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Physician Leadership Academy

of South Florida ‘17-’18 Accepting Applications

Physician Leadership Academy Class of 2016-2017
Front Row (seated): Dr. Ekaterina Kostioukhina, Dr. Anele Manfredini, Dr. Geetika Klevos, Dr. Barbara Pena, Dr. Daniela Anca Botoman, Dr. Vasana Cheanvechai, Dr.
Shahnaz Fatteh, Dr. Vania E. Fernandez Second Row: Jim Sugarman, PLA Facilitator; Dr. Krishna Kishor, Dr. Henry Haire, Dr. James Heron, Dr. Keyvan Nouri, Dr. Oleksandr
N. Kryvenko, Dr. Hitesh Kapupura, Dr. Abram Berens, Dr. Andrew Sherman, Dr. Kleper DeAlmeida, Dr. Jose Rosa-Olivares
Palm Beach County Medical Society Services is pleased to announce that Society/Services in partnership with Broward County Medical Association and
applications for the Physician Leadership Academy (PLA) of South Florida are Dade County Medical Association, is funded through a grant from The
available. The academy, which received excellent reviews in its first year, will Physicians Foundation and is endorsed by the Florida Medical Association.
offer a select group of South Florida physicians: Eighteen physicians will be selected from the three counties to become mem-
• local and national speakers, bers of the 2017-2018 PLA class. The class will meet once a month from
• leadership skills training on public speaking, media relations and advocacy, October, 2017 through May 2018. Physicians can self-nominate or present nom-
• at least 40 AMA Category 1 CME credits (with full attendance), inations for consideration as candidates for the Physicians Leadership Academy
• tools which enable participants to take on significant leadership roles, of South Florida. Application Submission Deadline: August 25, 2017.
• vital information about health care issues facing Floridians, and
• access to a vast and diverse professional network. To request an application or for more information, contact Jim Sugarman
The program, held under the auspices of the Palm Beach County Medical at (561) 433-3940 ext. 103 or JimS@pbcms.org.

MAKINGROUNDS…MAKINGROUNDS…MAKINGROUNDS…

Gastro Health Welcomes IRMC Board Approves Resolution
Andres Gelrud, MD to Explore Potential Partnership

Gastro Health welcomes Andres Gelrud, M.D., as its The Indian River Medical Center’s Board of Directors unanimously approved today
newest gastroenterologist. Dr. Gelrud will also serve as a resolution to explore potential partnership opportunities with hospitals or multi-
Director of the Pancreatic Disease Program at Baptist hospital organizations, with special focus on not-for-profit organizations with a char-
Health System’s Miami Cancer Institute. itable mission, to provide the long-term delivery of quality healthcare services to the
Dr. Gelrud is board certified in gastroenterology. He per- residents of Indian River County.
formed his internship and residency at Tufts New England The IRMC Board decision allows the Indian River Hospital District Collaborative
Medical Center in Boston. He also completed his fellow- Committee’s decision to move forward in the process by selecting the best consulting
ships in gastroenterology, pancreatology and interventional firm that will guide the process of identifying possible partners for the hospital. The
endoscopy at Harvard Medical School’s Beth Israel Dr. Andres Gelrud Collaborative Committee will hear from three consulting firms on Monday, July 17
Deaconess Medical Center and Brigham and Women’s beginning at 8:45 a.m. at the Indian River Hospital District office.
Hospital. He also obtained his Master’s degree in Clinical Investigator Training at “I believe this is a significant step in the right direction to proactively secure IRMC’s
Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology. future in serving our community,” said IRMC Board of Directors Chairman Wayne T.
Hockmeyer, Ph.D. “We are operating from a position of strength. It is the changing
healthcare environment that is driving this effort and we need to explore the options
available to us so that this community asset will be available to the residents in the
future,” Hockmeyer added.

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