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PRESIDENT’S
MESSAGE

bCMS leadership and staff to better coordinate and market joint Prior to becoming Alliance presidents, lori boies and Kelly King
events so that more of us can participate and have fun despite our were active leaders in a spouses’ organization for UHS residents.
busy schedules. Unfortunately, after they left, this resident spouse organization has
subsequently folded leaving a void. My hope is that working with
Moving forward… bCMS, the Alliance can create and run a trainee spouses’ group
There has historically been active participation of Alliance which can truly address the needs of trainee spouses and families.
members in the bCMS legislative/Socioeconomic Committee as Such a project will not only improve the difficult lives of trainees,
well as representation on the bCMS board of directors. We would their spouses and families but also increase awareness and ultimately
all benefit from Alliance representatives participating in other long-term membership in the Alliance and bCMS.
standing bCMS committees including the Communications/Pub- Growing the breadth, loyalty, enthusiasm and value of member-
lications, International Relations, and Public Health/Patient Ad- ship of the bCMS and the Alliance are critical to our future ability
vocacy committees. to effectively advocate for physicians and our patients in these con-
An opportunity to gain new members for both organizations, tentious and trying times.
while also providing needed service to our younger members, is for We are continuously looking for new ways to add value to your
us to reach out to residents and fellows and their spouses and fam- membership. What would add value for you? Please let me know
ilies in our community. When completing their training, the vast ma- (adam.ratner@bcms.org).
jority of residents and fellows stay in the general area of their
programs. Each year dozens of these physicians finish their pro- Dr. Adam Ratner is President of the Bexar County Medical Society and
grams and many settle in our vicinity, yet most don’t become bCMS serves as Professor and Assistant Dean of the University of the Incarnate
members and their spouses don’t join the Alliance. Word School of Osteopathic Medicine and Chair of The Patient Institute.

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