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V I CE P RE S I D E NT C0AN D I DAT E S

TheAAP National Nominating Committee has named E. Stephen Edwards, MD, and Georges Peter, MD, as candidates forAAPvice president-elect. Here, each candidate responds to the nominating committee question: "What qualifies you to be AAPPresident?"

AAP MEMBERS will receiveballots in May for the AAP vice

president and district elections.

Members will be asked to choosetheir next vice president, E. StephenEdwards, MD, or Georges FPeter,MD. The winner will serve as2002-2003 AAP president.

Voters will also elect district offi-cers in six out of ten districts. Theywill choose district chairpersons,who serve on the AAP Board ofDirectors; alternate district chair-persons, who assist district chair-persons and serve on the Board intheir absence- and NationalNominating Committee members,whnoint vieprsdeta

candidates and supervise AAPelections.

Ballots will be mailed May 10 andmust be received by June 1, 2001 .

Election winners will beannounced in June.The new vice president, district andalternate district chairpersons andNational Nominating Committeemembers will take office at the2001 Annual Meeting in SanFrancisco, Calif.

AAP News election coverage contin-ues in this special section with thefinal installment profiling vice-presi-dential candidates. District officecandidates have written their auto-biographies, and district chairper-son candidates have written posi-tion statements as wellI.

AUMEMBERtSARE URGED TOVOTE.

Amerlican Academy

DEDICATED TO THE HEALTH OF ALL CHILDREN'

~~~~E. Stephen Edwards,MD

| ~~~~~~~~~Ihave been involved inAAP activity during most ofmy 32 years in primary care private! _ ~~~practice pediatrics. As managing partner in a pediatric group, I have first-hand knowl-

edge of challenges pediatricians are facing. In our local hospital, I have taught primarycare pediatrics to pediatric residents. Practice experience, medical education at Duke, andresidency at Emory have convinced me of the critical need for excellent lifelong educa-tion for pediatric generalists, specialists, and subspecialists .

In the North Carolina Chapter, I have served as chair of several committees, ExecutiveCommittee member, and president. I have been deeply involved in developing Medicaid,SCHIP and EPSDT programs that combine access to health care for children with appro-priate reimbursement to pediatricians. We also developed the first State VaccineCompensation Program to protect pediatricians from vaccine liability, and a universal pur-chase program to provide state funded vaccines for all children.

Nationally, as amember ofthe Council on Pediatric Practice, I participated in efforts topromote pediatricians, to provide vaccines for children, and to develop a system that com-

~~~~~bines optimal health care for children with appropriate support for pediatricians. As chair_ w ~~~ofthe Council on Government Affairs, I worked to educate pediatricians on advocacy for

children, lobbied for children's programs, and providedWashington testimony on importantAAP issues.As district chair and member oftheAAP Board ofDirectors, I have worked to provide support to states implementing the SCHIP

program; to confrontHCFA over its failed oversight ofMedicaid; to improve-coordination among chapters, committees and sec-tions; and to promote the financial stability of our organization while moderating the rate of dues increases.

I am very enthusiastic about the mission of the AAP. I am an experienced team leader who can communicate the AAP mes-sage and work cooperatively with others to achieve our goals. I want to be your president. I promise to work hard, listen to yourconcerns, and advocate for children and pediatricians in order to reach our goal of optimal health care for children and appro-priate appreciation of the pediatric generalists, specialists, and subspecialists who deliver that care.0 i0000 fff; 0- -ff000 f 0Georges Peter,MD

t0j 8 [ ~~~~~Mycareer as clinician, child advocate, educator and investigator has provided a broad0 ; t ~~~~~~perspective, extensive experience, and critical insights into the health ofchildren and chal-

0_& iX ~~~~~lenges for their pediatricians. I am a leader nationally and inmy community, chapter, and:_i / [ ~~~~medical school department. My memberships include election to the Society for PediatricDwq ~~~ ^f Research and the American Pediatric Society. I was a founding member of the American

_L_: < ~~~~Board of Pediatrics Sub-Board in Infectious Diseases and president of the Pediatrict ~~~Infectious Disease Society.

I was the Red Book editor for 5 editions and a member of the AAP Committee on_ ~~~~~~~~Infectious Diseases for 21 years. The skills in editing the RedBookare those required for_ ~~~~~~~effective Academy leadership-the ability to recognize, respond to, and solve clinical

_ _ ~~~~~~problems; communicate and collaborate with the public health sector; administrate__ ~~~~~~~effectively; and demonstrate foresight and judgment.

_Xr ~~~~~~~I have been an Academy spokesperson in congressional testimony and the national___ ~~~~~~~media.I have extensive experience inworkingwith government leaders and have chaired

federal advisory committees, including currently the National Vaccine Advisory~~~~~~~~Committee. I have worked extensively on behalf of the Academy on the vaccine com-

pensation legislation and program, which has markedly decreased litigation.In Rhode Island, I am a member ofthe chapter Executive Committee, received the 1991 ServiceAward, and have been a mem-

ber ofand chaired Department ofHealth committees on preventive health. At Brown, I have served on the Advisory Committeeon University Planning and the Committee onWomen Faculty, and chaired major departmental committees.

I understand the importance of diversity in our membership. From my wife Carolyn, who is head of an independent girls'school, I know the challenges women face in preparing for professional success and personal satisfaction in their careers. Wemust support participation by all of our members, irrespective of gender, race, or ethnicity.My experience and leadership skills qualifyme to lead theAcademy.We must improve children's health; collaborate with oth-

ers to help our profession adapt to today's rapidly changing medical environment; and achieve health insurance for all children,affordable to families and fair to pediatricians.

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DISTRICT I D I S T RlCT I I

_ ~~HenryA. Schaeffer, MD,9 FAAP

Alternate DistrictChairperson Candidate

There are several very active committees in theChapter in which over 140 pediatricians are involved,most of them being solo practitioners. The nationalAcademy has emulated some of her committee ideas,such as the Speaker's Bureau Committee and thePractice Advisory Committee.Dr Malva focused her activities more for the private

practitioner and plans to do so in the near future. DrRuby Malva strongly believes that all children shouldhave excellent medical care and that all pediatriciansshould work towards accomplishing that goal.

~~~~~~Deborah Tolchin, MD,

fi_ ~~~National Nominating-_ ~~~~Committee Candidate

_ _ ~~~~DrDeborah Tolchin is_ ~~~~~dedicated to health main-_ ~~~~~tenance, aiming to improve

the health status of each~~~~~~child, the child-rearing_ ~~~~~~capability ofthe family, and_ ~ ~~~~he safety and security pro-

vided by society. She isgrateful for the opportunities she has had to worktowards these goals within the framework of theAmerican Academy of Pediatrics. As a long-standingpediatric practitioner with many years ofAAP experi-ence on the Chapter, District, and national levels, DrTolchin feels she is well qualified to help move theAAP forward by participating in choosing its futureleadership.Dr Tolchin is the founding member of a 6-person

pediatric practice, now part of the Montefiore MedicalGroup in the Bronx, NY.

In NewYorkChapter3, DrTolchin served as Secretary,Vice President, and President; she has chaired theChapter Nominating Committee since 1996. Since 1989she has been the Editor of the New York StatePediatrician. She is a member ex officio of the DistrictII Executive Board.

Nationally, Dr Tolchin served two terms on the AAPCommittee on PsychosocialAspects ofChild and FamilyHealth. She has participated for manyyears in theAAPAnnual Chapter Forum. She has also served on theAmerican Board of Pediatrics since 1998.Debby and her husband, Judge Richard Tolchin, are

the parents of Robert, David, and Andrew, the parents-in-law of Marna, all attorneys, and the grandparents ofone-year-old Morielle, who has not yet made knownher career plans.

DISTRICT IV

David T. Tayloe Jr, MD,~~~~~FAAP_l | ~~~~District Chairperson

_I I J~~~andidaate

0_l5 ~~~~Dr. Dave Tayloe Jr, found-_ ~~~eda solo community prac-

l ~~~tice in Goldsboro, NC ins _ ~~1977 after completing med-

_ { _ ~~~~ical school at the University_ ~~~~~ofNorth Carolina and pedi-

-- ~~~~atric resid encies at StChristopher's Hospital for Children in Philadelphia andNC Memorial Hospital in Chapel Hill. The practice hasgrown to include nine pediatricians, six nurse practi-tioners, and a Certified Lactation Consultant. The prac-tice operates three offices to provide comprehensive

.. a.

;<g+s ~Eileen M. Ouellette, MD,

kS 1 ~~District Chairperson_ ,~~~~andidlate

~~~~~~Dr Eileen Ouellette is the_ ~~~~current District I Chair-

_ _ ~~~~person. She serves on the_ _ _ _ ~~~~Board of Directors of the

AAP and Chairs theAdvisoryCommittee to the Board onMembership. She is also onthe Advisory Committee to

the Board on Finance and the Advisory Committee tothe Board on Information Technology, which she for-merly chaired. Dr Ouellette is also the Board liaison tothe Council on Medical Specialty Societies. She wasformerly the Alternate District I Chairperson. She hasalso served as the Vice-president and President of theMassachusetts Chapter oftheAAP. Dr Ouellette is on theCommittee on Membership and has been on theCouncil on GoverrnmentAffairs, the Council on Sections,the Council on Sections Management Committee, theChapter Forum Committee, one year as Secretary, theComnmittee onWomen in Pediatrics, and the Committeeon Career Opportunities. She has also served on severalnational committees of the Child Neurology Society.Dr Ouellette is a practicing pediatric neurologist at

North Shore Childrer's Hospital, Salem, MA. After grad-uating from Smith College and Harvard Medical School,she completed residencies in pediatrics and child neu-rology at Massachusetts General Hospital. She has a JDdegree from Suffolk University Law School, Boston, MAand is a member of the Massachusetts Bar.Dr Ouellette has a long-term commitment to the care

of developmentally disabled children. She has been amember of the Massachusetts DevelopmentalDisabilities Council, chaired its Human StudiesCommittee, and served on its Executive Committee.

Position Statement:The Arnerican Academy of Pediatrics must continue

its advocacy for children and pediatricians, includingpediatric subspecialists and pediatric surgical special-ists. Our first priority must be to continue to work forquality, affordable universal health care for children,adolescents, and young adults. We have developed anexcellent health care plan; now we must expand ourcoalitions to solidify support for our plan. Most impor-tantly, we must develop bipartisan support in Congressand in state legislatures for our proposal. We must con-tinue to educate politicians and the public that pedia-tricians are the best trained physicians to care for chil-dren and should be fairly reimbursed for the care werender. We must demonstrate to all that we, pediatri-cians will lead in developing measures to assure thatquality care is delivered to our patients.We miust nrovide mnre tnangihle henefits tn nlurmem-

bers as they move through the life cycle. For our youngphysicians, we should develop leadership training pro-grarns and increasingly utflize technology to make oureducational offerings more readily available to thosewhose family obligations make travelling difficult. Weshould better utflize the experience and wisdom ofoursenior members to act as chfld advocates with legisla-tures and to serve as role models for our medical studentand resident members. We must and can accomplishour goals in a fiscally responsible manner. It is vital thatmembers have confidence that the ArnericanAcademyof Pediatrics is responsive to their needs.

Dr Henry Schaeffer has0 ~~~~~~livedin NewYork City all his

life. He was educated in the_ _ _ ~~New York City public

^ ~~~schools, received his BA_ * _ ~~~from CornellUniversity, and

u_S_ ~his MD from New York~~~~~~ ~University School of Medi-

cine. He did his residency in general pediatrics and hischief residency at Bellevue Hospital Medical Center-NewYork University Hospital. Since completing train-ing, Dr Schaeffer has served in a variety of positions inseveral hospitals located in his home territory ofBrooklyn, and is currently Vice-Chair for PediatricEducation at Maimonides Medical Center.Dr Schaefferbecame a Fellow oftheAcademy in 1969.

He served as an officer ofthe Brooklyn Pediatric Societyfrom 1980-1984, duringwhich time he became involvedwith Chapter 2. He was Chapter 2 Secretary, Vice-President, and President from 1988 to 1997. In 1995Chapter 2 received anAward ofChapter Excellence. Heserved on the national Committee on Hospital Carefrom 1991 and was named as chair ofthe committee in1997, at which time he was also elected as the ChapterForum representative from his District. In 1999 he waselected Alternate District Chair and is now running fora second term.Dr Schaeffer is Clinical Professor ofPediatrics at State

University of New York-Health Science Center atBrooklyn, and holds adjunct titles at NewYork UniversitySchool of Medicine, New York College of OsteopathicMedicine (where he serves as Chair of the PediatricDepartment) and St. George's University School ofMedicine in Grenada, W.I.Dr Schaeffer and his wife, Michaela, have two children

and two grandchildren.

l ~~~~~RubyR. Malva, MD, FAAP| _ ~~~~National Nominating1 ~~~~~Committee Candidate

l~~~~~Dr Ruby Malva was bornin Mumbai, India andreceived a BS at age 18. She

_ ~~~studied medicine inMunich, Germany and did

_ ~~~~~~herpediatric training atThe__ - ~~~~~Hospital for Sick Children in

=_ ~~~Toronto, Canada. She thencame to the US to pursue a

fellowship in Endocrinology under Dr Maria New atCornell University. After the fellowship, she moved toQueens, NY, and has been in solo pediatric practicesince 1972.Dr Malva is proud of being nominated to run for the

National Nominating Committee. She was President ofthe Queens Pediatric Society and was the CATCHFacflitator for Queens before becoming involved at theChapter level.For the last seven years, Dr Malva was elected

Treasurer, then becameVice President and is currentlyPresident of Chapter 2, District II, which includesBrooklyn, Queens, Nassau, and Suffolk. Under DrMalva's leadership, Chapter 2 received the NationalChapter Excellence Award. Dr Malva has worked at thenational level to develop a Chapter MembershipHandbook.

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DISTRICT V

Edward O. Cox, MD, FAAP_ ~~~~~~Alternate District

Chairperson Candidate

DrEd Cox finished his res-idency at Riley Children'sHospital at Indiana Univer-sity in 1975 and entered pri-

; ~~~~~~vatepractice in Racine, WI.iHe started a career dedi-cated to children and knewhe wanted to impact morethian just lthe patients he saw

in his office. In 1978 he moved to Grand Rapids, MI toexpand his experience in private practice and becomeinvolved in medical education through the clinical fac-ulty of Michigan State University College of HumanMedicine. In 1990 he increased his teaching role bybecoming the first full-time general pediatrician atButterworth Hospital. He was privileged to be part ofthedevelopment of DeVos Children's Hospital where heserves as the Director ofAmbulatory Care.With his help,the Child Protection Team was organized and theChildren's Assessment Center became a reality.

Dr. Cox has continued to fulfill his commitment tochildren by his volunteer efforts through the AmericanAcademy of Pediatrics. During his term as MichiganChapter President he broadened his understanding ofthe scope of pediatrics and learned the necessity ofadvocacy for both children and pediatricians. With thisknowledge he served six years on the Committee onPractice and Ambulatory Medicine dealing with issuesranging from immunizations to medical managementguidelines. He has been appointed to serve on taskforces on pediatric manpower, practice parameters andEPSDT He currently chairs the Task Force onComplementary andAlternative Medicine. He views hiscandidacy to serve as Alternate District Chairperson asan opportunity to become more involved with pedia-tricians and advocate for their needs within theAcademy.

Richard H. Tuck, MD, FAAPI ~~~~~~Alternate District__ ~~~~Chairperson Candidate

Dr. Richard Tuck is proudto be a pediatrician and armember of the AmericanAcademyoQfPediatrics. Heis

__ ~~~~~~infulfl time private practice_~~~~~in a primary care group in

_[ ~~~~~Zanesville, OH._; _ ~~~~Dr Tuck graduated from

Franklin and MarshallCollege and Cornell University Medical College, com-pleting his pediatric residency at Strong MemorialHospital, UniversityofRochester. Afterthreeyears in theNavy, he and his wife Cynthia settled in Zanesville.

Richard has been an active member and officer oftheAAP Ohio Chapter, serving as chairman of the StateChild Health Finance Committee and as a state codingtrainer. He is a member ofthe State MedicaidAdvisoryCommittee and was instrumental in obtaining a recentincrease in Ohio Medicaid reimbursement.At a national level, Dr Tuck serves on the Committee

on Coding and Reimbursement, the Chapter ForumCommittee, and the Task Force on Reimbursement. Hewas a founding member representing the AAP on theRBRVS RUC, and speaks nationally on coding issues.Additional commitments include his involvement as

health services for a large underserved population ineastern North Carolina.Dave is deeply involved in his community, serving as

Medical Director for three middle school-based healthcenters, and President of a Healthy Families Americaintensive home visiting child abuse prevention pro-gram.

In 1985, Dr Tayloe was elected to the ExecutiveCommittee of the NC Chapter and soon becameChairperson of the Committee on Government Affairs(1986-2000). He was elected Vice President (1990-92)and became President (1993-95). During his presidency,the chapter received the Outstanding Large ChapterAward of the AAP.Dave led chapter efforts to establish the first state

childhood vaccine-related injury compensation pro-gram (1986), the NC Health Choice Program (SCHIP),within which he chairs the Commission on Childrenwith Special Needs (1998-present).DrTayloe has served the nationalAAP as amember of

the Committee on State GovernmentAffairs (1989-96),a member of the Chapter Forum Committee (1997-99;Chairperson in 1999), a member of the Committee onCommunity Health Services (1999-2000), and is cur-rently the District IVAlternate Chairperson.

Position StatementWe pediatricians have been extremely successful in

our efforts to improve the health of our children.Complexities of the market-driven health care system,the crisis in graduate medical education funding, andthe changing pediatric patient population are cultivat-ing a difficult playing field onwhich conscientious pedi-atricians must strive to make a difference for childrenand families while still being able to make a living. Wemust not let ourselves become pawns of the economicsystem during these trying times.

I believe the Community Access to Child Health(CATCH) program offers us the most hope for survivalin the confusing health care arena. CATCH helps uslearn to take care of our patients better by utilizinghuman services allies in our communities. ThroughCATCH, we arrive at the interdependent phase ofSteven Covey's The Seven Habits of Highly EffectivePeople: "The person who is truly effective has thehumility and reverence to recognize his own perceptuallimitations and to appreciate the rich resources avail-able through interaction with the hearts and minds ofother human beings." By working closely with othersat the community level to take the best possible care ofour patients, we will probably maximize our net worthto the health care system and thus be able to marketourselves at the local, state, and national level in themost competitive manner. The amazing human serv-ices talent that surrounds me in my community hastaught me that this is true.

-. _ ~~Douglas B. Gregory, MD,<-1__|_ FAAP¢ ~~~~~~Alternate District

5^9 i_k1;f Chairperson Candidatet _ 1 -, ~~Dr Douglas Gregory, a

=_ ~~~~general pediatrician, has_ ~~~~practicedin Tdewater,VAfor

_ s _ ~~~18years. He believes that^ _ ~Academy leaders must not

_ , ^ wj b~~e reluctant to press for fairand honest reimbursement

while continuing to support current and new child advo-cacy programs. This issue is critical for providing qual-ity care, particularly since fair reimbursement andaccess to care are firmily linked.Dr Gregory completed his residency at the Naval

Regional Medical Center, Portsmouth, VA. While sta-tioned in Pensacola, he received a Naval Commendationand Teacher of the Year Award. In 1982, Doug resignedhis commission to become part of a 3-person pediatricpractice, which has evolved into a 40-member multi-specialty group.Doug is active in the community: volunteering 16

years as a high school team physician, serving theAcademy as a spokesperson in the local media on childadvocacy issues. Leadership roles have included hos-pital pediatric chairperson, president of hospital med-ical staff, board of directors of the Children's HealthNetwork.Dr Gregory has been a state committee chairperson

and delegate at large. Between the years 1993-1999,Doug was elected Secretary, Vice President, andPresident to the Virginia Chapter. He received an AAPOutstandingAchievementAward for his workon accessto care. During his presidency, the chapter received anAward of Excellence.Dr Gregory has served the nationalAAP as the current

District IV representative to the Chapter ForumCommittee. He was recently elected to the ExecutiveCommittee of the Section on Sports Medicine andFitness.

Iris G. Snider, MD, FAAPAlternate DistrictChairperson Candidate

__ ~~~~~While practicing ruralX_ ~~~~~pediatrics for 26 years, Dr_ ^ _ ~~~Iris Snider's community[, ~~service earned her the

_ ~~~~~~Athens Business and Profes-_ l ~~~~sional Woman-of-the-YearI r~~~~Award. Active staff mem-

bership at Athens RegionalHospital included service on the Hospital's ExecutiveCommittee, as Chiefof Staff, and presently, on the Boardof Directors. She served as President of the McMinnCounty Medical Society, as delegate to the TennesseeMedicalAssociation (TMA), and as member oftheTMAsCommittee on Governmental and Third Party Payersand their TennCare Reform Task Force. She was instru-mental in bringing rural pediatricians into a regionalchildrerfs hospital PHO and in assistingwith formationof a regional multi-specialty IPA.Dr Snider'sAAP'Tennessee Chapter activities began in

1991 as EastTN's Fellow-at-Large representative, and shehas since served as Chapter Vice President andPresident. In 1994, she became Chairperson of theTennCare/Child Health Finance Committee, which hasrepeatedly met with all the key players inTennCare, TN'sMedicaid Managed Care Plan, to advocate for andinform about issues affecting children and pediatri-cians. For her efforts, she received the chapter'sPediatrician-of-the-Year Award. She is an initialappointee to the state's TennCare Steering Committee,formed to function as a Board ofDirectors forTennCare.Presently, she heads the chapter's effort to work withthe state on EPSDT compliance.At national AAP level, she served as District IV's

Alternate Chairperson in 1999 and on the Task Force onReimbursement.Married to DrJames Slowey for 33 years, she has three

sons and two grandchildren.

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medical director for a PHO and HMO, broadening hisperspective of practice management and the need forpediatricians to demonstrate their value.

Richard believes that reimbursement concerns are atthe heart of the problems related to access to care forchildren. This belief has given him a passion for work-ing to make healthier pediatricians by addressing reim-bursement and management issues.Dr Tuck is committed to maintaining an advocacy

role for children and pediatricians through theAmericanAcademy of Pediatrics.

Gerard M. Breitzer, DO,! _ ~~~FAAP

_;' ~~~National Nominating; ~~~~~Committee Candidate

_ ~~~~~~~DrGerard Breitzer, a grad-uate of the Chicago College

_ ~~~~~ofOsteopathic Medicine,completed his pediatric res-idency at Fitzsimons Army

0 _ ~~~~Medical Center. After com-pleting his military obliga-tions Dr Breitzer joined the

Department of Pediatrics as an Assistant Professor.Rising through the academic ranks he became a fullprofessor in 1992. He completed fellowship training inprimary care teaching and earned an MS inAdministrative Medicine at the University ofWisconsin.As an active FAAP, Dr. Breitzer was Chairperson ofthe

Committee on Injury & Poison Prevention (COIPP),Secretary, Vice President and currently President of theMichigan Chapter. At the national level he was a mem-ber of COIPP, Chapter Forum Committee and later Co-Chairperson.

Gerry has held numerous administrative positions atMSU including Pediatric Residency Director and ActingChairperson ofthe Department ofPediatrics. At SparrowHealth System he was Chief of Ambulatory Pediatricsand currently a medical director of Physicians HealthPlan of Mid-Michigan, a nonprofit HMO. While beingactive in these many administrative and academic posi-tions he still maintains an active primary care pediatricpractice with MSU Pediatric Associates.As a child health advocate, he is a national spokesper-

son for childrei's health, safety and welfare. Dr Breitzerhas authored numerous articles and book chapters andis an invited speaker and radio personality. Gerry hasreceived teaching and service awards at the local andnational level.

If elected, Dr Breitzer would bring a wealth ofknowl-edge and experience to the NNC as well as representingall FAAPs: early, middle and late career.

Arnold B. Friedman, MD,FAAP

_1 ~~~~National NominatingR_ ~~~~Committee Candidate

The Friedman identicaltwins entered the world onFriday the Thirteenth.

_ ~~~~~Arnold tipped the scales attwo pounds seven ounces-,

J - _ ~~brother Seymour at two__ ~~~~pounds eight ounces. The

predictions were that theywould not survive. They fooled them.

Subsequently, Arnold B. graduated from WesternReserve University and the Ohio State University Collegeof Medicine, with time out to serve in the US Army.Pediatric trainingwas at Babies & Childrei's Hospital of

Cleveland and also at CityHospital ofCleveland. He fin-ished his training as Chief Resident in Pediatrics atBabies and Children's.Dr Arnold Friedman entered private practice, first

solo and then with two pediatricians. Twenty-fouryearslater he became full time assistant director and laterdirector of the Department of Pediatrics at Mt. SinaiHospital ofCleveland; returning to fulfl time private prac-tice in 1998 when Mt. Sinai began to close.Dr Friedman's active role in organized pediatrics

began as Chairman of the Ohio Chapter of the AAP'shealth finance committee. Later he was elected first toVice President and then President ofthe Ohio Chapter,serving for five years in each office. At present, he is inhis sixth and final year as the Alternate DistrictChairperson for DistrictV, thereby continuing his activerole in promoting child health issues as well as advo-cating for pediatricians.

Family-wise, he has been married to Sally, his lovelywife, for 47 years. They are the parents of five childrenand grandparents of seven.

DISTRICT VII

Gary Q. Peck, MD, FAAPDistrict ChairpersonCandidate

0 ~~~~~~DrGary Q. Peck is a gen-_ _ ~~~~eralpecdiatric/acdolescent

_ ~~~~~medicine physician who iS;- _ ~~~~greatly involved in his com-

_ _ ~~~munity. He dedicated 20_ ~~~~years ofhis efforts and serv-

_ ~~~~ice to the LSU Medical__ ~~~~Center in New Orleans,

Shreveport, and BatonRouge. For the past three years, Gary has widened hisefforts to be inclusive of the state public health systemof Louisiana. He is the Medical Director, DeputyAssistant Secretary, andAssistant State Health OfficerforLouisiana's Office of Public Health.Dr Peck served as President of the Louisiana AAP

Chapter from 1992-1996. Experienced in managed care,he was co-founder and Vice President of LouisianaPediatric Network, Inc. IPA. He has been a member ofthe Executive Board ofRegionVIIArnbulatoryvPediatricAssociation. He served as charter President of LSUPediatric Alumni Association established in 1994. Heserves as Chairman ofthe Pediatric/Adolescent Sectionfor Southern Medical Association and as medical con-sultant to Louisiana's Medicaid Program for children,EPSDT/KIDMED Project of Louisiana. He serves as aGovernor's appointee to the Emergency MedicalServices Certification-Commission and the EmergencyMedical Services for Children Advisory Council.

Dr. Peck received a BS from LSU in Baton Rouge, anMD from LSU School ofMedicine in New Orleans, andcompleted a Pediatric Residency Program at CharityHospital, LSU School of Medicine, New Orleans. Hehas spent his time directing Medicine-PediatricResidency programs, opening and directing school-based health clinics, developing ambulatory clinics incommunities, and establishing local and statewidepublic health programs.

Pos'ition Statement:With the potential of a slowing to depressed econ-

omy in the near future, we will face some challengingopportunities in the pediatric health care arena forDistrictVII. Over the next three to five years, how do wecreate a positive atmosphere to accomplish the follow-ing: 1) increase the number of rural health care

providers, 2) receive an adequate value for services ren-dered, and 3) retain a maintenance ofeffort for our pub-lic health care safety net systems? I certainly do notpropose to have all the answers, but I promise to com-mit all the energy I can muster to meet these challeng-ing opportunities.We must redirect our training programs to include

favorable pediatric ambulatory experiences in the ruralareas of our state while at the same time create legisla-tive agendas to create incentives, encourage, and redi-rect financial resources toward this end. Ifwe are goingto have an impact on the distribution of pediatricians,we will have to recruit rural young adults, train them inunique rural settings, and create financial rewards fordevelopment of rural practices.Aswe are asked to provide a broader range of services

in our practices, we must insist on adequate value forthese services. Financial equitycannotbe assumed. Wemust speak up with our child advocates to assure valuereceived for value given.The quiet dismantling of our public health care

safety network in a number of our states is very dis-concerting. We must act quickly to create opportuni-ties that combine public and private initiatives whichactually will provide a broader array of preventivehealth care services for our most vulnerable and underserved populations.

Gilbert A. Buchanan, MD,FAAP

_ : ~~~~~Alternate DistrictChairperson Candidate

_ ~~~~~DrGil Buchanan has_ ~~~~~~beenin the private practice_ ~~~~~ofgeneral pediatrics in_ ~~~~~~Little Rock, AR since 1965.

~~~~~Heis a graduate of the~~~~~University of Arkansas andthe University of ArkansasMedical School. Residency

and fellowship in allergy were completed at theUniversityofArkansas. Hewas President oftheArkansasAAP chapterwhen itwas recognized as the outstandingmedium sized chapter. Dr Buchanan was chair of theAAP Annual Chapter Forum in 1991. He has served onthe AAP Child Health Financing Committee, Access toCareTask Force, and currently serves on theAAP MedicalHome Project Advisory Committee.Dr Buchanan is the Medical Director of the Arkansas

Special Needs Children's TitleV Program. He has beena regional councilor to the Association ofMaternal ChildHealth Programs (AMCHP). He served as chairman oftheir Service Delivery and Finance Committee and theMCHTechnicalAdvisoryGroup to HCFA. Currently, heis co-chair of the AMCHP Policy and ProgramCommittee.Dr Buchanan was chairman of the Arkansas

Foundation for Medical Care, anArkansas Medical soci-ety group, organizing a system of free medical care toneedy Arkansans. He was president of the board ofArkansas Advocates for Children and Families. He wasawarded the 1996 Child AdvocacyVolunteer Award bythe National Association ofChild Advocates. He servedon the early childhood panel ofthe Bright Futures proj-ect. He is a member of the Interagency CoordinationCouncil for Early Intervention Services in Arkansas.

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Janet E. Squires, MD, FAAP Committee on Hospital Care. He is committed to work- children in the state, and to the goals oftheAcadenAlternate District ing to better the practice conditions for pediatricians in Pediatrics. He and his wife Helen have three grown

_ w _ ~~~~~Chairperson Candidate California, to advancing the access to medical care for and live in Alamo, CA in the San Francisco Bay arez

_ w X_ ~~~~~DrJanet Squires is Directorof General Pediatrics atc

_ ~~~~~~Childrer'sMedicalCenterof | || ,_ ~~~~~Dallas. She is the primary ,u ut o rs || " Scare pediatrician for HIV-

_ ~~~~~impacted children, and Co-U]~~~~~director of the Child Abuse ** % jV* *_

l_ ~~~~Program. She enjoys the _'_ ~~~~opportunity to combine |t "t1 c | ce T

direct medical care to children with teaching residents *| l 1

and medical students. V e ar_eDr Squires received her MD degree from Indiana *- -

University School ofMedicine. She completed residency _iand Pediatric Infectious Disease fellowship training at StLOUiSJ.].Ch Mrers Hospital/washington University ScholO_ E __ofMedicine. While in training she met and married fel- |low pediatric resident Rob Squires, MD. Moving to Fort Providencte, Rhode Islan VaDncouver, Bri'tishWorth, they were in private practice together for fiveDyears before crossing thie metroplexwhere both joined |The Westiri Proience A ou ba an dMedical Center. Dr Squires is Associate Professor at 71 WNe r Four Seasons Hotel -VancouverUTSWMC and Director of the Division of General a,P t( Yl toe -,20Academic Pediatrics. S rrj /++ =; keDr Squireswas elected President oftheTexas Pediatric .....=;- ;:.........

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