News
NOVEMBER 2014 · VOLUME 24 & ISSUE 11
A MONTHLY PUBLICATION OF THE GREATER LOUISVILLE MEDICAL SOCIETY
24 LOUISVILLE
LEADERS WEAR THE
WHITE COAT
The fourth annual Wear the White Coat program, coordinated by GLMS,
was highly successful again this year pairing Louisville physicians one
on one with local business leaders, city representatives, local and state
legislators and journalists to create an unforgettable experience.
The program, which allows community leaders to step into the shoes of
a physician by shadowing them for a day, kicked off Wednesday, October
15 with a breakfast at the Louisville Science Center. GLMS President Bruce
Scott, MD, welcomed the nearly 50 participants to another exciting event.
“This program is called Wear the White Coat because the white coat is very
symbolic of physicians,” said Dr. Scott. “We don’t always have the coats
on, but you can be sure we carry the deep conviction that the white coat
represents with us at all times.”
(clockwise) Bruce Scott, MD, welcomes
Wear the White Coat participants; Russ
Williams, MD, stands with Michael Rodman, Executive Director of the Kentucky
Board of Medical Licensure; Frank
Martin, MD, welcomes Jefferson County
Circuit Court Clerk David Nicholson;
Carl Coppola, MD, stands with Louisville
Metro Police Foundation Exec. Director
Barry Denton; Deborah Ballard, MD,
MPH, talks with Brown-Forman VP &
Director of Corporate Responsibility Rob
Frederick.
Dr. Scott continued, explaining that the program has built multiple twoway relationships between doctors and Louisville’s leading citizens. “This
is a special day for us as we hope to create a strong bond with you that
will lead to an ongoing partnership in which physicians and community
leaders make better decisions resulting in improved health and well-being
for everyone in our community.”
Each pair of one physician and one community leader had three weeks
in which to meet and spend a day together. The 24 pairs reconvened on
Wednesday, October 5 for a dinner at The Old Medical School Building.
Participants were very enthusiastic about the experience and many physicians expressed hopes of joining the Wear the White Coat experience
again in 2015.
CALL FOR 2015 NOMINATIONS
The 2015 GLMS Nominating Committee is asking for nominations as it works to develop a single slate of candidates
for election. Offices up for election are: president-elect,
vice president, treasurer, two at-large board members,
three Judicial Council members, four in-training KMA delegates and 31 active and life member KMA delegates. In
addition, 30-40 candidates are needed for the 2015 Nominating Committee; GLMS members will elect 20 from the
group of nominees.
Please submit proposals for nominations by Monday, Dec.
1, to Onvia McDaniel at [email protected] or 502736-6302.