Highlights from the Annual Meeting and Scholarship Awards Dinner
The TCMS Annual Meeting and Scholarship Dinner took place on Thursday, November 21, at the Herman and Kate Kaiser YMCA Lodge, drawing together members, medical students, and guests. The evening kicked off with a warm welcome from Ondria Gleason, MD, the President-Elect of TCMS, who expressed gratitude to attendees for their unwavering commitment to promoting excellence in medical education and practice. Following the opening remarks, attendees were treated to a captivating keynote address titled “The Surgeon and the Three-Foot Putt” by M. Timothy Nelson, MD. Dr. Nelson is a general surgeon with OU Health Physicians and the Chair of Surgery at the OU-TU School of Community Medicine.
Stephen Bruns, MD, President of TCMS addressed the attendees with highlights from the past year including legislative actions, social and networking events, and successes we’ve achieved as an organization. David Griffiths, MD, Chair of the TCMS Foundation provided an update on Project TCMS and the Drug Recycling Program before presenting the awards. The highlight of the evening was the scholarship awards, where nine exceptional medical students were recognized for their leadership, community service, and promise as future leaders in medicine. Thanks to generous donations and the support of the society’s members, a total of $37,000 in scholarships was awarded. As the evening concluded, the sense of community and shared purpose within the room was unmistakable. We want to thank our sponsors for the evening as well. Champion Sponsor - Trust Company of Oklahoma; Ally Sponsors - SVMIC and Touchstone Medical Imaging. For more photos from the evening please visit: https://www.tcmsok.org/photo-albums
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