INTERNATIONAL MISSION SERVICES Societies Continue Work in Key Focus Areas PAGE 12 Supreme Court May Weigh Medical Ethics and the Death Penalty PAGE 16 SPRING 2019 • VOL.10 • NO.1 A PUBLICATION OF THE WYOMING MEDICAL SOCIETY Tirelessly defending the practice of GOOD MEDICINE. We’re taking the mal out of malpractice insurance. By constantly looking ahead, we help our members anticipate issues before they can become problems. And should frivolous claims ever threaten their good name, we fight to win—both in and out of the courtroom. It’s a strategy made for your success that delivers malpractice insurance without the mal. Contact Susan Miller of The Doctors Agency of Wyoming at 800.451.9829, or
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