New DCMS Circle of Friends Participant
We are pleased to introduce our newest participant in DCMS Circle of Friends—American Express. You’ve recently received their introduction letter in the mail.

American Express, a leader in financial services and an innovator of healthcare payment solutions, has joined DCMS Circle of Friends to help physicians meet the challenges of the evolving healthcare industry. As patients opt for higher deductible consumer-driven plans, they will become responsible for a larger share of their healthcare expenses, and your administrative and collection costs are likely to rise. American Express is offering a $100 merchant account credit when you activate by July 31, 2006. To sign up to accept American Express Cards, call 877-845-0712 and mention Dallas County Medical Society.

If you do business with a company that really impresses you, please let us know. Send the name of the company and its contact person to deanna@dallas-cms.org. The purpose of DCMS Circle of Friends is to provide a valuable base of resources to assist you in the business of medicine, so your practice of medicine can improve.

Annual Student Dinner
August means school is back in session for a lot of people—including for students at UT Southwestern. One of our most highly anticipated annual events is the celebration of incoming freshman at the Medical Student Dinner. Join DCMS and the Dallas Academy of Medicine as we celebrate that first week in medical school.

The Medical Student Dinner will be from 6-8 p.m. Sunday, Aug 20, at the Renaissance Dallas Hotel, 2222 Stemmons Fwy. DCMS members can RSVP through our website calendar at www.dallas-cms.org, or by contacting Deanna Wooten, director of membership, at 214-413-1431, or emailing deanna@dallas-cms.org.

Event sponsors include TMA Insurance Trust, Texas Medical Liability Trust, and our DCMS Circle of Friends partners. See our ad on the back cover for a complete list of DCMS Circle of Friends or visit www.dallas-cms.org and click on the DCMS Circle of Friends logo. Sponsorship opportunities still are available for this event.