UMANA board holds quarterly meeting during "Ukrainian Weekend" in San Francisco
by George Hrycelak
SAN FRANCISCO - The board of directors of the Ukrainian Medical Association of North America (UMANA) held its quarterly meeting at the historic Marines Memorial Club on Sutter Street in downtown San Francisco, on Saturday, October 6.
The meeting was part of the "Ukrainian Weekend" co-sponsored by the UMANA-Northern California Chapter and the Ukrainian Professional and Business Group of Northern California.
Headquartered in Chicago, UMANA holds several meetings each year on the territory of one of its 19 chapters. In this way, the association endeavors to support and encourage those chapters in independent activity, and to hear directly from its constituency about pertinent issues affecting members.
A two-hour board meeting took place on Saturday morning, led by UMANA's president, Dr. Ihor Voyevidka. This was followed by a one-hour seminar on medical practice management presented by Norm Robbins of Alta Advantage and Mark Platosh of Doctors Networks Consulting.
In addition to conducting routine business, 10 new applicants were approved for membership in UMANA. Stephanie Zachary, RN, was named the webmaster of the association's new website (located at www.umana.org), and extensive discussion centered on ways to enhance and improve the effectiveness of the UMANA's quarterly journal, the Likarskyi Visnyk.
The weekend's host, Dr. Andrij Iwach, invited all present to partake in a dinner and zabava (dance) that evening. A portion of the proceeds from the evening's fund-raising is earmarked for aid to the survivors of the terrorist attack on New York.
On Sunday, a group of participants boarded a bus to tour nearby Napa Valley to sample some of the local vintages of wines for which California is so well known.
The weekend events concluded with a firm commitment between the local chapter and the board of directors to enhance the organization's growth as a professional association. The next meeting of the board is scheduled for Saturday, February 2, 2002, in Chicago.
For further information, please call (773) 278-6262 or visit www.umana.org.
Copyright © The Ukrainian Weekly, October 28, 2001, No. 43, Vol. LXIX
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