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Vol. 66, No. 1 2015
Northeast Florida Medicine
From the Editor’s Desk
Themissionof theDuval CountyMedical Society (DCMS)
is to “help physicians care for the health of our community.”
With the outstanding leadership that we have had through
the last few years, this
has become an attain-
able goal. A critical
cog in the wheel of our
Medical Society is the
Journal and Commu-
nications Committee.
Dr. Raed Assar has
been the chair of this
committee since 2012.
During his tenure, the
Society has seen sig-
nificant growth in its
ability to communicate
through the website,
Facebook, Twitter, ra-
dio and television.
Northeast Florida Medicine
(DCMS’ peer
reviewed medical journal) has also improved significantly
in quality and substance in the last three years. We now
also have a biweekly column in the Florida Times-Union/
Jacksonville.com titled “Doctors on Call.” This gives us an
opportunity to inform and educate the public on current/
relevant medical topics through the words of experts in
the field. This way we, the health care leaders of Northeast
Florida, provide credible, evidence-based guidance to the
community at-large.
Dr. Assar is now the President of the DCMS and he has
passed the torch of leading the Journal andCommunications
committee on to me. I am honored and humbled to follow
in his footsteps. Over the next year, we will provide four
quality issues of
Northeast Florida Medicine
, which will have
numerous required CME opportunities for state medical
licensure. We will continue to lead discussions regarding
timely healthcare topics through television, radio, print and
social/digital media. I envision a time when all of the local
media outlets look to the DCMS as the definitive authority
on important medical issues, from something as simple as
viral gastroenteritis to as complicated as healthcare reform.
We are fortunate to have knowledgeable Society members
that will contribute to this goal. This will enable us to be a
model for other local, state and national medical societies
to follow. Please feel free to contact me directly if you are
interested in contributing to the communications of the
DCMS. Finally, I would like to welcome Kristy Wolski as
the DCMS Communications Coordinator and Managing
Editor for
Northeast Florida Medicine
. She comes to us from
Action News Jax with tremendous experience in digital and
social media communications. We are fortunate to have her
at a time when the DCMS can utilize her unique talents. She
would be happy to discuss ways in which you can be more
involved with this essential aspect of our Society.
I look forward to working with you all through the up-
coming years. Please do not hesitate to contact me with any
questions or concerns as we continue “to help physicians
care for the health of our community.”
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Passing the Torch
Sunil Joshi, MD
Editor-in-Chief
Northeast Florida Medicine
