2011 President's Message
Ashley Deed, MD, President

In the ongoing debate over health care delivery, it sometimes seems as though the physician is rarely considered. We would like to provide a forum for your ideas and concerns and challenge you, the physicians of Pulaski County Medical Society, to express them.

The numbers are there. In 2010 the Pulaski County Medical Society exceeded 900 active members for the first time since its inception. But "having a voice" is not just about numbers. It is also about being heard.

Physicians choose medicine for a variety of reasons but paramount is a desire to deliver compassionate health care, to heal the sick, and comfort those who suffer. Delivering those services becomes more and more difficult as time demands increase and shrinking reimbursement plague the profession.

My goal for 2011 is to provide a forum for your letters through a PCMS News Op-Ed Section in which we bring together as many voices as possible on issues that concern the larger community and to join with those state and national medical organizations in expressing those concerns. Granted, we cannot address everything that ails health care but we can provide a vehicle for civil discourse. We look forward to hearing from you.

Ashley Deed, MD