2009 Governors-elect Candidates' Bios and Vision Statements

The ballots for the current Governors-elect election have been mailed. Members can vote via telephone at 1 800 218 4026 (US only), online or mail. You will need your mailed ballot for your ACP Number and PIN in order to make a vote.

Below are the bios and vision statements of the candidates that are running in this election. The deadline for submitting ballots is November 26, 2009 at 12 midnight CT. Please be sure to vote!

John B. Bundrick

DATE/PLACE OF BIRTH: DATE/PLACE OF BIRTH: November 4, 1961 in Shreveport, LA; EDUCATION: Louisiana Tech University (1982). LSU School of Medicine in Shreveport (1986); POST DOCTORAL TRAINING: Mayo Graduate School of Medicine (IM 1989); CERTIFICATION: ABIM 1989; PRESENT POSITION: Consultant in General Internal Medicine at Mayo Clinic Rochester. Assistant Professor of Medicine at Mayo Clinic College of Medicine; ACP ACTIVITIES: Fellowship 1997, Scientific Program Chair for MN Chapter ACP since 2007, On MN ACP Chapter council since 2004, National subcommittee on CME, member for (2007-08), National workgroup on improving annual meeting (task force 2008), Scientific Program Planning Committee for 2011 annual meeting San Diego, Founder of Mayo Medical School IM interest group for MN Chapter ACP, Speaker at National ACP annual session four times (two as closing summary, two as Clinical Pearls), 2009 Laureate for MN ACP; HOSPITAL/COMMUNITY SERVICE: Rochester Science Fair Research Paper Judge (annual). Volunteer helper for Southeast Minnesota Youth Orchestra, Active member and volunteer Autumn Ridge Church, Faculty advisor for Mayo Med School chapter of Christian Medical Association; OTHER APPOINTMENTS: Firm Chief for Resident Continuity Clinic in General Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Chair Outpatient Education Interest Group in Section of Medical Education, Division of GIM, Teacher of the Year Hall of Fame, Mayo Clinic. Former Director of Fellowship in Advanced General Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Co-Director of Practice of Internal Medicine CME meeting, Competency Committee for Mayo Clinic IM residency, member; AREAS OF PROFESSIONAL INTEREST/EXPERTISE: Perioperative Medicine, Medical Decision Making, Medical Education (especially with regard to ambulatory medicine and teaching of physical exam skills

Vision Statement
Since I first attended the ACP annual meeting as a resident over twenty years ago, I have been an ardent supporter of the College. I value the ACP’s commitment to education and advocacy for us and our patients. Through the encouragement and influence of MN Chapter leaders, I have been given an opportunity to pursue numerous professional activities within the College, locally and nationally. This involvement has provided me with immense career and professional satisfaction. As your Governor, I would like to extend those same opportunities for involvement to you and other internists throughout Minnesota. We have an incredible pool of talent in this state. We also can be proud of our record of providing high quality, patient-centered care and medical education. As we each become more involved in our Chapter’s mission of advocacy and education, our organization will only be strengthened.

Heather E. Gantzer

DATE/PLACE OF BIRTH: July 30, 1959, Sunbury, Pennsylvania; EDUCATION: University of Illinois and University of Sussex, England-B.S.Cum Laude in Biology 1981, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis 1985; POST DOCTORAL TRAINING: Residency –Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis 1985-1988 , Chief Residency –Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis 1988-1989; CERTIFICATION: Internal Medicine 1985; recertified 2008; PRESENT POSITION: fulltime Internal Medicine primary care physician Park Nicollet Clinic, St. Louis Park, Minnesota, Also, nocturnist hospital service duty weekly, Methodist Hospital, St. Louis Park, Minnesota; ACP ACTIVITIES: Member ACP 1985 to present, 1996-1999 ACP Minnesota Chapter Representative to Minnesota Medical Association Interspecialty Council, Fellow ACP 2001, Laureate Award ACP Minnesota Chapter 2008, 2000-present-Judge of Medical Resident Posters; HOSPITAL/COMMUNITY SERVICE: 1994-2000 Council Member, Minneapolis Society of Internal Medicine, 1996-1997 President, Minneapolis Society of Internal Medicine, 1996-2001 Member, Board of Directors, Park Nicollet Clinic Institute, 1996-present Editor, The Bulletin, Park Nicollet Clinic; OTHER APPOINTMENTS: 2000-2004 Member, Board of Directors, American Board of Internal Medicine, 2002-2005, Chair, Test Writing Committee for Certification and Recertification, American Board of Internal Medicine, 2002-2005 Chair, Test Question Selection Committee, American Board of Internal Medicine, 2008-present Member, Test Writing Committee for Maintenance of Certification Home Modules; AREAS OF PROFESSIONAL INTEREST/EXPERTISE: Primary care and the medical home, hospital service, and continuing education

Vision Statement
To enter the specialty of Internal Medicine requires a knowledge base both broad and deep, and a curiosity that explores a myriad of differential diagnoses and treatment options. To stay in the specialty of Internal Medicine as a career requires finding the best fit for the physician, be it primary care, hospital service, subspecialties, research, education or administration; growing into a deepening understanding of the relationship with the patient, whether met for the first time in the emergency department or followed over decades; finding a viable financial reimbursement model; working a sustainable schedule while balancing family and personal life; and continuing lifelong learning and not losing sight of the intellectual excitement that drew us into Internal Medicine in the beginning. The ACP offers a nexus of education, collegiality and patient advocacy that is unique in uniting internists for the betterment of their individual career, their profession and their patients.

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Contact Information

Robert H. Lohr, MD, FACP, Governor, Minnesota Chapter

Chapter Staff:
Cathy Liberty
Ph: 507-284-2675
E-mail: liberty.catherine@mayo.edu