Director of education at University of Arizona Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine to lead
American Board of Physician Specialties for 2025–26 term

TUCSON, Ariz. (July 11, 2025) — Ann Marie Chiasson, MD, MPH, director of education for the
University of Arizona Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine, has been elected president of the
American Board of Physician Specialties (ABPS) for the 2025-26 term.

The ABPS is the nationally recognized, multi-specialty certifying body for both allopathic and
osteopathic physicians. It sets rigorous standards across more than 20 disciplines, including integrative
medicine, family medicine, and emergency medicine.

Chiasson, board-certified in family medicine, integrative medicine, and hospice and palliative medicine,
has long served on the ABPS executive committee. At the Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine,
she leads the Fellowship in Integrative Medicine and oversees graduate-level curricula that emphasize
evidence-based, healing-centered, whole-person care.

“I am honored to serve an organization whose core mission is safeguarding the public by advancing
physician excellence,” Chiasson said. “Board certification is a covenant of trust with patients, and I look
forward to supporting physicians as they navigate an ever-evolving health care landscape.”

“Dr. Chiasson’s election underscores the growing role of integrative medicine in national certification,”
said Stephen Dahmer, MD, director of the Andrew Weil Center. “Her leadership and deep commitment to
rigorous, patient-centered standards make her ideal for this post.”

An associate professor of clinical medicine, Chiasson earned her medical degree with honors from
Dalhousie University and an MPH in epidemiology from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public
Health. She completed a family medicine residency at the University of British Columbia and a
fellowship in integrative medicine at the University of Arizona. Her academic work focuses on physician
education, integrative pain management, and reducing burnout through whole-person care.