Governance

Board of Directors

The AAIM Board of Directors in governed by a 19-person board of directors that consists of the AAIM President and the presidents, presidents-elect, and past presidents of the APM, APDIM, ASP, CDIM, and AIM as well as the chairs of board committees.

The AAIM Board of Directors has three elected officer positions: Chair, Vice Chair, and Secretary-Treasurer.

James D. Marsh, MD, Chair

 Chair

James D. Marsh, MD

APM Past President
Department of Internal Medicine
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Medicine

D. Craig Brater, MD

Ex Officio

D. Craig Brater, MD

President and Chief Executive Officer
Alliance for Academic Internal Medicine

Steve Vinciguerra

Vice Chair

Steve Vinciguerra 

AIM Past President
Administrator
Division of Cardiology
Department of Medicine
Medical University of South Carolina

Bergitta E. Cotroneo, FACMPE

Ex Officio

Bergitta E. Cotroneo, FACMPE

Deputy Chief Executive Officer and Executive Vice President
Alliance for Academic Internal Medicine

L. James Nixon, MD

Secretary-Treasurer

L. James Nixon, MD

CDIM President
Professor and Vice Chair for Education
Department of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics
University of Minnesota Medical School

Board Members

Mark E. Anderson, MD, PhD

Mark E. Anderson, MD, PhD

APM President-Elect
Chair
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Melvin Blanchard, MD

Melvin Blanchard, MD

APDIM Past President
Chief, Medical Education
Department of Internal Medicine
Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine

Shobhina Chheda, MD, MPH

Shobhina Chheda, MD, MPH

CDIM President
Assistant Dean of Medical Education
Department of Medicine
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health

David L. Coleman, MD

David L. Coleman, MD

APM Past President
Chair
Department of Internal Medicine
Boston University School of Medicine

Monica Fawthrop

Monica Fawthrop

AIM President
Division Administrator, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine
Department of Medicine
University of Washington School of Medicine

Kevin M. McKown, MD

Kevin M. McKown, MD

ASP President
Division Head, Division of Rheumatology
Department of Medicine
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health

Sylk Sotto, EdD, MBA, MPS

Sylk Sotto, EdD, MBA, MPS

AIM President-Elect
Vice Chair of Faculty Affairs
Department of Medicine
Indiana University School of Medicine

Lisa Willett, MD, MACM, FACP

Lisa Willett, MD, MACM, FACP

APDIM President-Elect
Program Director
Department of Medicine
University of Alabama School of Medicine

Donna Astiz, MD

Donna Astiz, MD

APDIM President
Program Director
Department of Medicine
Atlantic Health (Morristown)

Nancy J. Brown, MD

Nancy J. Brown, MD

APM President
Chair and Physician in Chief
Department of Internal Medicine
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

Katherine Chretien, MD

Katherine Chretien, MD

CDIM President-Elect
Associate Professor
George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences

Craig DeGarmo

Craig DeGarmo

AIM Past President
Chief Administrative Officer
Department of Medicine
Baylor College of Medicine

Andrew R. Hoellein, MD

Andrew R. Hoellein, MD

CDIM Past President
Clerkship Director
Department of Internal Medicine
University of Kentucky College of Medicine

Debra Simmons, MD, MS, FACE, FACP

Debra Simmons, MD, MS, FACE, FACP

ASP President-Elect
Director of Clinical Affairs
University of Utah School of Medicine

Abraham Thomas, MD

Abraham Thomas, MD

ASP Past President
Chair of Medicine
University of Massachusetts Medical School—Baystate



Past Board Officers