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New group will give unified voice to physicians practicing in county, ending decade-long split
Published on Thursday, Sep 27, 2007
Beacon Journal staff report
After a split that lasted more than a decade, a single medical society again is giving doctors who practice in Summit County a unified voice.
The Summit County Medical Society and the Medical Society of Greater Akron recently agreed to merge.
For now, the new organization is going under the moniker of the Medical Society of Greater Akron & Summit County. But within 12 months, the group will adopt the Summit County Medical Society name.
The Medical Society of Greater Akron was formed in 1995 by doctors who split from the Summit County Medical Society.
At the time, the Summit County Medical Society had opted to sever its ties with the Ohio State Medical Association. The Medical Society of Greater Akron then was created by doctors who wanted to continue their affiliation with the state group.
But in recent years, doctors from both local organizations agreed the groups would better serve the medical community if they reunited, Executive Director Kari Mancuso said.
''We're going to be so much stronger as one,'' she said.
About 450 of the more than 1,500 doctors practicing in Summit County belong to the newly formed medical society, Mancuso said. All members of the new medical society must also join the state organization.
Dr. Albert E. Payne, a Cuyahoga Falls obstetrician/gynecologist and former president of the Medical Society of Greater Akron, is serving as president of the newly merged society.
Dr. Waleed F. Nemer, an internal medicine doctor in Akron and former president of the Summit County Medical Society, is president-elect.
The group still is determining dues and committee appointments, Mancuso said.
Beacon Journal staff report
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