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BETHESDA, Md., April 12, 2021 /PRNewswire/ The American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics (ACMG) welcomed five new directors, including a new president-elect, to its Board of Directors at the 2021 ACMG Annual Clinical Genetics Meeting – A Virtual Experience. The new Board members will serve as advocates for the organization and will assist in shaping and implementing the mission, vision, and direction of the College. The five newly elected directors will serve six-year terms from April 2021 to March 2027. I have enjoyed the chance to meet our recently elected Board members. Each of them offers unique perspectives, new insights and opportunities to advance ACMG s strategic plan, said Anthony Gregg, MD, MBA, FACMG, president of the ACMG. I hope every ACMG member feels comfortable reaching out to the Board with the goal of moving our strategic plan forward. There are many ways to plug in.
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The Dayton VA has started vaccinating some veterans. But, they’re saying some veterans have been confused about what’s required to get the vaccine.
Dr. Kevin Connolly, chief of primary care at the Dayton VA Medical Center, says the VA has already started vaccinating people, starting with those in the highest risk categories.
Connolly says veterans don’t have to have a primary care physician at the VA to get vaccinated there.
“The only requirement to receive the covid vaccine here is to be enrolled in the Dayton VA. That does not mean that you need to have a primary care provider at the Dayton VA necessarily, but, it does mean that the veteran has to be number one eligible for care at the Dayton VA and number two enrolled at the Dayton VA.”
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The lack of national direction from the Department of Veterans Affairs on issuance of pandemic premium pay has left regional VA networks and local facilities to decide which employees get additional pay for working on the front lines of the pandemic and how much.
Premium pay is an umbrella term for additions to base pay, said Thomas Dargon, staff council at the American Federation of Government Employees, which represents 260,000 VA employees. There isn t a national VA policy guiding its distribution during COVID-19, he said.
At the St. Albans Community Living Center in Queens, N.Y., premium pay hasn t necessarily been given to all employees on the front lines working with COVID-19 patients, said Geddes Scott, the president of AFGE local 1988 in Queens, N.Y., in a press call hosted by AFGE.