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BCMS NEWS

Call for talent Putting out a product … and free food, too!

BCMS and Alamo Music Center will present By Jeffrey J. Meffert, MD
the Physician Musician and Talent Show from
By now the Communications/Publications Committee of the Bexar County
6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 22 at the
Medical Society is in the capable hands of Dr. Fred Olin, a long-time member
Josephine Theater. If you are interested in join-
and frequent author. I enjoyed my entire time in 2013 helping to put together
ing this year’s showcase, visit www.bcms.org to
San Antonio Medicine, but a standout event was when we placed the “Best
register your act. Many thanks to our community
Burgers in Town” feature in the middle of the September issue on the obesity
partner, Alamo Music Center, for their contin-
epidemic. Please pretend this month’s article on the best vegetarian restaurants
ued support. Alamo Music Center will provide in town (page 34) was in that issue instead. On the other hand, one can get
any special lighting, audio equipment and instru- fat on potatoes and soy pastes, so never mind.
ments for talent show participants. A portion of If you have an interest in what we do, please consider joining the BCMS Com-
the proceeds from this noncompetitive event munications/Publications Committee. Unlike so many of the hours you have
benefit the BCMS Medical Library Association. wasted in your life attending pointless meetings, we meet just once a month and
For more information, contact Mary Nava at actually put out a product you can hold in your hand. And we feed you, too.
mary.nava@bcms.org. For more information, email editor@bcms.org.

In memoriam

Charles L. Branch Sr., MD, died Dec. 6. A BCMS member, Dr. Branch, 87, was a neurosurgeon for
nearly 30 years.
James E. Pridgen, MD, died Dec. 24 at age 95. Dr. Pridgen was a surgeon in private practice and a
BCMS member.
Lawrence F. Schuhmacher III, MD, died Dec. 24. Dr. Schuhmacher, 78, practiced anesthesia and
was a BCMS member.

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