Reid B. Blackwelder, MD, FAAFP, a family physician in Kingsport, Tenn., is president-elect of the American Academy of Family Physicians. Previously, he served three years as a member of the AAFP Board of Directors. The AAFP represents 105,900 physicians and medical students nationwide. Blackwelder was elected to the position by the Congress of Delegates, the AAFP’s governing body, during the organization’s annual meeting in October 2012.