Member Accomplishments
2013 Internal Medicine Abstract Presenters
We were honored to have six chapter members represent our chapter for the Associate and Medical Student Abstract Competition held during Internal Medicine 2013 in San Francisco.
- Mohammed A Farooqui, MBBS, Associate Oral Presentation, Clinical Vignette
- James C Fletcher, MD, Associate Poster, Clinical Research
- Megha Sawhney, MBBS, Associate Poster, Clinical Research; Associate Poster, Clinical Vignette
- James L Gentry III, MD, Associate Poster, Clinical Vignette
- Mohammed A Farooqui, MBBS, Associate Poster, Clinical Vignette
- Philip Desouza, Medical Student Poster, Clinical Vignette
Congratulations to our 2013 Chapter Award and Abstract Competition Winners
Chapter Award Winners
Laureate Award: James Osborne, MD, FACP
Volunteerism and Community Service Award: Animita Saha, MD, FACP
Download the Awards Brochure
Abstract Competition Winners
Best Overall: James Gentry, MD (Duke)
Best Clinical Vignette: Charles Austin, MD (UNC)
Second Place Clinical Vignette: Matthew Chung, MD (Duke)
Third Place Clinical Vignette: Afreen Shariff, MD and Jennifer Stahl, MD (ECU/Brody)
Best Clinical or Basic Research: Bernard Tawfik, MD (WFU)
Best QI: Jessica Hildebrand, MD (SEAHEC)
Best Student: Rita Kuwahara, MIH (UNC)
Dr. Suheir Khajuria presented posters at World Congress of Internal Medicine in Chile in November 2012
We are excited to share that Dr. Suheir Khajuria (PGY 3 Internal Medicine at New Hanover Regional Medical Center, Wilmington, NC) had 3 posters accepted for presentation at the World Congress of Internal Medicine in Chile, taking place on November 11th-November 15th, 2012. The World Congress event is hosted by International Society of Internal Medicine, of which ACP is an affiliate.
Benjamin J. Powers, MD, MHS receives the Junior Investigator Recognition Award from the Annals of Internal Medicine and ACP
Dr. Powers accepted his award in person at the Internal Medicine 2012 meeting in New Orleans. He is Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Duke University Medical Center Department of Medicine in Durham, NC and a staff physician at the Durham Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center. He is being recognized for the article he authored within three years of completing his training. “Measuring Blood Pressure for Decision Making and Quality Reporting: Where and How Many Measures?” was published in the June 21, 2011 issue of Annals of Internal Medicine. For more information, see the full press release.
Congratulations to Our New North Carolina ACP Fellows
View the full list of North Carolina members were elected to Fellowship in the past 6 months.
The North Carolina Chapter would like to thank the following member for recruiting colleagues as part of ACP's Recruit-a-Colleague program:
- Scott G Satko, MD FACP
Have you . . . received an award, appointment, certification or other honor? Done some interesting volunteer work, had an article published, received a promotion? We'd like to share your good news in this section of the Chapter web site. Please e-mail items of interest to Alan Skipper.
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Contact Information
Byron J Hoffman, Jr MD FACP
Governor, North Carolina Chapter, ACP
Alan Skipper
Executive Director
North Carolina Chapter of ACP
P.O. Box 27167
Raleigh, NC 27611
Office: (919) 833-3836
Fax: (919) 833-2023
Email: askipper@ncmedsoc.org
