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President’s Message (continued)
into complacency believing that your employer will always make the decisions that are best for you or the medical profession. They will always look out for their own interests first.
Controlling your destiny also means being a part of the deci- sion making when it comes to your profession. The latter often involves getting involved in your county medical society or spe- cialty association. It may also include getting involved in the po- litical arena. I encourage each of you to get involved in organized medicine before it is too late. As the saying goes, “if you don’t have a seat at the table, you are more likely to be on the menu.”
Don’t misunderstand me, I know that more artificial intelli- gence will appear in healthcare in the next 10 years, many of it being helpful for physicians and improving health outcomes. As physicians, we need to speak up and get involved in how the au- tomation happens and in what context it is best used. Due to AI, some tasks will disappear, while others will be added to the work routine. However, if we as physicians do the things we need to do now, there will be fewer opportunities where computers, either through a robot or an algorithm, will take our places.
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From: Richard Lockey
Sent: Monday, April 24, 2023 11:43 AM To: Michael Cromer, MD
Subject: Congratulations!
Mike, on behalf of the Division of Allergy and Immunology, I congratulate you on assuming the presidency of the Hillsborough County Medical Society. A great honor in- deed.
I encourage my faculty to be active and members of the County Medical Society knowing full well how important it is to have physician representation in the politics of medicine. The Hillsborough County Medical Society has done so for the years I have been a member.
Good luck and best regards for your continued success. ~ Dick
Richard F. Lockey, M.D.
Distinguished University Health Professor
Joy McCann Culverhouse Chair of Allergy and Immunology Professor of Medicine, Pediatrics and Public Health Division of Allergy and Immunology
Department of Internal Medicine
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