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!

Allen D. Adolphe

DATE/PLACE OF BIRTH: December 27, 1944; Los Angeles, CA; EDUCATION: BS (Biology) Allegheny College, MS (Biology) Seton Hall University, PhD. (Pharmacology) Thomas Jefferson University, MD, Universidad Autonoma de Ciudad Juarez, Juarez, Mexico; CERTIFICATION Internal Medicine Board, 1985; MILITARY (if applicable): US Army Vietnam: January 1970 to March 1971; Bronze Star with Oak Leaf Cluster; NCOIC In-Processing 1st Cav Division (AM); PRESENT POSITION: Professor of Medicine, Department of General Internal Medicine, University of New Mexico; Past positions include: Chairman of Medicine, Lovelace Medical Center; Solo Internal Medicine Practice (17 years); ACP ACTIVITIES: Past President ACP for New Mexico 1999-2000, Presently, Board of Directors for New Mexico’s ACP Chapter; HOSPITAL/COMMUNITY SERVICE: UNM Hospitals Co-Chairman Primary Care Quality and Service for general internal medicine Implementation Team for Patient-Centered Medical Home for UNM Member of the Ambulatory Quality Committee for the University Member of the Ambulatory Pharmacy Committee; OTHER APPOINTMENTS: Counselor for New Mexico State Medical Society; AREAS OF PROFESSIONAL INTEREST/EXPERTISE: Research Areas of Interest: Endothelial Biology, Hyperlipidemia, Hypertension, Metabolic Syndrome/Diabetes; Professional Interests Include: Developing innovative mechanism for chronic disease management, Developing and implementing the Patient-Centered Medical Home, Teaching medical students and supervising residents in internal medicine

Vision Statement
I was in solo practice and in managed care; now I am at the University combining practice with teaching our future physicians. These diverse experiences give me a unique perspective on the challenges facing us. I support ACP’s efforts to provide affordable healthcare to all Americans without implementing socialized medicine. The ACP recognizes the need to reform medical liability simultaneously with health care reform---this is required in order to contain health care costs. The ACP recognizes the need to increase the number of primary care internists and is expanding programs to provide scholarships and loan forgiveness to those residents entering primary care. The ACP offers practical ways in which to manage our practices, improve patient treatment, and influence future developments. We are on the brink of a major change in the practice of medicine. With your support I look forward to being an integral part of this process.

Ellen M. Cosgrove

DATE/PLACE OF BIRTH: June 18, 1952, Reading, Pennsylvania USA; EDUCATION: BA (Russian History), University of Pennsylvania, MD Hahnemann Medical College Philadelphia, PA elected to Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA); POST DOCTORAL TRAINING: Internal Medicine Residency, Presbyterian-University of Pennsylvania Medical Center; CERTIFICATION: 1981 Internal Medicine (1990-2000 Added Qualifications in Geriatrics); PRESENT POSITION: Attending Physician, UNM General Internal Medicine Clinic 1999 to present, Regents’ Professor, Internal Medicine University of New Mexico, Senior Associate Dean, Education, University of New Mexico, (Undergraduate Medical Education, Graduate Medical Education, Continuing Medical Education, Admissions, Student Affairs, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Sciences); ACP ACTIVITIES: Fellowship, 1989, New Mexico Chapter, President 2007-2008, President-elect & Program Chair, 2006-2007, Governor’s Council 2001-2008, New Jersey Chapter Governor’s Council 1992-1998; HOSPITAL/COMMUNITY SERVICE: Good Shepherd Shelter, Board Member 2008-present, UNM Student Clinic Healthcare for the Homeless Volunteer 2003-present, Attending physician at student clinics at Barrett House, Good Shepherd Center, and Albuquerque Opportunity Center for the Homeless (18 to 24 clinic sessions on evenings and Saturdays each year); AREAS OF PROFESSIONAL INTEREST/EXPERTISE: My major academic interests at present are in exploring performance improvement & continuing medical education, addressing healthcare disparity through curriculum design and integrating public health into the medical curriculum, primary care and community-based education, teaching and assessing medical professionalism, and innovations in problem based learning and medical education technology including simulation. She served a term in residence in 2006 as Visiting Professor at the University of Tokyo’s International Research Center for Medical Education. She is Visiting Professor in the Institute for Education Research, Assessment, and Supervision of Southern Medical University in Guangzhou, PR China.

Vision Statement
As Governor of the New Mexico Chapter, I would work with members, “To preserve and maintain the highest traditions and precepts of our professional calling…” Internists in the ACP are dedicated to excellence in patient care and medical education for themselves and the next generation. Through the ACP, we doctors put our patients’ needs front and center. In this most challenging time for the practice of medicine, the ACP has been leading the patient-centered medical home movement. To achieve this goal to improve the health of New Mexicans will require working with our legislators and other physician groups to remove the barriers to practicing Internal Medicine in ways that will achieve better outcomes for patients and enhance the physician-patient relationship. Through the Annual Meeting and activities throughout the year with internists, medical students, residents, hospitalists and others, the New Mexico chapter remains a force for professional development and positive change.

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Contact Information

Michael H. Kaufman, MD, FACP, Governor, New Mexico Chapter

Sylvia Burns
Chapter Administrative Assistant
Office: 505-962-0358
Fax: 505-962-9221
E-mail: nmacp@msn.com