Happy Holidays and Happy New Year. It seems like only yesterday I was serving as WMSHP president for the first time. It has actually been 5 years! Time does fly. I am pleased to be serving as your WMSHP president once again.

You will see a mix of new and familiar faces within the leadership of WMSHP this year. The WMSHP leadership for 2013 is as follows:

• President: Dana Staat (Spectrum Health)
• Past-President: Kali VanLangen (FSU)
• President-Elect: Angela Green (Mercy)
• Treasurer: Kim Melgarejo (Borgess)
• Secretary: Brad Miller (Spectrum Health)
• Technician: Ciji Marckini (Spectrum Health)
• Returning Board Members: Kasey Bucher and Abby Sturm (Saint Mary's), Kari Vavra and Kristina Rak (FSU)
• New Board Members: Becky Maynard (Borgess), Michael Michutka (Borgess), Katie Axford (FSU), and Carrie Morrison (Mercy).

Our next meeting will be held January 10, at Borgess Medical Center-Lawrence Education Center Auditorium. Donald Scott, Pharm.D. , Infectious Disease Clinical Pharmacist at Spectrum Health, will be speaking about antimicrobial dosing in the obese patient.

Save the date: The WMSHP Spring Seminar will be held May 7, 2013 at the Prince Conference Center on the campus of Calvin College in Grand Rapids.