Dr. Michael Kitchell to serve as new IMS President
April 22, 2009
Dr. Michael Kitchell, Ames, has been elected President of the Iowa Medical Society, and Timothy Kresowik, MD, Iowa City, was elected President-elect at the IMS Annual Meeting in Coralville. In addition, the House of Delegates elected several new board members and considered nine resolutions (PDF 27KB).
The 2009 House of Delegates (HOD) elected Robert Lee, MD, Johnston and Bryan Pechous, MD, Dubuque to the IMS Board of Directors. Both Dr. Lee and Dr. Pechous will serve as At-large Directors. In addition, Victoria Sharp, MD, Iowa City, was elected to serve as District 3 Director and Donald Skinner, MD, Carroll, was re-elected to serve as a District 2 Director. The Board also elected Lawrence Hutchison, MD, Dubuque, to serve on the Executive Committee as Board Chair and Robert Lee, MD, Johnston, was elected to serve on the Executive Committee as Secretary/Treasurer.
The House also elected Peter Reiter, MD, Ottumwa as Speaker of the House and Robert Anderson, MD, Bettendorf as Vice Speaker. Harold Miller, MD, Davenport was re-elected as a Delegate to the AMA, and Mariannette Miller-Meeks, MD, Ottumwa and Stephen Richards, DO, Algona, were re-elected as AMA Alternate Delegates. Thaddeus Anderson, MD, Dubuque and Beth Bruening, MD, Sioux City were elected to serve two-year terms on the IMS Nominating Committee.
The House of Delegates considered one report and eight resolutions that were brought before the Legislative reference committee. A separate resolution to add a student director and a resident director to the board was approved at the House of Delegates on Saturday morning. On Sunday, the House elected Susan Hagen, MD, Iowa City, to serve as resident director and George Wandling, Jr., UI MSS, to serve as the medical student director.
Enjoy these highlights from the meeting!
AMA President-elect J. James Rohack addresses the House of Delegates.
Chair of the IMS Reference Committee on Legislation Corrine Ganske, MD, presents the committee’s recommendations while IMS Vice Speaker Peter Reiter, MD, presides over the 2009 House of Delegates meeting on Sunday.
George "Chip" Wandling, Jr., UI MSS and Susan Hagen, MD, Iowa City smile for the camera shortly after being elected as the new Student Director and Resident Director on the IMS Board.
Then IMS President Patricia Hoffmann, DO, gives Michael Stenberg, MD, an award recognizing his service on the IMS Board of Directors.
Dr. Hoffmann, gives Kent Moss, MD, an award recognizing his service on the IMS Board of Directors.
Dr. Hoffmann presents the IMS Merit Award to John Olds, MD.
Mary Kitchell and Tess Young received the Washington Freeman Peck Award on behalf of the volunteers for the Free Clinics of Iowa.
Dr. Hoffmann and William Durbin, MD, our Physician Community Service Award winner from Parkersburg, Iowa.
Dr. Hoffmann poses with John Sanford Award winners Barb Savage and Tess Young, who were recognized for their work to promote health literacy.