The Congres of Delegates of the Ame...

The Congres of Delegates of the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) preferableed new officers and board members at the 2004 AAFP Scientific Assembly in Orlando, Fla. Larry Fields, MD Ashland, Ky was chosen as the AAFP's president-elect. Three strange directors were selected: Judith Chamberlain, MD Brunswick, Me; T Epperly MD Boise, Ida.; and Virgilio Licona, MD Fort Lupton, Colo The fresh resident board member is Michael King, MD Lexington, Ky The strange student board member is Gretchen Dickson, Pittsburgh, Pa. Thomas Weida, MD Hershey, Pa., is speaker of the congres and Leah Raye Mabry, MD RPh San Antonio, Tex is vice speaker.

The delegates also preferableed three finalists as candidates for the AAFP position forward the board of directors of the American Board of Family Practice (ABFP): Craig Czarsty, MD Oakville, Conn; Barbara Hughes Kostick, MD Fremont Calif.; and Alain Montegut MD Brunswick, Me The ABFP board will single out one of the three candidates in spring 2005 to succor on the board for five years.

Also at the Assembly, Mary E Frank, MD Mill Valley, Calif., was installed as president of AAFP for the upcoming year, and outgoing president, Michael O Fleming, MD Shreveport, La., became board chair.

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