Hi everyone -
I'm sorry you were told this, incorrectly. We made this change in Feb., and do not have plans to bring this back.
You might try leaving your profile page open in one tab, and using your communities list to open your communities and groups in new tabs. Alternatively, you could use the Related Communities widget in the sidebar on the right side of the page in your communities, or bookmark them. Most browsers also have a "Most Visited" tab as well, if these are places you visit a lot.
As hepcandme said, this shouldn't add that much extra time to go between communities, but if anyone needs any assistance, let me know.
I've already addressed this here -
http://www.medhelp.org/posts/Improve-MedHelp-Suggestions/drop-down-menu-gone/show/2537993 - so no need to post about it to support orphanedhawk, though I'm sure she appreciates it. Just shoot me a PM with any questions.
Hope everyone is doing well.
Emily