1998 Candidates for Academy offices, Board seats
Eight Academy chapters have announced candidates for the following AAFP officer or director positions. All of the candidates either are or were delegates or alternates to the AAFP Congress of Delegates. Also, all are Academy Fellows and are certified by the American Board of Family Practice.
The Congress of Delegates will elect officers and three new directors Sept. 17 in San Francisco.
President-elect
Bruce Bagley, M.D., Albany, N.Y.: in group practice; clinical assistant professor; AAFP director; serves on Executive Committee; chairs Commission on Health Care Services and Task Force on Hospitalists; chaired commissions on Quality and Scope of Practice and on Public Health; chaired task forces on Quality in Family Medicine and Obstetrics in Family Medicine; chaired the (then) National Conference of Family Practice Residents; served on Commission on Membership and Member Services and committees on Members' AAFP Insurance and Financial Services and on Resident and Student Affairs; past chapter president.
Joseph Scherger, M.D., M.P.H., San Diego: in university medical group practice; associate dean; chair of family medicine department; AAFP director; chairs Commission on Finance and Insurance and Task Force to Enhance Family Practice Research; chaired Commission on Education; served on commissions on Legislation and Government Affairs and on Clinical Policies and Research; past national Family Physician of the Year; past chapter president.
Speaker
Richard Roberts, M.D., J.D., Verona, Wis.: in rural family practice; professor; speaker of AAFP Congress; serves on Executive Committee; chairs Committee on Resident and Student Affairs; chaired Commission on Clinical Policies, Research and Scientific Affairs and Task Force on Clinical Policies for Patient Care; served on commissions on Legislation and Governmental Affairs and on Health Care Services and committees on Finance and on Professional Liability; past chapter president.
Vice speaker
Michael Fleming, M.D., Shreveport, La.: in group family practice; clinical assistant professor; vice speaker of AAFP Congress; serves on Task Force on Governance and Member Participation; chaired Task Force on AAFP/Chapter Relations and then Committee on Public Relations and Marketing; served on committees on Health Education and on Finance and Insurance and on Task Force on Relationships with Proprietary Entities; past chapter president.
Board of Directors
Ross Black II, M.D., Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio: in group family practice; clinical assistant professor; serves on Committee on Communications; chaired Committee on Scientific Program; served on Committee on Resident and Student Affairs and on Commission on Quality and Scope of Practice; past chapter president.
James Martin, M.D., San Antonio: residency director; clinical professor; chaired Committee on Health Education and Parke-Davis Teacher Development Awards; served on Commission on Legislation and Governmental Affairs; past chapter president.
Robert Pallay, M.D., Belle Mead, N.J.: medical director of university primary care center; clinical associate professor; served on Committee on Finance and Insurance; served on Task Force on AAFP/Chapter Relations; past chapter president.
Jerry Rogers, M.D., Moorhead, Minn.: in private practice; clinical assistant professor; served on Commission on Education; past chapter president.
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