DEA Announces Move to Reclassify Marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III Colleagues: On April 30, the DEA announced a move to reclassify Marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III, alongside Ketamine and some anabolic steroids. This would recognize the use of medical marijuana and make it easier to conduct research, but marijuana would not
State Budget Takes Steps to Protect Patient Access to Community-Based Physician Care Colleagues: “We must, indeed, all hang together, or most assuredly we shall all hang separately.” ---- Benjamin Franklin, 1776 This past week, we saw the wisdom of Ben Franklin’s message. MSSNY, working together with numerous allies, has accomplished a plethora of important
Let's Seize this Opportunity to Connect, Grow, and Lead in Advancing our Profession Colleagues: I'm Dr. Jerome Cohen, the proud new President of the Medical Society of the State of New York. It's my privilege to reach out to you through our weekly newsletter, 'The Pulse.' Whether you are actively engaged with us, or we
Here’s to Another Year of Prosperity and Opportunity for MSSNY Colleagues: As I prepare to complete my tenure as MSSNY President at next week’s annual House of Delegates meeting, I am left feeling grateful and proud of all the Society has accomplished this past year. I look forward to remaining active as my colleague and
Celebrating and Supporting Our Physicians on National Doctors’ Day Colleagues: Tomorrow is National Doctors' Day, and we find ourselves at a critical juncture, not only to celebrate the dedication and sacrifices of our physicians, but also to spotlight the vital support systems that uphold them. At the forefront is the Committee for Physician Health (CPH),
Physicians Advocate for Their Patients and Profession Colleagues: We had a great Physician Advocacy Day in Albany on Tuesday. I was so pleased to welcome 150 physicians and physician advocates to our program—which marked the first time we have had the opportunity to meet in person since the pandemic. It was wonderful to see so
MSSNY’s New Radio Ad Campaign: Our Patients Need and Deserve Physician-Led Healthcare Colleagues: We need policymakers to make New York a more welcoming environment for our physician colleagues and other care providers to deliver patient care. As you are likely aware, there are several concerning proposals in this year’s Executive Budget that present challenges for
Join MSSNY for Lobby Day on March 12 Colleagues: I hope you’re planning to join us for MSSNY’s Physician Advocacy Day on March 12. I simply cannot stress strongly enough the importance of showing up to represent our profession. There are a number of problematic proposals for physicians and our patients in this year’s Executive
Preserve Physician-Led Healthcare Colleagues: I have good news and bad news. The bad news is that we face a number of problematic proposals in the Executive Budget. The most concerning is a proposal to permit Physician Assistants to practice without any required physician supervision or collaboration after 8,000 hours of clinical practice if they are
Join Us in Albany on March 12th to Fight Back against Unfair Budget Cuts The Executive Budget seeks to impose huge new costs on physicians, cut funding for important programs, and expand scope of practice for non-physicians. It’s important—now more than ever—for us to come together with our physician colleagues to make our voices heard.
