The YPS is the voice of young physicians concerned about issues affecting their practice and their patients. Members work to influence policy and advocacy, and address various issues including health equity, work/life balance, income/reimbursement and administrative burdens.
A note from the YPS chair
June 2024
From YPS Chair Jordan Warchol, MD, MPH
My dear friends,
It is bittersweet that I write to you my last Chair’s Corner. While I’m excited for the direction that Sam Mathis, MD, MPH, a family physician from Texas, will lead us in next, I also will miss being able to represent all of you and the wonderful work young physicians do.
As I look back on the year, I see many accomplishments:
- Restructuring our policy review process for the AMA Annual and Interim Meetings to highlight and amplify the voice of the YPS.
- Retooling our YPS committees to represent what YPS members are looking for in our organization.
- Weighing in on issues important to young physicians across the country, including:
- Protecting the ability for physicians to care for patients regardless of their insurance type
- Calling for appropriate leadership of physician and non-physician oversight organizations such as medical boards and other regulatory bodies
- Making sure physician families have access to the full spectrum of reproductive care, including IVF and appropriate mental health support during the peripartum period.
With everything we have done in the past 12 months, I want to especially thank my teammates on the governing council: Dr. Mathis, Hans Arora, MD, PhD (member at-large), Sean Figy, MD (alternate delegate), Alisha Reiss, MD (delegate), Brandi Ring, MD (speaker), and last, but certainly not least, Matthew Lecuyer, MD, MPH (immediate past chair). Dr. Lecuyer has now finished his time on the governing council, and I am grateful for his years of service to the organization.
Also, a huge thank you to our incredible YPS staff, Harley Grant (director) and Wilda Knox (policy analyst). I’d also like to congratulate Ms. Knox on her new role with the Academic Physicians Section; we wish her the best in her new adventure!
With that, I’ll sign off for the last time as your chair. Thank you for the incredible privilege I’ve had this past year in leading the YPS. I look forward to many more years working together for the good of patients, physicians and the practice of medicine.
With gratitude,
Dr. Jordan Warchol
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