White Coats Through the Decades: A Generational Conversation in Medicine


Tuesday, November 18, 2025
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM (EST)
Virtual Webinar

Reflections on the Evolving Practice of Medicine

Join this distinguished panel of physicians for a discussion of the evolution of medical culture,         significant advancements, and insights and guidance for the next generation of healthcare   professionals. This conversation will foster a sense of community and deepen our understanding of   medical history through the insights and experiences of local physicians. 

 This virtual presentation is brought to NHMS members by the Physician Health and Well-being Committee and will focus on changes in medicine over the years. This includes:

1. Daily Life: Shifts in the day-to-day experiences of residents, physicians, and their families.

2. Education: Evolution of generalists, specialists, advanced providers, and pharmacists.

3. Technology & Advancements: The role of diagnostics, treatment innovations, and documentation in modern care.

4. Gender & Society: Women in medicine and changing societal expectations.

5. Economics of Healthcare: Impact of Medicare/Medicaid, insurance models, and the move from private to employed practice.

6. Community & Perception: Changing demographics and the public’s view of physicians and healthcare.

Panelists/Speakers:
Oglesby Young MD Oge was born and raised in Portland, OR and graduated from
Stanford U. in 1970. After working as an orderly for 2 years at the old Mary Hitchcock Hospital in Hanover, NH, he attended Dartmouth Medical School (2 years) and then the U. of Minnesota to obtain his MD ’77. He completed a rotating internship at Deaconess Hospital in Spokane, WA, and finally a 4 year Ob/Gyn residency at UVM. Oge and his spouse, Pam, moved with their three sons (Oge DC’96, Adam DC’99 and Ben DC’03, MD’11) to Concord, NH where he lived and practiced for 40 years while teaching third year Ob/Gyn clerkship students. He was awarded the first annual Geisel Ob/Gyn teaching award 2015 which has been named in his honor. Also, he was the first recipient of the Lifetime Educator Award at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth. Dr. Young has been a past president of the NHMS and has served 20 years on the General Council representing NH Obstetricians/Gynecologists. Throughout his years of practice and in retirement he has been a staunch advocate for medicine- his colleagues and his patients. He
successfully sought insurance coverage for infertility, medical malpractice tort reform, paid
family and maternity leave, and, most recently, the protection of women’s reproductive rights. *At his retirement dinner he confessed to having had only one affair in 50 years of marriage. The problem is that it was with thousands of women.

Elizabeth Clardy MD Betsy was born and raised in Arlington, VA. She graduated with a BS from Brown University in 1978 and received her MD from Duke University in 1982. She completed a 3 year Family Medicine residency at the Duke-Watts Family Medicine program in 1985. Her first job after residency was 4 years at a National Health Service Core site in rural North Carolina followed by 5 years in private practice in Sanford, NC. She and her husband Richard Nelson, MD moved to Concord in 1994, joining Concord Family Medicine (CFM). At the same time, she also started seeing patients at the Family Health Center (FHC) in preparation for the Dartmouth Family Medicine residency starting there the next year. She has precepted at the FHC for many years and has continued this since her retirement from CFM in 2021. In addition to medicine, she and her husband raised 3 sons and have recently had their first grandchild. She is an active volunteer with Victory Women of Vision, a nonprofit founded and run by New Americans to support immigrants and refugees in Manchester. She served on their board for 8 years and helped write grants to fund their programs for youth empowerment, peer mentorship for survivors of intimate partner violence, and an elder program combating social isolation with weekly gatherings.

Co-Facilitators
Angela Yerdon McLeod, DO, Chair, NHMS Physician Health and Well-being Committee
Gary Sobelson, MD, NHMS Board Member

For More Information:

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