From the Board of Medicine
Medical Doctors
Group 1 – current license will expire at midnight, ET, January 31 of each even year.
Group 2 – current license will expire at midnight, ET, January 31 of each odd year.
Doctors of Osteopathic Medicine
Current licenses expire at midnight, Eastern Time, on March 31, 2024.
The Florida Board of Medicine and the Florida Board of Osteopathic Medicine are responsible for setting the CME required for licensure and re-licensure in Florida. Each Board specifies a certain number of hours, including some mandatory topics, that must be completed within each two-year licensure term.
CE Broker
The HCMA has formed a partnership with CE Broker, the official continuing education tracking system. HCMA members receive a discount when subscribing to a CE Broker account. Subscriptions renew annually and offer a user-friendly system that helps you sort through complex CE requirements. Contact Elke Lubin at 813-253-0471 or click here to receive the promotion code. Go to CEBroker.com and subscribe or set up a 7-Day Free Trial Account. Use the HCMA promotion code to apply your discount.
Physician Wellness
The HCMA Foundation Physician Wellness Program (PWP) provides a safe harbor for members to address life difficulties, challenges, and increased stress through counseling and coaching services, up to six sessions in twelve months. This complimentary and completely confidential benefit is available for all members, regardless of membership category.
Help us build our resource page
The PWP webpage will now include links to articles and resources related to wellness. If you have discovered an article, a book, a social media channel, or a resource you feel may benefit your colleagues, please send a link to Elke Lubin. We welcome you to add a testimonial to support your submission.
Personal News
USF Medical Student Social
The HCMA and AMA co-sponsored a student get-together at Greenwise Pours, on January 3rd. USF Medical Student representative and hostess, Alexandra Mazur, organized the event attended by several students, Drs. Michael Cromer (HCMA President), Bryan Bognar (Vice Dean, USF MCOM Educational Affairs), Arun Kalava (HCMA Secretary), Charles Lockwood (Dean, USF MCOM), and HCMA administrative staff. Students mingled, asked questions about the HCMA while discussing organized medicine, and learned about HCMA’s long-running partnership with USF MCOM. The medical student contingency continues to impress, and we look forward to seeing them at future HCMA events! Go Bulls!
New Members
Active Member
Trisha Larkin, MD
Pediatric Hematology-Oncology
St. Joseph's Children's Hospital
3001 W. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
Tampa, 33607
813.321.6820
Affiliate Members
Angus Jameson, MD
Emergency Medicine
Prehospital Medicine Consultants, LLC
50 8th Ave., SW, #22
Largo, 33779
727.582.5699
Ernst Klaus, MD
Rheumatology
The Arthritis & Diabetes Center/Palm Harbor
32615 US 19, North
Suites 2&3
Palm Harbor, 34683
727.789.2784
Joining the HCMA is easy!
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Spotlight on Savings
SGP Advisors – SGP is a boutique, Tampa-based insurance brokerage specializing in insuring physicians. SGP's team of professionals has 50+ years of experience insuring healthcare providers in the Tampa Bay area. SGP has developed numerous, exclusive insurance programs specifically for HCMA members. These not only address the professional liability insurance needs of the HCMA members, but the additional insurance needs that each practice requires. Our unique experience and capabilities will give you peace of mind, knowing that your risks are our biggest concern. SGP will provide eligible HCMA members with a 10% discount on professional liability insurance premiums.
For a no-obligation consultation, please contact Patricia Thompson, AAI, CIC, Advisor/Practice Leader, pthompson@sgpadv.com, office: 813.418.4492, mobile: 813.404.7905.
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UPCOMING EVENTS
26th HCMA Foundation's Charity Golf Classic
Thursday, April 4, 2024, Call to carts: 1:15pm
Tournament Players Club - Tampa
Sponsorship opportunities are available and golfer registration is now open. Click here for all of the info!
Sponsors as of today... we'd love to add you to the list of supporters!
TITLE SPONSORS
Excelis Medical Associates
Jensen Anderson/Brighthouse Financial
CHAMPION SPONSORS
TGH Imaging Powered by Tower
WINNER SPONSORS
BT Wealth Advisors
USF Health
USF Morsani College of Medicine
EAGLE SPONSORS
SGP Advisors
WellMed - Tampa
PAR SPONSORS
The Bank of Tampa
Florida Pain Medicine
Healthcare Realty Group, LLC
The Woman's Group
HOLE SPONSORS
Advent Health Medical Group
Michael Foley, MD, FACR
HCMA Physician Family Alliance
Carol Hodges, MD & Ed Homan, MD
Rivero, Gordimer & Company, CPAs
IN-KIND CONTRIBUTORS
Dr. David & Elke Lubin
Michael A. Zimmer, MD, MACP
Debbie Zorian
HCMA Presidential Installation
Tuesday, May 7, 2024, 6:15pm
Westshore Grand Hotel
Save the date! Dr. Damian Caraballo will be installed as HCMA's 2024-2025 President. FMA President, Dr. Jason Goldman will be our special guest. Sponsorship and exhibit opportunities are available - contact the HCMA office for information, 813.253.0471 or AOrthman@hcma.net.
