President's Corner

Greetings from the Academy of Medicine of Cleveland and Northern Ohio:

It is a privilege and pleasure to serve as President of the Academy of Medicine of Cleveland and Northern Ohio (AMCNO) this year. Our organization represents more than 5,000 physicians and surgeons through northeast Ohio, and we are here to assist you with any practice and professional needs.

Each year we monitor a vast array of legislative initiatives and provide feedback on medically related issues to our physicians, their local communities, governmental and regional committees, and at the state capital in Columbus. We offer information and updates on new business policies, insurance changes and health care reform. We assist in providing office management information and improvement. We raise monies, through our Academy of Medicine Educational Foundation, for medical student scholarships. We interact with local agencies and charities to provide support and assistance for local health care projects. We sponsor public education through our radio programs and services such as the Pollen Hotline.

In short, we are here to provide a whole host of opportunities and supports in providing Ohio and Ohio physicians with the kind of information, communication, and representation that continue to make the high quality practice of medicine more manageable and more meaningful.

We invite you to join our efforts and enjoy the collegial networking that makes medical care in northern Ohio so unique and so rewarding.

Please contact us with any of your concerns and interests and ideas. We always look forward to hearing from you.

Laura David, M.D.
AMCNO President, 2010-2011