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T able of Contents Nov./Dec. 2020
Vol. 50 No. 10
5 President’s Letter:
2020 — the Year to Forget? OFFICERS

By John R. Allbert, MD, President President
John R. Allbert, MD
5 Charlotte AHEC Course Offerings
for November/December President-Elect
Babak Mokari, DO
6 Member News
7 Member Spotlight: Darlyne Menscer, MD Secretary/Treasurer
7 National Health & Wellness Observances Kate E. Long, MD

for November/December Immediate Past-President
8 9th Annual MedLink of Mecklenburg Elizabeth B. Moran, MD

Community Forum BOARD MEMBERS
9 Grants Awarded from the Smith Arthritis Fund Anthony J. Caprio, MD
10 At the Hospitals Marc R. Carruth, MD
11 Advertising Acknowledgements Vanessa B. Crerar, DO
12 Independent Physicians of the Carolinas E. Carl Fisher, Jr., MD
Jane S. Harrell, MD
1112 Harding Place, Suite 100, Charlotte, NC 28204 Katherine Li, MD
704-376-3688 • FAX 704-376-3173 B. Lauren Paton, MD
meckmed@meckmed.org Bennal M. Perkins, MD
Patricia K. Roddey, MD
Copyright 2020 Mecklenburg County Medical Society Anna T. Schmelzer, MD
Andrew I. Sumich, MD
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Mecklenburg County Health Department

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

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John R. Allbert, MD

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Sandi D. Buchanan

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