Bulletin
Physician Advocacy Since 1873
NOV/DEC 2020 VOLUME 50, NO. 6
Editors: Maureen Padden, M.D. | Erica Huffman, Executive Director www.escambiacms.org
President’s Message
ECMS Inaugural Ball at Garden and Grain. A masquerade theme is planned and should be a fun celebration to start off the new year!
Time just keeps ticking away! Here it is midNovember and the holidays are upon us. I cannot say that I am sad to see this very trying and unique year come to an end. It certainly has not been the “presidential year” that I expected. I do have to say how proud I am to be a member of the Escambia County Medical Society which has proven to be an asset for our members and our community. The community leaders, our colleagues, and patients have looked to our society for guidance during the COVID pandemic and we have risen to the occasion. We were able to distribute greater than 30,000 face masks to the local community and help coordinate educational campaigns with local government officials to provide much needed medical information to the people of Pensacola and the surrounding area. A special shout out to Erica Huffman for being the face and voice of the ECMS the past eight months. Although we have not been able to congregate and have our usual “close knit” events this year, Erica has worked hard to plan events that would allow us to continue to socialize with colleagues while maintaining social distancing measures. Join me at our next big event on Saturday January 9, 2021 for our annual
I welcome Casey Mickler, MD as your next ECMS president and cannot wait to see the great things he will accomplish through his leadership. For the first time in many years, the ECMS board will have representation from all three local hospitals, hospital affiliated physicians and private practice physicians. What an exciting time for members of the local medical community to be working together to provide a sense of cohesiveness among our physician members and help us take better care of our community. Thank you for allowing me to serve on the ECMS board for the past five years and serve as your president for 2020. I will leave you with a quote that sums up my take on this epic year: I’ve learned so much this year…I learned that things don’t always turn out the way you planned, or the way you think they should. And I’ve learned that there are things that go wrong that don’t always get fixed or get put back together the way they were before. I’ve learned that some broken things stay broken, and I’ve learned that you can get through bad times and keep looking for better ones, as long as you have people who love you. Happy Holidays, Karen G Snow, MD
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