YPS Members and News Highlights-May 2025

May 2025

From YPS Chair Sam Mathis, MD, MBA

Spring is such a beautiful season. The growth, warmth and changing seasons bring with it renewed hopes, vigor and the promise of good times to come. In Texas, we are having some of the hottest weather we have had in over a decade with some places reaching over 100 degrees. While not the springtime I was hoping for, we make do with the situation we find ourselves in and find ways to thrive and not just survive. 

This month, I’d like to highlight three amazing physicians who are completing their terms on the YPS Governing Council. The first is Jordan Warchol, MD, MPH, our immediate past chair. She has been a wonderful source of institutional knowledge and guidance during her years on the GC. 

The second is our speaker, Brandi Ring, MD, MPH. While serving as speaker, Dr. Ring worked to improve the efficiency of our assembly and even helped make our new parliamentary “Introduction to the YPS” video. 

The final member is Hans Arora, MD, PhD. Our member at-large, Dr. Arora has helped engage our three standing committees and worked with them to produce phenomenal results for our section. Our success this year in the YPS could not have been done without the contributions of these three individuals. 

During the annual meeting, I want to encourage you to make time to attend our education session during the lunch hour. We will hear from Michael Suk, MD, JD, MPH, MBA, our board chair, and Lynn Jeffers, MD, MBA, board member, on their journey in leadership and lessons learned along the way. This is sure to be a great session that you won’t want to miss. Consider inviting a colleague to attend as well. 

It is hard to believe that the annual meeting is less than a month away. As many of us are working our way through the almost 1,500-page handbook, I want to encourage you to remember to keep the mission and vision of the AMA at the forefront of what we do. We exist to promote the art and science of medicine and the betterment of public health. Our AMA mission statement guides us. It ensures our actions are patient centered and focused on helping our physician colleagues do their jobs to the best of their ability. When we fight to protect the most vulnerable among us, it is to ensure that all members of the public receive the health care they need. Our advocacy efforts are aimed at protecting scientific discoveries and methods that have helped to prevent, treat and even eradicate diseases. 

Finally, thank you for making a difference. Recently, I had a patient jokingly complain about my booked schedule, but finished by saying they understood the work I do is important and helps not just them, but patients around the nation. The work we do is not just for our patients, but for our friends, family, colleagues and those we don’t even know. Thank you for caring about the health of our country. Thank you for speaking up and working together to promote the art and science of medicine and the betterment of public health.  

As always, email us at [email protected] with any comments and questions.