Academic Council

NIPDD is presented by the Academic Council, a group of seasoned program directors, many of whom hold or have held leadership positions within the RC-FM, AFMRD, AAFP, ABFM and other family medicine organizations.

The Academic Council is responsible for the coordination, supervision, and evaluation of the NIPDD's educational programs. Sponsored by the AFMRD, it reports to the AFMRD Board. Click on each name to read a biographical sketch.

Clark Denniston, MD
Academic Council Chair
Program Director
University of North Carolina Family Medicine
CB # 7595 Manning Drive
Chapel Hill, NC

Colleen Conry, MD
Professor & Vice Chair, Department of Family Medicine
University of Colorado
Aurora, CO

Sam Cullison, MD
Program Director
Swedish Family Medicine - Cherry Hill
Seattle, WA

William R. Gillanders, MD
Program Director
Providence Milwaukie Family Medicine Residency Program
Milwaukie, OR

Harold Johnston, MD
Program Director
Alaska Family Medicine Residency Program
Anchorage, AK

Terrence M. Leigh, EdD
American Board of Family Medicine
Senior Advisor to the President
Lexington, KY

Steve Ratcliffe, MD, MSPH
Program Director
Lancaster General Family Medicine Residency
540 North Duke Street
Lancaster, PA

Penelope K. Tippy, MD
Program Director
SIU Family & Community Medicine
Carbondale, IL

Perry A. Pugno, MD, MPH, CPE
AAFP Liaison
Leawood, KS

Stan Kozakowski, MD
AAFP Liaison
Leawood, KS