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 my
qualifications
A New Yorker by birth, education, temperament,
(and food preferences), I left Manhattan after my residency at
Mount Sinai, to become Director of Student Health at the University of
Washington in Seattle. I love the great metropolitan cities of North America.
But I know that all of our members do not live in N.Y., D.C., or L.A.
Nor do our patients. Our organization requires diversity, not only of
gender and race, but geography and place.
why I am running
Our organization, born of sweat equity, offers a credible alternative
to the for-profit industry. Incorporated as an independent practice
association, we provide full-spectrum psychiatric and chemical dependency
services. During our development, we traveled extensively throughout
the Northwest, meeting colleagues in their offices in their home communities.
We listened and learned. We developed systems for peer management and
collaboration with medical and behavioral health colleagues. In our
business, health care dollars are spent on care, not dividends. With
sister organizations in surrounding states, we are a major regional
force. We are committed to this work.
our future
I know what it means to be entrusted with the hopes, as well as the
finances, of colleagues. Guided by our values and principles as physicians,
I would, as your treasurer, craft with boldness and creativity, what
comes after what comes next.
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I know the problems of mindless
paperwork, pharmacists challenging with proprietary interests, patients
unable to secure necessary treatment with physicians of choice, and
nonpsychiatrists attempting to practice psychiatry.
I appreciate societal resources
are limited. Systems of care, as well as our own professional organization,
need employ fiscal constraints. We can no longer increase dues. Economic
efficiencies and innovative strategies must be constructively incorporated
into new streamlined systems.
I have the fiscal and business
experience and technical skills to steward our financial resources.
As an experienced clinician, educator, and businessperson, I understand
the economics of health care. I know how to work in support of organizations
and how to lead. I embrace technological innovation facilitating organizational
goals.
