American College of Physicians Names First Female CEO and Executive VP

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Dr. Charles Roman owns and serves as chief operating officer of the Roman Medical Group located in Columbus, Georgia. To help him stay current in the medical profession, Dr. Charles Roman maintains memberships with several professional organizations, including the American College of Physicians (ACP).

As a national association comprised of internal medicine specialists (internists) who diagnose, treat, and offer compassionate care to adults, ACP is the largest medical-specialty organization and second-largest physician group in the country. Begun in 1915, it has more than 143,000 members, including medical students, residents, and internists.

In May 2016, ACP announced that Dr. Darilyn V. Moyer became the organization’s executive vice president (EVP) and chief executive officer (CEO) effective beginning September 6, 2016. She becomes the ACP’s first female EVP and CEO in its 101-year history. Active within the ACP, she has been a fellow of the organization since 1995 and served on the board of regents. She is professor of medicine, executive vice chair for education in the department of medicine, assistant dean for graduate medical education, and internal medicine residency program director at Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University. In April 2016 she was named president-elect of the ACP. Her term as president begins on April 1, 2017.

American Osteopathic Association 2016 Conference in California

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After serving in the ministry for several years, Dr. Charles Roman earned his medical license and eventually opened the Roman Medical Group based in Columbus, Georgia. Dr. Charles Roman maintains memberships with several professional organizations, including the American Osteopathic Association (AOA).

Representing more than 123,000 osteopathic physicians and medical students, the AOA is the accrediting agency for all medical schools that focus on osteopathy. It also encourages scientific exploration and promotes public health as well as advances the practice of osteopathic medicine.

One of the events held by the AOA is its Osteopathic Medical Conference & Exposition (OMED), with the 2016 event scheduled for September 17 through 20 in Anaheim, California. To kick off the four-day event, OMED offers a welcome reception, which includes live entertainment and food. Attendees have an opportunity to meet and connect with others within the field while garnering continuing educational credit through the educational sessions being held. They can also visit with osteopathic physicians and healthcare professionals at the exhibit hall and learn about products and services that may benefit their practices.

Gone Girl – A Marriage Mystery Featuring Unreliable Narrators

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Based in Columbus, Georgia, Dr. Charles Roman provides patients with a wide range of medical services through the Roman Medical Group. Outside of work, Dr. Charles Roman is passionate about reading and enjoys books ranging from the Bible to the latest mysteries and thrillers. One of the most popular mysteries in recent years was Gillian Flynn’s Gone Girl (2012), which focuses on the devious machinations that take place within a marriage at the breaking point.

Using what the New York Times called “ice-pick-sharp” narrative and dialogue, Flynn deconstructs what appears to be the perfect marriage. She uses an unconventional approach to storytelling that alternates Nick and Amy’s unreliable memories of the trajectory of their engagement in New York and subsequent disastrous move to small-town Missouri. The reader is left to puzzle out the truth behind this fatal attraction, which lies somewhere in between the two accounts.

Compared by critics to the classic psychological mysteries of Patricia Highsmith, Gone Girl was a major bestseller that was turned into a major Hollywood film in 2014, starring Ben Affleck and Rosamund Pike.

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Series Continues

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Series
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Dr. Charles Roman is a longtime Columbus, Georgia, general internist who strives to provide patients with quality, personalized health care through Roman Medical Group. An avid reader, Dr. Charles Roman has varied tastes, and his favorite works range from the Bible to mystery thrillers. One of the most enduringly popular series in the latter genre is the late Stieg Larsson’s Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. Unfortunately, that effort, which Larsson had intended to continue for eight to ten novels, ended with just a trilogy of completed works.

In 2015, the series took on new life with the publication of David Lagercrantz’ The Girl in the Spider’s Web. The book concerns Frans Balder, an artificial intelligence expert who becomes embroiled in a case encompassing the U.S. and Swedish security agencies, industrial spies in Silicon Valley, and the Russian mafia.

Critics have found the new book convincing in the way it mixes social commentary with fast-paced action and highly evocative of Larsson’s style. In particular, Lagercrantz is able to vividly capture the world weariness of Salander and Blomkvist amidst a modern Scandinavia that is typically presented as bright and contemporary.