(KAIR)--An Atchison resident has been elected as the new president of the Kansas State Board of Healing Arts.

According to a press release from the Board of Healing Arts, Dr John Settich has served as a member of the 15-member Board since 2010.

He is a graduate of St. Benedict’s College, earned a master’s degree in public services management from DePaul University, and a doctorate in public policy and political science from the University of Illinois at Chicago. Dr. Settich’s career has included positions in government and military service, management of healthcare associations and organizations, and academia. He currently serves as professor and chairman of the department of political science at Benedictine College in Atchison.

The Kansas State Board of Healing Arts licenses and regulates most of the healthcare professions in Kansas, including more than 31,000 healthcare providers in 16 different professions.