CONTENTS DALLAS MEDICAL JOURNAL
APRIL 2019
2 PRESIDENT'S PAGE
Hello Dr. Huang!
Goodbye HIV?
by Kevin W. Klein, MD
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VOL. 105 NO. 4
10 SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
DCMS judges continue to be amazed
at budding scientists’ projects
by Matt Sloan, MD & Archana Rao, MD
15 LIFESTYLE
Awards & Recognition
17 MONEY MATTERS
RVUs 101: What Independent
Physicians Need to Know
by Lisa Eramo
18 GOVERNMENT
First Tuesdays at the Capitol
21 NEW MEMBERS
23 BIG & BRIGHT
26 DCMS PHYSICIAN NETWORK
SPECIAL FEATURE
NATIONAL
MINORITY HEALTH
MONTH
Snapshot: Skincare is essential in all shades.
Find out how to identify malignancies in Skin
of Color with Dr. Dornechia Carter
8 HEALTH CALL
Bridging the Gap with
Preventive Eye Care
by Silvia Hargrave, MD, FACS
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