College briefs
From the November ACP Observer, copyright © 2006 by the American College of Physicians.
At their October meeting, the Board of Regents elected William B. Applegate, FACP, Winston-Salem, N.C., 2007-08 Chair-elect of the Board of Regents. Dr. Applegate will assume the Chair at the conclusion of the Annual Business meeting Saturday, May 17, 2008 in Washington, DC.
William B. Applegate, FACP, Winston-Salem, N.C.
Medical school: University of Louisville School of Medicine, 1972.
Residency: Boston City Hospital, 1973-75. University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1975-76.
Fellowship: Robert Wood Johnson clinical scholar, University of North Carolina, 1975-77.
Certification: 1976 (internal medicine); 1988 (geriatrics).
Present position: Senior vice president, Wake Forest Health Sciences. Dean, Wake Forest University School of Medicine.
Current patient care activities: 5%.
Current activities in administration, research and teaching: administration, 65%; research, 10%; teaching, 20%.
Previous positions: Chair, department of preventive medicine, University of Tennessee, Memphis, 1994-99. Director, general clinical research center, University of Tennessee, Memphis, 1992-99.
ACP activities: Fellowship, 1984. Regent, 2002-05. ACP Foundation board: member, 2004-present; chair-elect, 2006-present. Finance committee, 2004-present. Nominations committee, 2004. Chair, publications committee, 2003-2006. Compensation committee, 2004-05. Editor, MKSAP 10 geriatric section, 1992-94.
Appointments and activities in organizations other than ACP: Chair, Retired Persons Pharmacy Advisory Board, 1997-2001. Editor, Journal of American Geriatric Society, 1993-2000. American Geriatric Society: board of directors, 1984-2000; president, 1992-93. Founder, Memphis Center for Prevention and Health Services Research, 1992-99. Council on epidemiology and prevention executive committee, American Heart Association, 1992-96. National advisory council, National Institute on Aging, 1988-92.
Strengths, based on training and experience: geriatric medicine; research and grants development; preventive medicine; graduate medical education; publications.
Joel E. Levine, FACP, Denver, CO, Chair-elect of the Board of Regents and David C. Dale, FACP, Seattle WA, President-elect, will assume office as Chair of the Board of Regents and President, respectively, at the conclusion of the Annual Business Meeting, Saturday, April 21, 2007 in San Diego.
Candidates for the Chair-elect of the Board of Governors
Two candidates are seeking to serve as Chair-elect of the Board of Governors. The College's Governors have been casting ballots online, with the winner to be announced later this month. The winning candidate will serve as Chair-elect from May 2007 to May 2008 and take office 2008-09.
Donald W. Hatton, FACP, Lawrence, Kansas
Dr. Hatton received his medical degree from the Kansas University Medical School in 1968. From 1969 to 1971, Dr. Hatton served as a lieutenant commander in the medical corps of the U.S. Navy. After completing his residency at the University of Kansas Medical Center in 1974, he took a position at the Reed Medical Group in Lawrence, Kansas, where he practices today.
Dr. Hatton's practice of clinical internal medicine is devoted to the care of patients in the office and at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. In addition to practicing preventive medicine with a large, mixed cohort of patients, his clinical interests are in gastrointestinal medicine and endoscopy, including gastrointestinal endoscopy and 60-cm sigmoidoscopy. He is board-certified and attained his advanced achievement in internal medicine in 1987.
Dr. Hatton joined the College in 1974 and became a fellow in 1992. He has been the Governor of the Kansas chapter since 2004, in addition to serving as counselor from 1992 to 1994. He received the chapter's Laureate award in 1998.
Outside of his College activities, Dr. Hatton has been a member of the Kansas Medical Society since 1971, serving on the society's executive, medical services and practice guidelines committees. He was president of the Kansas Medical Society in 1987 and held that position in the Douglas County Medical Society from 1978-81. He has also been a member and on-site reviewer of the American Medical Society. Between 1978 and 1986, Dr. Hatton was president of the United Fund Agency of Trinity Community Services, which offers respite care.
Sara L. Wallach, FACP, Fair Haven, N.J.
Dr. Wallach earned her medical degree from the SUNY Health Science Center at Brooklyn in 1980. After completing her internship and residency at SUNY, she worked there as assistant professor and attending physician until 1991.
In 1991, Dr. Wallach joined the Monmouth Medical Center and Drexel University School of Medicine. Board-certified in internal medicine and geriatrics, she is an attending physician in both departments in addition to her position as vice chair and program director of internal medicine.
Dr. Wallach joined the College in 1991 and received her Fellowship in 1995. She has been Governor of the New Jersey chapter since 2004 and currently serves on its scientific and abstract competition committees. On a national level, she chairs the postgraduate and chapter education subcommittee, and is a member of the marketing and communications, education and credentials committees.
Other than her ACP activities, Dr. Wallach is a member of the American Medical Association and the American College of Physician Executives. She was selected as Monmouth's attending of the year in 2005-06. She has been a women's liaison officer of the Association of American Medical Colleges since 1996 and a member of the accreditation committee of the Association of Program Directors of Internal Medicine since 2001.
How the election of College leaders works
The election of College Officers and Regents will take place by electronic ballot in January, 2007. The voting body consists of 32 members of the Board of Regents and 86 members of the Board of Governors, who are elected by popular vote in their respective jurisdictions (three represent government services). Officers and Regents will take office at the conclusion of the Annual Business Meeting on Saturday, April 21, in San Diego.
College Officers and eligible second-term Regents will be voted by "yes" or "no" vote. In the event that an Officer candidate does not receive a majority vote, the Nominations Committee will submit another candidate, and a second ballot would be mailed. In the event that a second-term Regent candidate is not re-elected, a "new" Regent position would be opened and the next new Regent candidate with the greatest number of votes in the appropriate candidate pool will serve.
Regent candidates may be added to the slate by petition. This requires the submission of biographical information, completed by the candidate, with a statement (maximum 150 words) indicating his or her qualifications for service. This must be accompanied by at least 50 signatures of Masters, Fellows and Members and must be received by the Executive Vice President/Chief Executive Officer no later than January 2, 2007.
Members are encouraged to review candidate qualifications and share their views with their Governors before January 2. To obtain a biographical sketch and candidate information sheet or for further information, contact the Executive Office Coordinator, at (800) 523-1546, ext: 2814, or by e-mail at fmoore@acponline.org.
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