THE WEEKLY DOSE
March 11, 2018	Vol. 7, No. 10
In this Issue…
Kenton for AMA Alternate Delegate BCMS Wine Tour- Reserve Your Place Today Diabetes Alert Day Transplant Donations BCMS Auto Program and Phone App	Support BCMS Circle of Friends Sponsors Rastegar Equity Partners Strasburger Attorneys at Law
Kenton for AMA Alternate Delegate
BCMS proudly supports Alexander B. Kenton, MD for AMA Alternate Delegate Dear Colleague: The Bexar County Medical Society (BCMS) and the Bexar Delegation to the Texas Medical Association (TMA) announce the candidacy of Alexander B. Kenton, MD, for AMA Alternate Delegate. Dr. Kenton has been a member of BCMS and TMA since he moved back to Texas after residency. An Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) honor medical society graduate of the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, Dr. Kenton completed his residency program in Internal Medicine/Pediatrics at the Medical Center of Delaware followed by a fellowship in Neonatology at Baylor College of Medicine.  He is board certified in pediatrics and neonatology. Dr. Kenton is actively involved in organized medicine.  He has served on the TMA Ad Hoc Committee on Medicaid, CHIP and the Uninsured as well as the TMA Council on Science and Public Health.  In addition, Dr. Kenton previously served as a member of TEXPAC’s Candidate Evaluation Committee (CEC), and as TEXPAC membership Chair. Presently, he is CEC Chair. A current member of the Texas Pediatric Society Committee on Fetus and Newborn, Dr. Kenton served as Chair of the Special Task Force on Breastfeeding, where he spearheaded a 4-year successful effort to have the state of Texas pay for donor breast milk use in hospitals to promote the prevention of necrotizing enterocolitis. Locally, Dr. Kenton serves on the Bexar Delegation to TMA and is the current Chair of the BCMS Legislative and Socioeconomics Committee. Additionally, Dr. Kenton has served as chief of pediatrics medicine and chief of staff for the Methodist Children’s Hospital in San Antonio. In summary, you will find Dr. Kenton is up-to-date on the latest issues concerning Texas physicians today and is engaged in the day to day political challenges facing the house of medicine. Dr. Kenton will represent the TMA and the house of medicine well in the AMA and we urge your vote for his support. Sincerely, David Henkes, MD                                           Sheldon Gross, MD                                                                     Leah Jacobson, MD                                        Bill Hinchey, MD TMA Delegation Chair to AMA                        Former Delegate to AMA, 2018 BCMS President                          2017 BCMS President                                    Past President Texas Medical Association
BCMS Wine Tour
Diabetes Alert Day
Transplant Donations
BCMS Auto Program and Phone App
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Circle of Friends Platinum Sponsor
The Bexar County Medical Society is proud to Welcome a New Platinum Sponsor to our Circle of Friends program. Please support this sponsor with your patronage.
Circle of Friends Gold Sponsor
Thank you to our BCMS Circle of Friends sponsors! This information is sent on behalf of our sponsors but it is not an endorsement. Donations from Circle of Friends sponsors help keep down the cost of dues and allow BCMS to continue to provide quality service to its members. The society continues its pledge to you and only will involve itself in services and programs that benefit you, the member, and your patients.
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