On June 3, 2000, the MPS gave its first Lifetime of Service Award to Lex B. Smith, MD.

I will be using this month's column to describe the Medicaid Pharmacy Program, my role as P&T Committee member, and to solicit your comments and experiences with this system in anticipation of the upcoming August 21 P&T Committee meeting.

On April 24, 2008, the MPS held its Annual Dinner at the Tremont Grand Hotel in Baltimore.

We psychiatrists are ceding our professional judgment to lawyers and insurance companies. On October 20, 2007 the MPS held the seminar “Planning for Retirement and Closing a Private Practice.” Bruce Hershfield reported in The Maryland Psychiatrist that in addressing the participants, the APA’s Nancy Wheeler, J.D.

Theodore M. Feldberg, M.D.

Frank Ayd, M.D.

 A Note From the Editor: Dr. Komrad is the Chairman of the Clinical Ethics Committee and Consultation Service for the Sheppard Pratt Health Systems. Dr. Komrad has agreed to edit and write for “Practicing Ethically”, a column for MPS members on topics in this field.

      Bruce Hershfield, M.D.

Michael J. Bisco, M.D.

  Ronald J. Diamond