Newly Elected Governor-elect Designee

Congratulations to the Kentucky Chapter Governor-Elect Designee, Gregory A. Hood, MD, FACP. Our newly elected Governor-elect Designee will start his four-year term as Governor in the Spring of 2010. As Governor, Dr. Hood will serve as the official representative of the College for the Kentucky Chapter, providing a link between members at the local level and leadership at the national level. In the meantime, Dr. Hood will be working closely with Dr. Duke, the current Governor, and College staff to learn about the College and his duties as Governor. To learn more about Dr. Hood, below is his bio and vision statement for the chapter.

Gregory A. Hood, MD, FACP
EDUCATION: Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD (BA), University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY (MD)
POSTDOCTORAL TRAINING: Scripps Mercy Medical Center, San Diego, CA (IM), Scripps Mercy Medical Center, San Diego, CA (Chief residency)
CERTIFICATION: Diplomate, American Board of Internal Medicine
PRESENT POSITION: Practicing Internist, Drs. Borders and Associates, PSC, Lexington, KY Active staff, Central Baptist Hospital, Lexington, KY
ACP ACTIVITIES: FACP 2000, ACP-ASIM Community Based Teaching Award '99, Key Contact '97-now, ACP Health & Public Policy Committee '98-'03, KY-ACP Governor's Council '02-now, KY-ACP Nominations & Awards Committee Chair '03-'08, ACP-ASIM Nat'l Council of Associates '98-'99 President California Society of Internal Medicine '99-'00, Board of Trustees CSIM '96-'99, Medical Education Committee (ASIM) '95-'96, Board of Trustees (ASIM) '97-'98, ACP-ASIM Local Chapter & Components Merger Task Force '97-'98, Chair ASIM-RPS '97-'98
HOSPITAL/COMMUNITY SERVICE: Central Baptist Hospital Neuroscience Center Board '05-, Central Baptist Hospital Medical Advisory Group 2003-04, Central Baptist Hospital Peer Review Committee 2002, Scripps Mercy Hospital & Medical Center Medical Supervisory Committee '97-'98, Scripps Mercy Hospital & Medical Center Medical Education Committee '97-'98, Scripps Mercy Hospital & Medical Center Ethics Committee '94-'98
OTHER APPOINTMENTS: American Medical Association Foundation Leadership Award 2004, Contributing Editor, Medical Economics Magazine 2001-now, Teaching faculty Scripps Mercy Medical Center 1997-'01, Clinical Instructor, University of California San Diego 1997-'01, American Medical Association Leadership Award 1996; AREAS OF PROFESSIONAL
INTEREST/EXPERTISE: Health & Public Policy, nutrition & fitness in health & illness, dyslipidemias, internal medicine career issues, affordable patient access to care, health informatics

Vision Statement
Being raised in Kentucky and practicing general internal medicine has helped me know and understand the issues facing Kentucky’s physicians and our patients. Kentucky faces critical shortfalls including those in access to care, health literacy amongst patients, retention of physicians after training, educational and collegial opportunities for physicians, and information technology and also faces other challenges which threaten the future of medicine. Through my involvement on national committees, in the merger of chapters and the national organizations of the ACP and ASIM and my years working with other leaders as a member of the Kentucky Governor’s council I have experienced firsthand ACP’s unique effectiveness in addressing such issues. ACP provides a forum for generalists and specialists from diverse backgrounds to convene, build consensus and affect constructive change. Fostering such communication, meaningful results, and the growth of KY-ACP are my highest priorities as Governor.

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Contact Information

Mary B. Duke, MD, FACP
Governor, Kentucky Chapter

Barbara J Riveros
bjking2@email.uky.edu