AAFP Board appoints leaders
The AAFP Board of Directors made the following appointments during the Annual Assembly in San Francisco.
At-large member of the Executive Committee: David West, M.D., of Grand Junction, Colo.
Commission chairs: Clinical Policies and Research -- Stephen Spann, M.D., of Houston; Continuing Medical Education -- Larry Johnson, M.D., (uniformed services) of San Diego; Education -- Deborah Allen, M.D., of Indianapolis; Finance and Insurance -- Gary Knaus, M.D., of Carbondale, Colo.; Health Care Services -- Bertha Safford, M.D., of Ferndale, Wash.; Legislation and Governmental Affairs -- Mary Jo Welker, M.D., of Columbus, Ohio; Membership and Member Services -- Marjorie Uhalde, M.D., Ph.D., of Reno, Nev.; Public Health -- Carolyn Lopez, M.D., of Chicago; Quality and Scope of Practice -- Patrick Bell, M.D., of Tishomingo, Okla.
Committee chairs: Bylaws -- Thomas Peterson, M.D., of Colchester, Vt.; Chapter Affairs -- J.J. Smith, M.D., of Anchorage, Alaska; Communica-tions -- Boyce Tollison, M.D., of Easley, S.C.; Resident and Student Affairs -- Richard Bonanno, M.D., of Bay Shore, N.Y.; Rural Health -- Paulette Adams, M.D., of Calistoga, Calif.; Special Constituencies -- Thomas Kintanar, M.D., of Ft. Wayne, Ind.
