Nominees named for College Officer and Regent positions

The Governance Committee of the American College of Physicians places in nomination candidates for College governance.

2022-2023 President-elect

Omar T. Atiq, MD, FACP, Little Rock, Ark.

Present position: Professor of medicine and otolaryngology-head and neck surgery, Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.

ACP activities: Governor-elect, Arkansas Chapter, 2014-2015; Governor, Arkansas Chapter, 2015-2019; Member, International Council, 2015-2018; Member, Ethics, Professionalism and Human Rights Committee, 2015-2016, Vice-chair, 2016-2019; Member, Executive Committee, Board of Governors, 2016-2017, Chair, 2019-2020; Member, ACP Principles of Professional Accountability Task Force, 2017-2018; Chair-elect, Board of Governors, 2018-2019; Vice-chair, Financial Policy and Audit Committee, 2018-2019, Member, 2019-2020; Member, Committee Appointments Subcommittee, 2018-2020; Member, Governance Committee, 2018-2019; Chair, Board of Governors, 2019-2020; Member, Board of Regents, 2018-present; Member, Executive Committee, Board of Regents, 2019-2020; Member, Restoring the Story Task Force, 2019-2020; Chair, Health and Public Policy Committee, 2020-present; Member, Global Engagement Committee, 2020-present.

ACP Fellowship: 1993.

Medical school: Khyber Medical College, University of Peshawar, Peshawar, Pakistan, 1983.

Residency: Internal medicine, 1985-1988, chief resident, 1987-1988, Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital and Foster G. McGaw Hospital, Loyola University Chicago, Chicago.

Fellowship: Medical oncology and hematology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York City, 1988-1991.

Certification: Internal medicine, 1988; hematology, 1992, 2003, 2013; medical oncology, 1993, 2003, 2013. Participating in Maintenance of Certification.

2022-2025 Treasurer

Janet A. Jokela, MD, MACP, Urbana, Ill.

Present positions: Acting regional dean, professor of clinical medicine, and head, department of medicine, University of Illinois College of Medicine at Urbana-Champaign.

ACP activities: Governor-elect, Illinois Downstate Region, 2012-2013; Governor, Illinois Downstate Region, 2013-2017; Member, Internal Medicine Scientific Program Committee, 2013-2014, 2015-2017; Member, Executive Committee, Board of Governors, 2014-2015, 2016-2017; Member, Chapters Subcommittee, 2013-2014, 2015-2016, Chair, 2016-2017; Member, Membership Committee, 2014-2015; Member, Governance Committee, 2015-2016; Member, Education and Publication Committee, 2016-2018; Member, Awards Committee, 2017-2018; Member, High Value Care Task Force, 2017-2018; Member, Task Force on Enhancing ACP's Local Presence, 2017-2018; Member, ACP EVP/CEO Evaluation Task Force, 2017-2018; Member, ACP Principles of Professional Accountability Task Force, 2017-2018; Member, Ethics, Professionalism and Human Rights Committee, 2018-2019, Chair, 2019-2021; Member, High Value Care Committee, 2018-2019; Member, ACP Board of Regents Planning Retreat Task Force, 2018-2019; Member, Board of Regents, 2017-2021; Member, Scientific Medical Policy Committee, 2019-present; Member, Member Insurance Committee, 2021-present.

ACP Fellowship: 2001.

ACP Mastership: 2021.

Medical school: University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, 1987.

Residency: Internal medicine, Boston City Hospital, Boston, 1988-1990.

Fellowship: Infectious diseases, Beth Israel Hospital, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, 1991-1994.

Certification: Internal medicine, 1990, 2000; infectious disease, 1994, 2004. Participating in Maintenance of Certification.

Incumbent Regent nominees

The incumbents, listed in alphabetical order, nominated for a second term of two years to expire in 2024, are:

Rebecca A. Andrews, MS, MD, FACP, Farmington, Conn.

Present positions: Professor of medicine, associate program director internal medicine residency, and director of ambulatory education, internal medicine residency, Connecticut Health Center.

ACP activities: Member, Council of Young Physicians, 2011-2013; Member, Council of Early Career Physicians, 2013-2014, Chair-elect, 2014-2015, Chair, 2015-2016; Technical Appointee, Wellpoint Office of Medical Policy and Technology, 2014; Member, Education and Publication Committee, 2012-2014, Vice-chair, 2017-2019; Ex-Officio Member, Board of Governors, 2014-2015, Chair-elect, 2020-2021, Chair, 2021-present; Ex-Officio Member, Board of Regents, 2015-2016; Member, Awards Process Task Force, 2016; Governor-elect, Connecticut Chapter; 2016-2017; Member, ACP Principles of Professional Accountability Task Force, 2017-2018; Member, Accreditation for GME Review Committee, 2017-2019; Governor, Connecticut Chapter, 2017-2021; Member, Board of Governors, 2017-2021; Member, Awards Committee, 2016-2019; Member, Executive Committee, Board of Governors, 2018-2019, 2020-2021, Chair, 2021-present; Member, Medical Practice and Quality Committee, 2019-2020; Member, Governance Committee, 2019-2021; Member, Executive Committee, Board of Regents, 2020-present; Technical Appointee, Accreditation Council for GME Stakeholders Confronting Opioid Use, 2020-2021; Vice-chair, Financial Policy and Audit Committee, 2020-2021, Member, 2021-present; Member, Committee Appointments Subcommittee, 2020-present; Member, Scientific Medical Policy Committee, 2020-present; Member, American Medical Association House of Delegates, 2021; Member, Board of Regents, 2021-present.

ACP Fellowship: 2010.

Medical school: University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, Conn., 2002.

Residency: Internal medicine, 2002-2005, chief resident, 2005-2006, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Conn.

Certification: Internal medicine, 2005, 2015. Participating in Maintenance of Certification.

Jason M. Goldman, MD, FACP, Boca Raton, Fla.

Present position: President, Jason M. Goldman Private Practice, Coral Springs, Fla.

ACP activities: Governor-elect, Florida Chapter, 2015-2016; Governor, Florida Chapter, 2016-2020; Member, Board of Governors, 2016-2020; Member, Medical Practice and Quality Committee, 2016-2019, 2021-present, Vice-chair, 2019-2020; Member, Quality Improvement Learning Collaborative Task Force, 2017-2019; ACP Liaison to CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices; 2018-present; Member, Executive Committee, Board of Governors, 2019-2020; Member, Immunization Committee, 2019-present; Member, Adult Vaccine Access Coalition, 2019-present; Member, Board of Regents, 2020-present; Member, Governance Committee, 2021-present.

ACP Fellowship: 2007.

Medical school: University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, 1998.

Residency: Internal medicine, Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, 2001.

Certification: Internal medicine, 2001, 2011. Participating in Maintenance of Certification.

Suja Mariam Mathew, MD, FACP, Hinsdale, Ill.

Present positions: Chair of medicine, Cook County Health and Hospitals System; associate professor, department of internal medicine, Rush Medical College at Rush University, Chicago.

ACP activities: Governor-elect, Illinois Northern Region Chapter, 2015-2016; Governor, Illinois Northern Region Chapter, 2016-2020; Member, Board of Governors, 2016-2020; Member, Executive Committee, Board of Governors, 2017-2018; Member, Membership Committee, 2017-2021; Member, Health and Public Policy Committee, 2019-present; Member, Board of Regents, 2020-present; Member, Governance Committee, 2021-present; Member, Performance Measurement Committee, 2021-present.

ACP Fellowship: 2010.

Medical school: The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago, 1997.

Residency: Internal medicine, The University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, 1997-2000.

Certification: Internal medicine, 2000, 2010, 2020. Participating in Maintenance of Certification.

Isaac O. Opole, MBChB, PhD, FACP, Overland Park, Kan.

Present positions: Associate vice chancellor of student affairs, professor of medicine, department of internal medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kan.

ACP activities: Member, Governor's Council, Kansas Chapter, 2010-2016; Governor-elect, Kansas Chapter, 2015-2016; Governor, Kansas Chapter, 2016-2020; Member, Board of Governors, 2016-2020; Member, Governance Committee, 2017-2020; Member, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Subcommittee, 2018-2020; Member, Restoring the Story Task Force, 2019-2020; Member, Ethics, Professionalism, and Human Rights Committee, 2020-2021, Chair, 2021-present; Member, Board of Regents, 2020-present; Member, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee, 2020-present.

ACP Fellowship: 2010.

Medical school: University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya, 1991.

Residency: Internal medicine, Kansas University Medical Center, Kansas City, Kan., 2002-2005.

Certification: Internal medicine, 2005, 2017. Participating in Maintenance of Certification.

Molly B. Southworth, MD, MPH, MACP, Anchorage, Alaska

Present positions: Affiliate professor of medical education, University of Alaska Anchorage/WWAMI; clinical professor of medicine, University of Washington School Medicine.

ACP activities: Member, Alaska Chapter Governors Council, 1997-present; Governor-elect, Alaska Chapter, 2012-2013; Governor, Alaska Chapter, 2013-2017; Member, Board of Governors, 2013-2017; Member, Credentials Committee, 2015-2019; Member, Ethics, Professionalism and Human Rights Committee, 2016-2017; Member, Health and Public Policy Committee, 2018-present; Member, Volunteerism Committee, 2018-2020, Chair, 2020-present; Member, Board of Regents, 2020-present.

ACP Fellowship: 2008.

ACP Mastership: 2019.

Medical school: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, 1978.

Residency: Internal medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, 1978-1981.

Fellowships: Infectious disease and geographic medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, 1982; endocrinology, metabolism, and nutrition, University of Washington/Seattle VA, Seattle, 1983-1985.

Certification: Internal medicine, 1981; endocrinology, diabetes, and metabolism, 1985. Participating in Maintenance of Certification.

New Regent nominees—Governor slate (one to be elected)

Leslie F. Algase, MD, FACP, Rochester, N.Y.

Noel N. Deep, MD, FACP, Antigo, Wis.

Parag H. Mehta, MBBS, FACP, Brooklyn, N.Y.

New Regent nominees—non-Governor slate (one to be elected)

Dawn E. DeWitt, MD, MSc, MACP, FRACP, Spokane, Wash.

Montserrat Diaz-Abad, MD, FACP, Baltimore, Md.

Saba A. Hasan, MD, MACP, Trenton, N.J.

Outgoing Members of the Board of Regents

The College thanks the following members of the Board of Regents for their service and dedication: George M. Abraham, MD, MPH, MACP, President; Thomas G. Cooney, MD, MACP, Chair, Board of Regents; Gregory C. Kane, MD, MACP, Treasurer; John M. Flack, MD, MPH, MACP, Regent; Stephen D. Sisson, MD, FACP, Regent; Ryan R. Kraemer, MD, FACP, Chair, Council of Early Career Physicians; Frédérique St-Pierre, MD, Chair, Council of Resident/Fellow Members; and Renato Guerrieri, Chair, Council of Student Members. Their service on the Board of Regents will end in April 2022.

2022-2023 Board of Regents Chair-elect, Chair, and ACP President

At its November meeting, the Board of Regents will elect its 2022-2023 Chair-elect. Sue S. Bornstein, MD, FACP, current Chair-elect of the Board of Regents, and Ryan D. Mire, MD, FACP, President-elect, will assume office as Chair of the Board of Regents and President, respectively, at the conclusion of the Annual Business Meeting and Town Hall to be held at Internal Medicine Meeting 2022.

2022-2023 Board of Governors Chair and Chair-elect

Elisa I. Choi, MD, FACP, will take office as Chair of the Board of Governors in April 2022.

Priya Radhakrishnan, MD, FACP, has been elected Chair-elect Designee for the Board of Governors. She will officially take office as Chair-elect in April 2022.