2024 Chapter Excellence Award-Gold Level Winner
(August 2024) We are pleased to announce that our chapter is in receipt of the Gold Level of the 2024 Chapter Excellence Award! The award recognizes truly extraordinary chapters that surpass excellence in chapter management. We are in the company of 59 other outstanding chapters. In order to achieve the Gold Level of the Chapter Excellence Award, chapters must meet 20 Bronze criteria, 14 Silver criteria and multiple Gold level activities. Criteria include such activities as having a legislative action plan or agenda, holding a volunteerism/community service activity, holding multiple stand-alone meetings, having revenue sources outside of dues and meeting registration fees, implementing a strategic plan, implementing a formal recruitment and retention plan and measuring outcomes, conducting various activities for Medical Students, Residents and Early Career Physicians. We would like to extend a special thanks to those chapter members who assisted us in all of these endeavors! For their hard work and dedication, we received this award.
Empower Your Advocacy: Introducing Our Comprehensive Toolkit
(August 2024) We are excited to announce the launch of our AdvocacyToolkit:Using Your Voice as a Physician Advocate, a powerful resource designed to equip medical students and physicians with the skills and knowledge needed to become effective advocates for health care in their communities. This toolkit comprises five self-contained and independent modules, each presented as engaging voice-over PowerPoint presentations. Whether you're a seasoned advocate or new to the field, these modules offer valuable insights and practical guidance.
Module Highlights
Physician as Advocate
- Discover advocacy tips and real-life examples that showcase how physicians can use their voice to drive positive health outcomes in their communities. This module emphasizes the pivotal role of physicians in advocating for public health.
Legislative Advocacy
- Gain a comprehensive understanding of the legislative process at both state and federal levels. Learn about the opportunities available for physician advocacy within this process and how to navigate the legislative landscape effectively.
Print Media Advocacy
- Explore the various types of print media, their audiences, and their scope in the realm of advocacy. This module provides insights into crafting compelling messages that resonate with readers and drive change through traditional media channels.
Social Media Advocacy
- Delve into the dynamic world of social media and its potential as a powerful advocacy tool. Learn about the key features of different social media platforms and how to leverage them to amplify your advocacy efforts and engage a broader audience.
Audio Media Advocacy
- Understand the motivations and uses of audio media in advocacy. This module focuses on the unique advantages of podcasts, radio, and other audio formats, offering strategies to effectively communicate your advocacy messages through these channels.
Each module begins with a standard introduction and overview, followed by an in-depth exploration of the topic, and concludes with a concise one-page outline to reinforce key points.
Toolkit: Using Your Voice As A Physician Advocate
By integrating these modules into your advocacy efforts, you will be better equipped to influence public health policy and drive meaningful change. Empower yourself and your community with the tools and knowledge provided in our Advocacy Toolkit.
Together, let's make a difference!
State Health Advocacy August Recess Grassroots Mobilization Challenge
(August 2024) Members of Congress are returning home to their districts during the August congressional recess. During this time, ACP is calling on internal medicine physicians to engage their representatives on important issues we need Congress to act on before the end of 2024.
To incentivize participation in this grassroots mobilization, the Advocates for Internal Medicine Network (ACP grassroots network) is challenging members to see which states will have the highest engagement. Advocates can score points for their states by choosing to take one or more advocacy actions identified in the campaign.
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Congratulations New Chapter Fellows
- Martin A Aldana, MD FACP
- Ahmad Ghorab, MD FACP
- Richard Henriquez, MD FACP
- Visal Numrungroad, MD FACP
- Sven P Oman, MD FACP
- Nirmal K Onteddu, MBBS FACP
- Kevat B Patel, MD FACP
- Ibrahim A Saad, MD FACP
- Gilbert M Teixeira, DO FACP
(July 2024) Congratulations to the Chapter's new Fellows.Fellowship in the College is an honor.Being an FACP®is a distinction earned from colleagues who recognize your accomplishments and achievements over and above the practice of medicine. The most important considerations for ACP Fellowship are excellence and contributions made to both medicine and to the broader community in which the internal medicine physician lives and practices.
Call for Spring 2025 Resolutions
(July 2024) Are you concerned about a practice or clinical issue or have an idea youwould like to suggest? If so, you might consider submitting a resolution to your Governor or chapter council.
Initiating a resolution provides ACP members an opportunity to focus attention at the ACP national level on a particular issue or topic that concerns them. Participating in the Board of Governors resolutions process provides the ACP grassroots member a voice and allows you to shape College policy that impacts the practice of internal medicine.
Not sure how to begin drafting a resolution? Researching the College's position on an issue can give you a start. TheACP Board of Governors Resolutions Guide for ACP Membersis available to download and will help, too.The Guidewas created to provide members a short overview of the resolutions process essentials and highlights critical ACP online resources you must use.
Once drafted, members must submit resolutions to their Governor and/or chapter council. Chapter council approval is required to move resolutions forward to ACP national. Although not official ACP policy, a resolution becomes property of the chapter once the chapter council approves forwarding it to national. If effecting change interests you, the deadline for submitting new resolutions to be heard at theSpring 2025 Board of Governors Meeting isSeptember 27, 2024.
Share your good idea with us. Draft a resolution.
We want to hear from you: Fall 2024 BOG Resolutions
(July 2024)The following resolutions are up for consideration at the Fall 2024 Board of Governors (BOG) Meeting. We invite you to review each resolution and share your support or opposition by completing the by August 12.
- Developing Policy to Address Consolidation in Healthcare
- Gaining an Understanding of the 1-Year and 3-Year Mortality Rates of Patients that Have Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Stays
- Supporting Patients’ Access to Documentation and Communications in their Preferred Language
- Declaring Access to Equitable, Affordable Healthcare is a Human Right
- Developing Policy on Reducing Traffic Fatalities and Injuries in the United States
- Revising ACP’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Policy to Promote an Age-Friendly Professional Home and Create Engagement Opportunities for Senior and Retired Physicians
- Advocating for Funding of a Direct Comparison of Two Highly Touted Dietary Approaches to Control Type Two Diabetes Clinical Measures and Costs
Resolutions provide our members an opportunity to focus attention at the national level on particular issues or topics that concern you and gives grassroots members a voice, allowing you to shape College policy that impacts the practice of internal medicine. Involvement in the resolutions feedback process is essential for maintaining a responsive and effective professional organization that truly represents its members.
Your feedback is valuable and will be forwarded to your Governor to assist in their testimony on behalf of the chapter. Thank you for your input.
(NOTE: Proposed resolutions should be considered confidential information and are intended to be viewed by ACP members only. Under no circumstances should proposed resolutions be shared with the news media or social networking media, nor should they be shared with other individuals and organizations. Proposed resolutions do not represent ACP policy.)
2024 Call for Awards: FL ACP Outstanding Member Awards
(July 2024) One of the goals of the Florida Chapter ý is to“recognize excellence and distinguished contributions to internal medicine.” As away of achieving this goal, the Chapter offers the following awards. If you know aFlorida ACP member deserving of recognition, please consider submitting anomination for one of the Chapter Awards.
FL Chapter Awards:
- Laureate Award
- Internist of the Year
- Early Career Physician
- Community-Based Teacher
- Outstanding Contributions to Advancing the Careers of Women in Medicine
- Tulisa LaRocca, MD Wellness Champion
- Chapter Service Award
- John G. Langdon FL Chapter Award for Volunteerism in Medicine
- Charles K. Donegan Memorial Award
- Key Contact
- Resident Award - Gary Izzo Memorial Scholarship
View Award Descriptions & How to Nominate a Member
Deadline for Nominations: August 13, 2024
Happy Anniversary to our Chapter Members!
5 Years
- Atif M Hussein, MD FACP
- Frank E Burns, MD
- Daniel L Axelrod, MD
- Mitchel J Seleznick, MD FACP
- Shriram S Marathe, MD FACP
- James M Toomey, MD
- Joan E St Onge, MD FACP
- Loren P Murray, MD
- Joseph L Carrasco, MD
- Lemmy N Effa, FACP MBBS
- Hilit F Mechaber, MD FACP
- Pamela Merino, MD
- John P Rosanova, DO
- Steven G Fein, MD
- Maged E Abdelmalik, MBBS
- Jorge A Loredo, DO
- Edward T Casey, DO FACP
- Robert A Zaiden, MD FACP
- Srikanth Nagalla, MD FACP
- Maria Aracelis Carmona, MD FACP
- Jayan Nair, MBBS
- Asm Mujibur Rahman, MD FACP
- Jose M Cardona-Guzman, MD FACP
- Scott Kushin, MD
- Stephen G Marcus, MD
- William Romanos, MD
- Nakeisha Rodgers, MD
- Alison J Burt, MD
- Leslie Anne Gomez, DO
- Marshall B Marcus, MD
- Rahul Bhakta, MD
- Kaley Tash, MD
- Stephen D Mayper, MD
- Elizabeth Bast, MD
- Gabriel M Randall, DO
- Parimalkumar Chaudhari, MD
- Rohan Garje, MD
- Lanee Riley, MD
- Anirban Bhattacharyya, MD,MBBS
- Krunal Patel, MD
- Raju K Vaddepally, MD
- Glorimar Nazario, MD
- Chadwick T Flowers, MD
- Allison P Ferrara, MD FACP
- Mohammad Ahmad Alani, MD
- Leilany Irizarry, MD
- Zachary Brewer, MD
- Ryan Dean, MD
- Dacre R Knight, MD FACP
- Martin A Aldana, MD
- Brian H Ramnaraign, MD FACP
- Monicka S Felix, MD
- Guy Hartwell Handley, IV, MD
- Therese Farmer Anderson, MD
- Matthew A Murphy, MD
- Nicole R Brenner, MD FACP
- John W Merriman, III, MD
- Mohammed R Munim
- Joseph J Repay, MD
- Jessica E Eichler, MD FACP
- Thomas D Ridge, Jr, MD
- Joshua Gross, MD
- Maryam Mumtaz Hasan, MBBS
- Laila Hakam, MD
- Rajashree Chaudhury, MD
- Yves Jodesty, Jr
- Jerome J Tuitt, MD FACP
- Yatzmellie L Bonet, MD
- Sabrina N Taldone, MD MBA
- Eduardo J Moreno, MD
- Sandra Rodriguez-Fernandez, MD
- Madeline Deutsch, MD
- Stephanie B Clauss, DO
- Ramiz Kseri, MD FACP
- Atif Shah, MD
- Alvaro Cornejo Cobo, MD
- Ling Zhang, MD
- Magdy El-Din, MBBCH FACP
- Zuzana Talbot, MD
- Jyothsna P Bandaru, MD FACP
- Kritzia A Pineda, MD
- Lilit Karapetyan, MD FACP
- Jose E Freire, Jr, MD FACP
- Mohammed F Rahman, MD FACP
- Nirmal K Onteddu, MBBS
- Oteni G Hamilton, MD
- Nadiuska Sanchez, MD
- Sarbagya Pandit, MD FACP
- Shalini Hemachandran, MD FACP
- Eugene V Bednov, MD FACP
- Jeremy S Scherer, DO
- Zoheb Shaikh, MD
- Sapna Rama, DO
- Luis Gabriel Cedeno, MD
- William R Shimberg, MD
- Jared R Rispens, MD
- Dolores Prudent, MD
- Olger Nano, MD FACP
- Caroline Lopez, BCh
- Mohamad Hatahet, MD
- Shukshin NG, DO
- Rafael A Nones Pena, MD
- Lucas Rabeno Fasolo, MD
- LCDR Martha M Rodriguez, MD
- Rashida Tharpe, MD
- Watson Ducatel, DO FACP
- Kush Bhorania, MD
- Maria S Echavez Arroyo, MD
- Thanh-Phuong N Afiat, MD
- Werther R Marciales, MD
- Yariela Enriquez, MD
- Kevin Somai, MD
- Dana Oldham
- Olga V Klinkova, MD
- Thomas W Lewis, MD
- Md N Huq, V, MD
- Christine Clark, MD
- Harini Rathinamanickam, MD FACP
- John E Christakis, MD
- Claude A Innocent, MD
- Alexandra Franco Garcia, MD
- Jeffrey P Collins, MD
- Joelle M Vlahakis, MD
- Paul Sarmiento, MD
10 Years
- Robert P Kulchinsky, MD FACP
- Ellen H Eisenberg, MD
- Jeffrey A Humbarger, MD
- Joseph J Zerega, MD
- Brian J Kiedrowski, MD
- Ali A Harake, MD
- Kristal A Wolfe, MD
- Edward P Cutolo, Jr, MD
- Mehdi M Moezi, MD FACP
- Dan Moldoveanu, MD FACP
- Annil C Sawh, MD
- Koteswararao Vemuri, MD
- Marc Puchir, MD
- Deepica Reddy, MD
- Pierre C Deltor, MD
- Kyaw Myint, MD FACP
- Robert T Hasty, DO FACP
- Adekunle O Bamgboye, MD
- Anita J Medina, DO
- San H Thiha, MD FACP
- Syed Farhan Zafar, MD
- Muhammad A N Khan, MBBS FACP
- Martin M Cearras, MD FACP
- Less K Shrestha, MD FACP
- William J McKee, MD FACP
- Christine Orlowicz, MD
- David R Linz, MD FACP
- Yona R Ardiles, DO
- Nugma Chadha, MD FACP
- Nareesha Khan, MD
- Ricardo J Pagan, MD FACP
- Karen Williams, MD
- Mary Hilal Quarterman, MD
- Lily N Jones, DO
- Goutham Talari, MBBS FACP
- Vinay Prasad Rao Gagadam, MBBS
- Elmira Basaly, MD
- Pankaj Bansal, MBBS FACP
- John C Romano, MD
- Jennifer S Braverman, MD
- Muhammad Mobeen Ali, MD FACP
- Sripal Aditya Padam, MD FACP
- Manrique O Iriarte, MD FACP
- Robin T Bhasin, MD
- Youhana Greges, MD
- Affiong A Nsunwara, MBBS
- Ricardo Martinez, MD
- Lynell S Newmarch, MD FACP
- Payal Jhawar, MD
- Dilip Viswanath Arcot, MD FACP
- Raja Ramesh Gummalla, MD FACP
- Radames I Fernandez Felipe, MD
- Ehsanul Karim
- April L Oxford, MD
- Caroline N Nguyen-Min, MD
- Arlette Martell Muniz, MD
- Vince Faridani, MD FACP
- Belmar Irizarry, MD
- German Esteban Giese, MD FACP
- Thida T Win, MBBS
- Rory Rodrigues, MBBS FACP
- Rachita Bansal, MBBS FACP
- Gurdip S Hunjan, MD
- Shashank Mishra, MD
- Natalia Solenkova, MD, PhD FACP
- Maykel R Trotter, MD FACP
- Edlira Maska, MD FACP
- Nisarg V Patel, MD
- Oscar I Martinez, MD
- FACPIryna Babych, MD
- Bryan D Robinson, MD
- Andrew M Maley, MD
- Rahul Pathak, MBBS,MD FACP
- Lindsey A Finnegan, MD
- Aaron Cohen, MD
- Asha L Bansari, MD FACP
- Sandor A Romero, MD
- Larissa Dunker De Jesus, MD
- Melanie C Letobarone, MD
- Ferdinand DiBlasio, MD FACP
- Wayne T Ramcharitar, MD
- Kenneth K Poon, MD FACP
- Elizabeth J Haynes, MD FACP
- Joseph A Ladapo, MD PhD
- Elizabeth Borrero, MD FACP
- Frances R. Martinez, DO FACP
- Satish Pramod Shanbhag, MBBS FACP
- Jorge L Perez, MD
- Nancy Finnigan, DO FACP
15 Years
- Lee A Goscin, MD
- Pamela W Yanoviak, MD
- Kenneth R DeVault, MD FACP
- William S Kammerer, MD FACP
- Harold Altschuler, MD FACP
- Winnie Teh, MD FACP
- Paul D Gibb, MD
- Mary M Mouracade, III, MD FACP
- BG Maria G Scunziano, MD
- Sylvia M McQueen, MD FACP
- Sandra F Williams, MD FACP
- Rangarao V Gummadapu, MD
- Ahmed O Farooq, MBBS FACP
- Thomas J Sebastian, MD
- Chirag R Patel, DO FACP
- Vitra N Gosine, MD FACP
- Taiga Nishihori, MD
- Julie C Jerabek, MD
- Amay Parikh, MD FACP
- Tran Chan Phung, MD
- Jennifer N Young, MD
- Danielle K Panna, MD
- Brett R Hutton, MD FACP
- Inemesit E Umoren, MD FACP
- Shaival P Thakore, MD FACP
- Deborah DeWaay, MD FACP
- Dawn H Sherling, MD FACP
- Anthony L Turner, MD FACP
- Lauren Carls Holderith, MD
- Ravi Prasad Avati Nanjundappa, MBBS
- Manuel Garcia-Estrada, MD FACP
- Chandan Mitra, MD FACP
- Win M Aung, MBBS FACP
- Allison H Ferris, MD FACP
- Ian Adam, MD FACP
- Felipe A Correa, MD
- Aktar D Jaman, MD FACP MBBS
- Joanne L Wierda, MD FACP
- Tricia D Ferguson, MD
- David Bencomo, MD
- Malik M Naqi, MBBS FACP
- Elizabeth J Jungst, MD FACP
- Bhanuprasad D Sandesara, MBBS
- Kaushikkumar K Patel, MBBS
- Michelle C Brewster, DO MBA
- Nathaniel P Fleischner, MD
- Steven T DeKosky, MD FACP
- Mohammed A Merchant, DO
- Lalita Bhamidipati, MD
- Ashok D Sastry, MD
- Norman S Gutmann, MD
- LaTonya J Hickson, MD FACP
- Jennifer Azbell Walker, MD
- Li-Min Teng, MD
- Vanessa C Peluso, MD FACP
20 Years
- Jennifer L Calagan, MD PhD
- Gangaiah Natarajan, MD FACP
- Bonnie J Brodkin, MD
- Sharon D Sibert, MD FACP
- Wilfred C McKenzie, MD
- Neil A Schultz, MD
- Basil Mangra, MD FACP
- Manuel Suarez, FACP MD
- Mathew K Alukal, MD FACP
- Yusoof Hamuth, MD
- Javier Sobrado, MD
- Benjamin Gibli, MD
- Henry Jerome O'Neal, MD
- Marlene L Cormier, MD
- Yared Aklilu, MD FACP
- Larissa A Lim, MD FACP
- Phyllis A Neef, MD FACP
- Carlos A Silva, MD
- John M Sundheim, MD
- Christopher A Dyer, MD FACP
- Keith O'Brien, MD FACP
- Cristina I Pravia, MD FACP
- Kathy H Lee, MD FACP
- Raymond D Hansen, III, MD
- Nancy L Dawson, MD FACP
- Fernando A Rivera, MD FACP
- Robert S Egerman, MD
- Esteban J Diaz-Rivera, MD
- Augusto C Sepulveda, MD FACP
- David J Bailey, MBBS FACP
- Joffre R Rivera, MD FACP
- Scott E Sears, MD FACP
- Jordan Messler, MD FACP
- Uday Chauhan, MD
- Maria R Zequeira, MD FACP
- Frank D Demery, MD
- Jesus Fernando Quintero, MD
- Visal Numrungroad, MD
- Asha Ramsakal, DO FACP
- Maen A Hussein, MBBS
- Razvan M Chirila, MD FACP
- Saluja Varghese, MD FACP
- Paula A Eckardt, MD FACP
- Deborah J Morris, MD
- Jorge I Esquivel, MD FACP
- Wilfred I Onyia, MBBS FACP
- Petra Travnicek, MD FACP
- Karen A Echeverria-Beltran, MD FACP
- Gizatchew Ketsela, MD FACP
- Beata C Casanas, DO FACP
- Katri P Palonen, MD FACP
- Francisco A Cruz, MD FACP
- Anita Ekambaram, MBBS FACP
- Mahesh M Bhambore, MD FACP
- Anna Elizabeth Hadid, MD FACP
- Kushranie P Maharaj, MBBS
- Michael M Schandorf-Lartey, MD FACP
- Andreea C Vascan, MD FACP
- Khin M Latt, MBBS
- Vivian T Obeso, MD FACP
- Linh T Ngo-Blagden, MD
- Saji M Packal, MD FACP
- Jan J Dobrowolski, MD
- Gerardo A Rojas, MD FACP
- Andrew P Keaveny, MD
- Romeo R Legaspi, Jr, MD
- Eddie E Oliver, MD
- Juanita F Cone, MD
- Patricia Anne Ruth Alexander, MD FA
(May 2024) Your ACP Chapter thanks you for your continued ý and all you do every day to serve your patients and support the future of internal medicine. We’re proud that you’ve chosen us as your professional home, and we’re committed to remaining by your side—advocating for and supporting your professional journey.
BOR Action on Spring 2024 BOG Resolutions
(May 2024) A summary of Board of Regents (BOR) actions on resolutions debated at the Spring 2024 Board of Governors (BOG) meeting is now available. Resolutions initiated by ACP members and endorsed by a chapter council and the BOG become ACP policy when adopted by the BOR.
If you have an idea you would like to suggest to ACP, consider submitting a resolution to your Governor or local ACP chapter. Visit the advocacy section of your ACP chapter website for more information on how to propose a resolution.
Congratulations New Chapter Fellows
- Joel F Baker, DO FACP
- Jose M Cardona-Guzman, MD FACP
- Rahul Gujarathi, MD FACP
- Ju Hee Katzman, MD FACP
- Keith O'Brien, MD FACP
- Nkemdilim J Uzo, MD FACP
(April 2024) Congratulations to the Chapter's new Fellows.Fellowship in the College is an honor.Being an FACP®is a distinction earned from colleagues who recognize your accomplishments and achievements over and above the practice of medicine. The most important considerations for ACP Fellowship are excellence and contributions made to both medicine and to the broader community in which the internal medicine physician lives and practices.
Member Feedback is Requested on Spring 2024 Resolutions
(February 2024) Twenty-one (21) resolutions will be considered at the Spring 2024 Board of Governors (BOG) Meeting. With the exception of Resolution 9-S24, which will not be debated because this resolution is slated for adoption as a reaffirmation, please review each resolution and then indicate your support or opposition by completing theby the deadline your ACP Chapter Governor has requested or by midnight March 13, whichever comes first.
Your comments will be forwarded to your Governor to be used as part of his/her testimony on behalf of the chapter. If you have any questions, please contact Mary Giampietro, BOG Administrator, atchapter@acpmembership.org. Thank you for your input.
(NOTE: Proposed resolutions should be considered confidential information and are intended to be viewed by ACP members only. Under no circumstances should proposed resolutions be shared with the news media or social networking media, nor should they be shared with other individuals and organizations. Proposed resolutions do not represent ACP policy.)
Call for Fall 2024 Resolutions
(February 2024) Are you concerned about a practice or clinical issue or have an idea you'd like to suggest? If so, you might consider submitting a resolution to your Governor or chapter council.
Initiating a resolution provides ACP members an opportunity to focus attention at the ACP national level on a particular issue or topic that concerns them. Participating in the Board of Governors resolutions process provides the ACP grassroots member a voice and allows you to shape College policy that impacts the practice of internal medicine.
Not sure how to begin drafting a resolution? Researching the College's position on an issue can give you a start. The just released ACP Board of Governors Resolutions Guide for ACP Members is now available to download and will help, too. The Guide was created to provide members a short overview of the resolutions process essentials and highlights critical ACP online resources you must use.
Once drafted, members must submit resolutions to their Governor and/or chapter council. Chapter council approval is required to move resolutions forward to ACP national. Although not official ACP policy, a resolution becomes property of the chapter once the chapter council approves forwarding it to national. If effecting change interests you, the deadline for submitting new resolutions to be heard at the Fall 2024 Board of Governors Meeting isMarch 29, 2024.
Share your good idea with us. Draft a resolution.
Congratulations New Chapter Fellows
- Ricky A Buckshaw, Jr, DO FACP
- Alejandro Del Cerro Rondon, MD FACP
- Juan A Dorado, MD FACP
- Magdy El-Din, MBBCH FACP
- Luis Alberto Isea, Sr, MD FACP
- Ramiz Kseri, MD FACP
- Shaunak Mulani, MD FACP
- Venkata Suresh Patthipati, MD FACP
- Nyein Chan Swe, MD FACP
- Eugene V Bednov, MD FACP
- Amin M Elfituri, MD FACP
- Mousa Michael Hanna, DO FACP
- Sean M Hernandez, MD FACP
- Asm Mujibur Rahman, MD FACP
- Alberto J Sabucedo, MD PhD FACP
- Robert A Zaiden, MD FACP
(February 2024) Congratulations to the Chapter's new Fellows.Fellowship in the College is an honor.Being an FACP®is a distinction earned from colleagues who recognize your accomplishments and achievements over and above the practice of medicine. The most important considerations for ACP Fellowship are excellence and contributions made to both medicine and to the broader community in which the internal medicine physician lives and practices.
Chapter Speakers at Internal Medicine Meeting 2024
(December 2023) We’d like to bring attention to our local chapter members who will be presenting as faculty at ACP’s Internal Medicine Meeting 2024 in Boston, Massachusetts this April. Early-bird registration is available through January. For a full schedule or for more information on the meeting, click .
| Florida | Steven | Cohn | Clinical Pearls | Clinical Pearls: Perioperative Medicine and General Internal Medicine | Saturday, April 20, 2024 |
| Florida | Joseph | Esterson | Clinical Skills Center | Cardiac Diagnosis with Harvey® The Cardiopulmonary Patient Simulator | |
| Florida | Jason | Goldman | Clinical Triad | Clinical Triad: Cancer Screening Updates and Controversies | Friday, April 19, 2024 |
| Florida | Jason | Goldman | Panel | Practical Strategies to Promote Increased Immunization Rates | Saturday, April 20, 2024 |
| Florida | Jason | Goldman | Panel | Policy Strategies for Strengthening Physician-Led, Team-Based Care | Saturday, April 20, 2024 |
| Florida | Jason | Goldman | Meet the Professor | Genetics and Cancer Screening | Saturday, April 20, 2024 |
| Florida | Fred | Kusumoto | Meet the Professor | Rapid-Fire ECGs | Thursday, April 18, 2024 |
| Florida | Brian | Lacy | Meet the Professor | Approach to the Adult With Chronic Diarrhea | Friday, April 19, 2024 |
| Florida | KIMBERLY | LYN SHUE | Meet the Professor | Back Pain: When Is It Serious? | Friday, April 19, 2024 |
| Florida | Efren | Manjarrez | Meet the Professor | Outpatient Perioperative Management | Friday, April 19, 2024 |
| Florida | Maria Antonietta | Mosetti | Clinical Skills Center | Ultrasound-Guided Paracentesis | |
| Florida | Vijaykumar | Rajput | Clinical Skills Center | Suturing Skills | |
| Florida | Hector | Rivera | Clinical Skills Center | Cardiac Diagnosis with Harvey® The Cardiopulmonary Patient Simulator | |
| Florida | Ross | Scalese | Clinical Workshop | Cardiac Murmurs: Benign or Serious? | Thursday, April 18, 2024 |
| Florida | Ross | Scalese | Clinical Workshop | Cardiac Murmurs: Benign or Serious? | Thursday, April 18, 2024 |
| Florida | Ross | Scalese | Clinical Workshop | Cardiac Murmurs: Benign or Serious? | Friday, April 19, 2024 |
| Florida | Ross | Scalese | Clinical Workshop | Cardiac Murmurs: Benign or Serious? | Friday, April 19, 2024 |
| Florida | Ross | Scalese | Clinical Skills Center | Cardiac Diagnosis with Harvey® The Cardiopulmonary Patient Simulator | |
| Florida | Mohammadali | Shoja | Clinical Skills Center | Suturing Skills |
BOR Action on Fall 2023 BOG Resolutions
(December 2023) A summary of Board of Regents (BOR) actions on resolutions debated at the Fall 2023 Board of Governors (BOG) meeting is now available. Resolutions initiated by ACP members and endorsed by a chapter council and the BOG become ACP policy when adopted by the BOR.
If you have an idea you would like to suggest to ACP, consider submitting a resolution to your Governor or local ACP chapter. Visit the advocacy section of your ACP chapter website for more information on how to propose a resolution.
Congratulations New Chapter Fellows
- Roberto Arevalo-Araujo, MD FACP
- Norman L Beatty, MD FACP
- Watson Ducatel, DO FACP
- Maria Antonietta Mosetti, MD FACP
- Allison Salib, DO FACP
- Victor Soriano, MD FACP
- Misbahuddin Syed, MD FACP
- Natasha Melo Resendes, MD FACP
(November 2023) Congratulations to the Chapter's new Fellows. Fellowship in the College is an honor. Being an FACP® is a distinction earned from colleagues who recognize your accomplishments and achievements over and above the practice of medicine. The most important considerations for ACP Fellowship are excellence and contributions made to both medicine and to the broader community in which the internal medicine physician lives and practices.
Call for Posters: 2024 Resident & Medical Student Poster Competition
View the FULL COMPETITION DETAILS.
Submit an abstract using the .
Abstract Submission Deadline:
Wednesday, January 10, 2024 at 11:59 PM (EST)
2023 Chapter Excellence Award – Gold Winner
We are pleased to announce that our chapter is in receipt of the Gold Level of the 2023 Chapter Excellence Award! The award recognizes truly extraordinary chapters that surpass excellence in chapter management. We are in the company of 54 other outstanding chapters. In order to achieve the Gold Level of the Chapter Excellence Award, chapters must meet nineteen Bronze criteria, seventeen Silver criteria and multiple Gold level activities. Criteria include such activities as having a legislative action plan or agenda, holding a volunteerism/community service activity, holding multiple stand-alone meetings, having revenue sources outside of dues and meeting registration fees, implementing a strategic plan, implementing a formal recruitment and retention plan and measuring outcomes, conducting various activities for Medical Students, Residents and Early Career Physicians.
We would like to extend a special thanks to those chapter members who assisted us in all of these endeavors! For their hard work and dedication, we received this award.
We Request Your Feedback on the Proposed Fall 2023 Board of Governors Resolutions
(August 2023) We would like to request your feedback regarding resolutions that will be considered at the Fall 2023 Board of Governors Meeting. With the exception of Resolution 3-F23 which was accepted as a reaffirmation and will not be debated, please review the balance of the slate and then indicate your support or opposition by completing the resolutions electronic response form by August 30th.
After considering the intent of each resolution and how it fits with the College’s Mission and Goals, please provide your feedback on each resolution and indicate your support or opposition by completing the electronic response form by August 30. Your input will be used as part of testimony on behalf of the chapter.
Thank you for taking time out of your busy schedule to provide comments regarding these resolutions. By providing your feedback on the Board of Governors resolutions, you have helped to shape College policy that impacts the practice of internal medicine.
Congratulations New Chapter Fellows
- Fnu Asad-ur-Rahman, MBBS FACP
- Maria Aracelis Carmona, MD FACP
- Alan Chan, MD FACP
- Jessica E Eichler, MD FACP
- Varun Jain, MD FACP
- Sumyra Kachru, MD FACP
- Dacre R Knight, MD FACP
- Diego Lugo Baruqui, MD FACP
- Mithun B Pattathan, MD FACP
(July 2023) Congratulations to the Chapter's new Fellows. Fellowship in the College is an honor. Being an FACP® is a distinction earned from colleagues who recognize your accomplishments and achievements over and above the practice of medicine. The most important considerations for ACP Fellowship are excellence and contributions made to both medicine and to the broader community in which the internal medicine physician lives and practices.
Call for Spring 2024 BOG Resolutions
(July 2023) Are you concerned about a practice or clinical issue or have an idea you'd like to suggest? If so, you might consider submitting a resolution to your Governor or chapter council.
Initiating a resolution provides ACP members an opportunity to focus attention at the ACP national level on a particular issue or topic that concerns them. Participating in the Board of Governors resolutions process provides the ACP grassroots member a voice and allows you to shape College policy that impacts the practice of internal medicine.
Not sure how to begin drafting a resolution? Researching the College's position on an issue can give you a start. The recently released ACP Board of Governors Resolutions Guide for ACP Membersis now available to download and will help, too.The Guidewas created to provide members a short overview of the resolutions process essentials and highlights critical ACP online resources you must use.
Once drafted, members must submit resolutions to their Governor and/or chapter council. Chapter council approval to move resolutions forward to ACP national is required. A resolution becomes a resolution of the chapter once the chapter council approves forwarding it to national. If effecting change interests you, the deadline for submitting new resolutions to be heard at the Spring 2024 Board of Governors Meeting isOctober 16, 2023.
Share your good idea with us. Draft a resolution.
BOR Action on Spring 2023 BOG Resolutions
(June 2023) summary of Board of Regents (BOR) actionson resolutions debated at theSpring 2023 Board of Governors (BOG) meeting is now available. Resolutions initiated by ACP members and endorsed by a chapter council and the BOG become ACP policy when adopted by the BOR.
Chapter Members Elected to ACP Fellowship
(March 2023) We would like to congratulate our chapter members on election to Fellow of the ý. The distinction recognizes achievements in internal medicine.
Temitope Akinjogbin, MD FACP
Lyle W Baker, MD FACP
Jyothsna P Bandaru, MD FACP
Joseph Geffen, DO MPH FACP
Adithya Mathews, MD FACP
Olger Nano, MD FACP
Sarbagya Pandit, MD FACP
Brian H Ramnaraign, MD FACP
Jorge A Restrepo, DO FACP
Angelica Torres Morales, MD FACP
Jerome J Tuitt, MD FACP
Tathagat Narula, MBBS FACP
Lisa A Shenkman, MD FACP
Anita R Sikha, MD FACP
Gregory M Brown, MD FACP
Beatrice Deshommes, MD FACP
Kunal Gawri, MD FACP
Prasanth Gogineni, MD FACP
Fellowship is elected upon the recommendation of peers and the review of ACP’s Credentials Subcommittee. They may now use the letters “FACP” after their name in recognition of this honor. Please join me in congratulations!
Board of Regents Action on Fall 2022 BOG Resolutions
(November 2022) A summary of Board of Regents (BOR) actions on resolutions debated at theFall 2022 Board of Governors (BOG) meeting is now available. Resolutions initiated by ACP members and endorsed by a chapter council and the BOG become ACP policy when adopted by the BOR.
If you have an idea you'd like to suggest to ACP, consider submitting a resolution to your Governor or local ACP chapter. Visit your ACP chapter website for more information on how to contact your Governor or chapter staff about proposing a resolution.
Chapter Members Elected to ACP Fellowship
(November 2022) We would like to congratulate our chapter members on election to Fellow of the ý. The distinction recognizes achievements in internal medicine.
- Lorena Del Pilar Bonilla, MD, FACP
- Maja Delibasic, MD, FACP
- Allison P Ferrara, MD, FACP
- Anu Sharma, MD, FACP
- Touqir Zahra Zahra, MD, FACP
- Leyla M Aponte, MD, FACP
- Jordan M Bromberg, MD, FACP
- Joseph H Etienne, MD, FACP
- Aneta T Rusek, MD, FACP
- Philip N Styne, MD, FACP
- Jose R Valery, MD, FACP
Fellowship is elected upon the recommendation of peers and the review of ACP’s Credentials Subcommittee. They may now use the letters “FACP” after their name in recognition of this honor. Please join me in congratulations!
Congratulations Dr. Rajput, Dr.Mechaber, and Dr.Haffizullaon Mastership
(October 2022) We are excited to share that the Mastership Committee and the Board of Regents have approved Vijay Rajput, MBBS, MACP, Farzanna S. Haffizulla, MD, MACP, andAlex J. Mechaber, MD, MACP, to receive an award recognition during the 2023 Internal Medicine Meeting in San Diego, California.
Those awarded Mastership shall be Fellows who have been selected because of “integrity, positions of honor, impact in practice or in medical research, or other attainments in science or in the art of medicine.” Mastership must be awarded to highly accomplished persons demonstrating impact in practice, leadership, or in medical research. Evidence of their achievements can come from many types of endeavors, such as renown within their field and/or ACP chapter, research, education, health care initiatives, volunteerism, administrative positions, care of patients, and service to their community.
One of the goals of the ý is to “recognize excellence and distinguished contributions to internal medicine.” As a way of achieving this goal, the College offers 21 awards and a number of Masterships each year. Annually, awardees and MACPs are honored at the Convocation ceremony held during the Internal Medicine meeting. A list of past awardees and MACPs may be found online.
Congratulations Rep. Kathy Castoron Joseph F. Boyle Award for Distinguished Public Service
(October 2022) We are excited to share that the Awards Committee and the Board of Regents have approvedRep. Kathy Castor to receive an award recognition during the 2023 Internal Medicine Meeting in San Diego, California.
The Joseph F. Boyle Award for Distinguished Public Service award is bestowed upon a current or former government official or a physician acting in an official capacity (city, county, state or federal, executive, or legislative) who has provided outstanding public service toward improving the delivery of health care.
One of the goals of the ý is to “recognize excellence and distinguished contributions to internal medicine.” As a way of achieving this goal, the College offers 21 awards and a number of Masterships each year. Annually, awardees and MACPs are honored at the Convocation ceremony held during the Internal Medicine meeting. A list of past awardees and MACPs may be found online.