Governance Leadership
- President – Molly Cooke, MD, FACP
- Chair, Board of Regents – Charles Cutler, MD, FACP
- Treasurer - Robert A. Gluckman, MD, FACP
- Immediate Past President – David L. Bronson, MD, MACP
- Immediate Past Chair, Board of Regents – Phyllis A. Guze MD, MACP
- President-elect – David A. Fleming, MD, MA, FACP
- Chair-elect, Board of Regents – Robert M. Centor, MD, FACP
- EVP/CEO - Steven E. Weinberger, MD, FACP
President, 2013-2014 -
Molly Cooke, MD, FACP
Molly Cooke, MD, FACP, is President of the American College of Physicians (ACP), the nation's second-largest physician organization. Dr. Cooke’s term began at Internal Medicine 2013, ACP’s annual scientific meeting in San Francisco, CA, April 11-13, 2013.
Dr. Cooke has been a Fellow of the American College of Physicians (FACP) since 1986. FACP is an honorary designation that recognizes ongoing individual service and contributions to the practice of medicine. She previously served as President-elect of the American College of Physicians, and on the Board of Regents of the ACP since 2008; the Board of Regents is the main policymaking body of ACP. Dr. Cooke was also chair of the Board of Governors in 2009-2010. She also served as the Governor of ACP’s California Northern Chapter.
Dr. Cooke is a professor of medicine at the University of California San Francisco, where in July 2012 she was appointed Director of Education for Global Health Sciences. She is an author of Educating Physicians: A Call for Reform of Medical School and Residency, published in 2010, and was the recipient in 2006 of the AOA Robert J. Glaser Distinguished Teacher Award, a national award given by the Association of American Medical Colleges.
Dr. Cooke's medical practice focuses on the care of patients with HIV and other chronic illnesses. Her major professional contributions include seminal works in HIV ethics during the early years of the epidemic. More recently she has made advancements in medical education, establishing The Haile T. Debas Academy of Medical Educators, a professional development program in the school of medicine at UCSF.
Board certified in internal medicine, Dr. Cooke is a graduate of Stanford University School of Medicine, and completed her internal medicine residency at UCSF. She has been active in the educational, advocacy and governance activities of ACP both regionally and nationally. She has served on the board of the All-California ACP Services organization, which works with the legislature to advance the interests of internists and patients in California and served as well as Vice-Chair of the ACP Health and Public Policy Committee.
Chair, Board of Regents, 2013-2014 -
Charles Cutler, MD, FACP
Charles Cutler, MD, FACP, is the 2013-2014 Chair of the Board of Regents of the American College of Physicians (ACP), the nation’s largest medical specialty organization. Dr. Cutler’s term began during Internal Medicine 2013, ACP’s annual scientific meeting in San Francisco, CA, April 11-13, 2013. The Board of Regents manages the business and affairs of ACP and is the main policy-making body of the College.
Dr. Cutler has been a Fellow of ACP since 1994. FACP is an honorary designation that recognizes ongoing individual service and contributions to the practice of medicine. He has been active in the advocacy and governance activities of ACP both regionally and nationally. He previously served as governor of ACP’s Southeastern Pennsylvania chapter and as a member of ACP’s Health and Public Policy Committee.
Dr. Cutler has been of a member of the ACP’s Governing Council for Pennsylvania since 2002 and the Medicare Carrier Advisory Committee Representative from Pennsylvania since 2004. He was a member of the Executive Committee of ACP’s Board of Governors from 2006-2008. Dr. Cutler’s publication credits include co-authoring “Achieving a High-Performance Health Care System with Universal Access: What the United States Can Learn from Other Countries,” published in Annals of Internal Medicine in January 2008.
Board-certified in internal medicine, Dr. Cutler has been a full-time practicing internist in Norristown, PA, since completing his residency in 1977. He is a member of Fornance Physicians, a multi-specialty group practice consisting of 85 doctors. From 1996-2002, Dr. Cutler was a clinical associate at the University of Pennsylvania. He is a former board member of the Pennsylvania Medical Society and is currently a board member of the Montgomery County Medical Society.
Dr. Cutler was chair of the Coalition for a Tobacco-Free Montgomery County from 2003-2006. He served as President of Victim Services Center of Montgomery County for two terms from 2002-2004 and served as a member of its Board of Directors for ten years. After earning his undergraduate degree from LaSalle College maxima cum laude in 1970 and his medical degree from Temple University School of Medicine in 1974, Dr. Cutler completed his internship and residency training at Temple University Hospital.
Treasurer, 2013-2016 -
Robert A. Gluckman, MD, FACP
Robert A. Gluckman, MD, FACP has been named Treasurer of the American College of Physicians (ACP), the nation’s largest medical specialty organization. Dr. Gluckman’s term will began during Internal Medicine 2013, ACP’s annual scientific meeting in San Francisco CA, April 11-13, 2013. As Treasurer, Dr. Gluckman chairs the ACP Financial Policy and Audit Committee and serves ex officio on the ACP Board of Regents. Dr. Gluckman will serve a three-year term in this position until 2016.
Dr. Gluckman has been a member since 1980 and a member of ACP’s Board of Regents since 2009. The Board of Regents is the main policy-making board of ACP. He previously served as governor for the ACP Oregon Chapter. He also served on ACP’s Health and Public Policy Committee and as Chair of ACP’s Medical Practice and Quality Committee and ACP Services Political Action Committee. Dr. Gluckman has been a Fellow of the American College of Physicians (FACP) since 1996. FACP is an honorary designation that recognizes ongoing individual service and contributions to the practice of medicine. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Award, National ACP Services Political Action Committee in 2010.
Dr. Gluckman is currently chief medical officer for Providence Health Plans, and served as chief medical officer for the teaching clinics at Providence Medical Group. He served on the faculty for Providence St. Vincent Internal Medicine Residency for 18 years, where he maintained an active internal medicine practice. Throughout his academic career he has focused on applying medical evidence to clinical practice, with an emphasis on increasing the value of care delivered to patients.
Dr. Gluckman graduated summa cum laude in 1978 from the University of Illinois and earned his medical degree in 1982 from the University of Chicago. He completed his residency at Michael Reese Hospital in Chicago and is board certified in internal medicine.
He is also a member of the Board of the Oregon Medical Association, Acumentra Health and the Oregon Medical Insurance Pool.
Immediate Past President, 2013-2014 -
David L. Bronson, MD, MACP
David L. Bronson, MD, MACP, is the Immediate Past President of the American College of Physicians (ACP), the nation’s largest medical specialty organization.
Dr. Bronson was elected a Fellow of the American College of Physicians (FACP) in 1994 and named a Master in 2012. FACP is an honorary designation that recognizes ongoing individual service and contributions to the practice of medicine. Election to Mastership recognizes outstanding career accomplishments and notable contributions to medicine. Dr. Bronson served on the Board of Regents since 2009 and was Immediate Past Chair of the Board of Governors from 2008-2009. He was Governor of the Ohio Chapter and served on the Governor's Advisory Committee, where he was then elected Chair of the Board of Governors. Dr. Bronson has also been a reviewer for Annals of Internal Medicine and an ACP Journal Club commentator.
Dr. Bronson earned a medical degree from the University of Vermont College of Medicine. He completed residencies at the University of Wisconsin and the University of Vermont, where he served as chief resident. Board-certified in internal medicine and geriatric medicine, Dr. Bronson's research interests include delirium, clinical prediction instruments, smoking cessation, patient education, and other issues in primary care practice.
Dr. Bronson is President of the Cleveland Clinic Regional Hospitals. He is also a professor of medicine at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University. Dr. Bronson joined the Cleveland Clinic in 1992 as chairman of the department of general internal medicine prior to chairing the division of medical regional practice from 1995-2007. Additionally, from 2007-2010 Dr. Bronson held the position of chairman of the Medicine Institute and chief of the Medicine Service.
Outside of his ACP activities, Dr. Bronson serves on the Board of Commissioners of the Joint Commission where he chairs the Accreditation Committee and the AHA Health Systems Governing Council. He serves on the board of Better Health Greater Cleveland, and is a member of Society of General Internal Medicine. Dr. Bronson has also served as a member of several National Board of Medical Examiner committees. He currently sits on several Cleveland Clinic boards and was co-chair of the Greater Cleveland United Way campaign in 2003. He is a member of the Cleveland Play House Board of Directors.
Immediate Past Chair, Board of Regents, 2013-2014 – Phyllis A. Guze MD, MACP
Phyllis A. Guze, MD, FACP, is 2013-2014 Immediate Past Chair of the Board of Regents of the American College of Physicians (ACP). She was elected to the ACP Board of Governors in 2004 and she became a Regent in 2008.
Dr. Guze has been a Fellow of ACP (FACP) since 1980. FACP is an honorary designation that recognizes ongoing individual service and contributions to the practice of medicine. She has served ACP as part of the Governor’s Advisory Committee, as a member of the Health and Pubic Policy Committee and as vice-chair and chair of the Education Committee.
Dr. Guze has been on the Board of Regents, which is the main policy-making body of ACP, since 2008. She is also former Governor of the Southern California Region I Chapter as part of the ACP Board of Governors. Dr. Guze was previously serving as Chair-elect, a position which began in April 2011, before transitioning to the Chair of the Board of Regents.
Board-certified in internal medicine and infectious diseases, Dr. Guze is a graduate of the State University of New York, Cortland, where she earned a Bachelor of Science degree. Dr. Guze earned her Master of Science degree in anatomy and physiology from Indiana University, Bloomington and her medical degree from the University of Southern California School of Medicine in Los Angeles. She also completed an internship and residency in internal medicine and a fellowship in infectious diseases at Harbor UCLA Medical Center in Torrance, CA.
Dr. Guze is currently the associate vice chancellor of Health Affairs and executive dean of the School of Medicine at the University of California, Riverside. Additionally, Dr. Guze has been a professor of medicine at the UCLA School of Medicine since 1985. She has previously held the position of acting vice chancellor of Medical Sciences and dean of the UCR School of medicine. She was chair of medicine at the VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System and Executive Vice Chair Department of Medicine at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA from 1986-2005.
In addition to her involvement with ACP, Dr. Guze has served as President of the Association of VA Chiefs of Medicine and President of the Association of Program Directors in Internal Medicine. She has also been a member of the University of California Office of the President Central Valley PRIME Program Taskforce. Throughout her career, Dr. Guze has received numerous teaching awards such as the UCLA School of Medicine Outstanding Teacher Award, the UCLA Harriet & Charles Gluckman Distinguished Faculty Teaching Award, and the Alpha Omega Alpha Distinguished Teacher Award. She has also been involved with consulting projects regarding computerized medical records with the UCLA Center for Health Sciences from 2002-2005 and curricular planning and development of a four-year medical school with UC Riverside.
President-elect, 2013-2014 -
David A. Fleming, MD, MA, FACP
David A. Fleming, MD, MA, FACP, is the 2013-2014 President-elect of the American College of Physicians (ACP), the nation’s largest medical specialty organization. Dr. Fleming became President-elect at Internal Medicine 2013, ACP’s annual scientific meeting in San Francisco, CA, in April 2013.
Dr. Fleming has been a Fellow of American College of Physicians (FACP) since 1986. FACP is an honorary designation that recognizes ongoing individual service and contributions to the practice of medicine. He has been active with ACP since 1980 when he began his membership. Dr. Fleming served on the Ethics, Professionalism and Human Rights Committee, most recently as chair, and served as vice-chair for the Health and Public Policy Committee. He was Governor for the Missouri Chapter of ACP from 2007-2011 and was Chair of ACP’s Board of Governors from 2011-2012. He has served on the Board of Regents for ACP since 2010. Dr. Fleming also received the ACP Evergreen Award for member outreach in 2009 and the Laureate Award for outstanding service to medicine and ACP from the Missouri Chapter of ACP in 2012.
Board-certified in internal medicine, Dr. Fleming earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of Missouri and his medical degree from the University of Missouri School of Medicine. He completed his internship, residency, and chief residency training in the Department of Medicine at the University of Missouri School of Medicine. Dr. Fleming is currently a Professor of Medicine at the University of Missouri School of Medicine, where he also serves as Chairman of the Department of Medicine and Director of the MU Center for Health Ethics.
From 1999-2001, Dr. Fleming was an Associate Professor of Medicine at Georgetown University in Washington, DC while completing a two year Health and Human Services Research Fellowship in Primary Care focusing on bioethics. He is currently a member of the Boone County Medical Society, the American Medical Association, the Association of Professors of Medicine, the Southern Society of Clinical Investigators, and the Southern Medical Society.
Dr. Fleming has received numerous awards for teaching and service, including the Distinguished Service Award of the MU Alumni Association, the Jane Hickman Teaching Award, the Robert N. McCallum Student Advocacy Award, and Faculty Member of the Year in the Department of Health Management and Informatics at the University of Missouri School of Medicine. Additionally, he was named Prince Charitable Scholar in End of Life Care at Georgetown University in 2000 and Service Excellence Hero in 2009 from the University Hospital at the University of Missouri.
Dr. Fleming’s publication credits include authoring and co-authoring over 60 peer reviewed journal publications and book chapters. He is also editor and author of the book, Care of the Dying Patient. He has also been invited to give numerous regional, national, and international presentations.
Chair-elect, Board of Regents, 2013-2014 –
Robert M. Centor, MD, FACP
Robert M. Centor, MD, FACP, is the 2013-2014 Chair-elect of the Board of Regents of the American College of Physicians (ACP), the nation’s largest medical specialty organization. Dr. Centor’s new term began at the conclusion of Internal Medicine 2013, ACP’s annual scientific meeting in San Francisco, CA, April 11-13, 2013. The Board of Regents manages the business and affairs of ACP and is the main policy-making body of the College.
Dr. Centor has been a member of ACP since 1978 and a member of ACP’s Board of Regents since 2008. He has served on many of ACP’s committees, including the Membership Committee, Finance Committee, Strategic Planning Committee and the Health and Public Policy Committee, which he chaired from 2009-2011. Dr. Centor has been a Fellow of the American College of Physicians (FACP) since 1985. FACP is an honorary designation that recognizes ongoing individual service and contributions to the practice of medicine. He was awarded the American College of Physicians Alabama Chapter – Laureate Award in 2009.
Dr. Centor is currently Professor of Medicine and Regional Dean of the University of Alabama at Birmingham, Huntsville Regional Medical Campus. Previously, he held numerous positions at the Medical College of Virginia, where he earned his medical degree and also completed his residency. He graduated from the University of Virginia as an undergraduate.
He is a reviewer for several medical journals and has extensive publication credits to his name. Areas of special interest for Dr. Centor include the diagnosis and treatment of adult pharyngitis, and the clinical diagnostic process.
.Executive Vice President and Chief Executive -
Steven E. Weinberger, MD, FACP
Steven E. Weinberger, MD, FACP, became Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer of the American College of Physicians (ACP) in July 2010. Previously, Dr. Weinberger served as Deputy Executive Vice President and Senior Vice President for Medical Education and Publishing of the College. An internist and pulmonologist, Dr. Weinberger is an adjunct professor of medicine at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine.
Prior to joining ACP, Dr. Weinberger served on the faculty of Harvard Medical School and Beth Israel Hospital/Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center for more than 25 years. He was executive vice chair of the Department of Medicine at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, executive director of the Carl J. Shapiro Institute for Education and Research, and professor of medicine and faculty associate dean for medical education at Harvard Medical School.
Dr. Weinberger authored a popular textbook, Principles of Pulmonary Medicine, now in its fifth edition and available in several languages. He has written numerous original and review articles as well as multiple chapters for the leading textbooks of internal medicine, including Harrison’s Principles of Internal Medicine and Cecil’s Textbook of Medicine. He was editor of the Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine section of the American College of Physicians’ Medical Knowledge Self-Assessment Program 10. He served on the editorial board of The New England Journal of Medicine from 1992 to 2000, and, prior to joining ACP, was Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine editor-in-chief for UpToDate.
A graduate of Harvard Medical School, Dr. Weinberger completed residency training in internal medicine at the University of California-San Francisco Medical Center, followed by fellowship training in pulmonary medicine at the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute at the National Institutes of Health. Dr. Weinberger has been a Fellow (FACP) of ACP since 1988. He is the recipient of numerous Harvard Medical School teaching awards. In 2001, he received the Robert J. Glaser Distinguished Teacher Award from Alpha Omega Alpha and the Association of American Medical Colleges, and in 2008 he received the Clinical Educator Award from the American Thoracic Society Clinical Problems Assembly.
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