Candidates announced for Board of Governors Chair-elect

Michael C. Sha, FACP, and Thomas G. Tape, FACP, are seeking election as Chair-elect of the Board of Governors. The College's Governors have been casting ballots online, with the winner to be announced October 2010. The winner will begin his term at the conclusion of Internal Medicine 2011 and take office as Chair in April 2012.

Dr. Sha received his medical degree from the Indiana University School of Medicine, where he also completed his residency and fellowship training. He is board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine, with added qualifications in geriatric medicine. He is an assistant professor of clinical medicine at the Indiana University School of Medicine. Dr. Sha received his ACP Fellowship in 2006. He became Governor of the Indiana Chapter in 2008 and is a member of the Chapter Subcommittee and the Ethics, Professionalism and Human Rights Committee. He chaired the Council of Young Physicians and Council of Associates and has served two ex-officio terms on the Board of Regents. Dr. Sha is also a member of the Board of Trustees for the Indiana State Medical Association.

Dr. Tape received his medical degree from the Washington University Medical School in St. Louis, Mo. He completed his residency and general internal medicine at the Strong Memorial Hospital, University of Rochester. Dr. Tape is board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Presently, he is a professor of medicine, chief, Section of General Internal Medicine, and vice chair for clinical affairs, Department of Internal Medicine at the University of Nebraska College of Medicine. Dr. Tape is also an attending physician at the Nebraska Medical Center and the Omaha Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Omaha, Neb. He received his ACP Fellowship in 1991. He became Governor of the Nebraska Chapter in 2008. He is the vice chair of the Medical Service Committee.