College briefs
From the July-August ACP Observer, copyright © 2003 by the American College of Physicians.
- College chapters present 12 Laureate Awards
- Database helps connect young doctors with mentors
- Preparing for recertification? The College can help
- ACP Observer wins three editorial awards
College chapters present 12 Laureate Awards
ACP chapters presented Laureate Awards to 12 internists this spring. The awards honor College Fellows and Masters who have demonstrated a commitment to excellence in medical care, education and research, and who have provided service to their communities, their regions and the College.
Awardees generally have been Fellows for 15 to 20 years and have a long history of excellence and peer approval in internal medicine. Exceptional circumstances may modify these requirements.
The following members received awards:
Atlantic Provinces
David G. Hawkins, FACP
Chile
Vincente D. Valdivieso, FACP
Fructuoso Biel Cascante, FACP
Colorado
Paul D. Miller, FACP
Iowa
John F. Fieselmann, FACP
Rick L. Wilkens, FACP
Rhode Island
Robert E. Knisley, FACP
Virginia
Michael F. Rein, FACP
Lawrence R. Burwell, FACP
Robert S. Gibson, FACP
Venezuela
Rafael Muci Mendoza, MD
West Virginia
Stephen M. Smith, FACP
Database helps connect young doctors with mentors
A new College database can help young internists find mentors who work in their area or have similar interests.
The mentoring database, which was created by the College's Young Physicians Subcommittee, identifies physicians willing to work with younger colleagues. Mentors in the database include practicing internists, chairs of medicine and residency program directors.
Young physicians can search for a mentor by state, specialty, special interest and other characteristics. Because the database includes e-mail addresses, users can contact a mentor directly.
The database is online. (Free member registration on ACP Online is required.)
Physicians interested in adding their names to the database can fill out an online form.
For more information, contact Jean Elliott via e-mail or call him at 800-523-1546, ext. 2692.
Preparing for recertification? The College can help
A new product from the College can help busy internists prepare for the recertification exam in general internal medicine.
The program is a recording of a live, two-day recertification preparation course offered at this year's Annual Session. The session featured brief didactic presentations and case-based, multiple-choice questions that mimic the format used in the recertification examination.
Expert faculty at the course engaged participants in clinical problem-solving and used some multiple-choice questions drawn from the College's MKSAP program.
The course offers up to 14 hours of category 1 CME credit and is available on audiotape, videotape, CD or DVD. A two-book syllabus is included with the program.
For more information, click here or call 888-649-1118.
ACP Observer wins three editorial awards
This spring, ACP Observer received awards in national competitions for its newswriting and coverage of residents issues.
The Society of National Association Publications gave the publication two awards. In the newspapers category, ACP Observer won both the gold and bronze awards for newswriting. (The publication submitted two entries to the same category, and each won.)
The American Society of Healthcare Publication Editors gave ACP Observer a gold award for the "regular department" category. The award recognizes the publication's stories for residents.
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