Ontario physicians have chosen an FP from Brampton as their nominee for CMA president-elect in 2003/04 (see CMAJ 2003;168[9]:1170). If Dr. John Tracey's nomination is confirmed by General Council, he will assume the presidency in August 2004, when the CMA's annual meeting is hosted by the Ontario Medical Association (OMA).
Tracey, who graduated from the University of Dublin in 1971 and is a founding member of the Coalition of Family Physicians of Ontario, was the only 1 of 6 candidates for president-elect who had not served as president of the OMA. He acknowledged his outsider status in an address following the election, praising the OMA board for allowing members to vote “in an open and democratic fashion.” Tracey defeated Drs. Elliot Halparin, Albert Schumacher, Kenneth Sky, Ronald Wexler and Michael Wyman. — CMAJ