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APMA All Stars Jay Sung, DPM, Marries Technology and Podiatric Medicine summer, and you may have imitated Boston You can’t watch 15 minutes of TV withaccents after watching “Find Someone Who out seeing a smartphone commercial. The Speaks Your Language.” thought of sending a letter instead of an Maybe you even follow him on Twitter. e-mail rarely occurs to anyone under the @JaySung, as he is known on the social meage of 30. Fax machines, floppy disks, and dia site, is incredibly active and mentions phone cards are completely foreign to APMA frequently, which helps promote the college grads today. Technology is driving profession to a vast audience of health-care constant innovation. With that in mind, consumers, legislators, and possible future Jay Sung, DPM, a young physician and patients. 2007 graduate of The Dr. William M. Scholl Dr. Sung’s knack for communication has College of Podiatric Medicine at Rosalind led him to a new role with APMA. As a Franklin University of Medicine and Scimember of the Public Education and Inence, knows he needs to incorporate evformation Committee, he will work with erything from apps to iPads in his career to Jay Sung, DPM APMA’s PR department on materials for a be successful in today’s digital age. Dr. Sung is an attending physician and variety of campaigns, including Today’s Poresidency coordinator at Mount Sinai Hospital/Sinai Health diatrist, and he will play a vital role in creating external comSystem in Chicago. He integrates podiatric medicine and his munications, such as brochures and videos, for fellow APMA love of technology on a daily basis. There’s a strong chance members, patients, and the media. you’ve seen one of his videos on APMA’s YouTube channel or “Nowadays, the new technology rage is more about apps at the Annual Scientific Meeting (The National) in Boston last than anything else,” Dr. Sung said. “The iPad is a genius de- All Stars in APMA History: Charles R. Turchin, DPM Charles R. Turchin, DPM, was podiatrist to the president during a most advantageous era. President Lyndon B. Johnson and his wife, Lady Bird, depended on Dr. Turchin’s medical advice. But Dr. Turchin’s sway with the POTUS went beyond foot health. He actively lobbied President Johnson to recommend the addition of podiatry services to Medicare, which the president did in 1967 in a speech that some said was heavily influenced by Dr. Turchin and Mrs. Johnson. Dr. Turchin’s personal relationship with President and Mrs. Johnson and his persistence as chair of the American Podiatry Association’s Federal Affairs Committee secured access to Medicare payments for the profession. What could your relationships accomplish? Contact APMA’s Legislative Advocacy department to discuss how you can work with your legislators and other leaders. 54 APMA News June 2012 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulER051_Zlg&feature=plcp&context=C40d8c26VDvjVQa1PpcFMtUZVeh8xY_cTMau-OfyZq_LWa9QNm_8o http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulER051_Zlg&feature=plcp&context=C40d8c26VDvjVQa1PpcFMtUZVeh8xY_cTMau-OfyZq_LWa9QNm_8o

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of APMA News - June 2012

APMA News - June 2012
President’s Message
Contents
APMA Introduces REdRC
Legislative Scrapbook
APMA By the Decade
Profiles in Progress
2011 Podiatric Practice Survey
Reimbursement
Federal Advocacy Forum
List of Cosponsors to the Equity and Access for Podiatric Physicians Under Medicaid Act
APMAPAC Chair Report
IT Consultant
Website Wisdom
Technofile
Small Business 101
CPME Update
Pediatric Medical Assistans' Education Program
Annual Scientific Meeting Preliminary Program
Annual Scientific Meeting Sponsors
Annual Scientific Meeting Registration Form
APMA All Stars
In Short
Worthy of Note
Affiliates Corner
List of Affiliated Organizations
Insurance Advisor
New Members
Death Notices
APMAPAC Update
Development Update
Call for Third-party Comments
Classified Advertising
Dates to Remember
Advertising Index
Your APMA

APMA News - June 2012