A Note of Thanks to Our AAO-HNS State Trackers
Leadership is an action, not a position.” In just seven words, this Donald McGannon quote encompasses the spirit of our AAO-HNS state trackers. Each day, these Academy members, with their full workloads and family obligations, take action and volunteer their time to closely monitor and report on legislative activity in their statehouses. They often serve in this critical role with few people knowing they are the key reason the AAO-HNS is able to successfully advance its legislative priorities and protect our patients and our practices from ill-advised proposals being debated in state legislatures across the nation. Whether it is looking through bills every morning or alerting AAO-HNS staff to a bill of interest, our state trackers have repeatedly proved themselves as leaders of the specialty. I want to take this opportunity to recognize their efforts and thank them for their work on behalf of all otolaryngologist-head and neck surgeons. Your dedication and commitment are greatly appreciated and benefit us all. For those members interested in joining this “boots on the ground” effort, I encourage you to email the AAO-HNS Government Affairs team at govtaffairs@entnet.org for more information. Sincerely, David R. Nielsen, MD AAO-HNS Executive Vice President/CEO
Leadership is an action, not a position.” In just seven words, this Donald McGannon quote encompasses the spirit of our AAO-HNS state trackers. Each day, these Academy members, with their full workloads and family obligations, take action and volunteer their time to closely monitor and report on legislative activity in their statehouses. They often serve in this critical role with few people knowing they are the key reason the AAO-HNS is able to successfully advance its legislative priorities and protect our patients and our practices from ill-advised proposals being debated in state legislatures across the nation.
Whether it is looking through bills every morning or alerting AAO-HNS staff to a bill of interest, our state trackers have repeatedly proved themselves as leaders of the specialty. I want to take this opportunity to recognize their efforts and thank them for their work on behalf of all otolaryngologist-head and neck surgeons. Your dedication and commitment are greatly appreciated and benefit us all.
For those members interested in joining this “boots on the ground” effort, I encourage you to email the AAO-HNS Government Affairs team at govtaffairs@entnet.org for more information.
Sincerely,
David R. Nielsen, MD
AAO-HNS Executive Vice President/CEO