Dr. Graydon Meneilly, professor and head of UBC Dept. of Medicine, has been elected Governor of the British Columbia Chapter of the American College of Physicians (ACP), the nation’s largest medical specialty organization. His term began during Internal Medicine 2011, ACP’s annual scientific meeting in San Diego on April 7-9.
Meneilly has been a member of the ACP since 1982 and a Fellow of the American College of Physicians (FACP) since 2005. The FACP is an honorary designation that recognizes ongoing individual service and contributions to the practice of medicine. Governors are elected by local ACP members and serve four-year terms. Working with a local council, they supervise ACP chapter activities, appoint members to local committees, and preside at regional meetings. They also represent members by serving on the ACP Board of Governors.
Board-certified in internal medicine and geriatrics, Meneilly earned his medical degree from the University of Saskatchewan. He then completed his residency at the University of Toronto. He subsequently underwent a fellowship in geriatric medicine and gerontology in the Division of Aging at Harvard Medical School.
Meneilly’s primary area of professional interest and expertise is diabetes in the elderly. Other professional appointments include member of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences and the Canadian Association of Professors of Medicine.
The American College of Physicians is the largest medical specialty organization and the second-largest physician group in the United States.