SUMMER EDITION 2023
A NOTE FROM THE PRESIDENT My name is Mylaina Sherwood and I am the new Washington County Medical Society president. This has certainly been a rocky start to summer with the irregular weather changes and poor air quality due to the wildfires from our neighbors to the north. I am currently practicing as a family medicine physician with the Washington Health System Family Medicine residency program. My primary interest in family medicine is preventative medicine, of course, but women’s health and procedures are really where my passions lie. My husband is practicing as a pathologist at our health system as well. We are fortunate to have three children and spend a lot of time being soccer and band parents in our spare time. With that focus on free time, I am looking forward to what our board is planning for our county medical society this upcoming year!
Mylaina L. Sherwood, MD WCMS President drsherwoodwcms@gmail.com OUR MISSION
The Washington County Medical Society promotes patient and physician health and wellness, facilitation of continuing medical education, and fostering of collegial relationships among its members.
https://www.wcmedsoc.org/
On Wednesday, August 16, 2023, the board has planned a summer social at The Back Porch in Belle Vernon, PA as a casual event for our current members and a chance for interested members to come and mingle and discuss the benefits of being part of the medical society. Thank you to Janelle Witters for getting us the chance to enjoy this experience! Check your email soon to RSVP. Next, we plan to have a virtual legislative round table on Thursday, August 24, 2023 as a chance to hear from and interact with local legislators. This is open to all members as a chance to discuss issues important to you relating to our careers and our patients. Also, in light of physician wellness, we are looking to celebrate Self-Care Awareness Month this upcoming September. As a new, and hopefully an annual, event to WCMS; we plan to host an in-person 5K in early October with the option to complete it virtually in September and October. This will be open to members as well as friends/family/community members as well. Official date and location to be announced. There will be a morning CME planned for November 11th as well, so keep an eye out for that. The House of Delegates will take place October 27-28, 2023 in Hershey, PA. This will be both in-person and virtual event. We send representative delegates as well as alternates— so please reach out to us if you would like to check it out. There will be numerous delegates that are happy to show you the ropes so don’t be shy about coming along! We will also be planning a date for our Annual Business Meeting this fall/winter and will update membership as more information becomes available.You can find more information on these events within this edition of this e-newsletter and follow along with updates whether it be through e-mail, our social media, or our website page. Lastly, I would like to thank Dr. Lisa Goss as immediate past president for her growth and building efforts of Washington CMS and continuing to be a mentor at this time. Also, thank you to Kaela Luchs, our association executive, from PAMED for helping to keep us on target. Please feel free to reach out to myself or any member of the board for further questions!
WARMLY, MYLAINA SHERWOOD, M.D.