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Las Vegas Speaker / Rapper “Dr. Z-Dogg” to Headline Conference for Valley Physicians, Health Professionals
- Updated: March 17, 2017
Special Event to be held on South Padre Island April 28-29
Weslaco / South Padre Island – He’s a doctor, a motivational speaker, a singer / rapper, and he’s funny. He’s “Z-Dogg, MD”, also known as Dr. Zubin Damania — and he is coming to the Valley all the way from Las Vegas — to headline a 25th anniversary conference for Valley physicians, pharmacists, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, medical students and other health professionals on Friday, April 28 and Saturday, April 29 at the Isla Grande Resort on South Padre Island.
On his website, www.ZDoggMD.com, Dr. Damania is described as “an international icon and man of mild-to-moderate mystery … apart from writing and producing award-winning medical parody videos that educate and entertain, he’s a highly sought-after healthcare speaker and thought leader.”
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Dr. Zubin Damania, a motivational speaker and rapper from Las Vegas known as “Z-Dogg, MD”, will come to the Valley to speak at a conference for Valley physicians, pharmacists, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, medical students and other health professionals which will be held Friday, April 28 and Saturday, April 29 on South Padre Island.
“Z-Dogg, MD actually sings and raps during his presentations,” said Dr. Robert Sepulveda, Internal Medicine Physician in Weslaco and Chairman of the 25th Annual Rio Grande Valley Medical Education Conference & Exposition, which is being presented to the Valley by Knapp Medical Center.
Aside from being entertained, Valley physicians attending Z-Dogg’s talk will earn 1.5 hours of continuing medical education credits in ethics. Doctors and other health professionals who attend the whole conference will receive a total of 14.5 hours of continuing medical education credits (including 2.5 hours in ethics).
For more information on the conference, including fees, and / or to register, please call Mitty Reyna of the Knapp Education Department at (956) 969-5455 or e-mail [email protected], or visit www.KnappMed.org/CME-Conference.aspx. For information on discount hotel reservations at South Padre Island during the weekend of the conference, please call the Isla Grand Beach Resort by April 15 at (800) 292-7704 (www.IslaGrand.com).