March 2019 Dallas Medical Journal 3
Our resident members will want
to save Thursday, June 27, for
a happy hour just for them. At
the one I attended last year at
Sonny Bryan’s, an attorney kept
the residents’ attention with a
discussion on the ins and outs of
contract negotiations when starting a practice. Coupled
with excellent barbecue, this was time well-spent!
After a July break, we’ll
host an event that no other
medical society in the country
duplicates! Plan to attend the
Annual DCMS Medical Student
Dinner on Sunday, Aug. 18, at
the Frontiers of Flight Museum
near Love Field. On the Sunday
night before the start of regular
classes, DCMS welcomes the freshmen students at
UT Southwestern and third-year Texas A&M students
starting at Baylor University Medical Center. We expect
about 300 students. At each table, one or two DCMS
physicians will lead conversation with eight students
about enduring medical school, choosing a specialty,
opening a practice, or wherever the conversation leads.
I find it totally engaging and thrilling to interact with
these bright, young, enthusiastic students who want to
follow in our footsteps. A group of my classmates (UTSW
Class of ’81) regularly attends the dinner, and it’s great
to see them year after year. This is an event the students
likely will never forget. If my math is correct, this is
the 44th year of a tradition started by DCMS and Bryan
Williams, MD, the Dean of Student Affairs. For me, this is
the most meaningful event of the year, and I encourage
you to attend.
Building on the 2018 success of our “Women in
Medicine” networking social, on Thursday, Sept. 26,
we’ll host another such event. All female DCMS members
are welcome. No formal program is planned, just the
opportunity for DCMS women members to enjoy visiting
with their peers. The first event was greeted with much
enthusiasm, and we expect that excitement to flourish.
Our picnic at the Dallas Arboretum
will be Saturday, Nov. 9. We moved
this event from the spring due to the
unpredictable inclement weather
the past few picnics. (Remember
being bundled up in coats while
eating ice cream on the lawn by the
white-capped lake?) Bring your family to explore the
Arboretum in a different season, and view the pumpkins
and autumn displays. For a nominal cost per family,
guests will receive admission to the Arboretum, parking,
lunch, and activities for adults and children. We’ll offer
free photos of your family, face painting and door prizes.
What a deal!
We’re organizing a
holiday concert on
Sunday,
Dec. 8, at the
Meyerson Symphony Center. DCMS members can take
one guest to the concert. Tickets are discounted and in
limited supply, so don’t delay signing up (as I have done).
Your DCMS staff member in charge of events is Cara
Jaggers. She is wonderful to work with and available for
suggestions and comments (cara@dallas-cms.org or 214-
413-1423). Please let us know what we can do better.
I hope to see you soon! DMJ