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MN-ACP Council Election- Please Vote!

MN-ACP members-
Voting for two open positions on the MN-ACP Council is now open. MN-ACP Bylaws provides for an election annually for "at large" positions on the MN-ACP Council. Below are the nominees for the two open positions….. All are outstanding candidates. The election will be open until November  6, 2017. All Medical students, Resident/Fellows, Members, Fellows and Masters are eligible to vote.

With this election, we will abide by the national ACP policy of no campaigning and no mass email solicitation of votes.

Ballot names appear in alphabetical order. A biosketch of each candidate is provided below Please respond by November 6, 2017. Click “Done” at the bottom of the page to submit your ballot.

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* 1. Members-at-Large (vote for two):

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Your Name or ACP number:

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* 3. Comments/suggestions for the 2017-2018 MN-ACP Council:

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Meltiady Issa, MD, MBA, FACP

Meltiady Issa, MD, MBA, FACP
Meltiady Issa, MD, MBA,FACP

Current occupation(s): 
I am a Consultant in the Division of Hospital Internal Medicine at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN and an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science. I work as a Hospitalist. I also serve as the Vice-President of the Society of Hospital Medicine-Minnesota Chapter

Brief summary of training
University of Tishreen, Latakia, Syrian Arab Republic – MD, 1998 - 2004
Al-Assad University Hospital, Latakia, Syrian Arab Republic – Resident, 2004 - 2006
Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio - Resident, Internal Medicine, 2007 - 2010
Isenberg School of Management, University of Massachusetts - MBA, Master of
Business Administration with a focus in Medical Management, 2012 - 2015                                                            

Why do you want to serve on the MN-ACP Council and what qualities would you bring to the Council if elected? 
ACP helped me develop my clinical skills since I joined in June 2007. With increasing complexities of healthcare and payment reforms, ACP members are assuming leadership roles to ensure high quality evidence-based care. I have always been interested in acquiring different leadership skills, especially when faced with our slavish adherence to personal autonomy that leads to  unnecessary variation in outcomes and patient safety. The ACP Leadership Academy has provided me with training and resources through the American Association for Physician Leadership. I then earned Master of Business Administration, with a focus in medical management, from the University of Massachusetts. This will definitely help me serve the MN ACP Council from that perspective. My other interest is point of care ultrasonography, which I currently lead at our division. Despite increasing interest  and use of that technology over the past several years, there is not much guidance in terms what training is required and what  defines competency. I had extensive training in that area including the Critical Care Ultrasonography Certificate of Completion from the American College of Chest Physicians and just recently passed the National Echo Boards, which would help provide a unique perspective to the MN ACP Council. 

What would be your areas of interest in working on the Council? 
I would like to improve hospitalists' recruitment and engagement in the college, especially early in their career. It is important to highlight the many ways ACP can help in sharpening their leadership skills and investing in their professional development. I'm also interested in developing and refining educational standards and quality assurance for point of care ultrasound in the field of internal medicine.

Do you have any additional information you would like added to this nomination?
Thank you for considering me to serve as a member of the MN ACP Council.

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Joan Krikava, MD, FACP

Joan Krikava, MD, FACP
Joan Krikava, MD, FACP

Current occupation(s): 
I am the Medical Director for the New Ulm Medical Center and a Hospitalist and general internist at the New Ulm Medical Center and Hospitalist at Abbott Northwestern Hospital (casual position).I also serve as Medical Director for the Oak Hills Living Center in New Ulm and as Medical Director for the New Ulm Medical Center Substance Abuse program. Additionally, as part of the Allina Health System, I currently serve as Medical Instructor at Augsburg College in the Physician Assistant Program and at the University  of Minnesota Rural Physicians Program  as Clinical Faculty.

 Brief summary of training
University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota, BS in Nutrition and Dietetics, 1976
University of Oregon Health Sciences Center, Dietetic Internship completed 1977
University of Minnesota School of Medicine, MD, 1988
Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Internal Medicine Residency, 1991                                                            

Why do you want to serve on the MN-ACP Council and what qualities would you bring to the Council if elected? 
I would be interested in serving on the MN-ACP Council to provide a rural perspective to IM in Minnesota.  I have been in a stable medical practice for 26 years after completing my IM residency at Abbott Northwestern in Minneapolis. I feel my understanding of rural health care systems and the needs of rural communities would be helpful to our organization.  I became a fellow of the ACP   in 2002 and have been active in the national and state organization since 1991.  Qualities that I bring to the MN-ACP include:
-26 years of Internal Medicine practice in a Critical Access hospital including primary care IM, Emergency Medicine, IM and hospital medicine;
-13 years of leadership as Medical Director of New Ulm Medical Center;
-25 years of nursing home medical direction;
-5 years as part time hospitalist at Abbott Northwestern hospital in Minneapolis;
-Many years of not-for-profit board experience at New Ulm Medical Center, Oak Hills Living Center, Girl Scouts Minnesota and       Wisconsin River Valleys; and  
-25 years as a Girl Scout volunteer mentoring girls and young women regarding career development, science and technology and outdoor and nature skills. 

What would be your areas of interest in working on the Council?
My areas of interest for MN-ACP Council service include: rural access to quality primary medical care; rural access to Internal Medicine subspecialty care; single payer and other alternative payer options; and medical ethics

Do you have any additional information you would like added to this nomination 
Community service is an important value to me. Over the past 24 years, I have been a Girl Scout Leader (1993-present), national delegate and Board member for Girl Scouts of Minnesota and Wisconsin River Valleys (2007-2012); served as a volunteer on the      New Ulm Historic Preservation Commission (1996-2007); Served as a Host mother for AFS, Nacel, and Rotary for students in our community (1994-2017); and served as a Lutheran Church volunteer as a Trustee, Stewardship committee, church council and choir member. Over this time, I received awards including: Girl Scout River Valleys Leadership Award (2012); the Athena International Leadership Award (2007); Girl Scouts USA Thanks Badge (2005); and the Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society (1986-present)

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Karen Mauck, MD, MS, FACP

Karen Mauck, MD, MS, FACP
Karen Mauck MD, MS, FACP (incumbent)

Current occupation(s):  
I am an academic general internist in the division of General Internal Medicine at Mayo Clinic.  I currently hold the academic rank  of Associate Professor of Medicine and serve as the chair of faculty development for our division of over 100 physicians. My clinical practice is a combination of consultative general medicine and perioperative medicine.

Brief summary of training
Saint Louis University - BS, Biology 1985 - 1989
School of Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia - MD 1990 - 1994
Hospital and Clinics, University of Missouri, Columbia - Internship, Internal Medicine 1994 - 1995
Health Science Center, University of Texas, San Antonio - Resident, Internal Medicine 1995 - 1997
Mayo Clinic in Rochester - Fellow, Advanced General Internal Medicine 1999 - 2001
Mayo Graduate School of Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine - MS, Biomedical Science, Clinical Research 1999 – 2003
National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME) Diplomate 1995 – Present
Additional Education:  Systematic Reviews 5 day short course on the process of systematic reviews Oxford University Oxford, United Kingdom 05/2012
Advanced Meta-Analysis University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom 06/2012
Systematic Reviews in Health Care: Meta-Analysis in Context University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom 06/2012

Why do you want to serve on the MN-ACP Council and what qualities would you bring to the Council if elected?
I have a passion for education; I am heavily involved in both resident teaching and continuing medical education at Mayo.  I am one of six “firm chiefs” in charge of the outpatient clinics for internal medicine residents, and serve as core teaching faculty for   both inpatient and outpatient teaching services. One of my favorite jobs is being a course director for 2 large Mayo Clinic CME courses “An Overview of Perioperative Medicine” and “Selected Topics in Internal Medicine”; this allows me to network with many other physicians both regionally and nationally. In addition to my educational activities at Mayo, I am involved in education at the national American College of Physicians (ACP).  I believe my passion for education and my ability to develop and plan educational programs will be useful skills to bring to the Council.

What would be your areas of interest in working on the Council? 
I am interested in working with others on the Council to support the educational mission of the MN ACP. I am also interested in recruiting other physicians in Minnesota to engage in regional and national ACP activities.

Do you have any additional information you would like added to this nomination?
Thank you for your consideration.

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Evelyn 'Ivy' Mwangi, MBChB, MPH

Evelyn 'Ivy' Mwangi, MBChB, MPH
Evelyn Ivy Mwangi, MBChB, MPH

Current occupation(s): 
I am a Hospitalist in the Sanford Worthington Medical Center. I am also Medical Director of the Compassionate Care Hospice in Worthington, Minnesota

Brief summary of training
Makerere University Medical School in Kampala, Uganda, Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBChB), 2001
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Master of Public Health, 2010
University of Maryland Medical Center, Internal Medicine Residency, Department of Medicine, 2012 – 2015. 

Why do you want to serve on the MN-ACP Council and what qualities would you bring to the Council if elected? 
I have enjoyed working with MN-ACP colleagues on the hospitalist committee. I am now seeking an opportunity to be further engaged in the MN-ACP chapter activities. I was very fortunate to be selected to participate in Leading the Way, a Sanford Leadership Academy course from September 2016 to March 2017.  This is a comprehensive leadership development course that involved personality and leadership assessments, executive coaching, reading, lectures, dialogue, small group experiences, and reflective work.  I believe that I would be able to use the skills I learned to energize, strengthen and support the council.   As the only full time employed hospitalist (alternating with multiple locum providers), in a small community hospital that does not have the luxury of multiple medical sub-specialties, I believe I can bring the unique perspective of the challenges that physicians like me experience as we seek to provide quality hospital care in under-served rural settings. I have been at the forefront of organizing local CME meetings for family and internal medicine physicians, advanced practice providers, hospital and community pharmacists and nurses. These meetings serve as an avenue for local and regional health care workers to network and a place to provide evidence-based updates.       

What would be your areas of interest in working on the Council? 
I am interested in transitions of care and how to develop better working relationships with other institutions and professions with whom physicians collaborate in patient care in rural settings. Examples of these important transitions include: Improving transitions of care between hospital discharge and nursing home admissions for geriatric patients; and networking/collaboration between physicians and advance practice providers, hospital and community pharmacists, and hospice facilities.  Another area of interest of mine is making continuing medical education relevant to local clinicians who are practicing at the extremes of their career. I work in a setting where several clinicians are in the pre-retirement/retirement season of their career and are being replaced by early career physicians and advance practice providers with high turnover due to the rural setting.  

Do you have any additional information you would like added to this nomination ?
I have extensive experience in global health (2002-2009) with working as a medical officer in charge of referral obstetrics and gynecology service in a busy rural Kenyan hospital. I also worked as a primary HIV care physician in both rural and urban underserved HIV Clinics providing clinical care and treatment to over 1500 HIV-TB co-infected patients, and as a medical doctor in charge with Médecins Sans Frontières, France (MSFF) working to control an infectious disease outbreak in North Eastern Kenya.  It would be an honor to serve the on the council representing my colleagues and patients in the rural communities of the state of Minnesota. 
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