It has been an honor to be your president. As with all things in life, success or failure is measured in 10 minutes—those solitary 10 minutes each night before you fall asleep. For it is in those 10 minutes that you find yourself utterly and completely alone with your life; what you said, and what you meant to say; what you did, and what you didn’t do. Despite the ups and downs of the year, I’ve never once begrudged those 10 minutes, for I have nothing but pride in my heart as I think about you and SHM, an organization and a community that is, and will continue to be, one that cares about the right things in life.
So this is me signing off. I look forward to serving HM in whatever way I can as the years transpire.
For now, I look forward to president-elect Joseph Ming Wah Li, MD, SFHM, FACP, continuing this journey. And so should you. I am confident that even better days are soon to come under his leadership. TH
Dr. Wiese is president of SHM.