Chicago, IL, March 9, 2020: The American Board of Preventive Medicine (ABPM) is seeking nominations to fill the newly-approved At-Large Specialty Director position on its Board of Directors. Nominees must hold current certification in at least one ABPM Specialty (Aerospace Medicine, Occupational Medicine, or Public Health and General Preventive Medicine). The deadline for nominations is June 30, 2020. ABPM will select one At-Large Specialty Director at its January 2021 meeting.

Nominations must be emailed to ABPM Executive Director Christopher J. Ondrula, JD, at [email protected]. Nominations should include the nominee’s CV and a personal statement from the nominee (maximum of 250 words) answering the question, “Why do I want to be a Director of the ABPM?”

The following criteria should be considered in nomination(s):

1. Nominees must be physicians holding a currently active, valid and unrestricted license to practice medicine in all states, US territories, or Canadian provinces in which the physician is licensed to practice medicine.
2. Nominees must be holders of a valid and current Certificate in a Specialty issued by the ABPM.
3. Nominees must be in active practice in at least one ABPM Specialty area of medicine in the United States. Nominees should demonstrate achievement in and the potential for continuing contributions to the field.
4. Nominees will, as Board Members, be expected to continue to be active in their respective Specialty for the duration of their service on the Board. The At-Large Specialty Director serves an initial three-year term which may, subject to meeting certain objective criteria, be renewed for a maximum of an additional three years for a maximum total term of six years.
5. The Nominees must be individuals who are able to participate constructively and productively in group settings, have appropriate academic and educational experience, have worked on or be able to participate in Board examination question preparation activities, have demonstrated leadership capabilities in their respective field, and be willing to serve and accept work responsibilities as may be designated from time to time by the Board.
6. The Board meets in-person at least twice annually, usually for a total of six to eight days, and routinely conducts other business throughout the year via electronic means. Accordingly, nominees must have sufficient flexibility to enable them to actively participate and to engage with the Board and the ABPM Staff as may be required during a Director’s tenure on the Board.

Additionally, the Board will give preference to Nominees who meet the following criteria:

1. Nominees who hold additional current Certification in a Subspecialty issued by the ABPM (Addiction Medicine, Clinical Informatics, Medical Toxicology, Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine).
2. Nominees who are, at the time of nomination, within five years of their initial ABPM Specialty Certification date.
3. Nominees who provide a unique perspective not currently represented on the Board.

The ABPM is a Member Board of the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS). Founded in 1948, ABPM works with the ABMS in the development of standards for the ongoing assessment and certification of over 12,000 physicians certified by the ABPM in the Specialties of Aerospace Medicine, Occupational Medicine, and Public Health and General Preventive Medicine, and in the Subspecialties of Addiction Medicine, Clinical Informatics, Medical Toxicology and Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine.