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PBCMS President Hirsh Shares His Vision for 2019

The Palm Beach Medical Society Celebrates 100 Years of Serving the Community

Palm Beach County brates the practice of med- motes the personal and emotional internal medicine at Jackson Memorial
Medical Society icine. For example, Dr. health of the physicians in this county. Hospital, University of Miami. He
(PBCMS) installed Marc Hirsh continues, “If you Furthermore, PBCMS started a physi- served on the faculty for one year as
Hirsh, M.D., as President look at the traditional mis- cian leadership program to train the chief resident before completing his
recently at the Annual sion of a county medical physician leaders of tomorrow. subspecialty training in rheumatology at
Gala at the Kravis society, it has been to pro- As Dr. Hirsh points out, “The paradox the University of Miami.
Center. Dr. Hirsh leads vide things such as net- has always been that while the physi- Since 2003, Dr. Hirsh has successfully
the society during a very working programs, and to cians are taking care of their patients, helped patients in South Florida com-
special year — 2019 is provide educational pro- who is taking care of the physicians? munities get effective pain relief from
the 100-year Centennial gramming for their physi- The biblical proverb about physicians rheumatoid arthritis, musculoskeletal
of the Palm Beach cians. Over the last few healing themselves notwithstanding, we conditions, and sports injuries. He uses
County Medical Society. years, physician wellness recognize that physicians need to start advanced technologies and regenerative
Marc Hirsh, M.D., DR. MARC HIRSH has emerged at the nation- the healing process together. With treatments like ultrasound, platelet-rich
FACP, of The Hirsh al level as one of the major everything we do, we understand that plasma, and customized braces. Dr.
Center in Delray Beach, issues impacting the the main mission of PBCMS is to sup- Hirsh and his team focus on providing
is a leader in the field of rheumatology. health care industry as it impacts not port the physicians who take care of friendly, personalized, compassionate
Dr. Hirsh is devoted to raising local just the physicians but also the entire their patients here in Palm Beach health care in a state-of-the-art environ-
awareness about arthritis. He volunteers health care delivery team, and ultimate- County, and our centennial year is the ment.
his time to PBCMS and and finding a ly their patients.” perfect time to rededicate ourselves to
cure for the nation’s No. 1 cause of dis- Dr. HIrsh acknowledges that the lead- this mission.” The annual Future of Medicine Summit
ability — arthritis. ership of the PBCMS has been at the Born and raised in Miami, Dr. Hirsh is the first major event on the PBCMS
Dr. Hirsh’s vision for PBCMS in 2019 forefront with their response to this graduated Phi Beta Kappa with his 2019 calendar. The PBCMS Centennial
is twofold. He says, “In our centennial national issue and has focused intensely Bachelor of Science degree and his med- Celebration will launch at the two-day
year, I believe it is important to promote over the last few years on the wellness ical degree from the University of event — February 7-8 at the Kravis Center
the well-being of our physicians, and I and personal growth of its physicians, Florida in Gainesville. After an intern- in West Palm Beach. For more information,
look forward to offering programming which culminated in an award-winning ship at Northwestern University in visit www.pbcms.org.
that not only educates, but also cele- physician wellness program that pro- Chicago, he completed his residency in

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