Dr. Reid Blackwelder Appointed to National AAFP Board of Directors

In October 2009, Reid B. Blackwelder, M.D., FAAFP, a family physician in Kingsport, Tennessee (far right in photo), was appointed by the AAFP Congress of Delegates to the board of directors of the American Academy of Family Physicians, which represents more than 94,600 physicians and medical students nationwide. He will serve a three-year term, during which he will advocate on behalf of family physicians and patients nationwide to inspire positive change in the U.S. health care system. He also serves as residency program director of East Tennessee State University Family Physicians of Kingsport and as professor of family medicine at ETSU Quillen College of Medicine.

Dr. Blackwelder is a 29-year member of the AAFP and a 17-year member of TAFP, where he has served as president. During his time with these organizations, he has served on and chaired numerous committees and commissions whose work has focused on continuing professional development and education. He also was a delegate to the AAFP Congress of Delegates and a 2008 recipient of AAFP’s Exemplary Teacher of the Year Award and TAFP’s prestigious John S. Derryberry Distinguished Service Award.
You can read the whole story on AAFP’s website by clicking the following link: http://www.aafp.org/online/en/home/aboutus/governance/officersetc/directors/reidblackwelder.html

At The Rural Partnership, we congratulate Dr. Blackwelder on receiving this honorable recognition.

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