E-ballots were expected to be sent out March 10 to staff members eligible to vote for candidates for the new elected chief of staff (COS) and vice chief of staff positions at SHC.

For the COS position, the Nominating Committee selected anesthesiologist Bryan D. Bohman, currently the elected staff president; and William Maloney, chair of orthopedic surgery. Candidates for vice COS/COS-elect are faculty diagnostic radiologist Geoffrey Rubin and internal medicine specialist Rose Vasquez. Also, eligible staff members who receive valid signatures from 25 or more active medical staff members by Feb. 20 are eligible to run as petition candidates.

Bylaws revision e-ballots were sent to Medical Staff members the week of Feb. 11. Eligible staff members who didn’t get a ballot by e-mail by Feb. 18, should send their preferred e-mail address to to medstaff@stanfordmed.org or call (650) 725-6021.

The Nominating Committee had been appointed by the Medical Executive Committee (formerly the Medical Board) in January to screen candidates and create a ballot slate. The slate was officially announced by Kent Garman, chair of the Nominating Committee and immediate past president of the Medical Staff, at the Feb 6 meeting of the Medical Executive Committee. (See More).

A rollback of CIS-Epic’s launch from Feb. 29 to April 25 was only one question on the mind of a diverse group of SHC’s medical staff attending a January luncheon discussion about the new Epic Electronic Health Record (EHR).

“For most physicians questions about how to get up to speed on the electronic health record (EHR) trumped questions about the delay,” said internal medicine specialist Topher Sharp, SHC’s recently appointed associate chief medical information officer. “We were able to answer questions about the launch timetable, including how physicians who have already or will soon train can make sure their skills are optimal after ‘go-live’.” (See More / frequently asked questions).