Voting Information
Voting for the next Governor-elect begins September 27, 2024, and concludes on November 1, 2024.
Eligible voting members (MACPs, FACPs, Members, and 2-year Resident/Fellow Members with an elect date of 9/1/2022 or earlier) will receive an election email containing their unique and personal voting credentials to vote online.
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Please review the Governor-elect candidate bios and statements below. When you are ready to vote, return to your election email and follow instructions to cast your ballot!
Milton D. Carrero Quiñones, MD, FACP
To learn more about Dr. Carrero Quiñones, read their biosketch below.
Francisco J. Diaz Lozada, MD, FACP
To learn more about Dr. Diaz Lozada, read their biosketch below.
Candidate Bios
Candidate Statement: My interest is to help the ACP, institution which I’ve always admired, increase their impact in the practice of medicine. For many years, I’ve been dedicated to the education of students, new doctors and specialists in Internal Medicine. I’ve chaired a variety of organizations, with emphasis on improving the medical practice. As Medical Director, I’ve worked towards accreditation of Joint Commission and IM Program, while promoting other programs, such as the new cardiology fellowship, while being a consultant to multiple areas in the hospital. I’ve been president of the Medical Board in PR, and founding member of the College of Surgeon Physicians of PR. Our chapter needs to unify doctors and the community through education of what an Internist represents and nurture physician’s knowledge; having empathy with the current challenges faced by Internists, asking them about their concerns and giving purpose to the institution, motivating doctors to become members.
Medical School Education: Zaragoza, Spain
Post-Doctoral Training: Internal Medicine Specialist, Mayagüez Medical Center-Ponce School of Medicine Educational Consortium 1985-1988; Course, End of Life Care 2019
Board Certifications: Internal Medicine
Present Employment Position: Internal Medicine Program Director; Internal Medicine Department Chair; Medical Director; Governing Board Member, Mayagüez Medical Center; Internal Medicine Private Practice
ACP Chapter and Leadership Activities: Promoter, Fellowship & Membership; Co-author, Research Presentation; Abstracts Revision & Submission; Coordinator, Scientific Activities; Sponsor, Resident ACP Membership
ACP National Activities: Membership 1995; Fellowship 1995; Laureate Award, Puerto Rico 2021
Other Appointments/Activities: Community Service During Tropical Storms and Earthquakes; Internal Medicine Program Director, Mayagüez Medical Center (MMC) since 2001; Medical Director, MMC since 2000; Internal Medicine Department Chair, MMC; Governing Board Member, MMC; Professor, Ponce Health Sciences University; Internal Medicine Clerkship Coordinator, Ponce Health Sciences University
Areas of Professional Interest and Expertise: Internal Medicine Teaching; Research; Hospital Leadership
Candidate Statement: Our society is challenged with a fast-paced lifestyle that has exerted an effect in health services, young physicians are being tasked with a multifaceted and complex health system that may (and most likely will) produce frustration and dissatisfaction in their early careers. As the next ACP PR chapter Governor, I will: 1. Invite to ACP Puerto Rico Governor’s Council a representation of every medicine school in PR. 2. Fortify our liaison with health offices and other associations, subspecialties associations and even Primary care medical associations to promote ACP. 3. Advocate our chapter to take the helm in continuing medical education. 4. As technology and web are ever-growing our Chapter will broaden its online presence. I am certain that my previous involvement with our Scientific Committee and my strong medical education background will be an asset to our Chapter and that my credentials will support our college’s mission.
Medical School Education: San Juan Bautista School of Medicine
Post-Doctoral Training: Internal Medicine
Board Certifications: Internal Medicine, American Board of Physician Specialties
Present Employment Position: Veterans Administration and Private Practice
ACP Chapter and Leadership Activities: Member Scientific Committee 2014-2018; Speaker 2016; Scientific Meeting 2024; Reducing the Risk of Cardiovascular Events, Heart Failure & Progression of Chronic Kidney Disease (Virtual); Virtual Scientific Meeting 2021
ACP National Activities: Membership 2006; Fellowship 2015; Internal Medicine Meeting, Boston 2024
Other Appointments/Activities: Internal Medicine, Veterans Administration Hospital; Internal Medicine Outpatient Clinics/GME, San Antonio Military Medical Center; San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium; Director, Pre-op/Medical Continuity Clinics, Internal Medicine Residency Program, San Juan City Municipal Hospital; Program Director, General Medicine Internship, Hospital Auxilio Mutuo; Hospitalist, Internal Medicine Department, Hospital Auxilio Mutuo; Internal and Preventive Medicine Private Practice, San Juan, PR; Medical Volunteer to Special Teams Homeland Security Investigations/ Immigrations and Customs Enforcement Agency, San Juan, PR; Member, Cancer Committee, Hospital Auxilio Mutuo since 2014; Honorary Member and Instructor, Tactical Medicine, Strategic Protection Agency since 2016; Assistant Professor, Internal Medicine Department, San Juan Bautista School of Medicine since 2023
Areas of Professional Interest and Expertise: Education and Training; Metabolic Syndrome and the Caribbean Culture; Health Maintenance for the Veteran
FAQ
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