Page 8 THE VILLADOM TIMES Business IV • July 17, 2013 Ruth Schulze, M.D. was recently installed as the 221st president of the Medical Society of New Jersey. She is the fourth woman to hold the title of MSNJ president since the organization was established in 1766. She joined the MSNJ Board of Trustees in 2004 and served six years as secretary followed by vice president, and president-elect positions. She is a past officer and president of the Bergen County Medical Society. Dr. Schulze practices at Women’s Total Health of Woodcliff Lake with Dr. Gail Sobel. In addition, she serves as director of the obstetrics and gynecology department for Valley Hospital in Ridgewood. She was the first female president of the medical staff at Valley Hospital. During her inaugural speech, Dr. Schulze presented a number of initiatives, focusing on expanding membership to include physicians from all types of practice and employment settings, and representation from all subspe- Ruth Schulze named president of medical society cialty organizations. Dr. Schulze is particularly interested in partnering with physicians in training along with community groups and business organizations to encourage health care forums or town hall style discussions to focus needed health care changes on quality medicine and patient safety. Dr. Schulze, a Phi Beta Kappa scholar, graduated from Union College in Schenectady, New York summa cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in biology. She earned her medical school degree at SUNY Stony Brook and completed her residency at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield, Massachusetts. She has been married for 30 years to her college sweetheart and they are the parents of three daughters. Founded in 1766, the Medical Society of New Jersey is the oldest professional society in the United States. MSNJ has a mission to promote the betterment of the public health and the science and the art of medicine, to enlighten public Learn where your food comes from and take a tour Bergen County’s only working produce, poultry, and pork farm at the annual Abma’s Taste of The Farm Day: Saturday, July 20. Abma’s will be cooking and serving homegrown foods raised right in Wyckoff. The Abma family prides itself on raising all natural, hormone-free, antibiotic-free poultry and pork, and growing close to 100 varieties of NON-GMO produce, as it has for the past 80 years. This family-friendly event will include workshops, hayrides, walking tours of the fields and chicken coops, and a special presentation by “The Butterfly Guy,” Rick Mikula. See how food goes from the farm to the table. Learn how bees make honey at the beehives at Abma’s Farm. See Abma’s sets Taste of the Farm Day how farmers collect nest eggs from the chickens. Feed the animals in the petting zoo, and take a pony ride. Take a relaxing stroll around the greenhouses and see premium annuals are grown. Ask questions about farming and gardening. Learn how to dye fabric using natural colors from plants. Visitors may also make and take home a fairy garden; fees for materials apply. The annual Abma’s Taste of the Farm Day will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The rain date will be July 27. Abma’s Farm is located at 700 Lawlins Road in Wyckoff. The farm market is open year-round Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturdays 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Abma’s is closed on Sundays. For more information, visit www.abmasfarm.com or call (201) 891-0278. Ruth Schulze, M.D. opinion in regard to the problems of medicine, and to safeguard the rights of the practitioners of medicine. MSNJ represents all medical disciplines and serves as an advocate for patient and physician rights. Its members are dedicated to ensuring delivery of the highest quality medical care throughout New Jersey.