From the Chair

Dear Fellow Chapter Members,

Mix the bitter with the sweet! Wednesday, April 15th is both Tax Day and the Chapter Annual Meeting. If your glass is half full and you’re getting a refund, come celebrate with us. If your glass seems half empty when you consider what you actually paid in taxes, come commiserate. Either way, you can raise a full glass when we gather at the College of Physicians.

The Annual Meeting is your opportunity to salute our new Chairperson-elect and recognize the award winners’ contributions to the Chapter, as well as our members’ achievements. It will be fun. It will be interesting too, as Communications Chair Rachel Resnick was successful in lining up Josh Goldstein, health and science reporter at the Philadelphia Inquirer, as our speaker. His topic: how broader access and use of the Internet has changed the use of health information. I’ll bet he has some interesting insights into how Internet use has changed the newspaper business too

We are a small chapter. Our size has its benefits and drawbacks. A few of the benefits include exceptional collegiality and convenient meeting sites. Drawbacks include having fewer members to participate and support programs. Should we maintain our boutique size? Should we consider merging with a like-minded organization? Your opinions matter, so come and express them. I hope to see you on April 15th

Etheldra Templeton
Chair, 2008-2009