Message from the Incoming President
It is with great honor that I accept the position as president of the APPM for the years 2023 -2025. I want to thank you for attending today’s induction, and for that, I am very grateful. I also need to thank the other members of the planning committee, namely, Dr. Jay Penafiel, Dr Mayette Caragay, Dr. Rebecca Magno and Dr. Nelson de Lara. Without them, this event would have never come to fruition. When the APPM was founded 47 years ago, its objectives were to promote the science and art of medicine, to elevate the standards of health education and to engage in charitable work. During its glory years, the APPM had yearly CME lectures series in the afternoon followed by ballroom dancing that same evening. There were numerous crab feasts, bus trips, cruises with CME, and weekend parties hosted by a member celebrating a special occasion. We spent New Years Eve together. In short, we have become one big, extended friendly family of Filipino physicians practicing in the state of Maryland. Nowadays, as we reach our golden years, we have become more distant and find it more and more difficult to fulfill our missions due to dwindling numbers. However we have been very fortunate to have Dr. Jay Penafiel as our President since 2019. He held our meetings during the pandemic via Zoom and designated Operation Braveheart as our charity. In the next two years, the new officers will try to foster a renewed interest in the APPM. We encourage you to call and get in touch again with your long forgotten friends on a more regular basis, and to come together and join our events. Our activities will be easier to attend because they will be held during daytime. These will be potluck meetings, CME buffet lunches, parties of other Filipino organizations, etc. And with your participation, we will be a bigger, kindler, gentler APPM, with renewed interest in forgotten friendships. Thank you very much.
Bienvenido C. Veneracion Jr. President, APPM, 2023-2025
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