Board of Regional Leaders

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.

Bernice Ruo, MD

Southwest President

UCSD School of Medicine

Professor of Medicine

Danielle R. Fine, MD, MSc

New England President

Massachusetts General Hospital & Harvard Medical School

Physician-Investigator & Assistant Professor of Medicine

Stacey Jolly, MD, MAS, FACP

Midwest Regional President

Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine

Director of Career Advising

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

Jessica Bender, MD, MPH

Northwest Immediate Past-President

University of Washington School of Medicine

Clinical Assistant Professor

Lubna Khawaja, MD

Southern Immediate Past-President

Baylor College of Medicine

Associate Professor

Taryn Young, MD

Northwest Regional President

University of Utah School of Medicine

Lisa Fosnot, MD

Northwest Immediate Past-President

University of Colorado

Assistant Professor

SGIM Regional Communities

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