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Who We Are

The American College of Physicians (ACP) is a national organization of internists — physician specialists who apply scientific knowledge and clinical expertise to the diagnosis, treatment, and compassionate care of adults across the spectrum from health to complex illness. ACP is the largest medical-specialty organization and second-largest physician group in the United States. Its membership of 133,000 includes internists, internal medicine subspecialists, and medical students, residents, and fellows.

Mission & Goals

ACP's Mission: To enhance the quality and effectiveness of health care by fostering excellence and professionalism in the practice of medicine.

ACP's Mission & Goals

Core Values

Core values answer the question: "How do we want to act as we move toward achieving our vision?"

ACP's Core Values

Strategic Plan

ACP's Strategic Plan was approved by the Board of Regents February 14, 2013.

View ACP’s Strategic Plan

Relationships with Industry

ACP is committed to transparency in our approach to our relationship with industry partners.

View ACP’s Relationships with Industry

More about ACP

Discover ACP's History

Contribute to ACP Today

Support the next generation of Internists through the ACP's Fostering Excellence in Internal Medicine Campaign.

Educators: Let Annals assist you with your teaching activities!

Educators: Let Annals assist you with your teaching activities!

Annals for Educators Alerts include Clinical Practice Points, Quality Improvement, Humanism and Professionalism, and a MKSAP Morning Report question derived from MKSAP 16. Find out more!

Earn ABIM Practice Assessment Points

Earn ABIM Practice Assessment Points

ACP now offers a variety of ABIM recertification resources to help you earn ABIM Maintenance of Certification Practice Assessment points!
See the resources on our Webpage.