On Friday, May 22, A.T. Still University's School of Osteopathic Medicine in Arizona (ATSU-SOMA) celebrated its fifth graduating class and granted 104 elated students with their Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degrees. Commencement was held at the Mesa Arts Center.

The newly minted doctors will now transition to the next phase of their medical training in a residency setting.

The residency match statistics for the class of 2015, corresponding closely to previous class trends, report that approximately 67 percent of graduates will enter a primary care specialty residency and about 88 percent will enter a needed specialty residency.

ATSU-SOMA classes of 2011-2015 combined have yielded an approximate 70 percent match to primary care residencies and a near 90 percent match to needed specialties. Needed specialties, as established by the National Association of Community Health Centers, include the primary care specialties plus psychiatry, emergency medicine and general surgery.

The 2015 ATSU-SOMA commencement speaker was Winston Wong, MD, MS, medical director and community benefit director of Disparities Improvement and Quality Initiatives at Kaiser Permanente. ATSU-SOMA presented Dr. Wong with a doctor of humane letters during the ceremony.

Looking for a way to give back? Circle the City, which provides medical care and social support to people experiencing homelessness in Maricopa County allowing them to rest, heal, and eventually pursue healthy, independent living, is in need of physician volunteers who can commit to once a week or every two weeks to provide healthcare.  

Interested candidates should contact Adele O'Sullivan, CSJ, MD, Founder and Chief Medical Officer, at 602-776-9000 for more details and to schedule a tour of the facility.

Learn more about Circle the City (pdf)  

Circle the City website >>  

On May 7, 2015, MCMS physician members, medical students, and healthcare professionals joined together in the courtyard at the Maricopa County Medical Society to listen to Drs. David Beyda, Candace Lew and Randal Christensen share their philanthropic experiences. 

To those who attended - thank you! We appreciate your support and hope you enjoyed the event. If you were unable to join us, we hope your calendar will allow you to attend our next event - details coming soon!  

Due to popular demand, we have provided a copy of the power point presentations below. Photos of the event are coming in the June 2015 issue of Round-up Magazine, the MCMS Facebook page, and our website.

Please note: the following files are in PDF format. You must have Adobe Reader to view these documents. To download a free version, click here >>

Power Point presentations from event:  

David Beyda, MD >>   

Randal Christensen, MD, MPH >>  

Candace Lew, MD >>    

• National implementation update and preparation strategies
• ICD-10-PCS Section X for new technologies
• Testing update

The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) is pleased to offer a funding opportunity for a consultant to assist in supporting and promoting the local health department role in hepatitis C virus (HCV) screening and linkage to care. The consultant will serve as a subject matter expert for a NACCHO project aimed at increasing local health department awareness and knowledge of HCV screening and linkage to care strategies, practices, and policies. The project will focus on the role that local health departments can or should play in assuring or directly providing these services and providing local health departments with tools, resources, and educational information to support their efforts.

Approximately $15,000 is available for this opportunity. Proposals must be submitted by June 15, 2015 at 11:59 pm EST. A selection will be made by June 30. The period of consultation will run from the date of contract execution to December 31, 2015. All necessary information regarding the project and proposal process may be found in the Request for Proposals.

Applicants may pose questions to NACCHO by contacting Hilary McQuie, Senior Program Analyst for HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis at hmcquie@naccho.org or 202-595-1123.

June 10th, 11th or 17th

11:30 am - 1:30 pm

Lunch will be provided and raffle giveaways

• 11:30 am: Registration & Networking Meet with ASPA Vendors, ASPA Introductions & Updates
• Noon - 1:30 pm: Kevin Solinsky, CPC, CPC-1, CEDC, CEMC,
  Learn how to bill "incident to" services and guidelines -
  A hot topic in the Office of Attorney General and AHCCCS for audits.

RSVP by June 8, 2015. Fax completed (PDF) form  to 602-265-3289 or email: Maria@azspa.com