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January 2021 Vol. 107 No. 1
President’s Page
Finding a Career in
Medicine Page 4
3 EVP/CEO Letter
The Cavalry Is Coming
8 COVID-19 Update
Dallas County HHS Vaccine
Priority Distribution Guidelines
12 Physician Wellness
Starting the New Year
Mentally Fit
16 Membership
New Leaders in Dallas Medicine
18 DCMS Awards
The Millard J. and Robert L.
Heath; Charles Max Cole, MD,
Leadership; and DCMS Champion
of Science and Medicine Awards
26 Physician Network