200 Millennium - A Marquis Who’s Who Magazine HEALTH AND WELLNESS From a formative age, Frances S. Mckay has served her community through aiding adults with their daily tasks. As the youngest of 13 children, she accepted the responsibility of tending to her parents’ needs as they grew older. When she turned 20 years old, Ms. Mckay began working for a friend who also served the elderly population and, through her friend’s mentorship, she learned how to bathe senior residents in her facility. Over the course of several years, her friend’s business grew exponentially. Subsequently, Ms. Mckay took charge of her friend’s driving contract that transported patients with mental disabilities to their various programs. As a result, she was offered the task of caring for two patients on a permanent basis. Since 1975, Ms. Mckay has excelled as the owner and operator of her own independent adult foster care business. Located in Flushing, Michigan, her adult foster care business oversees activities of daily living of her residents while also assisting with meal preparation, medication management and coordination with medical providers, among other services. Looking forward, she intends to continue aiding the patients in her care while giving back to her community. Millennium Magazine Featured Listee OWNER, OPERATOR Frances Mckay Adult Foster Care Flushing, MI Dr. Armando Paez completed his Bachelor of Science in physical therapy in 1991 and later received his MD from the University of Santo Tomas in 1999, both with high honors. Immigrating to the United States, he completed an internal medicine residency training at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation in 2004 and an infectious diseases fellowship at Baystate Medical Center in 2006. He holds specialty certifications in internal medicine and infectious diseases. In 2019, Dr. Paez became the chief of the infectious diseases division of Baystate Medical Center. He has been the director of its infectious diseases fellowship program since 2012 and is an assistant professor at the University of Massachusetts Medical School-Baystate. In his current position, he has contributed to and played a significant role in the COVID-19 pandemic response in western Massachusetts. He is a member of the Massachusetts State Task Force for Vaccine Efficacy and Safety and also a member of the board of directors of the Massachusetts Infectious Disease Society. He has been named a Fellow of both the American College of Physicians and the Infectious Disease Society of America. CHIEF, INFECTIOUS DISEASES DIVISION Baystate Medical Center Springfield, MA ARMANDO PAEZ, MD FRANCES S. MCKAY
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