At the next meeting of the League of Women Voters of the San Juans Dr. John Geyman will give a talk entitled “Reforming Our Collapsing Health Care System.”

The meeting will take place at 10 a.m. Monday, March 10 at the San Juan Library. Any and all interested people are invited to attend.

Dr. Geyman, who lives on San Juan Island, is one of the most published family physicians in the United States. He is the retired chair of the University of Washington Department of Family Medicine, a founder and long-time editor of the Journal of Family Practice and a pioneer in family physician residency training. After his 30-year academic career he returned to clinical practice in the San Juans, where he also founded the EMT program.

Dr. Geyman is active with Physicians for a National Health Plan, an organization of physicians working for comprehensive health care in the United States.

The meeting will also feature a brief review of current League of Women Voters of Washington Action Priorities.