ACOFP: OUR CONTINUING HISTORY 133 Leadership our residents, and students.’ And I turned around with my head down to try not to cry, and I sat down, and then there was a standing ovation at the House of Delegates and I was overwhelmed.” Dr. Henwood’s leadership was not limited to this single issue. For years, she had been a champion of the patient centered medical home, and she used the bully pulpit of the presidency to promote ACOFP’s Quality Markers Program. This innovative program allowed ACOFP members to demonstrate the quality of care they provided with hard data. It also provided physicians with the information they needed to proactively care for their patients. Dr. Henwood also made a major effort to reach out to ACOFP state societies to provide services to help them grow and thrive. Where there were no state societies, ACOFP provided resources to members in those states to organize new chapters. Through these efforts, two new state societies became part of the ACOFP family. 2015–2016 KEVIN V. de REGNIER, DO, FACOFP dist. Iowa The impact of the AOA’s decision to join with ACGME to create a Single Accreditation System (SAS) was just beginning to be felt as Dr. de Regnier began his presidency. As the transition to the SAS moved forward, ACOFP had the opportunity to nominate people to serve on several ACGME committees. Dr. de Regnier looked to those members who had been most involved in ACOFP’s residency accreditation activities. The theme for Dr. de Regnier’s presidential year was the Member Centered Association Home. Building on the concepts of the Patient Centered Medical Home, his goal was to ensure that everything ACOFP did was seen through the lens of the member. Whether it was advocacy, education, or leadership, the questions and answers would be framed around how the decisions and activities of the organization impacted its members. As a result of these efforts, ACOFP enjoyed a year of membership growth. For several years, the organization had been budgeting for a 2% loss in members. Dr. de Regnier challenged the association and the staff to achieve a 1% growth in membership and insisted that this growth be included in the budget. At the end of the year, ACOFP had exceeded the goal. Dr. de Regnier was also very active in ACOFPrelated travel. Because of the work of previous presidents, ACOFP enjoyed recognition beyond the osteopathic profession. Dr. de Regnier represented ACOFP on numerous workgroups, task forces, and at interorganizational meetings. But by far, his favorite travel experiences involved meeting with student chapter members. Dr. de Regnier said: “It was an opportunity to promote osteopathic family medicine and ACOFP and to be inspired by our great students.”
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