2015 GLMS ELECTION
PRESIDENT-ELECT
HOW TO CAST
CANDIDATE
YOUR VOTE
John L. Roberts, MD,
is a native of Louisville.
He received his medical
degree from the School
of Medicine of the University of Louisville and
completed his Pediatric
Residency, Chief Residency and Neonatology
Fellowship at the Saint
Louis Children’s Hospital and Washington University in St. Louis, Mo.
Dr. Roberts joined the U
of L Pediatric faculty in
1983 and served as the
Pediatric Residency Program Director from 1985
to 2008. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics and
is board certified in Pediatrics and in Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine.
In 1998, Dr. Roberts was named Associate Dean of Graduate Medical Education of the School of Medicine and currently serves as
the Senior Associate Dean of Graduate Medical Education and
Continuing Medical Education at the School of Medicine.
Dr. Roberts, or “John”, has been a member of the Greater Louisville
Medical Society since 1983 and has held the following positions in
the organization: Second Vice-President, Member at Large of the
Board of Governors, and is currently the Treasurer.
GLMS conducts the year’s election entirely online for
the offices listed on the cover as well as KMA delegates.
Please note that all candidates are unopposed except
for the 2015 Nominating Committee, where on 20 will
be selected. It is important for GLMS members to vote
and choose Nominating Committee members who they
believe will represent the various sectors of the medical
society’s membership, since the committee will develop
next year’s slate of candidates.
Active, life, military and in-training members are eligible
to vote. Voting will close on Monday, April 6.
If GLMS has your email address on file, you will receive
instructions via email. Otherwise, go to www.glms.org
and click on 2015 GLMS Election – Vote Now.
After clicking on the link that will take you to the Official
Ballot, you will need to enter your member ID number to
cast your vote. Your member ID is located next to your
name in the GLMS Annual Pictorial Roster. Members can
vote only one time.
If you need your member ID or have difficulty voting,
contact GLMS Communications Specialist Aaron Burch
at or 502-736-6338.
John is a member of the American Medical Association and serves
on the Governing Council of the AMA’s Section on Medical Schools.
He is a member of Kentucky Medical Association and is the Chairman of the KMA Continuing Medical Education Committee. He
also is the Chairman of the CME committee of Norton Healthcare.
MEMBERSHIP DUES
REMINDER
In addition to Neonatology, John has devoted his career to the
education of the physician along the continuum from undergraduate to continuing medical education. For his work in education,
he has been recognized as the recipient of the 2006 Doctor’s Ball
Excellence in Education Award, as a Finalist for the 2013 Medistar
A.O. Sullivan Award for Excellence in Education and as recipient of
the 2014 Dean’s Award for Distinguished Educator at the School
of Medicine. He is a member of Alpha Omega Alpha.
Thank you to all GLMS physicians who have paid their 2015 membership dues. Delinquent notices will be sent to members whose
dues remain outstanding. Failure to pay dues will result in not
being listed in the GLMS Annual Pictorial Roster or the GLMS Mobile
App, as well as the loss of all member benefits.
John’s other interests include medical history (he is the President
of the Innominate Society, Louisville’s Medical History Society) and
International Medical Missions (he has trained neonatologists in
Romania, Moldova and Vietnam).
Dr. Roberts is married to Dr. Janet Smith, a cardiologist, and they
have five successful children.
GLMS NEWS MARCH 2015
To ensure no disruption in your membership status and benefits,
please pay dues immediately at www.kyma.org (click on Membership). If you have questions or did not receive a dues bill, please
call GLMS Administrative Assistant Donna Jones at 502-736-6308.
In addition, don’t forget to join the GLMS Foundation. Foundation membership is only $100 and supports the organization’s
initiatives of medical missions/indigent care, scholarships and
preservation of The Old Medical School Building. Foundation
members are recognized in the Annual Pictorial Roster for their
tax-deductible donation.
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