AMA Senior Physicians Section: 2016 AMA Annual Meeting highlights

The AMA Senior Physicians Section (SPS) sponsored a joint educational program titled “Burning Up, Burning Out or Burning Brightly.” This well-attended program featured Richard B. Gunderman, MD, PhD, Chancellor’s Professor at Indiana University. The program was facilitated by Barbara A. Hummel, MD, chair of the AMA-SPS and president of the Wisconsin Medical Society. The program focused on strategies to reduce burnout in senior physicians and their colleagues. Participants learned strategies to use when confronted by these challenges that would help them thrive and make a difference. The AMA-SPS Governing Council met Friday to review resolutions and reports related to senior physician issues, and completed board candidate interviews. During the assembly meeting, this year’s elected committee officers were announced. Claire V. Wolfe, MD, of Dublin, Ohio,, was reelected delegate. John A. Knote, MD, of West Lafayette, Ind., was reelected as alternate delegate. Two officer-at-large members were elected: Richard Allen, MD, of Happy Valley, Ore.,  and Paul H. Wick, MD, of Tyler, Texas,, reelected for a second term.
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