Nominations for 2025-2026 ACOI Leadership Positions Announced

The ACOI Nominating Committee has announced the slate of candidates for election at the Annual Meeting of Members scheduled for October 11 as part of the ACOI 2025 Annual Convention & Scientific Sessions. The Committee has nominated C. Clark Milton, DO, FACOI, for President-Elect and Laura Rosch, DO, FACOI, for Secretary-Treasurer. Incumbent MarkAlain Déry, DO, MPH, FACOI, was nominated for another three-year term. Under the College’s Bylaws, this year’s President-Elect, Damon Baker, DO, FACOI, will be inaugurated as President for the 2025-2026 year at the conclusion of the elections.  

President: Damon L. Baker, DO, FACOI

Damon L. Baker, DO, FACOI, is board certified in internal medicine and is Professor and Chair of the Department of Internal Medicine at Oklahoma State University. He currently serves on the Research Committee and has served on the Council on Graduate Medical Education and several other committees. Dr. Baker has been a member of the ACOI since 1997 and was first elected to the Board of Directors in 2016.

President-Elect: C. Clark Milton, DO, FACOI

C. Clark Milton, DO, FACOI, is board certified in internal medicine and is the Designated Institutional Official at Wheeling Hospital. He also serves as Director of Medical Education for Wheeling Hospital’s Osteopathic Internship and Residency Program. He is the Program Chair for the ACOI 2025 Annual Convention and Scientific Sessions and has served on the CME Committee since 2015. Dr. Milton has been a member of the ACOI since 2005 and was first elected to the Board of Directors in 2018.  

Secretary-Treasurer: Laura M. Rosch, DO, FACOI

Laura M. Rosch, DO, FACOI, is board certified in internal medicine and is the Campus Dean of the RVU College of Osteopathic Medicine in Utah. Dr. Rosch serves on the CME Committee, the Honors and Awards Committee, the Osteopathic Integration Task Force, and the Osteopathic Medical Education Continuum Council. She has served on several other ACOI Committees in the past. Dr. Rosch has been a member of the ACOI since 1997 and was first elected to the board in 2018.

Board Member (additional 3-year term): MarkAlain Déry, DO, MPH, FACOI 

MarkAlain Déry, DO, MPH, FACOI, is board certified in internal medicine and infectious disease and is the Chief Innovation Officer and Physician at Access Health Louisiana as well as an internal medicine hospitalist at LCMC Health. He currently serves on the Diversity and Inclusion Committee. Dr. Déry has been a member of the ACOI since 2010 and was first elected to the board in 2022.