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FMEC in Focus

May , 2012

 

  

"The tyranny of success often can't be bothered with complexity."

From the book entitled:  "Tattoos on the Heart"    by Gregory Boyle

 

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2012 FMEC Awards

Award nominations are now being accepted for the 2012 FMEC Northeast Region Meeting.  Please click on the links below to go to each award brochure and download the nomination form. 

 

Submission Deadline:  June 1, 2012

Student Scholarships Now Available! 

   

FMEC Northeast Region Meeting

September 28-30, 2012 

Renaissance Cleveland Hotel

Cleveland, OH

 

Click here to fill out the online scholarship form:

Student Scholarship Form

 

Download 2012 Student Flyer:

2012 Student Flyer

 

Featuring: 

 

Mark Cucuzzella MD FAAFP
Professor West Virginia University School of Medicine
Advocate for Healthier Running
Education Site:
http://naturalrunningcenter.com
Event Series http://www.freedomsrun.org
Blog:  http://runshepherd.com
mark@freedomsrun.org

 

 

Exercise is Medicine by Michelle Moore

Many people have the misconception that exercise has to be unpleasant to be worthwhile. Think no pain, no gain, the mantra of weight lifters and body builders. But others who understand that regular exercise is basic healthcare believe the opposite is true.

 

"To be useful, exercise needs to be fun and relaxing," says Mark Cucuzzella, MD, family medicine physician and associate professor of family medicine at WVU East. "I like to use the word physical activity, because exercise, to me, is something that is forced on you in addition to all the other things you have to do all day."  Read More

 

 

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  • The Guide to Beating a Heart Attack:  Read More
  • The Doctor Will See You-If You're Quick:  Read More
  • Family Medicine Activist: I Love Cholesterol!  Read More
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