C ntents TARRANT COUNTY PHYSICIAN
departments & columns
President’s Paragraph
Pauline
by Angela Self, MD
TCMS President
The Blacklist
Difficult Recommendations
by Tom Black, MD
Student Article
Drinking from the Fire Hydrant
by Chandler O’Leary, OMS-II
Alliance Update
Public Health Notes
Tarrant County COVID-19 Situation
and Vaccination Report
by Catherine Colquitt, MD
Tarrant County Public Health Medical Director
Gold-Headed Cane
Award Nomination Form
Medical Education Today
Scholarly Pursuit and Thesis
by Michael Bernas
Scholarly Pursuit and Thesis Program Director
Project Access
Spotlight Awards 2021
by Kathryn Narumiya
From the AMA
The AMA & the ACA
by Susan R. Bailey, MD
AMA President
The Last Word
by Hujefa Vora, MD
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Cover Photo: Raindrops on Purple Heart Tradescantia
by Larue Thomas
16
Turning 2021 -
Starting the Year
Mentally Fit
by Aekta Malhotra, MD, MS
23
Op-Ed
GREAT NEWS
ON TEENS
AND VAPING—
NOW LET’S
BUILD ON IT
28
Lessons on the
Plagues from
History
Claudio Lehmann, MD
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14
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March/April 2021
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TCMS Family Members . . . . . . 9
COVID-19 Infusion Centers . . . . 20
Board of Advisors Report . . . . 32
Professional Cards . . . . . . . . . 36
Classified Ads . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Advertising Index . . . . . . . . . . 38