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Title Physician Assistant Advisory Committee to Medical Licensing Board 
Contact Name Jill Kreoger 
Contact Title Assistant to Director of Professional Regulation, at the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation 
Contact Phone 217.557.8786 
Contact Email  
Function The physician assistant advisory committee reviews and makes recommendations to the Medical Licensing Board and the Department of Financial and Professional Regulations regarding all matters relating to physician assistants.  
Term 4 years, no member to serve more than two consecutive terms.  
Senate Confirmation No 
Party Affiliation Not considered 
Compensation Expenses only 
Qualifications See Composition 
Composition 7 members:

- 2 physicians who serve as members of the Medical Licensing Board (appointed by the chairperson of the Medical Licensing Board)
- 1 physician who is not a member of the Medical Licensing Board and is a supervisor of a physician assistant (approved by the Governor from a list of Illinois physicians supervising physician assistants)
- 3 physician assistants (appointed by the Governor from a list of ten names recommended by the Board of Directors of the Illinois Academy of Physician Assistants)
- 1 public member having no material interest and not employed in any health care field (appointed by the Governor) 
Chair Elected by the board 
Authority 225 ILCS 95/11 

Member Names

Name (Last, First) Ascending Term Expires Member Since Appointed By Position County Title
Apfelbaum, Jeffrey  01/08/2016  09/12/2012  Medical Licensing Board  Member, Physician  Cook   
Barbara Clark  11/15/2000  12/09/1992  Governor  Member, Physician Assistant  Warren   
Gail Floyd  11/15/2000  04/02/1993  Governor  Member, Physician  Cook  M.D. 
Lynww A. Mulvey  11/15/1999  09/03/1996  Governor  Member, Physician Assistant  DuPage   
Mary Lou O'Keefe  11/15/2001  12/09/1992  Governor  Member, Physician Assistant  Cook   
Palmer, Dennis  01/08/2014  09/12/2012  Medical Licensing Board  Member, Physician  Mercer   
Vacant      Governor    None  Public Member 

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