Georgia Chapter News

Member Feedback is Requested on Spring 2024 Resolutions

(February 2024) Twenty-one (21) resolutions will be considered at the Spring 2024 Board of Governors (BOG) Meeting. With the exception of Resolution 9-S24, which will not be debated because this resolution is slated for adoption as a reaffirmation, 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 midnight March 13, whichever comes first. 

Your comments will be forwarded to your Governor to be used as part of his/her 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 2024 Resolutions

(February 2024) 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 is required to move resolutions forward to ACP national. Although not official ACP policy, a resolution becomes property 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 2024 Board of Governors Meeting is March 29, 2024. 

Share your good idea with us. Draft a resolution. 


Congratulations New Chapter Fellows

  • Olaseni Ajibade, MD FACP
  • Benjamin Hayes, MD FACP
  • Kathryn M Humes, MD FACP
  • Adonis Imam, MD FACP
  • Muhammad U Javaid, DO FACP
  • Rachel M Johnson, MD FACP
  • Asim I Rana, MD FACP
  • Jonathan Walrath, DO FACP
  • Robert Win, MD FACP
  • Mikhail Y Akbashev, MD FACP
  • William L Cooper, MD FACP
  • Justin Lee Loy, MD FACP
  • Srikanth Reddy Maddika, MBBS FACP
  • Ngoc B Phan, DO FACP

(February 2024) Congratulations to the Chapter's new Fellows. Fellowship in the College is an honor. Being an FACP® is a distinction earned from colleagues who recognize your accomplishments and achievements over and above the practice of medicine. The most important considerations for ACP Fellowship are excellence and contributions made to both medicine and to the broader community in which the internal medicine physician lives and practices. 


Chapter Speakers at Internal Medicine Meeting 2024

(December 2023) We’d like to bring attention to our local chapter members who will be presenting as faculty at ACP’s Internal Medicine Meeting 2024 in Boston, Massachusetts this April. Early-bird registration is available through January. For a full schedule or for more information on the meeting, click here.

Mikhail Akbashev Pre-course Point-of-Care Ultrasound: Foundational Skills for Internal Medicine Physicians Tuesday, April 16, 2024
Mikhail Akbashev Pre-course Point-of-Care Ultrasound: Foundational Skills for Internal Medicine Physicians Wednesday, April 17, 2024
Michael Connor Meet the Professor Acute Renal Failure During Hospitalization Friday, April 19, 2024
Daniel Dressler Meet the Professor Inpatient Syncope Evaluation Thursday, April 18, 2024
Tracey Henry Case-Based Learning Partnering for Depression Care: Evidence-based Care of Major Depression Thursday, April 18, 2024
Tracey Henry Case-Based Learning Partnering for Depression Care: Evidence-based Care of Major Depression Thursday, April 18, 2024
Stacy Higgins Panel Teaching and Coaching in the Inpatient Setting Friday, April 19, 2024
Steven Hollenberg Pre-course Critical Care Medicine 2024 Tuesday, April 16, 2024
Lakshmi Katta Clinical Skills Center Ultrasound-Guided Paracentesis  
Greg Martin Meet the Professor Resuscitation Fluid in Critical Illness: Saline or Balanced Crystalloids or Colloids? Friday, April 19, 2024
Elizabeth McCord Pre-course Primary Care Psychiatry: Practical Skills for Internal Medicine Physicians Wednesday, April 17, 2024
Ugochi Ohuabunwa Meet the Professor Inpatient Geriatrics Management: Assessing Frailty and What to Avoid Friday, April 19, 2024
Birju Patel Case-Based Learning Challenges in Geriatric Medication Management: An Interactive Case-Based Workshop Thursday, April 18, 2024
Neha Pathak Meet the Professor Lifestyle Medicine 101 Saturday, April 20, 2024
Guillermo Umpierrez Meet the Professor Inpatient Diabetes: What Does the Hospitalist Need to Know? Saturday, April 20, 2024
Vanessa Van Doren Panel Humanism in Medicine: Re-emphasis on Human-to-Human Interactions Thursday, April 18, 2024
Jason Williams Pre-course Point-of-Care Ultrasound: Foundational Skills for Internal Medicine Physicians Tuesday, April 16, 2024
Jason Williams Pre-course Point-of-Care Ultrasound: Foundational Skills for Internal Medicine Physicians Wednesday, April 17, 2024
Jason Williams Clinical Skills Center Ultrasound-Guided Central Venous Line Placement  
Neil Winawer Clinical Skills Center Ultrasound-Guided Thoracentesis  

BOR Action on Fall 2023 BOG Resolutions

(December 2023) A summary of Board of Regents (BOR) actions on resolutions debated at the Fall 2023 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 would like to suggest to ACP, consider submitting a resolution to your Governor or local ACP chapter. Visit the advocacy section of your ACP chapter website for more information on how to propose a resolution.


Congratulations New Chapter Fellows

  • Samantha Avoke, MD FACP
  • Badi E El Osta, MD FACP
  • Justin Ertle, MD FACP
  • Jin Lee, MD FACP
  • Norman H McCulloch, Jr, MD FACP
  • Zahraa Rabeeah, MD FACP
  • Alsadek K Sultan, MD FACP
  • Jeffrey T Talbot, MD FACP
  • Stacey M Watkins, MD, PhD FACP

(November 2023) Congratulations to the Chapter's new Fellows. Fellowship in the College is an honor. Being an FACP® is a distinction earned from colleagues who recognize your accomplishments and achievements over and above the practice of medicine. The most important considerations for ACP Fellowship are excellence and contributions made to both medicine and to the broader community in which the internal medicine physician lives and practices.


2023 Chapter Excellence Award – Gold Winner

Chapter Excellence Award Bronze We are pleased to announce that our chapter is in receipt of the Gold Level of the 2023 Chapter Excellence Award! The award recognizes truly extraordinary chapters that surpass excellence in chapter management. We are in the company of 54 other outstanding chapters. In order to achieve the Gold Level of the Chapter Excellence Award, chapters must meet nineteen 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.

We 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 2023 Board of Governors Resolutions

(August 2023) We would like to request your feedback regarding resolutions that will be considered at the Fall 2023 Board of Governors Meeting. With the exception of Resolution 3-F23 which was accepted as a reaffirmation and will not be debated, please review the balance of the slate and then indicate your support or opposition by completing the resolutions electronic response form by August 30th.

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 30. 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.


Congratulations New Chapter Fellows

  • Oluropo A Ayeni, MD FACP
  • Liliana P Guevara Bermudez, MD FACP
  • Chinyelu Nwasike, MD FACP

(July 2023) Congratulations to the Chapter's new Fellows. Fellowship in the College is an honor. Being an FACP® is a distinction earned from colleagues who recognize your accomplishments and achievements over and above the practice of medicine. The most important considerations for ACP Fellowship are excellence and contributions made to both medicine and to the broader community in which the internal medicine physician lives and practices.


Call for Spring 2024 BOG Resolutions

(July 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 recently 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 Spring 2024 Board of Governors Meeting is October 16, 2023.  

Share your good idea with us. Draft a resolution.


BOR Action on Spring 2023 BOG Resolutions

(June 2023) summary of Board of Regents (BOR) actions on resolutions debated at the Spring 2023 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.


Georgia Chapter Receives the 2023 John Tooker Evergreen Award

(May 2023) The John Tooker Evergreen Awards Program provides recognition and visibility to chapters that have successfully implemented programs to increase membership, improve communication, encourage member involvement, enhance diversity, foster careers in internal medicine or improve chapter management. The Georgia Chapter received the 2023 John Tooker Evergreen Award for their initiative, Heart Sounds Workshop.

Heart Sounds Workshop

One of the primary lessons learned is to allow students to identify their own interests and needs. When those needs/interest are presented to a Chapter, the Chapters can work with the student IMIGs to best determine how to meet the student needs in a way and time to capitalize on the events for the benefits of the students and the Chapter.

The Georgia Chapter's Medical Student Committee planned to increase visibility of ACP among medical students through two-hour heart sound workshops delivered to Internal Medicine Interest Groups (IMIGs) at various Georgian campuses. In total, the sessions were conducted at five medical school campuses in more remote/rural locations and had 146 attendees. The Chapter targeted medical school campuses in more remote/rural to address the College’s (and one of the Georgia Chapter’s) strategic goals to develop more diversity, equity, and inclusion in learning opportunities and engagement with chapter activities.


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.

Nader Aboujamous, MD FACP

Tejumade Adelore, MD FACP

Byung Ban, DO FACP

Akua Kakra Biritwum, MD FACP

Daniel Blair, DO FACP

Sumir M Brahmbhatt, MD FACP

Priscilla E Egyir-Biney, MBChB FACP

Esther W Wallach, MD FACP

Usha Anand, MD FACP

Laura E Davidson, MD FACP

Samuel D McElroy, MD FACP

Rajender Singh, MD FACP

Abhinandan Reddy Pakanati, MD FACP

Nedsely A Vila Almonte, 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.

Carlos Del Rio Decatur Georgia Meet the Professor COVID-19 Update 2023: Where Are We Now? Friday, April 28, 2023
Daniel Dressler Atlanta Georgia Meet the Professor High-Value Rational Physical Examination Skills for the Hospitalist Thursday, April 27, 2023
Kari Esbensen Atlanta Georgia Panel Ethics Year in Review Friday, April 28, 2023
Kari Esbensen Atlanta Georgia Panel Visitation Policies, Family Caregiving, and Medical Ethics Thursday, April 27, 2023
Swati Gaur Alpharetta Georgia Meet the Professor Managing Patients in the Postacute Setting: What Does the Hospitalist Need to Know? Saturday, April 29, 2023
Tracey Henry Powder Springs Georgia Workshop Make an Impact and Get Promoted Via Nontraditional Methods Thursday, April 27, 2023
Jafar Khan Atlanta Georgia Multiple Small Feedings of the Mind Multiple Small Feedings of the Mind: Cardiology, Pulmonary Medicine, Neurology Thursday, April 27, 2023
Jose Navarrete Decatur Georgia Multiple Small Feedings of the Mind Multiple Small Feedings of the Mind: Nephrology, Endocrinology, Gastroenterology Friday, April 28, 2023
Ugochi Ohuabunwa Atlanta Georgia Clinical Workshop Challenges in Geriatric Medication Management: An Interactive Case-Based Workshop Friday, April 28, 2023
Ugochi Ohuabunwa Atlanta Georgia Clinical Workshop The Team-Based Approach to the Annual Wellness Visit in Primary Care Thursday, April 27, 2023
James O'Keefe Decatur Georgia Multiple Small Feedings of the Mind Multiple Small Feedings of the Mind: Infectious Diseases, Women’s Health, General Internal Medicine Saturday, April 29, 2023
Birju Patel Duluth Georgia Clinical Workshop Challenges in Geriatric Medication Management: An Interactive Case-Based Workshop Friday, April 28, 2023
Birju Patel Duluth Georgia Clinical Workshop The Team-Based Approach to the Annual Wellness Visit in Primary Care Thursday, April 27, 2023
Laila Woc-Colburn Decatur Georgia Meet the Professor Urine Trouble: What's New in Treating Urinary Tract Infections? Saturday, April 29, 2023

If you’re attending IMM23, please join us at our Georgia, North Carolina, and Tennessee Joint Chapters Reception—6:00-7:00 p.m., Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina, Marriott Grand Ballroom, Section 8.


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 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.

  • Ashish C Amin, MD
  • Catherine P Christie, MD
  • Marla S Tschepikow, MD
  • Hatoum, MD
  • David Graeme Watson, MD

 

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!


Congratulations Noble M. Maleque, MD, FACP on being awarded ACP Award for Outstanding Educator of Residents and Fellows

(October 2022) We are excited to share that the [Mastership/Awards] Committee and the Board of Regents have approved Noble M. Maleque, MD, FACP to receive an award recognition during the 2023 Internal Medicine Meeting in San Diego, California.

The award recognizes an ACP member who is a distinguished faculty member who spends a significant amount of time teaching residents and fellows.

Congratulations Jean E. Chin, MD, MACP on being awarded Mastership

(October 2022) We are excited to share that the [Mastership/Awards] Committee and the Board of Regents have approved Jean E. Chin, MD, MACP to receive Mastership during the 2023 Internal Medicine Meeting in San Diego, California.

ACP Bylaws state that MACPs shall be Fellows who have been selected because of “integrity, positions of honor, impact in practice or in medical research, or other attainments in science or in the art of medicine.” MACPs must be highly accomplished persons demonstrating impact in practice, leadership, or in medical research. Evidence of their achievements can come from many types of endeavors, such as renown within their field and/or ACP chapter, research, education, health care initiatives, volunteerism, administrative positions, care of patients, and service to their community.

One of the goals of the American College of Physicians is to “recognize excellence and distinguished contributions to internal medicine.” As a way of achieving this goal, the College offers 21 awards and a number of Masterships each year. Annually, awardees and MACPs are honored at the Convocation ceremony held during the Internal Medicine meeting.

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