Candidate for election at 2024 Annual Meeting: Christine P. Bishof, MD, MPH

Elections will be held at the Annual Meeting of the House of Delegates on June 11, 2024.

Officers and seven councils are elected by the American Medical Association House of Delegates (HOD) at the Annual Meeting. The elections are conducted during a special election session under the supervision of the Committee on Rules and Credentials and the chief teller, who are appointed by the speakers. The speaker and vice speaker are responsible for overall administration of the elections. Voting is conducted by secret ballot.

2024-2028

As a member of the AMA Council on Medical Service, I will continue to tackle some of the biggest challenges faced by the House of Medicine. As it currently exists, the American health care system does not serve physicians, and it certainly does not serve patients. It is designed to fund as little care as possible, and the only winners are the insurance companies and large health care systems. The only way to turn this around is to get physicians back in charge.

I am proud to have trained in Illinois and served patients across the state.

• Cook County Hospital, emergency medicine residency, 2009
• Swedish Covenant Hospital, transitional residency, 2006
• University of Illinois College of Medicine at Rockford, medical degree, 2005   
• University of Illinois School of Public Health at Rockford, Master of Public Health, 2005
• University of Chicago, AB degree in biological sciences with honors, 2000      
• Donnelley Scholarship
• Sigma Xi Research Honor Society–associate member                
• Honors for research in biological sciences, University of Chicago             
• Dean’s List, University of Chicago

Since my medical training, I have been active in organized medicine at all levels and have worked to represent the rights of physicians. Below are highlights:

AMA history

• Delegate since 2020
• Member of Scope of Practice Partnership since 2016
• Member of the Women Physicians Section
• Member of the Emergency Medicine Section Council
• Past Young Physicians Section member
• Past Resident and Fellow Section member
• Past Medical Student Section member and president of UICOM chapter
• Past service on two reference committees 

Current affiliations 

• American Academy of Emergency Medicine        
• American College of Emergency Physicians, fellow since 2012                    
• Chicago Medical Society
• Illinois College of Emergency Physicians               
• Illinois State Medical Society     
• Emergency Medicine Residents’ Association    

Select leadership experience

• Chicago Medical Society–served in numerous positions, currently chair of the CMS Council
• Illinois State Medical Society–served in numerous positions, most recently as secretary treasurer
• ISMIE Mutual Insurance Company–current board member    
• John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County House Staff Association–served in multiple leadership roles including as chief resident

My work as a travel physician for a large, democratic physician medical group gives me the opportunity to practice medicine in Illinois, Indiana and Michigan, providing me with a unique perspective on the different challenges facing physicians and patients in different payer and care delivery environments.

In my home state of Illinois, I also hold several separate positions. This flexibility allows me to balance my time with a young family and demands as a physician.  Below is a list of my current employer and work settings. 

• Ascension Borgess Hospitals–Michigan    
• Ascension St. Vincent Hospitals-Indiana  
• Ascension St. Mary’s Hospital–Michigan
• Ascension Standish Hospital–Michigan
• Carle BroMenn (formerly Advocate BroMenn)–Illinois 
• Envision Physician–Serving patients across multiple states
• Illinois Emergency Medicine Specialists 
• John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County–Illinois
• Lutheran Hospitals–Indiana
• Oaklawn Hospital–Michigan
• OSF Sacred Heart Medical Center–Illinois
• OSF Heart of Mary Medical Center–Illinois
• UChicago AdventHealth Medical Centers–Illinois
• UWHealth Swedish American Hospital–Illinois
• Vituity–physician partner serving multiple states

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