Chapter and Member Accomplishments
Award Recipients
SD Chapter Laureates
SD Chapter Young Physicians of the Year
Joseph E. Johnson Leadership Award
New Members
New Masters/Fellows/Members
Past and Current Chapter Governors
Chapter Governors
Awards at the 2009 SD/WY Chapter Meeting
The following physicians won awards at the SD/WY Chapter Meeting that was held September 17-18, 2009, at the Golden Hills Resort, Lead, South Dakota:
Thomas M. Braithwaite, MD, FACP
South Dakota Laureate Award
LuaAnn M. Eidsness, MD, FACP
South Dakota Humanitarian Award
Suneet Verma, MBBS, FACP
South Dakota Young Physician of the Year Award
Leann Maska, MD
Winning Resident
Dr. Maska will submit her abstract to the National abstract competition in Ontario, Canada, April, 2010.
The National Association of Medical Communicators (NAMC) announced this week that the recipient of their annual Award of Excellence went to:
On Call Television of SD Public Broadcasting
Richard P. Holm, MD, Medical Editor, and Tami Watson, Producer.

The NAMC Award for Excellence was created to acknowledge excellence in broadcast health communications. The award is presented to the NAMC member who most successfully combines instructional design, production and performance to create a video program that positively impacts public health.
The Award for Excellence was followed by the NAMC Health Communications Achievement Award, which was presented to Sanjay Gupta MD, Chief Medical Correspondent for CNN.
Congratulations to our ACP South Dakota Chapter New Master

John D Barker, Jr. (Jack) MD, MACP,
letter of recommendation ![]()
by South Dakota Chapter Governor, Richard P. Holm, MD, FACP

(from top left) David E. Sandvik, FACP, Daryl Reinicke, Marloe Bareis,
Reuben J. Bareis, FACP
The South Dakota Chapter would like to thank the following members for recruiting their colleagues as part of ACP's new Recruit-a-Colleague program:
- Richard P. Holm, MD, FACP
Page updated: 9/21/2009
What's New
Contact Information
South Dakota Chapter Governor: Richard P. Holm, MD, FACP
Kris Rahm
Executive Director
SD American College of Physicians
4904 S Sweetbriar Dr
Sioux Falls SD 57108
(605) 339-9804 - office
605) 321-1466 - cell
(605) 271-9227 - fax
Email: krisrahm@sio.midco.net
Laurie Braun
SD Chapter Administrative Assistant
605-331-6995
E-mail: lauriebraun@sio.midco.net
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