The Board of Regents established the Council of Young Physicians (CYP) in June 2005 to enhance the professional development and quality of life for young physicians, foster their involvement in College activities, and ensure that their needs are being met. Additionally, the Council will work to ensure that the views of Young Physicians are reflected in all College deliberations and discussions.
A Young Physician is defined as a physician member of ACP who is within 16 years of graduating medical school and who is not a Medical Student or Associate Member of ACP. The intent of this definition is to identify Members who are early in their professional development, such as those Members who are younger than 40 years of age and those Members who have entered the medical profession by a nontraditional professional development pathway.
The first Pocket Guide to Selected Preventive Services for Adults was compiled in 2001-2002, as a collaboration between the Council's predecessor, the Young Physicians Subcommittee, and the ACP's Clinical Programs and Quality of Care Department. Special thanks to Noel Deep, MD, FACP; Naressa Mohammed Rajput, MD, FACP; and Amir Qaseem, MD, FACP, for editing this guide. Special thanks also to John McKnight of Digital Product Development for the digital production of this guide.
For more about the College, we encourage you to visit the College's Web site, www.acponline.org.
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