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Organized Medicine and the Community

I want to take advan- was blessed to participate project for the Outreach Committee, the share their experiences with their peers
tage of this opportunity in the second class of the STEM Program. The STEM program is and review best practices and lessons
to share with you all my Academy. I look forward to its final stages of planning and we hope learned from what they encountered. Dr.
experience as President the initiatives currently it will be finalized by summer time. Thomas is also available to share ideas
of one of the greatest being developed by the At the same time we were working with how to improve handling those dif-
organizations in our com- third class as well. I would with the Trayvon Martin Foundation, a ficult situations.
munity: the Dade County highly encourage my peers request came to the Outreach The DCMA Community Outreach
Medical Association to consider participating in Committee from the North Miami Police Committee is constantly evolving and is
(DCMA). Thinking about this program in the future. Department (NMPD). They wanted us to composed of physician volunteers of the
this experience brought The idea behind the be a part of their training program. The DCMA who believe we have to give back
to mind one of the affir- Community Outreach new Chief of the NMPD, Larry Juriga some of the blessings that we have
mations that I usually Committee is to collabo- shared with the committee some con- received. That we believe that good
share with people that rate with other organiza- cerns that he had about the amount of becomes your better, and your better,
work with me. BY BARBARA tions already involved in stress his officers endure and the training becomes your best.
Affirmations that have MONTFORD, M.D. the community. In order to available for them to help manage people I want to publicly thank the
helped guide me in my execute this initiative, one they may encounter that have behavioral Committee Members for their work and
moments of uncertainty. The Affirmation of my first actions as President was to issues. The Committee accepted the dedication to the community; Dr. Rudy
that came to my mind was given to me appoint a Committee and named Dr. request to find assistance for the Moise; Chair, Dr. Enrique Fernandez and
by a Past President of the National Rudy Moise as Chair. The Outreach Department and has to date conducted Melissa Smith from Ross University. I
Medical Association (NMA) and the Committee started to work right away three formal training programs for the also want to thank Dr. Delvena Thomas
DCMA, Dr. Nelson Adams. and I am proud of what they have officers on stress management as well as for her expertise and willingness to lead
“Good, Better, Best. Never let it rest until achieved to date. As one of our first col- how to identify mental health and these training sessions for the NMPD.
your good becomes your better and your laborative projects, we selected the behavioral disorders that may influence I wanted to share this story with you
better becomes your best”. Trayvon Martin Foundation. the actions of citizens they come across for a number of reasons. First, organized
It is with this affirmation as the foun- The experience of working with the when serving the public. medicine is willing and able to work
dation, I want to share with you one of Foundation gave us an opportunity to The training with the NMPD started in with and for the community. Second,
the projects that we have accomplished provide health care screenings and edu- January and is scheduled to be complet- physicians remain committed to our
during my Presidency that shall serve cation for participants of the Trayvon ed in June, 2019. During the sessions Dr. patients and the people of this communi-
this community for years to come, the Martin Foundation Peace Walk. With Delvena Thomas shares with partici- ty. Taking care of people is the reason so
creation of the DCMA Community the assistance of several dedicated med- pants the tools to manage behavioral sit- many of us joined this profession.
Outreach Committee. ical students from the University of uations such as stress, autism, ADHD, Finally, let’s promote that good becomes
As a result of my participation in the Miami and residents from Westchester burnout, among others. These useful your better and your better becomes
Physician Leadership Academy (PLA), General Hospital, Dr. Rudy Moise, pro- tools can make a major difference when your best and become an agent of change
my colleagues and I developed the vided his Mobile Unit so we could deliv- encountering behavioral issues either in your community and your profession.
Community Outreach Committee initia- er screening services to the attendees. while on the police force or through the
tive as a social outreach program for the Several of our leaders were also able to citizens they encounter. Each session is 4 Dr. Barbara Montford is President, Dade
DCMA. The PLA is an extremely reward- assist the Foundation through participa- to 5 hours in length and we plan to offer County Medical Association. For more
ing experience that has contributed to tion in their Remembrance Gala. one session per month. During the ses- information, visit miamimed.com.
my personal and professional growth. I We are currently working on the third sions participants are encouraged to

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