President's Message

Dear Colleagues:

Since 2022, it has been my pleasure and privilege to serve you as a member of the Board of Directors.  During that time, I have enjoyed the opportunity to connect with many of you, to learn about your practices and the issues that are most important to you professionally and personally, and to develop genuine friendships.  Given the importance of the Pulaski County Medical Society to our profession and individual practices, I am honored to be afforded the opportunity and humbly accept the responsibility to serve as President.

For the past year the Society has continued its exemplary work advocating for physicians and promoting access to quality medical care in Pulaski County.  We have continued to fund scholarships for incoming freshman medical students at UAMS.  Likewise, we have continued to support to local student lead projects such as 12th Street Health and Wellness Pop-Up Clinics and the Vision Without Limits Glaucoma testing at the 12th Street Health and Wellness clinic.

These initiatives and their positive impact in our community would not be possible without your unshakable commitment and support.  As a personal prerogative and on behalf of the Board and Society, I want to thank you for past support and to encourage you to actively look for ways to deepen your engagement.  

I also hope that you will make early plans to join us at this year’s annual membership meeting, which affords us the opportunity to unplug, reflect, network, and celebrate worthy professionals and past accomplishments.  At our most recent annual meeting, we were able to celebrate Dr. Debra Morrison with the 2025 President’s Award in recognition of her lifetime of outstanding contributions to medicine.  I applaud Dr. Morrison for her contributions and well-deserved receipt of the President’s Award and look forward to identifying the next worthy recipient. 

With your support, this year we hope to continue to build on the momentum gained over the past few years and to continue to make a difference for our physicians and local community.  In that vein, we value your input and participation.  We hope to hear from you throughout this year and look forward to seeing you at the next annual meeting in November 2026.

Sincerely,

Leticia Jones, MD