To better address the needs of regional membership, the SGIM council founded the Board of Regional Leader Workgroup (BRL). This group is comprised of current regional presidents. It governs regional programs as well as engages with the SGIM Council to insure the society's strategic goals and functions are being addressed. Recently, the BRL has enhanced dialogue between the regions to help facilitate the exchange of information and best practices in their goal of promoting and implementing innovations and scholarship in the areas of education, clinical practice, and research.

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Blake Barker, MD

Chair, SGIM Board of Regional Leaders
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas Southwestern Medical School
Associate Dean for Student Affairs
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Richard Cartabuke, BA, MA, MD

Midwest Regional President
Cleveland Clinic
General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics
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Taryn Young, MD

Northwest Regional President
University of Utah School of Medicine
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Bernice Ruo, MD

Southwest President
UCSD School of Medicine
Professor of Medicine
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Rani Nandiwada, MD, MSEd

Mid-Atlantic Regional President
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Assistant Professor
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Benjamin Gallagher, MD, FACP

New England President-Elect
Yale School of Medicine
Assistant Professor
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Jennifer B. Cowart, MD

Southern Regional President
Mayo Clinic Florida
Hospitalist, Patient Safety Officer
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