Dr. Linares: Sure, I’m family physician and co-owner of Lone Tree Family Practice. At Sky Ridge Medical Center I am chair of family medicine and I’ve been there for 17 ½ years. I’m also involved with the Colorado Medical Society and president of my county chapter, as well. I think it’s important to be involved in other parts of medicine, other than patient care, because it gives me a good perspective as to what’s going on in the hospital and a political perspective as to what’s going on in our state around healthcare.

I just think it’s very important to keep apprised of what’s going on in the bigger world of medicine.