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David E. Hammond, MD2015 KCMS President, PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE Board of DirectorsPhysicians Adapting to ChangeThe healthcare world is moving at a speed of lightning pace never seen before and we as physicians are part of it. Change is the new constant and is exciting and frightening at the same time. Life in this fast lane often makes us as physicians feel out of control, and is not for the faint of heart.The truth about change is it can be invigorating yet challenging or even painful at the same time as it forces us out of our “comfort zones”. It makes us feel like a piece of taffy being stretched and pulled in many different directions. Then, as we adjust to the new shape, we are again twisted even more until we hardly recognize who we are or where we came from originally.thrive on challenge, like to think, and explore and we definitely know how to persevere.Change forces us to examine our lives and to pause at times to gain perspective. However, the beauty of human beings is that we are adaptable. Change can cause some of us toChange itself, however, is natural. It has been happening in nature since the beginning of time. Adapting to change in the modern world should be viewed as a “natural thing” to do. It forces us to use our ingenuity to learn new skills in both our personal and professional lives.Weatheringthe stormsof change is going to be a work in progress for some time to come as we all explore these new frontiers together.walk in place and feel stuck. Others may walk in circles wandering and lost. But physicians are resilient. The best thing for us to do is to proactively keep walking forward even if it takes uncomfortable amounts of effort to do so. It is imperative that we decide how best to transition ourselves to use this knowledge and technology to better serve our patients.Many of our colleagues fear the continuous changes in health care them with a great deal of pessimism.We are in the infancy of a new technologically-driven world. Noone can really say where it will endbecause the changes brought on by technology are moving faster than we can anticipate. The growing pains for some of us are tremendous. However, physicians are educated people proficient in science and creative thinking. Weand look atWe must remember, however, that the change is not leaving. About the time we get comfortable with current change the rules and conditions will change again.6 KCMS/KCOA BULLETINSUMMER 2015KCMS