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Bulletin Update
A note from your Managing Editor
Elke Lubin ELubin@hcma.net
You may have noticed this edition is entitled Summer 2020, instead of May/ June. Beginning with this issue, the Editorial Board approved shifting The Bulletin to a quarterly publication per a request made by Debbie Zorian, Execu- tive Director. The four issues, Summer, Fall, Winter, and Spring will continue to be mailed to our circulation of approxi- mately 1,300 as well as being posted on the HCMA website:
https://hcma.net/e-news-journal/
The reasons to change the frequency were based on practicali- ties. Most county and specialty medical societies publish quar- terly journals. The Bulletin is not a scientific journal and articles need not be timely.
Publishing less frequently will lower costs and allow for more color and additional features within the publication. Adding col- or and more features will offer a more attractive product when soliciting potential advertisers.
The HCMA administrative staff amounts to only four, even though the HCMA is one of the most proactive and successful county medical associations in the state. Changing The Bulletin to quarterly will allow me more time to assist with recurring and new HCMA endeavors.
We plan to add CME opportunities as well as new features in- cluding Florida’s Great Outdoors, which premieres in this issue. We will be adding new aspects as we go along; let us know what you think.
The Board of Trustees and the Editorial Board would like to thank Dr. Michael Foley who made a generous donation to The Bulletin for production expenses.
The Bulletin is your publication. Please do not hesitate to con- tact me with suggestions. We also accept articles from members, on almost any topic, and photo submissions for cover consider- ation. If you have been on, or are planning, an amazing vacation and want to share your experience with your colleagues, contact me. If you had an unusual medical experience - yourself or a pa- tient - tell us about it!
Thank you and stay well.
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