Amante G. Legaspi, Sr. M.D.
Warm greetings to all!
 Before anything else, let me thank the Board of Trustees for entrusting me with this very important task of serving as Chairman of the Board of Trustees for 2006 to 2008. Knowing that this is a tedious job does not deter me from accepting it, since I know that I can make a contribution to the stability and progress of our foundation, our school, our students, our hospital and my fellow alumni.
During what I would consider my fairly extensive history of leadership, I had one guiding dogma on how to lead: sharing responsibilities with others and choosing the best people for the job. Ina nutshell, it is placing “collective leadership” into action! Somewhere in this newsletter is a list of my committee appointments. These are the people whom I trust to lend their expertise to the association, the people who are willing to serve and the people who share my vision for the next two years.
My expectation from the Board of Trustees and the Committee Chairs is for them to give their all in the position or committee to which they are assigned and to continue on developing new ideas to produce best results. Although this is a voluntary job which often times interferes with medical practice, we have to remind ourselves that accepting the position is tantamount to a commitment to serve.
My expectation of my fellow alumni is for them to give us constructive feedback on how the association should be run, to remind us of the things that need our attention, and, to maybe, give us a pat on the back if there is a reason to do so.
My hope is to develop a mutually trusting and friendly relationship with our Philippine Foundation, with our alma mater and the hospital, and to form a common bond that would be mutually gratifying for those abroad and for us, here in the U.S. I share the hope of all that we continue to improve and maintain our leadership role in the medical scholastic arena.
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