APMA News
MAY 2012
Features
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President’s Message Annual Scientific Meeting Registration Form Annual Scientific Meeting Sponsors Reimbursement Federal Advocacy Forum APMAPAC Chair Report IT Consultant Website Wisdom Technofile Small Business 101 Awards Nominations APMA All Stars In Short Worthy of Note Affiliates Corner New Members Death Notices List of Affiliated Organizations Insurance Advisor APMAPAC Update Development Update Classified Advertising Dates to Remember Advertising Index 10 Questions
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92nd House of Delegates: Advancing Education and the Profession
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Special Section: APMA Educational Foundation
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Being a Residency Director: What’s in it for You? DPM versus MD: Letters to the Editor JCRSB Update: May 2012 ACO Update: Are Commercial ACOs Getting a Leg Up on their Medicare Brethren? APMA By the Decade: 1952–1961
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Profiles in Progress: Medical Staff Leadership 2011 Podiatric Practice Survey: Determination of Income/Salary for Employed Professionals
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Master Your Practice at the National
APMA News is the magazine of the American Podiatric Medical Association
America’s Foot and Ankle Physicians and Surgeons
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Annual Scientific Meeting Preliminary Program
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