Reflecting on Our Achievements and Looking Forward to a Bright Future
Dear Members: As we approach the end of my first year as MSD President, it's important to reflect on our collective journey and chart the course for the year ahead. Your unwavering commitment and active participation have been the backbone of our achievements, and for that, I extend my heartfelt gratitude. Read more.
A REFLECTION AND CALL TO ACTION
Stepping into Dover back in 1986, I embraced the role of the community’s first neurologist. During that era, it was customary for physicians to integrate into the Medical Society of Delaware (MSD), establish their practices, and commit their careers to the community. MSD’s Kent County Medical Society chapter was the heartbeat of our professional circle in this area, a place where we, along with our families, forged lasting bonds. Read more.
BASH ON, MSD!
The year is near ending
a new one soon dawns
one wonders and quivers at what it might spawn.
More violence from guns
and hate issues too?
Seriously, each day it’s hard to know what to do. Read More.https://conta.cc/3v43pTl
APPEAL: DRIVING THE MSD SHIP FORWARD!
As 2022 draws to a close, so does my time as President of MSD. I want to take this opportunity to thank the members of this exceptional organization, as well as the staff. I cannot tell you how much being President has meant to me. It has been a process like no other I have had the opportunity in which to participate. Read More.
OPEN NOTES: OPEN CONVERSATIONS?
“I don’t like being called, chunky!” “What does it mean when you wrote ‘f/u in 3 months’?!!!” That is not the way a doctor should talk about a patient! How rude!” “There are many things in my chart that are wrong!” These are actual comments by patients about information written in their charts. Read More.
FULL CIRCLE ENGAGEMENT
(IS IT REALLY WICKED?)
A chill is in the air, the leaves are starting to fall, and pumpkins dot the landscape. Fall is here and a time for reflection. For some, a time of melancholy, for others a sense that better things are coming. A time for all of us to reflect on the past months of the year and think about how we can improve, both ourselves and our relationships with each other. Read More.
OUR PATIENTS' MENTAL HEALTH: STILL FAR FROM BEGING TREATED
Mental Health - Part I
“I’m having a lot of pain and need my medication more frequently!” “I’ve been a caregiver for years. Now who is going to care for me?” “I can’t sleep…I’m so anxious and upset.” These are just some of the comments I heard from patients in recent weeks when I was on the hospital inpatient service. Read More.
AT THE TABLE
Picture this….row after row of representatives from all the states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. In addition are representatives from a number of national medical societies, specialty groups, territories, and federal service organizations. All in all, a total of almost 700 representatives comprise the American Medical Association (AMA) House of Delegates (HOD).1. Read More.
Gun Violence in America: A Nation Hurting Beyond Belief
Today we find ourselves more divided than ever. We are wounded and bleeding profusely.
The Medical Society of Delaware will not be complacent regarding the issue of guns and gun violence. We must be united in the cause for a peaceful and law-abiding society. We cannot be satisfied with statements while fellow physicians and children are dying. We must demand action and continue to work with legislators to effect change. Read More.
ARE YOU A PROVIDER? DARN RIGHT YOU ARE!
If you have been involved in health care in any way shape or form, consider yourself part of the “Provider Club.” If you really think about it, you will likely be mortified to learn some things about the word that are disturbing.Read More.
HOW MANY HUGS DO YOU GIVE IN A DAY?
“A physical exam is like a hug…you can’t get enough of them.” I’ve mentioned this comment at various settings and it still resonates with me today from when I first heard it. Read More.
Why Can't We Get Along
(And Get Our Vaccine and Go Home)?
Maybe it is just what being human is all about. That is, the right to stand up for one’s beliefs and voice these loudly for all to hear.Read More.
We Spring Together!
As the President of MSD, I have greatly enjoyed the interactions I have had with colleagues, legislators, our legal team, and MSD staff. I am learning daily and enjoying every minute of it. I have appreciated the power of engagement, the tension associated with disagreement, and the subsequent education I have received. Read more
Doctors’ Day message from Dr. Burday
This month on March 30, as we do each year, we recognize Doctors’ Day. Most years I never think about it and usually am reminded of it when receiving a random card or someone mentions, “Happy Doctors’ Day!”. Read More
WE ARE UNSTOPPABLE
It has been a long year for us all But we will stand tall
Together we work to fight this disease among us
And though many have had dis-ease
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Presidents Message (12/14/2021)