LEAWOOD, Kan. - Indiana family physician, pharmacist and member of the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) Edward L. Langston, M.D. was elected to the American Medical Association Board of Trustees at the AMA’s annual meeting in Chicago today. One of 20 board members, Langston will serve a four-year term.
Langston proposes three areas of focus for the AMA:
Family Physician Edward L. Langston is Elected to the AMA Board of Trustees
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tuesday, June 17, 2003
Contact:
Amanda Holt
American Academy of Family Physicians
(800) 274-2237, Ext. 5223
aholt@aafp.org
- Access to healthcare coverage for all;
- Advocacy for patients and physicians at the state and federal level; and
- Action to create a more responsive and efficient AMA.
"I m honored to have been elected by my colleagues to represent their interests to the American Medical Association," said Langston. "By striving for a more integrated and universal approach to health care, members of the AMA will better serve patients and improve the overall health of the American people."
Langston has served as a member and chair of the AMA's Specialty and Service Society and as a member of its Council on Medical Education. Representing the AAFP, Langston served as delegate and alternate delegate in the AMA House of Delegates and was chair of the AAFP Delegation to the AMA.
A member of the AAFP since 1978, Langston has served the Academy in a variety of roles, including chair of the Commission on Legislation; chair of the Commission on Education, vice president of the Board of Directors and board member.
Langston also serves on the Board of Directors of the Accreditation Council on Graduate Medical Education. He is an appointed affiliate faculty member at the School of Pharmacy, Purdue University. As a former director, he continues to be active in the Community Hospital Family Practice Residency Program
Langston has served as a member and chair of the AMA's Specialty and Service Society and as a member of its Council on Medical Education. Representing the AAFP, Langston served as delegate and alternate delegate in the AMA House of Delegates and was chair of the AAFP Delegation to the AMA.
A member of the AAFP since 1978, Langston has served the Academy in a variety of roles, including chair of the Commission on Legislation; chair of the Commission on Education, vice president of the Board of Directors and board member.
Langston also serves on the Board of Directors of the Accreditation Council on Graduate Medical Education. He is an appointed affiliate faculty member at the School of Pharmacy, Purdue University. As a former director, he continues to be active in the Community Hospital Family Practice Residency Program
Langston's career in health care spans many issues and regions, including chair of the Indiana State Medical Association Commission on Legislation, member on their Board of Trustees and president of the Indiana Academy of Family Physicians. He is also coordinator for the Lafayette Medical Education Foundation (Indiana). In Illinois, he served as the Vice President of Medical Affairs and Medical Education for the Trinity Regional Health System, Rock Island. He also served as a member of the Board of Trustees of the U.S. Pharmacopoeia.
In Texas, Langston was the Family Practice Program Director for the Memorial Family Practice Residency Program at Memorial Hospital Southwest in Houston, and associate professor in the Department of Family Medicine and Community Medicine at the University of Texas Health and Science Center School of Medicine in Houston.
In Texas, Langston was the Family Practice Program Director for the Memorial Family Practice Residency Program at Memorial Hospital Southwest in Houston, and associate professor in the Department of Family Medicine and Community Medicine at the University of Texas Health and Science Center School of Medicine in Houston.
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Founded in 1947, the AAFP represents 110,600 physicians and medical students nationwide. It is the only medical society devoted solely to primary care.
Approximately one in four of all office visits are made to family physicians. That is 240 million office visits each year — nearly 87 million more than the next largest medical specialty. Today, family physicians provide more care for America’s underserved and rural populations than any other medical specialty. Family medicine’s cornerstone is an ongoing, personal patient-physician relationship focused on integrated care.
To learn more about the specialty of family medicine, the AAFP's positions on issues and clinical care, and for downloadable multi-media highlighting family medicine, visit www.aafp.org/media. For information about health care, health conditions and wellness, please visit the AAFP’s award-winning consumer website, www.FamilyDoctor.org.
