Western Association of Physicians
The Western Association of Physicians (WAP) is a regional health association of academic physician-scientists founded in 1955 by Robert Williams, the Chair of the Department of Medicine at the University of Washington, and other eminent physicians with the aim of establishing a western society analogous to the Association of American Physicians. Its mission is to encourage interest in academic medicine; to foster and celebrate excellence; to encourage collaboration among members; to mentor junior faculty, residents, fellows and medical students; and to invite leading authorities to speak on topics intended to extend biomedical knowledge and improve patient care.
Along with Williams, the founders of the WAP were Maxwell Wintrobe, Theodore Althausen, Joseph Ross, Clement Finch, David Rytand, John Lawrence, and Gordon Meiklejohn. Over the years the society has grown to a membership of several hundred, including many distinguished academicians from diverse areas of medicine.[1]
Officers, 2012-2013
- President: Wes Van Voorhis, Division Head, Allergy & ID, Department of Medicine, Univ of WA
- President-Elect: Joshua Goldhaber, Cedars Sinai Heart Institute
- Secretary-Treasurer: Mary Malloy, UCSF
- Councilor: E. Dale Able, Univ. of Utah
- Councilor: Gregory Brent, Endocrinology and Diabetes Division, VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System
- Councilor: Ravi Durvasula, University of New Mexico, School of Medicine
- Councilor: Jeffrey Glenn, Stanford School of Medicine Digestive Disease Center
- Ex Officio: David Gilbert, Providence Medical Center, Portland
- Past-President: Carlin Long, Denver Health Medical Center
Annual Meeting
The Western Association of Physicians meets annually in Carmel, California, to discuss and present research and other educational programs. The next meeting will be held January 24–26, 2013.
References
- ↑ "A Brief History of the Western Association of Physicians", http://depts.washington.edu/waphysic/ .
External links
- Western Association of Physicians, official website.