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OCMS President, Paul Bozyk, MD,
Elected Vice Chair of Michigan State
Medical Society Board of Directors
Paul Bozyk, MD, a Royal Oak specialist in internal medicine, pulmonary and critical care was elected to a one-year term as vice chair of the Michigan State Medical Society (MSMS) Board of Directors during the MSMS Board of Directors meeting held virtually on May 17th.
Doctor Bozyk will preside over meetings of the 36-member Board of Directors at
the will of the chair, Mark Komorowski, MD, of Bay City. The MSMS Board sets policies and oversees operations for the 15,000-member medical society headquartered in East Lansing.
A graduate of Wayne State University School of Medicine, Doctor Bozyk is a past chair of the MSMS Residents and Fellows Section and past chair of the Young Physicians Section. He is Associate Professor at Oakland University-Wil- liam Beaumont School of Medicine and Section Chief of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at Beaumont Royal Oak. Doctor Bozyk also serves as President of the Oakland County Medical Society.
The Michigan State Medical Society is the statewide professional association of 15,000 physicians in Michigan and is affiliated with the American Medical Association. Physician policies on various issues involving public health, health care delivery and medical ethics are set at the annual MSMS House of Delegates meeting.
Revised Public Health Code Rules Require Implicit Bias Training Effective June 1, 2022
The Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA) announced the Public Health Code – General Rules have been revised to require implicit bias training for physicians and licensees in 24 other health care professions, effective June 1, 2022. This action is the result of an Executive Directive issued in July of 2020.
The requirements apply to both new applicants as
well as those renewing their existing licenses or regis- trations. An applicant for license renewal shall have completed a minimum of 1 hour of implicit bias training for each year of the applicant’s license or registration cycle. An applicant for new licensure shall have com- pleted a minimum of 2 hours of implicit bias training within the 5 years immediately preceding issuance of the license or registration.
Training must include strategies to reduce disparities in access to and delivery of health care services and the administration of pre- and post-test implicit bias assessments.
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Acceptable sponsors of this training include: national- ly-recognized or state-recognized health-related organization, a state or federal agency, accredited college or university or an organization specializing in diversity, equity, and inclusion issues.
Acceptable modalities of training are a teleconference or webinar that permits live synchronous interaction, a live presentation, or an interactive online instruction.
Please note again, the effective date is in one year. MSMS has asked LARA to clarify several areas of the new rule including the implementation dates for a three-year license and if courses taken prior to the effective date will be accepted. The MSMS Foundation will provide educational opportunities for physicians that meet these new requirements this fall.
Please see the Public Health Code – General Rules for the complete language regarding these changes.
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