
5 President’s Letter:
The Short Way to Paradise OFFICERS

By Stephen J. Ezzo, MD, President President
Stephen J. Ezzo, MD
6 Feature:
Highlights from NCMS/NCMGMA M3 Conference Secretary
Elizabeth B. Moran, MD
By Stephen J. Ezzo, MD
Treasurer
7 Charlotte AHEC Course Offerings Scott L. Furney, MD
for November/December Immediate Past President
Simon V. Ward III, MD
8 Mecklenburg Medical Alliance & Endowment
BOARD MEMBERS
9 Member News
John R. Allbert, MD
9 New Members Maureen L. Beurskens, MD

9 Upcoming Meetings & Events Raymond E. Brown, PA
W. Frank Ingram III, MD
10 At the Hospitals Stephen R. Keener, MD, MPH
Scott S. Lindblom, MD
10 National Health & Wellness Observances Shivani P. Mehta, MD, MPH
for November/December Robert L. Mittl, Jr., MD

12 Independent Physicians of the Carolinas Babak Mokari, DO
Cameron B. Simmons, Jr., MD
14 Advertising Acknowledgements Cheryl L. Walker-McGill, MD, MBA

On the Cover: EX-OFFICIO BOARD MEMBERS

The MMAE Holiday House Tracei Ball, MD, President-Elect
1870 Queens Road West Charlotte Medical Dental & Pharmaceutical Society
Friday-Saturday, Nov. 4-5 — 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sunday, Nov. 6 — Noon-5 p.m.
Tickets available online at www.mmaeonline.com. Sandi D. Buchanan, Executive Director
Mecklenburg County Medical Society
1112 Harding Place, #200, Charlotte, NC 28204
704-376-3688 • FAX 704-376-3173 Karen Chandler, President
meckmed@meckmed.org Mecklenburg Medical Alliance & Endowment

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