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NO V EMBER / DECEMBER 2017 / ISSUE 49

CALLING ALL YOUNG PHYSICIANS!
By Gary Liao, DPM

Are you looking for professional leadership and development opportunities,
but you aren't sure where to start? Consider these various opportunities:

Advocacy and APMAPAC; and Dyane Tower,
DPM, MPH, MS, director of Clinical Affairs.
Members can register at www.apma.org/
ypbriefing. We hope you can join us!

ATTEND THE STATE ADVOCACY FORUM
APMA now awards three young physician

CEO BRIEFING: YP ADVOCACY

Your APMA is supported through a generous
educational grant from Spenco Medical by Implus.
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APMA is holding a conference call, "Special
CEO Briefing: Young Physician Advocacy," on
December 5 at 1 p.m. ET with APMA CEO
and Executive Director James R. Christina,
DPM, to discuss APMA's current federal and
state advocacy efforts on behalf of podiatrists.
If you have been looking for a way to become
more directly involved in advocacy efforts for
your profession, register today! All young physician members are invited and encouraged
to attend.
This briefing is a part of APMA's continuing efforts to engage young podiatrists and

provide leadership growth and development
opportunities. Dr. Christina will provide an
update on what APMA is doing at the state
and federal level for the profession and
discuss ways that you, as a young physician, can get involved at both the state and
federal levels.
Following this general presentation, the
conference call will include a Q&A portion.
Other APMA senior staff contributing to the
discussion include Chad Appel, JD, director
of the Center for Professional Advocacy and
associate director of Health Policy and Practice; Benjamin Wallner, director of Legislative

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members a grant to fully sponsor their
attendance at the biennial State Advocacy
Forum, held most recently this year in Salt
Lake City, May 12-13. This forum provides
state representatives and leaders an opportunity to discuss ongoing state legislative issues
and ultimately provides attendees with the
skills needed to advocate effectively via both
traditional methods as well as more creative
ones. This year's theme was "Advocacy
Innovation," with featured state representative speakers, including Robert Hilkemann,
DPM, Nebraska State Legislature, as well as
policy experts discussing ongoing trends in
both private and public insurance. Finally, a
number of component leaders spoke about
their own recent legislative efforts, discussing
what was most effective and what was not.

It is underestimated how involved
we, as podiatrists, need to be
in our local governments. I now
realize how important it is not only
to be involved in the local and state
governmental entities, but also to
know and work with your legislature
. . . [and also realize] how long
it takes for policies to change.
Changes take time, but seeds need
to be planted early and cultivated
to allow for changes to take place
either months, or in most cases
years, down the line.
- Jonathan Rouse, DPM, 2017
Young Physician Advocate
Scholarship winner
Continued on Page 2

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