On January 19, 2012, the Benjamin Rush Society hosted a Leadership Development Reception at the historic 3 West Club in mid-town Manhattan. The goal of the reception was to introduce the Society to leading physicians in the nations' largest city, and to invite them to collaborate with us in establishing chapters at medical schools in New York City and the surrounding area.

Deroy Murdock, syndicated columnist, member of the Board of the Society, and long-time resident of New York, gathered a group of the city's leading physicians to meet with the Society's leadership.  We were also joined by Felicia Horton, Executive Director of Doctors for Patient Care (D4PC), a physicians' membership organization that is collaborating with the Society across the country.

Sally C. Pipes, Chairman of the Board of the Society, and John R. Graham, Executive Director, joined Mr. Murdock and Mrs. Horton in explaining our goals and activities.

Still photos of the event are available at the Society's Facebook page.  A short (and, we must confess, amateur) video of Mr. Murdock's, Ms. Pipes', and Mr. Graham's presentations explains the Society very effectively. Please share it with your colleagues who might be interested in getting involved in the Society.

The Society is very grateful to Deroy Murdock for volunteering his time and energy to make this event a success, as well as Mrs. Horton for her collaboration. Cindy Chin, events manager at the Pacific Research Institute, was not able to participate in the event, but she's the one who discovered the 3 West Club and arranged the reception, for which we are also grateful.

Expect big things from Benjamin Rush Society chapters in New York!