Dr. Nikki Clark asking a question during the Town Hall meeting The Utah delegation in the “Disco Uber” AAFP President Dr. Stephen Furr addressing the Congress Left to right: UAFP President-Elect Dr. Lynsey Drew, Dr. Katharine Caldwell, Dr. Nick Duncan, Dr. Chad Spain, UAFP CEO Maryann Martindale, and Dr. Nikki Clark Day 3 Katherine Caldwell, MD Alternate Delegate Tuesday kicked off with Congress formalities — salutations from other medical organizations, introductions of past presidents and chapter presidents, and a speech by our new president, Dr. Jennifer Brull. We heard from six candidates for the three open board of directors positions in the first part of the day. This year, the organization employed a new process, using a nominating committee to identify a diverse group of candidates who may not have been selected as potential leaders with the previous system, which mostly involved state chapters taking the lead on promoting candidates, and was usually quite expensive for the chapters. This is a real positive for those of us in smaller chapters who have great leaders who would be exceptional AAFP board members, but don’t have the budget to run a costly campaign. Something to consider if you’d like to get more involved on the national level. After an awards luncheon, we heard from the three previously vetted and very well-qualified candidates for president-elect. We discussed our thoughts on the candidates and had the evening to mull over our choices before voting the next day. The Utah crew (including President-Elect Dr. Lynsey Drew) enjoyed dining outside at a Mexican restaurant, the record high temperatures finally becoming tolerable at the end of the day. We had fun piling into a disco-light adorned Uber and singing along to some classic hits on the way back to our hotel. 22
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