Global Reception at Internal Medicine Meeting 2023
(March 2023) If you’re attending IMM23, please join us at our global reception, to be held Thursday, April 27 from 7:30-9:00pm at HQ San Diego.
This reception, featuring live entertainment, is open to all international attendees and their guests, as well as other attendees who are interested in meeting with leaders from ACP and internal medicine societies from around the world.
Member Feedback is Requested on Spring 2023 Resolutions
(March 2023) Fourteen (14) resolutions will be considered at the Spring 2023 Board of Governors (BOG) Meeting. Please review each resolution and then indicate your support or opposition by completing the electronic response form by the deadline your ACP Chapter Governor has requested or by March 22, whichever comes first.
Your comments will be forwarded to the Chapter Governor to be used as part of their testimony on behalf of the chapter. If you have any questions, please contact Mary Giampietro, BOG Administrator, at chapter@acpmembership.org. Thank you for your input.
(NOTE: Proposed resolutions should be considered confidential information and are intended to be viewed by ACP members only. Under no circumstances should proposed resolutions be shared with the news media or social networking media, nor should they be shared with other individuals and organizations. Proposed resolutions do not represent ACP policy.)
Call for Fall 2023 Resolutions
(February 2023) Are you concerned about a practice or clinical issue or have an idea you'd like to suggest? If so, you might consider submitting a resolution to your Governor or chapter council.
Initiating a resolution provides ACP members an opportunity to focus attention at the ACP national level on a particular issue or topic that concerns them. Participating in the Board of Governors resolutions process provides the ACP grassroots member a voice and allows you to shape College policy that impacts the practice of internal medicine.
Not sure how to begin drafting a resolution? Researching the College's position on an issue can give you a start. The just released ACP Board of Governors Resolutions Guide for ACP Members is now available to download and will help, too. The Guide was created to provide members a short overview of the resolutions process essentials and highlights critical ACP online resources you must use.
Once drafted, members must submit resolutions to their Governor and/or chapter council. Chapter council approval to move resolutions forward to ACP national is required. A resolution becomes a resolution of the chapter once the chapter council approves forwarding it to national. If effecting change interests you, the deadline for submitting new resolutions to be heard at the Fall 2023 Board of Governors Meeting is March 30, 2023.
Share your good idea with us. Draft a resolution.
Board of Regents Action on Fall 2022 BOG Resolutions
(November 2022) A summary of Board of Regents (BOR) actions on resolutions debated at the Fall 2022 Board of Governors (BOG) meeting is now available. Resolutions initiated by ACP members and endorsed by a chapter council and the BOG become ACP policy when adopted by the BOR.
If you have an idea you'd like to suggest to ACP, consider submitting a resolution to your Governor or local ACP chapter. Visit your ACP chapter website for more information on how to contact your Governor or chapter staff about proposing a resolution.
Chapter Excellence Award - Bronze Winner
(September 2022) I am pleased to announce that our chapter is in receipt of the Bronze Level of the 2022 Chapter Excellence Award! The award recognizes chapters that achieve basics in chapter management. In order to achieve the Chapter Excellence Award, ACP chapters must meet twenty Bronze criteria. Criteria include such activities as being involved in advocacy activities, communicating with members, having a chapter/regional scientific meeting along with a planning committee, having a sound financial structure in place, recruiting and advancing members and having an awards committee that identifies candidates for local or national awards. I would like to extend a special thanks to those chapter members who assisted us in all of these endeavors! For their hard work and dedication, we received this award.
We Request Your Feedback on the Proposed Fall 2022 Board of Governors Resolutions
(August 2022) We would like to request your feedback regarding resolutions that will be considered at the Fall 2022 Board of Governors Meeting. The resolutions have been posted on ACP Online for your review and cover an array of topics such as supporting paid sick leave for U.S. workers, covering insulin pumps under CMS Part B for insulin dependent diabetics, and integrating a health equity framework into methods for developing ACP clinical guidelines.
After considering the intent of each resolution and how it fits with the College’s Mission and Goals, please provide your feedback on each resolution and indicate your support or opposition by completing the electronic response form by August 31. Your input will be used as part of testimony on behalf of the chapter.
Thank you for taking time out of your busy schedule to provide comments regarding these resolutions. By providing your feedback on the Board of Governors resolutions, you have helped to shape College policy that impacts the practice of internal medicine. Please visit the chapter’s Web site after the Fall 2022 Board of Governors meeting for updates.
BOR Action on Spring '22 BOG Resolutions
(June 2022) A summary of Board of Regents (BOR) actions on resolutions debated at the Spring 2022 Board of Governors (BOG) meeting is now available. Resolutions initiated by ACP members and endorsed by a chapter council and the BOG become ACP policy when adopted by the BOR.
If you have an idea you'd like to suggest to ACP, consider submitting a resolution to our chapter.
BOR Action on Fall '21 BOG Resolutions
(December 2021) A summary of Board of Regents (BOR) actions on resolutions debated at the Fall 2021 Board of Governors (BOG) virtual meeting is now available. Resolutions initiated by ACP members and endorsed by a chapter council and the BOG become ACP policy when adopted by the BOR.
If you have an idea you'd like to suggest to ACP, consider submitting a resolution to our chapter.
Actividades Orientadas a Estudiantes de Medicina
(June 2021) El Capítulo Venezuela del ACP, como parte de la alianza estratégica con la Sociedad Científica de Estudiantes de Medicina de la Universidad Central de Venezuela (SOCIEM-UCV), diseñó y desarrolló “Estudiantes en Acción, desde casa”, una réplica en plataforma virtual de la tradicional competencia entre equipos de estudiantes de medicina, para discutir un caso clínico.
En esta oportunidad, se inscribieron 18 estudiantes de medicina entre tercero y quinto año de la carrera, de las diversas universidades del país, con representación de la Universidad Central de Venezuela, Universidad Centroccidental Lisandro Alvarado, Universidad de los Andes y la Universidad del Zulia.
A través de una prueba previa de conocimientos médicos, se seleccionaron a los 10 estudiantes que participaron en “Estudiantes en Acción, desde casa”, agrupándolos en dos equipos que garantizaran la mejor distribución de estudiantes por años de estudio y representatividad de las Universidades.
La coordinación de “Estudiantes en Acción, desde casa” estuvo a cargo de las bachilleres Bárbara Araque, moderadora, Gabriela Alvarado y María Gouveia, de SOCIEM-UCV. El caso clínico se presentó en tres secciones: a) motivo de consulta, enfermedad actual y antecedentes; b) examen físico dirigido; y c) paraclínicos. Al final de cada sección, los equipos tenían 5 minutos para deliberar y presentar, de manera razonada, sus conclusiones respectivas. El Jurado podía dirigir preguntas adicionales a cada equipo o miembros particulares del equipo.
Mediante el uso de “salas privadas” (breakout rooms) de Zoom, los integrantes de los equipos y el Jurado se podían retirar a deliberar, mientras el público asistente contestaba una "trivia", relacionada con el caso, utilizando la herramienta Poll.
El Jurado, que evaluó el desempeño de cada equipo, estuvo conformado por Dr. Marcos Troccoli, FACP, Gobernador del Capítulo, Dr. Ramón Soto Sánchez, MACP, Coordinador del Comité de Eventos Científicos, Dr. Israel Montes de Oca, MACP, Dra. Ingrid von der Osten, Member ACP, y la Dra. Wilmarys Quijada.
Durante la deliberación final del Jurado, el público asistente realizó un proceso de votación para determinar el equipo favorito para ganar. El Jurado, y el público asistente, seleccionaron al Equipo 2 como el Ganador, integrado por los bachilleres Liliana Zerpa (Universidad de Los Andes, cuarto año), Liseth Suárez (Universidad Central de Venezuela, tercer año), Gerdianis Méndez (Universidad Centrooccidental Lisandro Alvarado, cuarto año), Diana Ruiz (Universidad Central de Venezuela, cuarto año) y Renzo Vivas (Universidad Central de Venezuela, cuarto año).
El primer premio consistió en $100 y el segundo en $50, a ser distribuido equitativamente entre los integrantes de cada equipo, así como un certificado electrónico de su participación en la competencia. ¡Felicitaciones a todos por su excelente participación en “Estudiantes en Acción, desde casa”!
La grabación de esta primera experiencia de “Estudiantes en Acción, desde casa” puede ser vista en la cuenta de YouTube del Capítulo.
Actividades Orientadas a Residentes de Medicina Interna
(June 2021) El Comité de Residentes del Capítulo Venezuela del ACP programó la Primera Jornada de Posters electrónicos (ePosters) para febrero del presente año.
La convocatoria está orientada a Residentes de Medicina Interna que estuviesen cursando sus estudios en una universidad venezolana, así como a residentes de subespecialidades, en grupos hasta un máximo de 5 participantes. A solicitud de residentes interesados en participar, y por vía de excepción, se permite la participación de estudiantes de medicina en los equipos. La participación está abierta a miembros y no miembros del Capítulo.
El tema de los ePosters es libre, de actualidad, interés y relevancia, preferiblemente de casos clínicos o trabajos de investigación.
Esta actividad fue diferida por el Capítulo Venezuela del ACP en vista de la actuación de los residentes, como primera línea de atención, en la pandemia Covid-19 en los hospitales, de manera de incrementar las oportunidades de participación y asistencia en esta Primera Jornada de ePosters para Residentes.
Se otorgará un premio al mejor ePoster y dos menciones honoríficas, con la posibilidad de participar en el National Abstract Competition del American College of Physicians.
Residente, estudiante, médico internista, pendientes de nuestras redes sociales, donde informaremos oportunamente la nueva fecha de la convocatoria. ¡No te lo pierdas!