Chapter Members Elected to ACP Fellowship
(March 2023) We would like to congratulate our chapter members on election to Fellow of the American College of Physicians. The distinction recognizes achievements in internal medicine.
Abdelkader Chaar, MD FACP
Medhat Ghaly, MD FACP
Neelam Khetpal, MBBS MD FACP
James Koola, MD FACP
Dmitry Kozhevnikov, DO FACP
Rajiv Mallipudi, MD FACP
Abu-Sayeef Mirza, MD FACP
Monika Mishra, MBBS FACP
Joseph St. Pierre, DO FACP
Jessica M Stempel, MD FACP
Jenifer L Drummond, MD FACP
Vasiliki Harisis, MD FACP
Christi Y Kim, MD FACP
Zhenxiang Liu, MD FACP
Yuliya Riat, MD FACP
Varun Jain, MD FACP
Fellowship is elected upon the recommendation of peers and the review of ACP’s Credentials Subcommittee. They may now use the letters “FACP” after their name in recognition of this honor. Please join me in congratulations!
Chapter Speakers at Internal Medicine Meeting 2023
(March 2023) We would like to draw your attention to our Internal Medicine Meeting 2023 local speakers.
| Rebecca | Andrews | Collinsville | Connecticut | Clinical Workshop | Communicating Effectively When You Don’t Want to: Practical Strategies for Difficult Conversations with Patients, Staff, Administrators and Other Clinicians | Thursday, April 27, 2023 |
| Rebecca | Andrews | Collinsville | Connecticut | Clinical Workshop | Communicating Effectively When You Don’t Want to: Practical Strategies for Difficult Conversations with Patients, Staff, Administrators and Other Clinicians | Friday, April 28, 2023 |
| Rebecca | Andrews | Collinsville | Connecticut | Panel | News You Can Use: Current Clinical Guidelines In Treatments for Depression and COVID-19 | Thursday, April 27, 2023 |
| Lucile | Burgo-Black | New Haven | Connecticut | Clinical Workshop | A Brief Military History: The Key to Good Health Care for Veterans in Your Practice | Thursday, April 27, 2023 |
| Kevin | Chamberlin | Farmington | Connecticut | Clinical Workshop | Communicating Effectively When You Don’t Want to: Practical Strategies for Difficult Conversations with Patients, Staff, Administrators and Other Clinicians | Thursday, April 27, 2023 |
| Kevin | Chamberlin | Farmington | Connecticut | Clinical Workshop | Communicating Effectively When You Don’t Want to: Practical Strategies for Difficult Conversations with Patients, Staff, Administrators and Other Clinicians | Friday, April 28, 2023 |
| Jose | Gomez Villalobos | Orange | Connecticut | Update | Update in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine | Saturday, April 29, 2023 |
| Sofia | Jakab | New Haven | Connecticut | Meet the Professor | Acute Liver Failure for the Hospitalist: What's New in 2023? | Saturday, April 29, 2023 |
| Richard | Martinello | Woodbridge | Connecticut | Clinical Triad | Clinical Triad: Infectious Diseases: Clostridium difficile, Positive Blood Cultures, and Urinary Tract Infections | Saturday, April 29, 2023 |
| Naseema | Merchant | Middlefield | Connecticut | Clinical Triad | Clinical Triad: Infectious Diseases: Clostridium difficile, Positive Blood Cultures, and Urinary Tract Infections | Saturday, April 29, 2023 |
| Jennifer | Ozimek | Simsbury | Connecticut | Clinical Workshop | Communicating Effectively When You Don’t Want to: Practical Strategies for Difficult Conversations with Patients, Staff, Administrators and Other Clinicians | Thursday, April 27, 2023 |
| Jennifer | Ozimek | Simsbury | Connecticut | Clinical Workshop | Communicating Effectively When You Don’t Want to: Practical Strategies for Difficult Conversations with Patients, Staff, Administrators and Other Clinicians | Friday, April 28, 2023 |
| Tara | Sanft | Easton | Connecticut | Clinical Workshop | Reclaiming Meaning and Reducing Burnout by Making Empathic Connections | Friday, April 28, 2023 |
| Emily | Wang | New Haven | Connecticut | Panel | Caring and Advocating for Patients Involved in the Justice System: The Internal Medicine Physician's Many Roles | Thursday, April 27, 2023 |
If you’re attending IMM23, please join us at our chapter reception, to be held Thursday, April 27 from 8:00-10:00 PM at the Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina, Marriott Grand Ballroom, Section 10.
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.
Chapter Excellence Award – Gold Winner
(September 2022) I am pleased to announce that our chapter is in receipt of the Gold Level of the 2022 Chapter Excellence Award! The award recognizes truly extraordinary chapters that surpass excellence in chapter management. We are in the company of 47 other outstanding chapters. In order to achieve the Gold Level of the Chapter Excellence Award, chapters must meet twenty Bronze criteria, seventeen Silver criteria and multiple Gold level activities. Criteria include such activities as having a legislative action plan or agenda, holding a volunteerism/community service activity, holding multiple stand-alone meetings, having revenue sources outside of dues and meeting registration fees, implementing a strategic plan, implementing a formal recruitment and retention plan and measuring outcomes, conducting various activities for Medical Students, Residents and Early Career Physicians. 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.
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 Members Elected to ACP Fellowship
(November 2022) We would like to congratulate our chapter members on election to Fellow of the American College of Physicians. The distinction recognizes achievements in internal medicine.
Shareen R Rodriques, MBBS FACP
Zeeshan Solangi, MBBS FACP
Fellowship is elected upon the recommendation of peers and the review of ACP’s Credentials Subcommittee. They may now use the letters “FACP” after their name in recognition of this honor. Please join me in congratulations!
ACP Connecticut Joins Instagram
(September 2022) We have expanded out social media platforms from Twitter and Facebook and have now added Instagram!
Connect with Us!
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Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ctacp
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/acpconnecticut/
New Advocacy Resources Available to ACP Members and Chapters
(August 2022) We would like to make you aware of two new advocacy resources available to ACP members and chapters.
Understanding Advocacy and Why We Do It - A Comprehensive Toolkit for Chapters
ACP has created an advocacy best practices toolkit to support engagement in and the efficacy of chapter-level advocacy at the state and federal level. This comprehensive toolkit breaks down the different methods and mediums for advocacy engagement and highlights all the programs and resources offered by ACP to make the most of chapters’ advocacy efforts. This toolkit is only accessible to ACP members.
Reproductive Health Toolkit Now Updated
ACP's toolkit for chapters to utilize in navigating issues surrounding abortion rights and related policies in their states following the overturning of Roe v. Wade has been updated. The toolkit now includes sample letters that chapters can use to advocate with state officials and information on recent federal activity.
For questions regarding these toolkits, please submit all requests through this questionnaire to ensure we can track inquiries and respond in the most timely and efficient manner."
Are you a member of the Advocates for Internal Medicine Network (AIMn)? Learn more here.