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2012 Governors-elect Candidates' Bios and Vision Statements

Wisconsin Chapter

The ballots for the current Governors-elect election have been mailed. The voting membership (Masters, Fellows, Members, and Associates with an electdate of 8/1/2010 or earlier) can vote via telephone 1 800 274 3940 (US only), online (www.vres.us/acp.html) or mail-in ballot. You will need your mailed ballot with 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 October 24, 2012 at 12 midnight CT. Please be sure to vote!

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Mark K. Belknap, MD, FACP

PLACE OF BIRTH: Minneapolis, Minnesota

EDUCATION: BA at College of St. Thomas, St. Paul, MN--1974 MD at University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN—1978

POST DOCTORAL TRAINING: internship and residency in internal medicine at Hennepin Couty Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN—1978-1982

CERTIFICATION: American Board of Internal Medicine, since 1981—active

PRESENT POSITION: staff physician in internal medicine, Essentia Health—Ashland Clinic, Ashland, WI

ACP ACTIVITIES: Fellowship—1994

CHAPTER INVOLVEMENT/LEADERSHIP ACTIVITIES: current and nearly continuous Wisconsin Chapter council member since 1990, of which years before 2000 were on the council of Wisconsin Society of Internal Medicine. Judge for resident presentations at Wisconsin annual chapter meetings yearly for many years (and also often at Minnesota meeting). ACP Wisconsin Chapter liaison to SMARTCare project. Current member of Health and Public Policy Committee of Wisconsin Chapter

HOSPITAL/COMMUNITY SERVICE: President of Ashland-Bayfield-Iron Counties Medical Society. Local hospital ICCU director, Cardiopulmonary Service director, Ethics Committee member, member of Essentia Institute of Rural Health Education Committee and Graduate Education Subcommittee

OTHER APPOINTMENTS: member of board of directors of Wisconsin Medical Society Holdings Corporation, member of Wisconsin Council on Medical Education and Workforce, member of guiding committee of Wisconsin Rural Physician Residency Assistance Program

AREAS OF PROFESSIONAL INTEREST/EXPERTISE: non-invasive clinical cardiology

Vision Statement

As a longstanding active member, I am honored to be a candidate for Governor of the Wisconsin Chapter. I have been enriched by my involvement on the chapter’s council and committees and my attendance at the annual chapter meetings. If elected, I will strive to effectively work to continue the traditions of our active chapter and to keep it relevant to internal medicine specialists and subspecialists in large and small practices and to residents and fellows. I will work to attract medical students to the specialty of internal medicine. I will endeavor to work at the national level of ACP to represent the ideals and interests of the members of the Wisconsin chapter in the areas of legislative policy and advocacy and of development of positions in matters of healthcare financing and organization, access to healthcare, ethical and practice standards, and other areas in which ACP is actively engaged.

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Noel N. Deep, MD, FACP

PLACE OF BIRTH: Dudgaon, A.P., India

EDUCATION: MBBS / MD. – Osmania Medical College, Hyderabad, A.P., India 1995

POST DOCTORAL TRAINING: Residency in Internal Medicine- Rosalind Franklin University of Health Sciences / The Chicago Medical School, North Chicago, IL – 1997-2000

CERTIFICATION: ABIM 2000-10, Recertified 2010 -20

PRESENT POSITION: Physician – Aspirus General Clinic, Antigo, WI 2000- current

ACP ACTIVITIES: Chair, National Council of Young Physicians 2012-, Ex-Officio member, BOR, 2012-, Chair-Elect, National Council of Young Physicians 2011-12, Ex-Officio member, Board of Governors, 2011-12, Represented ACP to Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services Refinement panel 2011, Chair, WI Chapter’s Annual Meeting and Scientific session 2010 – current, Member, National Council of Young Physicians 2008 – current, Member, Delegation to the Amer. Medical Association House of Delegates 2008 – current, CYP Representative to the American Medical Association Young Physicians Section 2008 – current, Chair, Chapter Council of Young Physicians, Wisconsin Chapter 2008 – 10, Member, Governor’s Council, Wisconsin Chapter 2007- current, Member Wisconsin Chapter Membership Comm. 2008 – current, Member, Wisconsin Chapter Council of Young Physicians 2007 – 10, Member, National Abstract Review Board, 2007 – current, Judge, Annual meetings/ Internal Medicine 2007- current, Judge, ACP Wisconsin Chapter meeting 2007-10, Fellow, 2007, Member, 2000

CHAPTER INVOLVEMENT/LEADERSHIP ACTIVITIES: Chair, ACP WI Chapter’s Annual Meeting and Scientific session 2010 – current, Chair, Chapter Council of Young Physicians, WI Chapter 2008 – 2010, Member, Governor’s Council, WI Chapter 2007- current, Member Wisconsin Chapter Membership Committee 2008 – current, Member, WI Chapter Council of Young Physicians 2007 – 10, Judge, ACP WI Chapter meeting 2007-10

HOSPITAL/COMMUNITY SERVICE: Chief of Staff, Langlade Hospital, Antigo, WI 2006 – current, Member, Board of Trustees, Langlade Hospital, Antigo, WI 2006- current, Member, Credentials Committee, Langlade Hospital, Antigo, WI, 2003 – current, Member, Planning Board, Langlade Hospital, Antigo, WI 2005 – current, Member, Medical Executive Committee, Langlade Hospital, Antigo, WI, 2004 – current, Member, Peer Review Committee, Aspirus Clinics, Inc., Wausau, WI 2006 – current, Secretary, Medical Executive Committee, Langlade Hospital, Antigo, WI 2004 – 05, Member, Continuing Medical Education Committee, Langlade Hospital, Antigo, WI 2001 - 02, Chief, Respiratory Services Department, Langlade Hospital, Antigo, WI 2004 –, Chief, Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehab Services, Langlade Hospital, Antigo, WI 2004 –

OTHER APPOINTMENTS: Member, AMA YPS Comm. on Maintenance of Certification and Licensure, 2010- current, Member, AMA House of Delegates Reference Committee on Medical Practice, AMA Annual Meeting, Chicago, June 2009, Member, WI Medical Society Board of Directors, 2010- current, Member, AMA YPS Comm. on Scope of Medical Practice, 2009, Chair, Wisconsin Medical Society, Young Physicians Section April 2006 – April 2008, Delegate, Wisconsin Medical Society House of Delegates, 2007 – current, Member, WI Medical Society Membership Committee 2007 – current, Rep. of WI Medical Society to the WI Hospital Association Task force on Standardization of Emergency Code Calls 2009, Rep. of WI Medical Society to the WI Hospital Association Task force on Standardization of wristbands 2007 – 08

AREAS OF PROFESSIONAL INTEREST/EXPERTISE: General / Comprehensive Internist in a small rural community

Vision Statement

ACP members have dedicated themselves to achieving excellence in patient care and in improving medical education and the practice environment. Physicians should and will have a crucial role in shaping the evolving healthcare system and other challenges facing the medicine in the ensuing years. ACP continues to represent the interests of internists in its interactions with the government and other professional organizations and facilitates medical education and clinical excellence of our members nationwide. ACP members should set examples for medical students and residents, encourage careers in primary care and be strong proponents of medical education and research. I envision the Governor’s role as representing the views and concerns of Wisconsin Chapter members to the national ACP, facilitating bi-directional dissemination of information. I would encourage active participation by chapter members in ACP activities, supporting and enhancing medical education, advocacy, continuous professional development and leadership development. To serve as Governor would be an honor and a privilege, and I shall strive to maintain the high standard set by our previous Governors and other ACP leaders.