October 4, 2001
Election winners include James Martin, M.D., for president-elect
In elections yesterday, the AAFP Congress of Delegates chose James Martin, M.D., of San Antonio as the Academy's next president-elect.
The delegates re-elected Speaker Michael Fleming, M.D., of Shreveport, La., and Vice Speaker Carolyn Lopez, M.D., of Chicago.
The new directors for the AAFP Board will be Arlene Brown, M.D., of Ruidoso, N.M.; Larry Fields, M.D., of Ashland, Ky.; and Daniel Heinemann, M.D., of Canton, S.D. The new resident Board member is English González, M.D., M.P.H., of Silver Spring, Md. Jaime Hartung of Rootstown, Ohio, is the student member of the Board.
The delegates also selected three finalists as candidates for the Academy position on the board of directors of the American Board of Family Practice: Ted Epperly, M.D., of Boise, Idaho (USAFP); Karen Mitchell, M.D., of Southfield, Mich.; and George Shannon, M.D., of Columbus, Ga. The ABFP board will elect one of the three candidates this spring. *
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