The 2025 AAFP Congress of Delegates is over. I want to offer my sincere congratulations to the our new President-Elect, Dr. Kisha Davis, and to the three new At-Large Directors, Dr. Tracy Hendershot, Dr. Robin Liu, and Dr. Douglas Spotts. I look forward to supporting you and the mission of our Academy as Chair of the Commission on Finance and Insurance.
There is a well-known poem by Robert Fulghum, "All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten." It's full of useful advice such as, don't hit people and clean up your own mess. It also has critical advice that the House of Medicine should take to heart: "When you go out into the world, watch out for traffic, hold hands, and stick together." I suspect we will need to venture out into dangerous traffic on a regular basis over the next few years.
Forty-three years ago, I took Robert Fulghum's poem to heart and married a kindergarten teacher. So finally, thank you Betty—the world's greatest kindergarten teacher—for a lifetime of learning.
While the election didn't go my way, my commitment to the AAFP remains absolute. I have tremendous faith in this organization and I know we will survive and thrive, no matter what the current political climate throws our way.
I want to express my deepest gratitude to the AAFP staff and the Nominating Committee who made this campaign a once-in-a-lifetime experience for me. Special thanks goes to my friends with the South Carolina Academy of Family Physician for your moral support and invaluable advice throughout the process.
Forty-three years ago, I took Robert Fulghum's poem to heart and married a kindergarten teacher. So finally, thank you Betty—the world's greatest kindergarten teacher—for a lifetime of learning.