Spring 2018 Issue |
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Seth A. Cheatham, MD VOS President |
By Seth A. Cheatham, MD
President, Virginia Orthopaedic Society
It has been a pleasure and honor serving as your VOS President this past year. I feel that we have made great strides as a society. I would like to thank you all for your strong support of our society's activities during last year. As this is my last newsletter message as President, I wanted to update you on our progress and highlight upcoming events.
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On Tuesday, January 30, 2018, Commonwealth Strategies hosted the VOS board meeting and a reception with area legislators. Pictured here from left: Seth A. Cheatham, MD, VOS President; Bradley T. Butkovich, MD, VOS Secretary-Treasurer; Daniel Carey, MD, Secretary of Health and Human Resources; Jeffrey Schulman, MD, VOS President-Elect; Alexander Vap, MD, VOS Conference Co-Chair; Wilford Gibson, MD, Chair, AAOS Council on Advocacy |
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UVA Resident's Reception |
One of the goals of my presidency was to increase the membership of VOS. Although our numbers are the highest they have ever been at 586 (as of January 2018), I believe we can still do better. We have identified groups around the state that are currently not VOS members. Click here to view the list. Please help me and the Board reach out and educate them about the benefits of membership. As we grow as a society, we only become stronger and more capable of achieving our goals.
With the General Assembly building under construction for the next several years, we were not able to participate in our annual White Coats on Call this year. However, we did host a very successful reception on January 30 at Commonwealth Strategies here in Richmond. We were able meet with several legislators as well as our new Secretary of Health and Human Resources, Dr. Daniel Carey. COPN and Opioid Reform continue to be important topics for VOS and we will work tirelessly to advocate on the behalf of our membership. I would also, once again, like to take this opportunity to ask that you support the OrthoPAC. For the past several years, the Board has had 100% participation. Please consider doing the same. I also enjoyed visiting with the UVA residents on March 22 along with Cal Whitehead as part of our AAOS Grant to support resident advocacy and retention.
Thanks again for your support of VOS and I look forward to seeing you at The Greenbrier for the VOS 71st Annual Meeting.
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VOS 71st |
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April 20-22, 2018 |
The Greenbrier Resort |
White Sulphur Springs, |
West Virginia |
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May 5-6, 2018 |
Richmond, Virginia |
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