Event Photos
NMPS Advocacy Day at the Legislature • 2020
Members of NMPS meet with legislators including Senator Jerry Ortiz y Pino (second from right).
Legislative dinner • 2020
Representative Liz Thomson (photo on left) and ECECD Secretary Elizabeth Groginsky (photo on right) pose with NMPS President Janis Gonzales at the third annual legislative dinner.
Strategic meeting • November 2019
Members of NMPS leadership pose for a group photo during a strategic meeting.
Fundraiser • July 2019
A group of crafty types enjoy an evening of making glass pendants at Bullseye Glass Company in Santa Fe. Besides instruction on pendant making, participants got to take home their lovely creations Pictured below) and it was all for a good cause -- raising funds for the NMPS.
Legislative dinner • 2019
New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham gives the keynote address at the annual dinner, which is attended by several local lawmakers.
Meeting with a candidate • July 2018
(Former) NMPS president Brian Etheridge (far l.) pauses after a meeting with Xochitl Torres Small (far r.). The two met to discuss her platform as a candidate for New Mexico’s third congressional district.
Meeting with Congressman Pearce • May 2018
NMPS members pose for a photo after a meeting with Congressman Steve Pearce (R-NM) (fifth from left) to discuss how they can work together to improve health outcomes for New Mexico’s children.
Advocating for kids in Washington • April 2018
Drs. Lance Chilton (far l.), Julian Benavidez, Katherine Duncan, and NMPS president Brian Etheridge (far r.), take a moment from lobbying Congress to pose for a photo. The NM pediatricians were in Washington, D.C. to talk about gun safety and the NMPS Children’s Agenda.
St. Baldrick Fundraiser • March 2016
A volunteer has her head shaved to help raise money for St. Baldrick’s Foundation, which does research on childhood cancer.
Meeting with state legislators • February 2016
Several pediatricians and residents head up to Santa Fe to talk with their legislators about policies and appropriations that will improve child health in New Mexico.
Senior dinner • 2015
NMPS senior members reunite, reminisce on times past, and make plans for the future with their colleagues at the 2015 Senior Dinner. Senior members are those members who are retired from practicing pediatrics.
Wylder Lecture Series • 2015
Health care practitioners from across the state meet for the annual Wylder Lecture Series to network, learn what’s new in pediatric medicine, and have a little fun.