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Leadership Spotlight
Jon D. Marhenke, MD, an Indianapolis Psychiatrist, served as the 128th President of the Indianapolis Medical Society in 2001.
Dr. Marhenke graduated from Indiana University School of Medicine in 1969, completed a rotating internship at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis in 1970, and finished his residency in Psychiatry at IU in 1975. He served as Lieutenant Commander in the United States Navy Medical Corps from 1971 to 1973. Dr. Marhenke was certified in Psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology in 1979.
He has served as Acting Director of the Mental Hygiene Clinic at the Roudebush V.A. Hospital in Indianapolis, and has also served on the hospital staffs of Methodist, Winona, St. Vincent's, Humana Women's and Community.
He has served on numerous committees at IU School of Medicine, Veteran's Hospital, Crossroads Rehabilitation Center, Indiana Psychiatric Society, Indiana State Medical Association, Central State Hospital, and Methodist. He has been the Indiana Psychiatric Society Representative or Deputy Representative to the Assembly of District Branches of the American Psychiatric Association from 1987 to 2002.
His professional activities include Psychiatric Consultant to Military Entrance Examination and Processing Station from 1977 to the present, private practice of general adult psychiatry from 1976 to the present, and various other consulting services.
Dr. Marhenke has served on the Board of Directors of the Indianapolis Medical Society since 1991 and has held the position of Vice Chairman and Secretary/Treasurer on the Executive Committee. He is active in the Society serving on various committees and as delegate/alternate delegate to ISMA. Dr. Marhenke was Indiana State Medical Association President in 2007-2008.
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Commission on Medical & Health Affairs
The Commission on Medical and Health Affairs shall consider and report to the Board of Directors on matters of medical and health care of the public, matters which generally affect the members of the Corporation in their general relationship with the public, matters which affect the circumstances in which members of the Corporation practice, and matters which threaten the integrity of patient/physician relationships. It shall be the Commission's responsibility to communicate the views of the Corporation to the public and public representatives. The President of the Society shall serve as Chairperson of the Commission on Medical and Health Affairs.
Commission on Professional Affairs
The Commission on Professional Affairs shall serve as the guardian of the ethics for medical practice of the membership, investigating the charges made against individual members of the Corporation by patients and/or fellow members as set forth in Article I of the Bylaws. The Commission on Professional Affairs shall, upon its determination of innocence, assist in the defense of members of the Corporation who have unjustly been accused. The Society's Commission on Professional Affairs is organized pursuant to Indiana's Peer Review Act as set forth at I.C. 34-4-12.6-1 et al, and claims all the rights, privileges, confidentiality and immunities provided therein. The IMS President Elect shall serve as Chairperson of the Commission on Professional Affairs.
Commission on Membership Services
The Commission on Membership Services shall deal with matters of individual benefit to members including but not limited to educational, social and general programs and publications. It shall be the responsibility of the Commission to solicit qualified applicants for membership, conduct appropriate programs to encourage continued membership in the Corporation and report to the Board of Directors. The Immediate Past President shall be Chairperson of the Commission on Membership Services and shall review applications during regularly scheduled meetings of the Executive Committee.