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DESCRIPTION:Albuquerque IEEE Section and UNM Sigma Xi annual awards banquet
 \n\nAgenda: \nYou are cordially invited to attend the 2022 Sigma Xi and IE
 EE Annual Awards Banquet on Monday\, May 16 at the Sheraton Uptown\, 2600 
 Louisiana Blvd NE\, Albuquerque\, NM.\n\nProgram\n\n5:30 pm: Check-in\n\n6
 :00 pm: Dinner\n\nFresh Garden Salad: Ranch Dressing and Balsamic Vinaigre
 tte\n\nWarm Dinner Rolls w/ Butter\n\nPan Seared Chicken Breast\n\nwith an
  Herbed Supreme Sauce. Served w/ Chef&#39;s Choice of Fresh Vegetable &amp; approp
 riate Starch\n\nOR Pan Seared Salmon\n\nwith a Basil Pesto Aioli. Served w
 / Chef&#39;s Choice of Fresh Vegetable &amp; appropriate Starch\n\nOR Vegetarian E
 nchilada&#39;s\n\nMild Red Chile Cheese Enchiladas w/ Refried Beans &amp; Steamed 
 Tomato Rice and side of sour cream &amp; salsa\n\nDessert\n\nIced tea\, lemona
 de\, and coffee\n\n7:00 pm: Awards\n\nRecognition of awardees in several c
 ategories\n\n8:00 pm: Banquet Talk - “COVID-19: Past\, Present and the F
 uture”\n\nSpeaker: David R. Scrase\, M.D.\, M.H.S.A.\, M.A.C.P.\, Profes
 sor\, Internal Medicine and Geriatrics\, University of New Mexico School o
 f Medicine\, Secretary\, New Mexico Human Services Department\n\nSpeaker B
 iography: David R. Scrase\, MD was appointed as the Secretary of the Human
  Services Department by Governor\, Michelle Lujan-Grisham\, soon after her
  election in November 2018. In that role he oversees the provision of bene
 fits and services to over half of the New Mexico population. Currently\, h
 e oversees the medical response of the State to the COVID-19 pandemic.\n\n
 Dr. Scrase is a Board-Certified Internist and Geriatrician\, and at the ti
 me of his appointment was the Interim Division Chief for General Internal 
 Medicine and the Chief of Geriatrics at UNM. His first love and understood
  calling is as a primary care physician\, and he has continuously cared fo
 r patients for over 30 years\, despite concurrent service in administrativ
 e roles. He continues to see patients while serving as Secretary of the Hu
 man Services Department.\n\nDr. Scrase has held a variety of administrativ
 e positions\, including nine years in medical education\, as well as numer
 ous healthcare executive positions in Michigan and New Mexico. Since movin
 g to New Mexico more than 20 years ago\, he has been active in many New Me
 xico public policy committees and community organizations\, including four
  years as Director and Treasurer of Equality New Mexico and as a member of
  the Board of Menaul School in Albuquerque. He served on Governor Richards
 on&#39;s Insure New Mexico! Committee and Health Care for New Mexicans Committ
 ee\, on the national Ambulatory Quality Association setting quality metric
 s for professional practice\, and on the Executive Committee of the New Me
 xico Association of Commerce and Industry. He worked closely with the New 
 Mexico Medicaid program for the three years prior to his appointment as Se
 cretary\, working to enhance the treatment of Hepatitis C for Medicaid mem
 bers and to improve quality and reduce hospital readmissions in all New Me
 xico nursing facilities. He was named a Master of the American College of 
 Physicians in 2019.\n\nWhile not seeing patients and teaching\, he also wo
 rks as a popular public speaker\, consultant\, and writer. He regularly pr
 ovides entertaining talks at the local and national level on a wide variet
 y of topics\, including fascinating medical cases\, successful aging\, hea
 lth policy\, mindfulness\, and happiness. Under the pen name of David Robe
 rts\, in 2013 he published the book\, Practice Makes Perfect: How One Doct
 or Found the Meaning of Lives\, which chronicles some of the lessons he ha
 s learned from his most interesting patients.\n\n2600 Louisiana Blvd NE\, 
 Albuquerque\, New Mexico\, United States\, 87110
LOCATION:2600 Louisiana Blvd NE\, Albuquerque\, New Mexico\, United States\
 , 87110
ORGANIZER:rhbyrne@sandia.gov
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SUMMARY:Albuquerque IEEE Section/UNM Sigma Xi Awards Banquet
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/311125
X-ALT-DESC:Description: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Albuquerque IEEE Section and UNM Sigma Xi 
 annual awards banquet&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Agenda: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;You are cordially in
 vited to attend the &lt;strong&gt;2022 Sigma Xi and IEEE Annual Awards Banquet &lt;
 /strong&gt;on Monday\, May 16 at the Sheraton Uptown\, 2600 Louisiana Blvd NE
 \, Albuquerque\, NM.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Program&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;5:30
  pm: Check-in&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;6:00 pm: Dinner&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;Fr
 esh Garden Salad: Ranch Dressing and Balsamic Vinaigrette&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;Warm Din
 ner Rolls w/ Butter&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Pan Seared Chicken Breast&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;wit
 h an Herbed Supreme Sauce. Served w/ Chef&#39;s Choice of Fresh Vegetable &amp;amp
 \; appropriate Starch&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;OR &lt;em&gt;Pan Seared Salmon&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;with a
  Basil Pesto Aioli. Served w/ Chef&#39;s Choice of Fresh Vegetable &amp;amp\; appr
 opriate Starch&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;OR &lt;em&gt;Vegetarian Enchilada&#39;s&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;Mild Red
  Chile Cheese Enchiladas w/ Refried Beans &amp;amp\; Steamed Tomato Rice and s
 ide of sour cream &amp;amp\; salsa&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;Dessert&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;Iced tea\, lemonade
 \, and coffee&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;7:00 pm: Awards&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;Recognition
  of awardees in several categories&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;8:00 pm: Banquet Talk -
  &amp;ldquo\;COVID-19: Past\, Present and the Future&amp;rdquo\;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;
 &lt;strong&gt;Speaker:&lt;/strong&gt; David R. Scrase\, M.D.\, M.H.S.A.\, M.A.C.P.\, P
 rofessor\, Internal Medicine and Geriatrics\, University of New Mexico Sch
 ool of Medicine\, Secretary\, New Mexico Human Services Department&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p
 &gt;&lt;strong&gt;Speaker Biography:&amp;nbsp\; &lt;/strong&gt;David R. Scrase\, MD was appoi
 nted as the Secretary of the Human Services Department by Governor\, Miche
 lle Lujan-Grisham\, soon after her election in November 2018.&amp;nbsp\; In th
 at role he oversees the provision of benefits and services to over half of
  the New Mexico population. Currently\, he oversees the medical response o
 f the State to the COVID-19 pandemic.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;Dr. Scrase is a Board-Certif
 ied Internist and Geriatrician\, and at the time of his appointment was th
 e Interim Division Chief for General Internal Medicine and the Chief of Ge
 riatrics at UNM. His first love and understood calling is as a primary car
 e physician\, and he has continuously cared for patients for over 30 years
 \, despite concurrent service in administrative roles. He continues to see
  patients while serving as Secretary of the Human Services Department.&lt;/p&gt;
 \n&lt;p&gt;Dr. Scrase has held a variety of administrative positions\, including
  nine years in medical education\, as well as numerous healthcare executiv
 e positions in Michigan and New Mexico. Since moving to New Mexico more th
 an 20 years ago\, he has been active in many New Mexico public policy comm
 ittees and community organizations\, including four years as Director and 
 Treasurer of Equality New Mexico and as a member of the Board of Menaul Sc
 hool in Albuquerque. He served on Governor Richardson&#39;s Insure New Mexico!
  Committee and Health Care for New Mexicans Committee\, on the national Am
 bulatory Quality Association setting quality metrics for professional prac
 tice\, and on the Executive Committee of the New Mexico Association of Com
 merce and Industry. He worked closely with the New Mexico Medicaid program
  for the three years prior to his appointment as Secretary\, working to en
 hance the treatment of Hepatitis C for Medicaid members and to improve qua
 lity and reduce hospital readmissions in all New Mexico nursing facilities
 . &amp;nbsp\;He was named a Master of the American College of Physicians in 20
 19.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;While not seeing patients and teaching\, he also works as a po
 pular public speaker\, consultant\, and writer.&amp;nbsp\; He regularly provid
 es entertaining talks at the local and national level on a wide variety of
  topics\, including fascinating medical cases\, successful aging\, health 
 policy\, mindfulness\, and happiness. Under the pen name of David Roberts\
 , in 2013 he published the book\, &lt;em&gt;Practice Makes Perfect: How One Doct
 or Found the Meaning of Lives&lt;/em&gt;\, which chronicles some of the lessons 
 he has learned from his most interesting patients.&lt;/p&gt;
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