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October 10, 2020 The Maryland Board of Physicians has been notified that licensees may receive a telephone call that represents it is from the Board. This was actual call information reported by a licensee: I received a telephone call this morning asking to speak to “Dr. Doe.” The person on the other end referred to himself as “Mike Moore from the Medical Board.” He said he needed to speak to Dr. Doe regarding his medical license and that he needed to call him back ASAP @888.531.3905 and to tell him it was urgent. The call did not come from the Board. It is a scam! *If you...

June 15, 2020 In her remarks during the May 2018 Baltimore City Medical Society (BCMS) President’s Gala, Padmini Ranasinghe, M.D., quoted a well-known ancient Buddhist saying: “Arogya Parama Labha.” “Translated, this means that the ultimate profit, or gain, that anyone can make is in one’s own health and wellness”, she stated. As President-Elect, Dr. Ranasinghe led a series of wellness initiatives, that  included establishment of an Wellness Advisory Committee to provide guidance on programming and several continuing medical education activities. “The goal of our efforts is to reach out...

March 20, 2020 BCMS and other MedChi components are responding daily to e-mail and phone requests for information on economic and business resources, including federal, state and local funding, personal protection equipment, telemedicine support, and volunteer opportunities. We are managing specialty medical societies’ weekly teleconferences and other communications with their memberships. We are encouraging participation in webinars offered by the Maryland Department of Health and MedChi, as well as BCMS continuing medical education activities. We will continue to share up-to-date...