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Womens Physicians Section MCMS Women Physicians Section Update
We’re Back and Better Than Ever

By Elizabeth B. Moran, MD

This year is proving to be a busy and productive one for even more active and visible throughout the year. There were two
the Women Physicians Section (WPS) of MCMS. Founded in sponsored “Meet and Greet” events in January and April which
2003, WPS originally was formed with the purpose of serving were very well-attended. The feedback was overwhelmingly
as a forum for women physicians to communicate, develop positive, and the attendance represented diverse specialties,
professionally and serve as mentors to one another and physicians practice locations and medical groups. By encouraging
of the future. participation in even more of these events, we ultimately hope
to form the strongest and most connected group of professional
Over the past several years, the focus of WPS mainly has women in the region and expand our Section into education,
been on its signature event — Fighting for Women With Fashion volunteerism and physician advocacy. There currently are 377
(FFWF) — the annual October fundraiser in partnership with the female members of MCMS and more than 950 potential members
Women Lawyers of Charlotte. Now in its seventh year, FFWF has of WPS in Mecklenburg County.
raised more than $225,000 to date for Safe Alliance to help fund
the Clyde and Ethel Dickson Domestic Violence Shelter. Plans are We invite all area women physicians to join MCMS or renew a
currently under way for this year’s event on October 3, which is lapsed membership, so we can continue to grow this Section. Please
anticipating a record turnout. SAVE THE DATE for our next Meet and Greet on October 24,
5:30-7:30 p.m., Foxcroft Wine Company in Dilworth.
There is a renewed movement to making the Women’s Section

FIGHTING FOR WOMEN WITH FASHION

October 3
7-10 p.m.
CenterStage in NoDa
Proceeds to benefit Safe Alliance and those impacted by domestic violence and sexual assault.

Buy Tickets Now!

www.SafeAlliance.org/Event-Pages/Fighting-For-Women-With-Fashion

A proud partnership of Mecklenburg County Medical Society Women Physicians Section and Women Lawyers of Charlotte.

Thank You To Our Current 2017 Sponsors!

Charlotte Radiology · Carolinas Healthcare System · McIlveen Family Law Firm · Moore & Van Allen · Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
RM Machinery · Burt & Cordes, PLLC · Eastover OB/GYN Physicians · Charlotte Plastic Surgery · Dixon Hughes Goodman Wealth Advisors

Eastowne Family Physicians, P.A. · Horack, Talley, Pharr & Lowndes, P.A. · Novant Health · Novant Health Maternal-Fetal Medicine · McGuire Woods
Mecklenburg County Medical Society · Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP · Piedmont Plastic Surgery and Dermatology

Robinson, Bradshaw & Hinson, P.A. · Sodoma Law, P.C. · The Teagarden Group · Women Lawyers of Charlotte · Best Impressions
Carolinas HealthSpan Institute · Charlotte OB/GYN · Dummit Fradin · Eye Dialogue · Gardner Skelton, PLLC · Hall Booth Smith, P.C.
Investor Advisory Group LLC · Kennedy Law · Knox, Brotherton, Knox & Godfrey · Novant Health Randolph OB/GYN · Orsbon & Fenninger, LLP
Queen City Court Reporting · REACH (Reproductive Endocrinology Specialists of Charlotte) · Rech Law, P.C. · Remi Holdings, LLC

Urology Specialists of the Carolinas · Williams & Fudge, Inc. · Women’s Center For Pelvic Health

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