ACP Governance Committee seeks Regent, Treasurer nominees for 2022

ACP's Governance Committee oversees the process for nominating and electing MACPs and FACPs of the College to the Board of Regents (BOR) and is beginning the process of seeking Regents who will join the Board in April 2022. The Treasurer position will also open in 2022.

The Governance Committee strives to represent the diversity within internal medicine on ACP's BOR. Important general qualifications include commitment to ACP, dependability, leadership qualities, and the ability to represent the College in numerous and diverse arenas. Regent nominees must be either a FACP or MACP.

Candidates for Treasurer do not need to be a current member of the BOR but will become a member of the Board as Treasurer. The Treasurer is a member of the Executive Committee of the BOR and Chair of the Financial Policy and Audit Committee. Treasurer candidates should be experienced and/or comfortable with investments, pensions, insurance, and financial management issues; have proven leadership ability to guide the Financial Policy and Audit Committee toward effective decision making; be willing to devote the time necessary to become familiar with the College's financial policies and practices; have the ability to work with College management; and possess the ability to make financial matters and recommendations understandable to persons with little or no financial background.

All candidates for Regent and Treasurer must declare their intent to become a candidate by Aug. 1, 2021. Once declared, candidates will be provided with additional information to complete the nomination packet and must submit the following materials no later than Sept. 1, 2021:

• Three letters of recommendation (not from the candidate)
• Biographical sketch
• Personal statement (maximum of 250 words)
• Response to standardized questions
• Current curriculum vitae
• Current photo (head shot preferred, at least 2” high, 300 dpi, color preferred)
• Disclosure of interests submission
• Agreement to adhere to the CMSS Code for Interactions with Companies

Letters of recommendation should describe the special attributes the candidate would bring to the BOR in terms of the desired characteristics outlined above. Letters of recommendation do not need to have specific content or format but will be most useful if they focus on candidates' qualifications and how they would contribute to the BOR and the College.

Please contact Lauren Cruz at acpgovernance@acponline.org no later than Aug. 1, 2021, to declare your intent to be a candidate for Regent or Treasurer. Only candidates who declare their candidacy by Aug. 1 and complete their submission packet by Sept. 1 will be advanced to the Governance Committee for review. If you have any questions, please contact Lauren Cruz toll free at (800) 523-1546, ext. 2817, or direct at (215) 351-2817.