Throughout the month of February, GLMS physicians have met virtually with Kentucky Senators and Representatives to discuss this year’s legislative priorities. To read more about this year’s priorities and to see photos from these meetings, check out our Instagram. Thank you to all of our members who took the time to be a part of these meetings and help advocate for health care in Kentucky!
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Have You Paid Your 2021 GLMS Membership Dues?
If you have not yet paid your 2021 GLMS Membership Dues, they are now delinquent.
To ensure no disruption in your membership status or benefits, pay your dues online: www.glms.org (click on My Membership, then Pay My Dues).
If you have questions or did not receive a dues bill, email membership@glms.org or call 502-736-6302.
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Click here to read more about how UofL School of Medicine students are helping get masks for local kids!
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Your chance to win $1,125 in the Richard Spear, MD, Memorial Essay Contest!
“How 2020 changed me: my life and medicine.”
- To enter you must be a GLMS physician member (practicing or retired) or GLMS in-training member (resident or UofL medical student)
- All entries must be original, unpublished writing intended solely for publishing in Louisville Medicine
- LENGTH: 800 to 2,000 words
- DEADLINE: Thursday, April 1, 2021
- PRIZE: $1,125 for practicing and retired; $1,125 for physicians-in-training
- Do not put your name on your essay! Instead, include a separate cover letter with name, entry category, essay title and contact information. Send via email as a Microsoft Word attachment to Kathryn Vance at kathryn.vance@glms.org.
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Our next seminar in our Racial Inequality in Medicine series will take place on March 11 at 6:00 p.m. with speakers Anita Fernander, PhD, and Jennifer Porter, MD.
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The GLMS Foundation needs volunteers!
The GLMS Foundation continues to help provide prescription deliveries to low-income quarantined patients in our community. If you (or anyone in your practice or family) have any availability to help with these deliveries, please sign up here.
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Attention medical students:
Grow502 has several events scheduled over the next few weeks for medical students. For a schedule and more information, visit grow502.org.
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In this issue, we examine a variety of elements of diversity: race, age, socioeconomic status, gender and more. These impact every part of who we are and what we do. We also highlight the diversity of physicians in our community. Louisville is a melting pot for so many different cultures and there is no time like the present to highlight and celebrate the diverse population that makes our physician community so incredible. Read more here.
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Write for Louisville Medicine
We are always welcoming new writers for Louisville Medicine! Over the course of 2021, our magazine will be examining the themes listed below and we’d love to hear from you. If you’d like to write on any of the below topics, contact Kathryn Vance at kathryn.vance@glms.org.
May - Annual Report (No theme)
June - President’s Introduction (No theme)
July - Trauma
August - Urology
September - Suicide Prevention
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We are committed to keeping you informed with the latest communication and resources available regarding the COVID-19 pandemic. Visit our website for the most up-to-date resources from local and national agencies on patient screening, telehealth, financial relief for practices, PPE and more.
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