Society of Teachers of Family Medicine

STFM Candidates Offer Position Statements for Upcoming 2010 Election

The STFM Nominating Committee has announced the 2010 nominees for president-elect, secretary-treasurer, and member-at-large of the STFM Board of Directors. The candidates have provided this information to help inform the STFM membership of the special contributions they can make to the leadership of STFM. Please review the following candidates’ statements and plan to attend the Candidates’ Luncheon on Sunday, April 25, at the STFM Annual Spring Conference, where all candidates will also give short presentations on their candidacies.

View a PDF of all candidates' biosketches and position statements that you may print or save.

PRESIDENT-ELECT CANDIDATES


Janice Benson, MD
Cook County-Loyola-Provident
FMR, Chicago, Illinois

Jeri Hepworth, PhD
University of Connecticut

SECRETARY-TREASURER CANDIDATES

Patricia Lebensohn, MD
University of Arizona



Rick Streiffer, MD

Tulane University

MEMBER-AT-LARGE CANDIDATES

 

Joane Baumer, MD
John Peter Smith Health
Network, Fort Worth, Texas



Katherine Margo, MD
University of Pennsylvania

How to Vote:

Your involvement in selecting and supporting our leaders is important. Ballots will be distributed at the annual meeting in registration envelopes. Only members in the active physician and nonphysician membership categories whose dues are paid for 2010 are eligible to vote. All ballots must be returned to the STFM Registration desk at the Sheraton Vancouver Wall Centre by 5:30 pm on Sunday, April 25. Election results will be announced at the STFM Annual Business Meeting on Monday, April 26, 2010.

For those members eligible to vote who will not be at the annual meeting, absentee ballots are available by request. Contact kfrank@stfm.org.