CEO Update, September 2026
"One of the marvelous things about community is that it enables us to welcome and help people in a way we couldn't as individuals." Jean Vanier Maybe it is just me, but it seems people are craving community more than…
"One of the marvelous things about community is that it enables us to welcome and help people in a way we couldn't as individuals." Jean Vanier Maybe it is just me, but it seems people are craving community more than…
Seems all my social media feeds are about finding balance, nature, and hobbies or creative outlets. Perhaps it is just my algorithm. Even so, there is definitely something to find balance in life. In considering these wise suggestions, I also realized…
New Fellow Pathway “Coming together is a beginning;Keeping together is progressTogether is success”—Henry Ford Membership is about community. Finding a community of peers as a nice base to learn and share. Networking around professional challenges — both clinical and practice…
“Not all peer pressure is bad. If you have peers who are pushing you to go further in life and believe in your dreams. Man, you got it made!" — Jeff Moore If the World Cup has taught us anything,…
“Adopt the pace of nature. Her secret is patience." — Ralph Waldo Emerson It is that time of year when everything looks new, fresh, excited. Trees, despite their pollen, and gardens are all awake and blooming with all their glory. Our…
“Upcycling Turns Things into Other Things…..Which Is Like Magic” Upcycling is back in style. Even our AAOA lanyard has come in handy for more than just entry to our Annual Meeting. It is that time of year when it seems like…
"Whimsy is the art of laughing at yourself, and finding joy in the unexpected." I see this little gnome during my staff walk and talks, and he never ceases to make me smile. He is a nice pause, a nice…
“The greatness of community is most accurately measured by the compassionate actions of its members.” — Coretta Scott King Wow! What a Winter! Those who want snow - see too much grass, and those of us who prefer to fly to…
Jan 26 eNewsletter Wow! What a course. With only the second iteration of our new Exploring Advances in the Surgical & Medical Management of Allergic & Inflammatory Disease: 2026, fondly nicknamed our Explorers Course, Dr. Villwock and the faculty kept…
The holiday specials fill you with hope and reflection. Even the Sound of Music (which I still do not understand the Christmas link) offers hope with Maria telling the children where one door closes a window opens — not to…