Our Story

The Association of Retired Medical Staff (ARMS) was established in 1990 to make the transition from active practice to retirement  easy, to maintain the friendships and collegiality of retirees, and to continue the  connection to the Permanente Group. ARMS sponsors three in person luncheons a year, maintains a website, and sends periodic updates to members.

There are more than 400 on our membership list, which includes retired medical providers and administrative staff. Spouses or partners of deceased members are invited to continue as members of an Extended ARMS.

ARMS is now led by the ARMS Coordinating Committee (ACC) whose members are:

Chair Hugh Straley, Chris Fordyce, Tim Gilmore, John Howe, Suzanne Spencer, Steve Tarnoff, Sara Thompson, Al Truscott, Mike Wanderer, and emeritus members Ruth Krauss and Annie Iryie.