YPS Section Leadership
Mendelsohn to Chair Young Physician Section in 2020
Members of MSMA’s Young Physician Section (YPS) met via conference call in January to elect leaders for 2020-21.
During the call, members discussed possible resolutions, including one focusing on insulin prices, to submit for the MSMA Annual Convention. No formal action was taken on the discussion.
Members of MSMA’s Young Physician Section (YPS) met via conference call in January to elect leaders for 2020-21.
- Marc Mendelsohn, MD, assistant professor of Emergency Medicine at Washington University School of Medicine, was elected to serve as Chair of the YPS. Dr. Mendelsohn joined MSMA in 2019 and has been active in organized medicine throughout his career, serving as a Counselor for the AMA's Council on Judicial and Ethical Affairs from 2015-18.
- Kunj Patel, MD, director of oncology at Encompass/Barnes Jewish Rehabilitation Hospitals, was elected YPS Vice Chair. Dr. Patel has been an MSMA member since 2019 and previously served the AMA as a Regional Alternate Delegate to the National House of Delegates for the RFS.
- Sara Hawatmeh, MD, an internal medicine specialist in private practice at Sam Hawatmeh, MD PC, was elected YPS Secretary. Dr. Hawatmeh has been an MSMA member since 2019. She is a member of the National Arab American Medical Association and serves as President of Graduate Medical Education.
- Ramona Behshad, MD, a dermatologist and Mohs surgery specialist at SLU Care and assistant professor of Dermatology at Saint Louis University, was re-elected YPS Treasurer. Dr. Behshad has been an MSMA member since 2012, was the YPS Councilor for 2017-19, and is the Immediate Past President of the St. Louis Metropolitan Medical Society. Dr. Behshad also serves as the YPS Council representative.
- Dr. Sarah Florio, MD, an internal medicine physician from Lee’s Summit, serves as the YPS Vice Councilor. Dr. Florio has been an MSMA member since 2010 and served as YPS Vice Councilor for 2017-19. Dr. Florio is the YPS Delegate to the MSMA House of Delegates.
- Daniel Lovinger, MD, an internal medicine specialist at University Hospital in Columbia, was selected to serve as the section's Alternate Delegate to the MSMA House of Delegates. Dr. Lovinger has been an MSMA member since 2012.
During the call, members discussed possible resolutions, including one focusing on insulin prices, to submit for the MSMA Annual Convention. No formal action was taken on the discussion.
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Bauerle Is Inaugural YPS Contributing Editor to Missouri Medicine
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 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 consists of five voting members:
The YPS Governing Council consists of five voting members:
From left are Drs. Patel, Hawatmeh, Behshad, Florio and Lovinger.
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Chair:
Marc Mendelsohn, MD Specialty: Emergency Medicine Vice Chair: Kunj Patel, MD Specialty: Oncology Secretary: Sara Hawatmeh, MD Specialty: Internal Medicine |
Treasurer:
Ramona Behshad, MD Specialty: Dermatology Councilor: Ramona Behshad, MD Specialty: Dermatology St. Louis, Mo. Vice-Councilor: Sarah Florio, MD Specialty: Internal Medicine |
2020 YPS Delegate:
Sarah Florio, MD Specialty: Internal Medicine 2020 YPS Alternate Delegate: Daniel Lovinger, MD Specialty: Internal Medicine |
Young Physician Leaders from MSMA at the AMA
By Laurin Council and Albert Hsu
The Young Physician Section (YPS) of the AMA includes any physicians who are less than 40 years of age *or* within the first 8 years of practice (after residency or fellowship training). At the Chicago meeting, AMA-YPS adopted three resolutions to be forwarded to the HOD in November, on Basic Courses in Nutrition; Ensuring Access to Safe and Quality Care for our Veterans; and Public Health Impacts and Unintended Consequences of Cannabis for Medicinal and Recreational Use. U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams, MD, provided an inspirational lunchtime talk about his efforts to fight the opioid epidemic, reduce stigmas, and ensure patient access to life-saving naloxone. He also mentioned the importance of showing the links between community health and economic prosperity.
In the HOD, one important resolution to the YPS addressed in-office compounding, in response to the United States Pharmacopeia (USP) standards for compounded sterile preparations. Reconstitution and preparation of medications administered in outpatient clinics is a standard procedure in many medical specialties, including primary care, dermatology, and allergy medicine. For example, preparation of allergy injections, buffering of lidocaine with sodium bicarbonate, and dilution of intralesional triamcinolone are standard outpatient office practices. However, the UPS is an independent non-profit organization, and its standards for in-office compounding was seen as an attempt by a non-physician organization to regulate the practice of medicine, establishing a dangerous precedent and threatening our scope of practice.
Additional topics discussed during the meeting included:
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, please email Haley Wansing or call 800-869-6762 and/or visit the AMA-YPS webpage at https://www.ama-assn.org/yps-annual-overview.
Respectfully submitted by Laurin Council, representative to AMA-YPS; Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Dermatology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis; and Albert Hsu, Immediate Past Chair of MSMA-YPS (and MSMA representative to AMA-YPS); Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, University of Missouri, Columbia.
By Laurin Council and Albert Hsu
The Young Physician Section (YPS) of the AMA includes any physicians who are less than 40 years of age *or* within the first 8 years of practice (after residency or fellowship training). At the Chicago meeting, AMA-YPS adopted three resolutions to be forwarded to the HOD in November, on Basic Courses in Nutrition; Ensuring Access to Safe and Quality Care for our Veterans; and Public Health Impacts and Unintended Consequences of Cannabis for Medicinal and Recreational Use. U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams, MD, provided an inspirational lunchtime talk about his efforts to fight the opioid epidemic, reduce stigmas, and ensure patient access to life-saving naloxone. He also mentioned the importance of showing the links between community health and economic prosperity.
In the HOD, one important resolution to the YPS addressed in-office compounding, in response to the United States Pharmacopeia (USP) standards for compounded sterile preparations. Reconstitution and preparation of medications administered in outpatient clinics is a standard procedure in many medical specialties, including primary care, dermatology, and allergy medicine. For example, preparation of allergy injections, buffering of lidocaine with sodium bicarbonate, and dilution of intralesional triamcinolone are standard outpatient office practices. However, the UPS is an independent non-profit organization, and its standards for in-office compounding was seen as an attempt by a non-physician organization to regulate the practice of medicine, establishing a dangerous precedent and threatening our scope of practice.
Additional topics discussed during the meeting included:
- Legislation for “Mature Minor” Consent to Vaccinations
- Public health impacts of legalization of cannabis
- Bullying in the Practice of Medicine
- Destigmatizing the Language of Addiction
- Peer Support Groups for Second Victims
- Dispelling Myths of Bystander Opioid Overdose
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, please email Haley Wansing or call 800-869-6762 and/or visit the AMA-YPS webpage at https://www.ama-assn.org/yps-annual-overview.
Respectfully submitted by Laurin Council, representative to AMA-YPS; Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Dermatology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis; and Albert Hsu, Immediate Past Chair of MSMA-YPS (and MSMA representative to AMA-YPS); Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, University of Missouri, Columbia.
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 2020 Convention will be held April 3-5 at the Renaissance St. Louis Airport Hotel.
The YPS Delegate must be a member in good standing with MSMA. She/he 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 she/he is unable to attend.
Responsibilities of Delegate:
The 2019 Resolutions and their actions can be viewed here.
The YPS Delegate must be a member in good standing with MSMA. She/he 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 she/he is unable to attend.
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 3, at 8 a.m. at the Convention Hotel.
- At least one Reference Committee meeting on Friday, April 3, 2020. The Reference Committee meetings overlap, so a delegate will not be able to attend the entirety of both meetings. Reference Committee A meets at 10 a.m.; Reference Committee B meets at 10:30 a.m.
- Second Session of the House of Delegates to be held Sunday, April 5 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.
The 2019 Resolutions and their actions can be viewed here.
