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By Jennifer Heinemann, MD
FOGS Resident Board Member
Ob/Gyn Resident
University of Florida College of Medicine
Jacksonville

I was recently appointed as the inaugural resident member of the Board of the Florida OB/GYN Society (FOGS). As if this honor were not enough, I attended the FOGS legislative meeting in Tallahassee with the Board. I not only was able to see the inner workings of an organization that represents all of the Ob/Gyns in the state, but I was also able to represent the state's younger, up-and-coming female resident physicians. We discussed and formed committee opinions on such issues as the new HPV vaccine, sovereign immunity, and NICA. My opinion and vote actually mattered. It was a liberating feeling. Then the real fun began: we walked through the great halls of the Florida State House and met with senators and representatives to discuss these very issues. Amazingly enough, they not only listened but seemed genuinely concerned for our plight and to truly support us as an entity. We may not have built any bridges that day but we definitely laid the foundation for the future of Ob/Gyns and all physicians and, indirectly, quality healthcare in Florida. What an enlightening experience. To be a good physician we might actually have to be good politicians, but won't it be worth it to improve the ease at which we can provide the best health care possible?