ACOFP: OUR CONTINUING HISTORY 121 Leadership who spent 20 hours a week in direct patient care, and practicing physicians, who spent 60 hours a week in patient contact. Dr. Angeloni worked to increase the amount of time students spent with practicing physicians. He appointed a task force to explore a six-year path to family practice — three years of didactic training and three years of clinical training. Dr. Angeloni had support from the Health Resources and Service Administration and the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine. However, the proposal was not adopted, and the current seven-year program was implemented. 1995–1996 ROBERT G. MAUL, DO, FACOFP Lubbock, Texas Dr. Maul, the 42nd ACOFP President, was born in 1926 and graduated from West Virginia University in 1950. He is a 1951 graduate of the D.T. Watson School of Physiatrics, a branch of the University of Pittsburgh. He went on to receive a DO degree from Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine in 1969. Dr. Maul became board-certified in osteopathic family practice in 1981 and recertified in 1994. Dr. Maul was a member of the ACOFP Board of Governors beginning in 1990 and quickly became active in membership programs for the state societies. During his presidency, Dr. Maul’s emphasis was on board certification, and 500 physicians obtained certification during his tenure. During his administration, the total number of certified members reached 7,000. Dr. Maul recognized that the growth of managed care made certification absolutely vital to remaining viable in a competitive market and he actively promoted that idea. Dr. Maul saw the new demands that ACOFP would deal with in the future. First, was a demand to provide outcome measurements for the effectiveness of the profession’s work, whether it was patient care, teaching, or research. Second, was a corollary ability to justify the cost-effectiveness of the profession’s work. Third, was an understanding of the principles of community and preventive medicine and a commitment to practicing medicine in accordance with these principles. Finally, Dr. Maul recognized the importance of advocating effectively for the osteopathic profession. 1996–1997 ROBERT J. GEORGE, DO, FACOFP dist. Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio Born Dec. 4, 1941, just three days before the attack on Pearl Harbor, Dr. George learned frugality and sound management as a boy in Youngstown, Ohio. These talents would lead to his distinction as the longest-serving member of the ACOFP Board of Governors, a total of 15 years. Only the former speaker of the house, Dr. T. Eugene Zachary, who served as an ex officio member of the board, topped this record, by serving three years longer than Dr. George. Dr. George worked his way through the Kansas City University College of Osteopathic Medicine as a research assistant in the department of pathology and graduated with a DO degree in 1968. He interned at Green Cross Hospital in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, and remained on staff there for more than 30 years. Dr. George served first as the hospital’s director of Emergency Services, then as medical director, and eventually as director of Medical Education.
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