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Statement attributable to:
Robert McLean, MD, FACP
President, �������ý

Washington, D.C. April 16, 2019 -- The �������ý (ACP) published a paper today in the Annals of Internal Medicine that examines ways to improve the Affordable Care Act (ACA). provides a set of recommendations to strengthen the ACA and lay the foundation for health care reforms that will lead to universal coverage for all Americans.

ACP Innovation Challenge is part of ACP's support of innovation in medicine

Philadelphia, April 13, 2019 – Jonathan Dau, MD, won the ACP Innovation Challenge grand prize today during Internal Medicine Meeting 2019, the annual scientific meeting of the �������ý (ACP). ACP awarded $20,000 to Dr. Dau, an internal medicine resident at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, for “Prescription (Rx) for Produce: A Grassroots Medicine, Farm‐to‐Hospital Initiative.”

ACP plans to develop and release practical resources to close gap between physician use of telehealth and patients' desire for flexibility

Philadelphia, April 11, 2019 -- The �������ý (ACP) today at its Internal Medicine Meeting 2019 unveiled ACP Advance, a new quality improvement (QI) program to help organizations and physicians improve patient care. ACP Advance features a physician-led coaching service, a new QI curriculum, and access to virtual training programs and resources.

Philadelphia, April 10, 2019 – Annals of Internal Medicine and the �������ý (ACP) will honor Muhammad Hammadah, MD; Jeong Hwan Kim, MD; and Sachin J Shah, MD, MPH, with Junior Investigator Recognition Awards at , ACP’s annual scientific meeting taking place April 11-13 in Philadelphia.

Statement attributable to:
Ana María López, MD, MPH, MACP
President, �������ý

Great majority of average-risk women with no symptoms will benefit from mammography every other year beginning at age 50

Philadelphia, April 9, 2019 – Average-risk women between the ages of 50 and 74 who have no symptoms for breast cancer should undergo breast cancer screening with mammography every other year, the �������ý (ACP) states in a new published today in Annals of Internal Medicine.

Philadelphia, April 8, 2019 -- The �������ý (ACP) will honor the winners of its national abstract competitions during , ACP’s annual scientific meeting taking place April 11-13 in Philadelphia. The competitions are open to ACP Early Career Physician Members, ACP Resident/Fellow Members, and Medical Students Members.