Jeste Passes Presidential Medallion to Lieberman
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At today’s meeting of the Board of Trustees, APA President Dilip Jeste, M.D., passed the presidential medallion to incoming President Jeffrey Lieberman, M.D., whose one-year term begins at the close of the annual meeting on Wednesday. Also at that time, Paul Summergrad, M.D., will begin his term as president-elect. Other new Board members whose terms will begin at that time are Secretary Maria Oquendo, M.D., Minority/Underrepresented Group Trustee Gail Robinson, M.D., and Member-in-Training (MIT) Trustee-Elect Lara Cox, M.D. Erik Vanderlip, M.D., becomes the MIT Trustee.
The Assembly speaker and speaker-elect also sit on the Board, and this year the positions will be filled by Melinda Young, M.D., and Jenny Boyer, M.D. In addition, Area 3 Trustee Brian Crowley, M.D., and Area 6 Trustee Marc Graff, M.D., begin their second terms on the Board. Continuing on the Board are Treasurer David Fassler, M.D.; Trustee-at-Large Anita Everett, M.D.; ECP Trustee-at-Large Molly McVoy, M.D.; Area 1 Trustee Jeffrey Geller M.D.; Area 2 Trustee James Nininger, M.D.; Area 4 Trustee Judith Kashtan, M.D; Area 5 Trustee James Greene, M.D., and Area 7 Trustee Jeffrey Akaka, M.D. The three most recent past presidents are also Board members. This year they are Jeste, John Oldham, M.D., and Carol Bernstein, M.D.
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