PPA Board Member Video
It’s Time to End MOC
Please watch this special message from board member Dr. Westby Fisher regarding our fight to end maintenance of certification.
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Reclaim your right to practice medicine.
It’s time for physicians to reclaim responsibility for patient health — and for our own health.
Our Mission is to help you:
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BEAT BURNOUT
Our mission is to stand up for your right to care for your patients. Together, we can re-claim our noble profession and enjoy caring for others.
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PROTECT PATIENTS
We are fighting, through patient safety and physician autonomy, to develop patients’ trust. The physician’s oath serves to protect patients’ lives and livelihoods alike.
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BE HEARD
Third-party payers, government, hospitals, and non-physician staff disrupt the patient-physician relationship. We’re here to magnify your voice.
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We’re standing with physicians.
The mission of PPA is to protect the ability of all practicing physicians to serve as their patients’ primary health care advocate and to confront unnecessary and overbearing regulation that limits any physicians’ ability to serve their patients. Meet our board of directors – actively practicing physicians standing in the gap with you.
Dr. Judith Thompson, M.D.
Chairman of the Board
Dr. Thompson is a solo, independent Breast and General Surgeon. She has practiced for 22 years and is recognized for outstanding philanthropic activities.
Dr. Marion Mass, M.D.
Vice Chair
Dr. Mass is a pediatrician in the Philadelphia area. She serves on the editorial board of the Bucks County Courier Times and The Doylestown Intel and on the board of The Bucks County Health Improvement Partnership, and is a delegate and member of the Pennsylvania Medical Society.
Dr. Westby G. Fisher, M.D.
Treasurer
Dr. Fisher is a cardiac electrophysiologist based in Chicago, IL. He authors the Dr. Wes Blog, a nationally syndicated personal blog with over 3 million page views.
Dr. Niran S. Al-Agba, M.D.
Secretary
Dr. Al-Agba is a board-certified pediatrician and owner of Silverdale Pediatrics, LLP. She is published on KevinMD, RebelMD and is on the editorial staff at The Health Care Blog.
Dr. Brian J. Dixon, M.D.
Board Member
Dr. Dixon has a thriving pediatric psychiatry private practice in Fort Worth, TX. He is the Founder and CEO of Together Forward, a 501(c)4 non-profit Think Tank.
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