YPS Section Leadership
 

Albert HSU, MD, Columbia
​Chair, MSMA YPS
Nita Kohli, MD, MPH, St. Louis
MSMA YPS Member
Young Physician Leaders Represent MSMA at AMA
By Nita Kohli, MD, MPH, and Albert Hsu, MD

The Young Physician Section (YPS) of the AMA includes any physicians who are less than 40 years of age or within the first eight years after their terminal residency or fellowship training.  The AMA-YPS does not establish internal policy, focusing on resolutions and reports addressed by the full House of Delegates.

At the AMA national meeting at National Harbor, Maryland, AMA-YPS adopted two resolutions to be forwarded to the HOD in June, on peer support groups for second victims and on workplace bullying. 

The first resolution asked the AMA to encourage local physician wellness programs to develop peer support groups for “second victims” (healthcare providers involved in unanticipated adverse events, medical errors, and/or patient-related injuries).  It also asked the AMA to work with others to survey all physicians in the US to quantitate the effects of stress and burnout, and its impact on our physician workforce.

The second resolution asks the AMA to work with partners to develop a strategy to eliminate bullying in medical practice.  AMA-YPS had an inspiring roundtable discussion on wellness and burnout among young physicians.

Finally, a compelling seminar about “Blockchain in Health Care” discussed how blockchain may be useful in pharmacy supply chains and pharmacovigilence, healthcare monitoring and analytics, prior authorizations, billing, integrated AI for improved diagnostic capabilities, enrolling patients into research studies, and empowering patients to manage their own health and medical records.

In the AMA-HOD, there was discussion about the CMS proposal to consolidate payment for E&M services, calling for congressional action before January 1 if CMS moves forward with a proposal to consolidate payment for services in the final physician fee schedule.  Another issue was site of service differentials, given the ongoing disparities in Medicare payments for outpatient procedures across care settings.  The AMA encouraged CMS to expand reimbursements for procedures performed in the office, to shift procedures from hospitals to more cost-effective office settings, and to have practice expense RVUs reflect the true cost of office procedures. 

A timely discussion on Veterans Day was had on “Ensuring Quality Health Care for Our Veterans,” to ask the AMA to advocate for greater patient access to care for veterans outside the VA, improving the safety and quality of care in the VA, and ensuring recruitment and retention of VA physicians.

Other issues that were addressed by the AMA-HOD included:
  • Development of guidelines for responsible media coverage of mass shootings
  • HIV post-exposure prophylaxis to survivors of sexual assault
  • Reimbursement for services rendered during physician credentialing
  • Prescription drug re-importation from other countries
  • Advocacy for seamless interfaces between physicians’ electronic health records, pharmacies, and prescription drug monitoring programs
  • Opposition to Medicare Part B to Part D changes
  • Protecting physician freedom of speech
  • Opposition to step therapy in Medicare Advantage plans
  • Opposition to mandatory licensing requirements for qualified clinical data registries
  • Protection of physician-led medical education

​If you or someone you know is a young physician who may be interested in getting involved in the MSMA-YPS and/or AMA-YPS, contact MSMA Director of Marketing Stephen Foutes at stephen@msma.org or 800-869-6762, and/or visit the AMA-YPS webpage at https://www.ama-assn.org/yps-annual-overview.


Albert Hsu, MD                                                          Nita Kohli, MD, MPH
Reproductive Endocrinologist                            Dermatologist
Chair, MSMA-YPS                                                    Member, MSMA-YPS
​Columbia, Mo.                                                            St. Louis, Mo.
alhsu@alum.mit.edu                                              neecoli@hotmail.com 


​Important Meeting Dates:
 
2019 MSMA annual meeting; April 5-7 at the Westin Kansas City at Crown Center: http://www.msma.org/

Bauerle Is Inaugural YPS Contributing Editor to Missouri Medicine

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      Jessica D. Bauerle, MD, MSMA member since 2016, has been appointed to the newly created position of
      Young Physician Contributing Editor to Missouri Medicine. She began a three-year term on Jan. 1. Bauerle is a
      practicing pediatric anesthesiologist in the St. Louis metropolitan area.

      She has an outstanding record of academic achievement, scientific publication, participation in medical
      education, and national and international community service. She has contributed chapters to three medical
      texts and will represent the interests of young, early-career physicians.
Young Physician Section Governing Council
The YPS Governing Council currently consists of five voting members, the current council is as follows:
 
Chair:                
Albert Hsu, MD
Specialty: Reproductive Endocrinology
Columbia, Mo.

Vice Chair:       
Kirsten Dunn, MD
Specialty: Internal Medicine/Primary Care
St. Louis, Mo.

Secretary:        
Fasuyi Omofolarin, MD
Specialty: Family Medicine
Rolla, Mo.
Treasurer:        
Ramona Behshad, MD
Specialty: Dermatology
St. Louis, Mo.

Councilor:        
Ramona Behshad, MD
Specialty: Dermatology
St. Louis, Mo.

Vice-Councilor:
Sarah Lovinger Florio, MD
Specialty: Internal Medicine
Lee’s Summit, Mo.
Each year, the YPS has a delegate and an alternate delegate to represent the section during the House of Delegates. To learn more, scroll down.

2018 YPS Delegate:    
Kirsten Dunn, M.D.
Specialty: Family Medicine
St. Louis, MO
Young Physician Section Delegate and Alternate Delegate Overview
 
The MSMA Young Physician Section (YPS) is allowed one delegate and one alternate delegate to serve on the MSMA House of Delegates (HOD) each year. The HOD meets annually at the MSMA Annual Convention. The 2019 Convention will be held April 5-7 at the Westin Kansas City at Crown Center.

The YPS Delegate must be a member in good standing with MSMA. They will be the voting member for YPS within the House of Delegates. The Alternate Delegate must also be a member in good standing with MSMA. The Alternate Delegate will stand in for the Delegate if they are unable to attend the Annual Convention.

Responsibilities of Delegate:
  • Be the voting member for the YPS at the MSMA House of Delegates.
  • Review the Delegate Handbook prior to attending the MSMA Annual Convention. The Handbook will be mailed to Delegates in advance of the Annual Convention. All resolutions submitted by the February 1 deadline will be included in the handbook.
  • The YPS Delegate will be expected to attend:
  • Opening Session of the House of Delegates to be held Friday, April 5, at 8 a.m. at the Convention Hotel.
  • At least one Reference Committee meeting. The Reference Committee meetings overlap, so a delegate will not be able to attend the entire time of both Committee meetings. Reference Committee A will meet at 10 a.m. and Reference Committee B will meet at 10:30 a.m., both on Friday, April 5.
  • YPS Program and Business Meeting on Saturday, April 6, (time is TBA).
  • Second Session of the House of Delegates to be held Sunday, April 7 at 8:15 a.m. at the Convention Hotel.
  • Delegates MUST register at the Registration Booth and identify themselves as a Delegate. The Delegate will then receive the Delegate’s badge. Each Delegate elected to the House of Delegates by his/her component medical society or section will be included on a Delegate’s List at the MSMA Registration Desk.
  • Only duly elected Delegates have the privilege of the floor at meetings of the House of Delegates. A Delegate may request the privilege of the floor for any other individual, and the Speaker may grant or deny privilege for the non-Delegate to speak.

Proceedings of the House of Delegates are conducted in accordance with Sturgis Standard Code of Parliamentary Procedure, 4th Edition.
The 2017 Resolutions and their actions can be viewed here.