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Governance Committee seeks Regents for 2018

All candidates for Regent must declare their intent to become a candidate by Aug. 1, 2017.


The Governance Committee oversees the process for nominating and electing Masters and Fellows of the College to the Board of Regents and is beginning the process of seeking Regents to join the Board in April 2018.

The Governance Committee strives to represent the diversity within internal medicine on ACP's Board of Regents. 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 Fellows or Masters of the College.

All candidates for Regent must declare their intent to become a candidate by Aug. 1, 2017. Once declared, candidates will be provided with additional information to complete the nomination packet. They must submit the following materials no later than Sept. 1, 2017:

  • one letter of nomination (not from the candidate)
  • two letters of support (from two individuals other than the nominator)
  • biographical sketch
  • personal statement (maximum 150 words or fewer)
  • response to standardized questions
  • current curriculum vitae
  • current photo (head shot preferred)
  • conflict of interest disclosure

Letters of nomination should include the following sections:

  • brief description of the nominee's current activities
  • special attributes the candidate would bring to the Board of Regents in terms of the desired characteristics outlined above
  • previous and current service in College-related activities
  • service in organizations other than the College (medical and nonmedical)
  • identification of two individuals who will write letters of support for the candidate

Letters of support do not need to have specific content or format, but it will be most useful if they focus on candidates' qualifications and how they would contribute to the Board of Regents and the College.

Please contact Amy Allen Collins no later than Aug. 1, 2017, to declare your intent to be a candidate for Regent.

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 Amy Allen Collins toll free at (800) 523-1546, ext. 2692, or direct at (215) 351-2692.