PCMS Member Corner: Parkinson’s Law
As a physician, I spend a lot of time trying to figure out why things happen. Usually, I think about why the patient has their problem, but other times my mind goes to why we physicians have so much busywork…
PCMS Supports Carmen Heredia for AHCCCS Director
PCMS is proud to support the confirmation of Carmen Heredia as Director of Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS). Carmen Heredia serves as the director of Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS), Arizona’s Medicaid and CHIP Program, overseeing…
PCMS Member Corner: The Medical Hierarchy is Human
In March of 2020, COVID changed our lives and created chaos. At the time, I was a first-year family medicine resident. I had just found a groove in training and come to love my co-residents as family. I both felt…
PCMS Board Members Respond to Arizona’s Abortion Ban
At the time this was written, abortion was illegal in Arizona. At the time this was posted here, abortion was legal up to 15 weeks. Imagine a doctor’s visit where a young mother with a year-old baby comes into the…
A Recollection of UA College of Medicine – Tucson Class of 2026 White Coat Ceremony
Nandini Sodhi UA College of Medicine – Tucson MD Student PCMS student member My White Coat Ceremony was a day I have imagined for several years. While studying for the MCAT, writing dozens of applications, reflecting on my mission and interacting with patients — I…
Health Department shares information on monkeypox (MPX)
The Pima County Health Department wants to share with our Southern Arizona partners some items for monkeypox (MPX) and provide you some questions for feedback (see survey link at bottom) after our meeting on Wednesday, July 13, 2022. PCHD’s MPX…
MICA: Don’t Let The Patient Leave In a Huff: How to Handle Patient Complaints
What should I do if a patient becomes upset about a bill? Can I ask my patients if they are vaccinated against COVID-19? How do I handle patients who refuse to wear a mask in our office despite our policy?…
Pima County Health Department Director’s Update
Dr. Theresa Cullen, MD, MS, a PCMS board member, provided Pima County Medical Society with a Pima County Health Department Director’s Update. AGENDA Updates: COVID-19 update Vaccination update: CDC Guidance for 5-11 boosters CDC guidance on definition of up-to-date for…
MICA Offering Telehealth Guide
Pima County Medical Society’s Friends of the Society member Mutual Insurance Company of Arizona (MICA) is offering a telehealth guide that you might find beneficial to your practice. Click here for more information on accessing the guide and learn ways…
A recollection of UA College of Medicine – Tucson Class of 2024 White Coat Ceremony
Leigh Myles UA College of Medicine – Tucson MD Student "Life transitions impact us all, deeply if we let them." That was the opening of my personal statement I wrote nearly three years ago when applying to medical school, after…