Public Health
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Putting “Have You Ever Served?” Into Practice
November 13, 2026Dr. Gowda’s question deserves a place in more of our exam rooms. Once the ceremonies end, most veterans go back to getting their care in offices like ours. Roughly three in four U.S. veterans receive some or all of their outpatient care outside the VA health system, and Maryland is home to more than…
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How Military Medicine Shaped the Physician I Am Today
November 13, 2026Lessons in Sacrifice, Camaraderie, and Compassion Pallavi Gowda, D.O., MHA, DABOMU.S. Army VeteranInternal Medicine & Obesity Medicine Physician Every Veterans Day I think about faces. I remember the young soldiers in their hospital beds at Walter Reed, the spouses sleeping in chairs beside them, and the parents who flew across the country to sit with…
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When Healthcare Is Out of Reach
November 7, 2026James Bryant, MBA, PMP Executive Director, Montgomery County Medical Society Over the past several weeks, the MCMS staff and I have been meeting with public health partners throughout Montgomery County, including the County Health Officer and representatives from Mobile Medical Care (MobileMed), amongst others, to better understand the healthcare challenges facing our residents. I also…
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Share Your Expertise With Montgomery County’s Asian American Communities
November 6, 2026The County’s Asian American Health Initiative(opens in new tab) (AAHI) is looking for physicians to help bring trusted, culturally responsive health information to Asian American residents. You choose what fits your schedule, from speaking at a community workshop or webinar to reviewing clinical content or joining AAHI’s volunteer steering committee. AAHI handles the outreach, scheduling,…
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Help Close Montgomery County’s Specialty Care Gap
November 6, 2026Tefo Timothy Linchwe, MS Director of Specialty Care Programs, Primary Care Coalition For an uninsured Montgomery County resident, seeing a primary care provider may be only the beginning. When that patient needs a gastroenterologist, cardiologist, dermatologist, pulmonologist, or another specialist, finding the next level of care can be much more difficult. That is where Project…
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