MedChi, The Maryland State Medical Society, the largest physician association in MD dedicated to physicians, patients, & public health of MD, was formed in 1799
Dr. Ilse Levin receives the first dose of her COVID-19 vaccination. She'll still wear a mask & practice social distancing since it's unknown if it prevents people from being carriers yet, but she will feel a lot safer at work.
#COVID19
#VaccinesWork
#StickItToCOVID
#ThisIsOurShot
Congrats to our new President-elect
@shannolater
. Dr. Pryor shared a story of her daughter’s courage and tenacity on the ice and inspired our members to vote for her as our new leader.
#MedChiHOD
Giving a shout out to Dr. Padmini Ranasinghe this
#NationalWomenPhysiciansDay
. We appreciate everything that you do not only for MedChi but for healthcare in general.
#ThankYou
#TBT
A look at our female past presidents in honor of Women in Medicine Day! Dr. Willarda Edwards, Dr. Catherine Smoot-Haselnus, and Dr. Brooke Buckley.
#WIMMonth
@wvedwards
@BuckleyFACS
@Dr_ScottK
- I wear a mask anytime I am around others outside the house just in case I am shedding the virus before symptoms start. It is everyone’s responsibility to protect others.
#MaskUpMonday
Happy
#NationalDoctorsDay
to all of our wonderful physicians. We are extremely grateful for you not just today, but every day, especially now during such trying times. Thank you for all you do, stay safe!
Thank you Delegates Joseline Pena-Melnyk and Bonnie Cullison for their amazing work this session passing such important measures to increase access and affordability. Their work on the Access to Care Act and Legislation to reform Prior Authorization will help physicians,
In response to the American Assoc of Physician Assistants’ announcement attempting to change the title “physician assistant” to “physician associate,”
@AmerMedicalAssn
issued a statement of opposition. MedChi strongly supports the AMA on this.
#MedChiNews
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Hospitals and health care workers need a break. You can help by wearing a mask, washing your hands, watching your distance, and waiting to attend large gatherings. Make plans to get your flu vaccine and COVID-19 vaccine or booster shot today.
#Caring4Md
"This is a big win for physicians, but, even more, I think it’s a big win for Medicaid patients," says MedChi CEO
@GeneRansom
. Read more here - via
@mddailyrecord
Please welcome our new Membership Sales Director, Amity Aldrich. Amity is a growth oriented leader w/ 20+ yrs of relationship management & business development experience. A Vermont native, she arrived to Baltimore 17 yrs ago. She enjoys spending time w/ family, biking & reading.
#TBT
It was 111 years ago yesterday when a group of civic, medical, and religious luminaries gathered to celebrate the opening of MedChi’s building. We still use the building every day. Interesting and important things are going on under its roof.
Happy Women in Medicine Day! MedChi would like to give a special shout out to our female board members. Pictured here, Padmini Ranasinghe, Trustee at Large.
#WIMMonth
Congratulations to
@DrRedonda
Miller, President of
@HopkinsMedicine
, who was named one of
@FierceHealth
's 2019 Women of Influence. Thank you for all you do to advance health care in our state -
#TBT
In honor of Women’s History Month, meet Dr. Claribel Cone who graduated f/ Women’s Medical College in 1890 & was a professor there for several years. She is more well known as an art collector. The art works she & her sister, Etta, collected are a highlight at the
@artbma
.
Join
@AmerGastroAssn
(AGA) virtually on Thursday, 9/23, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., to participate in AGA-facilitated meetings with their federal lawmakers and congressional staff to advocate for their patients and profession. The deadline to register is 9/13 -
Huge congratulations to MedChi member, Padmini Ranasinghe, M.D., for being elected to to the American Medical Association (AMA) Council on Science and Public Health.
Today is the 111th anniversary of the opening of our building on Cathedral Street. For the first century, the Faculty had bounced from space to space, including at one point, McNamara's Saloon, also known as the Emerald Hotel. Read more here -
Happy
#NationalDoctorDay
to our wonderful members and all doctors across Maryland and beyond. We have admired your dedication through all of the challenges of these past two years. Today we celebrate YOU!
Virtual visits are helping keep people healthy & out of hospitals. “But telemedicine is something we should have implemented a long time ago” says
@GeneRansom
.“It’s convenient for a lot of people. Maybe this is one good thing to come out of this pandemic.”
Md. Medical Society Installs First All-Female Executive Committee: “We are so excited that this is the first time in our long history that our entire executive committee has all been women,” said
@GeneRansom
, MedChi’s CEO. Read more - via
@marylandmatters
“A lot of these docs that are in private practice are in real financial trouble,” said
@GeneRansom
. “I’m really worried about the future of private medicine after this. I think that class of doctors are going to be really crushed by this.”
#TBT
This image, dating sometime after 1909, clearly shows our location (the left side of the image) in relation to the rest of the city. The large building in the foreground is the former Bryn Mawr School, and is now where the Meyerhoff Symphony Hall currently stands.
Today marks the official launch of MedCast, a free podcast series created & produced by MedChi that turns the spotlight on prominent MD physicians & thought leaders in medicine. Structured as a series of 30-min interviews & hosted by
@DrBonesMD
, past President & longtime member.
On
#NationalWomenPhysiciansDay
we celebrate having an all-female executive board for the first time in MedChi's history. In addition, 50% of our board seats are held by females.
The General Assembly is considering legislation allowing podiatrists to call themselves “podiatric physicians.” MedChi supports MD’s current law allowing the term “physician” only by licensed M.D.s or D.O.s. We believe this shouldn't be passed.
#MedChiNews
As many prepare for a more traditional holiday season, health care workers are facing challenges. As you look forward to relaxing w/ loved ones, our hospital heroes are planning to care for strangers. Let’s remind them they're still heroes & we’re as grateful as ever.
#Caring4Md
#ArchivesBFF
Marcia Noyes, MedChi’s long-time librarian, and her sister Kitty as children in the early 1880s. When Kitty moved to Baltimore to take a position with the Enoch Pratt Library, Marcia missed her so much, she moved to Baltimore, too.
“As MedChi continues to advocate for MD physicians, we're pleased to partner w/
@CareFirst
to expand access to virtual care platforms that will help additional physicians meet the needs of their patients during this challenging time”
@GeneRansom
MedChi CEO
Thank you
@Sen_Klausmeier
& Del
@EricBromwell
for sponsoring the new law allowing consumers to receive important info about discount prices for rx drugs. Before, pharmacy benefit managers were able to prevent pharmacists f/ telling you about the price of your prescriptions.
Please join us for a Zoom Meet & Greet with
@BrookeELierman
on Tuesday, July 12th from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. For more information, or to register, please click here -
According to
@CDCgov
, if everyone wears a mask over the next 4-8 weeks, we could drastically reduce cases of
#COVID19
. The time to
#MaskUp
is now! Tell everyone -
Thank you to Dr. Francisco Ward (pictured here with Senator Thomas V. Mike Miller Jr.) for serving as the
#PhysicianoftheDay
in the
#FirstAidRoom
. Today is also his birthday, so make sure to leave him some well wishes. Happy Birthday Dr. Ward!
Although we are the Medical Society of the State of Maryland, we have managed to acquire a small collection of musical instruments, including two early 1900s violins and two late 1800s pianos.
#ArchivesMusic
The 2022 Black History Month's theme is Black Health and Wellness and MedChi is celebrating and highlighting the contributions and breakthroughs of Black physicians.
#BlackHistoryMonth
#womeninmedicine
New
#MedCast
episode dropping on Monday! Stay tuned for more details on how to listen in to the interview with Padmini Ranasinghe, MBBS, MD, MPH, Megan Srivinas, MD, MPH, and host
@DrBonesMD
.
The
@AmerMedicalAssn
held a truncated virtual meeting this weekend. Three MedChi members won elections to positions at the AMA.
@wvedwards
, MD, was re-elected to the AMA Board of Trustees, & Ilse Levin, DO, won an AMA Board seat. Read more in
#MedChiNews
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A real concern is the health of medical providers, said
@GeneRansom
, CEO of MedChi, the state association of doctors. "If they get sick they can’t treat patients". See what else Gene had to say -
On Wednesday, Governor Wes Moore delivered his 2024 State of the State Address where he praised MedChi member, Dr. Elizabeth Clayborne (
@DrElizPC
) for her dedication to medicine. You can read his full speech here -
On Monday evening, MedChi celebrated our 225th year. The night ended with receiving proclamations on both the House and Senate floors in acknowledgment of this milestone.
As advances in diabetes treatment evolve at a rapid-fire pace, Diabetes is Primary, by the
@AmDiabetesAssn
, targets clinicians on the front line of primary care.
#DiabetesAlertDay
MedChi is proud to support
@wvedwards
in her campaign for President-Elect of the
@AmerMedicalAssn
. Dr. Edwards has been an irreplaceable asset to MedChi, and we know she would be the same for the AMA.
MedChi has spent a large part of the last 100 days working on behalf of members & frontline workers that are working to lead us through the pandemic w/ a major focus on attempting to protect physicians’ economic interests. Read more in
#MedChiNews
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This session a bill sponsored by Delegate Terri Hill, M.D. put reasonable restrictions on non-compete clauses in healthcare contracts. This bill will allow patients to stay with their doctor when they switch practices. Thank you Delegate Hill for your knowledge of Maryland
After 225 years, MedChi has finally opened a Museum of Maryland Medical History! We specifically chose the date of Monday, June 3 to celebrate exactly 225 years to the date of the first meeting of the 101 Founders of the Medical & Chirurgical Faculty of the State of Maryland. It
Former MedChi President and one of the Medical Directors for the Convention Center Field Hospital, Dr.
@tcymet
, gets the first dose of his COVID-19 vaccination.
#COVID19
#VaccinesWork
In honor of
#NationalNursesWeek
, check out this
#TBT
of the University of Maryland School of Nursing, founded in 1889 by Louisa Parsons, a graduate of the Nightingale School in London.
“By not paying for audio-only services, you’re paying for much more expensive visits to emergency rooms later,” said
@GeneRansom
, adding some CareFirst-insured patients might not seek out care in the first place if they know insurance will not cover it -
MedChi supports
@BrianFrosh
announcement of filing a 3rd multistate lawsuit against Sandoz, Inc., which includes 26 other generic manufacturers and 10 Individuals, in generic drug price-fixing conspiracy. Read more here -
Medicare as well as the
@MDHealthDept
are strongly recommending the use of Telehealth whenever possible and when medically appropriate. MedChi has created a Medicare Telehealth Coding/Billing Guideline for easy access -
#TBT
Throwing back to 1909 when our building was built, brick by brick. Fast forward to 2022 when we have just finished having our building re-pointed. It really shows off the intricate brickwork.
Senator Pam Beidle was a major winner of the 2024 session, passing major health reforms and overseeing the complex Finance Committee as its Chair.
@MedChiupdates
thanks her for all her hard work for physicians, patients, and the public health of Maryland.