Nominees named for College Officer and Regent positions

The Governance Committee of the American College of Physicians places in nomination candidates for College governance. The election of College Officers and Regents will take place by electronic ballot in January 2025 by the voting body of the Board of Regents and Board of Governors. Officers-elect and Regents will take office at the conclusion of the Annual Business Meeting and Town Hall at Internal Medicine Meeting 2025.

2025-2026 President-elect

Jan K. Carney, MD, MPH, MACP, South Burlington, Vt.

Present positions: Associate dean for public health and health policy, professor of medicine, and chief of the division of public health, department of medicine, Larner College of Medicine at the University of Vermont.

ACP activities: Governor-elect, Vermont Chapter, 2014-2015; Governor, Vermont Chapter, 2015-2019; Member, Patient Partnership in Healthcare Committee, 2015-2019; Member, Health and Public Policy Committee, 2017-2018, 2023-present, Vice-chair, 2018-2019; Member, Credentials Committee, 2019-2023; Member, Ethics, Professionalism & Human Rights Committee, 2021-2023, Chair, 2023-present; Member, Board of Regents, 2021-present.

ACP Fellowship: 1998.

ACP Mastership: 2019.

Medical school: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, 1981.

Residency: Internal medicine, Medical Center Hospital of Vermont, Burlington, Vt., 1981-1984; chief resident, 1984-1985.

Fellowship: Public health, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, 1986-1987.

Certification: Internal medicine, 1984; preventive medicine, 1989.

2025-2028 Treasurer

Michael J. Tan, MD, MACP, Akron, Ohio

Present positions: Professor of internal medicine, co-course director, infection and immunity, and chief of the infectious disease section, Northeast Ohio Medical University (NEOMED); division chief, infectious diseases, and lead physician, Summa Health.

ACP activities: Member, Membership Committee, 2010-2014; ACP LEAD Certificate Recipient, 2012; Governor-elect, Ohio Chapter, 2014-2015; Governor, Ohio Chapter, 2015-2019; Member, Chapters Subcommittee, 2015-2017, Chair, 2017-2019; Member, Internal Medicine Scientific Program Committee, 2017-2018; Member, Executive Committee, Board of Governors, 2017-2019; Member, Patient and Interprofessional Partnership Committee, 2019-2020; Member, Advisory Group on COVID-19 Social Distancing and Mitigation, 2020; Member, Credentials Committee, 2019-2021; Chair, Awards Committee, 2020-2021; Member, Board of Regents, 2019-2023; Chair, Mastership Committee, 2021-2023; Chair, National Awards and Mastership Task Force, 2023-2024; Member, Development Advisory Group, 2022-present; Member, Member Insurance Trust, 2024-present; Member, Health and Public Policy Committee, 2020-present.

ACP Fellowship: 2007.

ACP Mastership: 2023.

Medical school: Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine, Rootstown, Ohio, 1999.

Residency: Internal medicine, Summa Health System, Akron, Ohio, 1999-2002.

Fellowship: Infectious diseases and tropical medicine, University of South Florida College of Medicine, Tampa, Fla., 2002-2004.

Certification: Internal medicine, 2002, recertified 2012; infectious disease, 2004, recertified, 2014. 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 2027, are:

Charlene M. Dewey, MD, MACP, Nashville, Tenn.

Present positions: Professor of medical education and administration, professor of medicine and public health, director of the Educator Development Program, director of the Center for Professional Health, and attending physician, Vanderbilt University Medical Center/Vanderbilt University School of Medicine.

ACP activities: Member, Physician Well-Being and Professional Fulfillment Committee, 2017-2021; Member, Education Committee, 2019-2021, Chair, 2024-present; Member, Ethics, Professionalism & Human Rights Committee, 2023-2024; Member, Governance Committee, 2023-present; Member, Professional Development and Fulfillment Committee, 2024-present.

ACP Fellowship: 2000.

ACP Mastership: 2018.

Medical school: Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, 1990.

Residency: Internal medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, N.Y., 1990-1993.

Certification: Internal medicine, 1996, recertified 2006, 2016. Participating in Maintenance of Certification.

David R. Hilden, MD, MPH, FACP, Minneapolis

Present positions: Scott F. Davies Chair, department of medicine, Hennepin Healthcare; vice-chair, department of medicine, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis.

ACP activities: Governor-elect, Minnesota Chapter, 2018-2019; Governor, Minnesota Chapter, 2019-2023; Member, Health and Public Policy Committee, 2019-2020, Vice-chair, 2020-2023, Chair, 2023-present; Member, Board of Directors, ACP Services PAC, 2022-present; Member, Governance Committee, 2023-present; Member, Board of Regents, 2023-present; Member, Professional Development and Fulfilment Committee, 2024-present.

ACP Fellowship: 2006.

Medical school: University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, 2000.

Residency: Internal medicine, Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis, 2001-2003.

Certification: Internal medicine, 2003, recertified 2013. Participating in Maintenance of Certification.

Angela C. Johnson, MD, FACP, Baton Rouge, La.

Present positions: Professor of clinical medicine, department of medicine, Louisiana State University (LSU) School of Medicine, and section chief of medicine, Baton Rouge Regional Campus; director, ambulatory medicine and subspecialty clinics, LSU Health at Our Lady of the Lake.

ACP activities: Member, Council of Young Physicians, 2010-2012, Chair-elect, 2012-2013, Chair, 2013-2014; Member, Education and Publication Committee, 2011-2012; Member, Awards Committee, 2016-2020, Vice-chair, 2020-2022; Member, Performance Measurement Committee, 2021-2022; Member, Education Committee, 2022-2023; Governor-elect, Louisiana Chapter, 2018-2019; Governor, Louisiana Chapter, 2020-2024; Chair-elect, Board of Governors, 2023-2024; Chair, Board of Governors, 2024-present; Member, Governance Committee, 2022-2024; Vice-chair, Financial Policy and Audit Committee, 2023-2024; Vice-chair, Task Force to Revise the Principles of Professional Accountability, 2023-2024; Member, Committee Appointments Subcommittee, 2023-present; Member, Financial Policy and Audit Committee, 2024-present; Chair, Executive Committee, Board of Governors, 2024-present; Member, Executive Committee, Board of Regents, 2023-present; ACP Delegation Member, American Medical Association House of Delegates Meeting, 2024-present.

ACP Fellowship: 2010.

Medical school: LSU School of Medicine, New Orleans, 2000.

Residency: Internal medicine, LSU School of Medicine/Earl K. Long Medical Center, Baton Rouge, La., 2001-2003; chief resident, 2003-2004.

Certification: Internal medicine, 2000, recertified 2014. Participating in Maintenance of Certification.

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

Susan Y. Lee, MD, FACP, Dix Hills, N.Y.

Tammy L. Lin, MD, MPH, FACP, Rancho Santa Fe, Calif.

Ruth E. Weissberger, MD, FACP, Madison, Conn.

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

Matthew F. Hollon, MD, MPH, MACP, Spokane, Wash.

Mukta Panda, MD, MACP, Chattanooga, Tenn.

Outgoing members of the Board of Regents

The College thanks the following members of the Board of Regents for their service and dedication:

Isaac O. Opole, MBChB, PhD, MACP, President; William E. Fox, MD, MACP, Chair, Board of Regents; Janet A. Jokela, MD, MACP, Treasurer; Elisa I. Choi, MD, FACP, Regent; Marianne C. Parshley, MD, FACP, Regent; Ankita Sagar, MD, FACP, Chair, Council of Early Career Physicians; Ian Motie, MD, ACP Resident/Fellow Member, Chair, Council of Resident/Fellow Members; and Austin Hoeg, ACP Medical Student Member, Chair, Council of Student Members. Their service on the Board of Regents will end in April 2025.

2025-2026 Board of Regents Chair-elect, Chair, and ACP President

At its November meeting, the Board of Regents will elect its 2025-2026 Chair-elect. Rebecca Andrews, MD, FACP, current Chair-elect of the Board of Regents, and Jason M. Goldman, 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 2025.

2025-2026 Board of Governors Chair and Chair-elect

Roger Khetan, MD, FACP, will take office as Chair of the Board of Governors in April 2025.

Colleen Christmas, MD, FACP, has been elected Chair-elect for the Board of Governors. Dr. Christmas will take office as Chair-elect at the conclusion of Internal Medicine Meeting 2025 and will take office as Chair in April 2026.

Dr. Christmas is Governor for ACP's Maryland Chapter. She has been an FACP since 2010. Dr. Christmas has been active at the local level as a member of her chapter's Governor's Council, Women in Medicine, Health and Public Policy, Chapter Program, and Awards committees. She also created the Wisdom Initiative for Senior Engagement (WISE) to support aging and retiring physicians from the chapter. Under her leadership, the chapter received the Chapter Excellence Award in 2022 (Silver Tier) and 2023 (Gold Tier) and an Evergreen Award in 2024.

On the national level, Dr. Christmas is currently serving as Vice-chair of the Professional Development and Fulfillment Committee and the Publication Committee. Recently, she has served as a Class Representative on the Executive Committee, Board of Governors, and as a member of the Reference Committee for the fall 2023 Board of Governors meeting. Additionally, Dr. Christmas served as an ACP representative for the White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention's convening of health care professionals.

Dr. Christmas received her medical degree from the University of Connecticut School of Medicine. She completed her residency in internal medicine at the Medical College of Virginia. She is board-certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in internal medicine and geriatric medicine. Dr. Christmas is an associate professor of medicine at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in Baltimore.