Dr. Pugach elected vice chair of AMA governing council
Robert Pugach, MD, medical director of Pacific Coast Urology Medical Center, Beverly Hills, CA, was elected vice chair of the American Medical Association’s Organized Medical Staff Governing Council at its June meeting in Chicago. He previously served as secretary and Western States caucus chair of this section.
Robert Pugach, MD, medical director of Pacific Coast Urology Medical Center, Beverly Hills, CA, was elected vice chair of the American Medical Association’s Organized Medical Staff Governing Council at its June meeting in Chicago. He previously served as secretary and Western States caucus chair of this section.
The Organized Medical Staff Governing Council represents physicians before federal and state legislators, health care agencies, the Joint Commission, the insurance industry, and other public and private sector groups.
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