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Delaware County Medical Society
Statement On Racism

The physicians of the Delaware County Medical Society (DCMS) denounce the brutal, senseless
acts of violence towards people of color by law enforcement officers that have surfaced as high
profile stories this year. The killings of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery and Breonna Taylor are
the latest tragic examples of the ugly consequences of generations of systemic racism towards
Black Americans.

DCMS joins the many medical and public health organizations in our country in declaring that
systemic racism is taking a devastating toll on our way of life. These deadly, unjustified acts of
police violence are human rights crimes that terrorize both individuals and entire communities.
DCMS supports the AMA Board of Trustees statement that recognizes that racism in its
systemic, structural, institutional, and interpersonal form is a clear threat to public health.
And that this pernicious form of hatred is a barrier to the advancement of health equity and to
excellence in the delivery of medical care. https://www.ama-assn.org/about/board-trustees/
ama-board-trustees-pledges-action-against-racism-and-police-brutality
We will continue to actively work to dismantle racist and discriminatory health policies and
practices. We in medicine are committed to promoting and ensuring a health care system that
treats every person, regardless of race, with equality and compassion.
We are also resolved, as is the medical community as a whole, in making a conscious effort to
identify and eliminate disparities and inequities in health care delivery that might be influenced
by undercurrents of racism and prejudice that exist in our society.
DELAWARE COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETY BOARD OF DIRECTORS
OFFICERS

DIRECTORS

George K. Avetian, DO, President
Ronald B. Anderson, MD
Joseph W. Laskas, DO, President Elect
Dina F. Capalongo, DO
June E. Elcock-Messum, MD, Vice President & Editor
Stephen N. Clay, MD
Fredric N. Hellman, MD, Treasurer
Aviva Fohrer, MD
Salvatore A. Lofaro, MD, Secretary
John A. Kotyo, MD
Joyann Kroser, MD, Past President
Justin M. Lazaroff, DO
Ryan M. Mascio, DO
STAFF James Plummer, DMgt
David A. McKeighan, Executive Director
Rachael L. Polis, DO
Linda Harley, Associate Director
Jill Venskytis, CMM

DELAWARE COUNTY MEDICINE & HEALTH

summer/fall 2020

https://www.ama-assn.org/about/board-trustees/

Delaware County Medical Society Summer/Fall 2020

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