Chapter Speakers at Internal Medicine Meeting 2025
(January 2025) We’d like to bring attention to our local chapter members who will be presenting as faculty at ACP’s Internal Medicine Meeting 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana this April. Early-bird registration is available through January. For a full schedule or for more information on the meeting, click here.
Illinois Northern
Grazia Aleppo: Diabetes for Internal Medicine Physicians 2025 - April 1, 2025 | 8:00 AM-5:00 PM
Robert Balk: Critical Care Medicine 2025 - April 1, 2025 | 8:00 AM-5:00 PM
Lisa Boggio: Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemias: Diagnosis, Work-up, and Management - April 4, 2025 | 8:00 AM-9:00 AM
Joan Briller: Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy - April 3, 2025 | 7:00 AM-7:45 AM
James Dorman: The Dizzy Patient - Clinical Skills
Emily Gilbert: Ultrasound-Guided Thoracentesis - Clinical Skills
David Gurka: Critical Care Medicine 2025 - April 1, 2025 | 8:00 AM-5:00 PM
Josune Iglesias: The Dizzy Patient - Clinical Skills
Ali Khan: High-Value Care Strategies to Advance Health Equity - April 3, 2025 | 1:30 PM-2:30 PM
Suchita Kishore: The Dizzy Patient - Clinical Skills
George Kondos: Cardiac Diagnosis with Harvey, the Cardiopulmonary Patient Simulator - Clinical Skills
Sara Marin: The Dizzy Patient - Clinical Skills
Julie Oyler: ACP Quality Improvement Leadership Training: Best Practices to Achieve Meaningful and Sustainable Improvement - April 2, 2025 | 8:00 AM-5:00 PM
Shruti Patel: Ultrasound-Guided Central Venous Line Placement - Clinical Skills
Octavio Vega: The Dizzy Patient - Clinical Skills
Krysta Wolfe: Noninvasive Ventilation for the Internal Medicine Physician - April 3, 2025 | 4:30 PM-5:30 PM
Ronald Wyatt: Solutions for Addressing Health Equity in Regulatory and Accreditation Requirements - April 5, 2025 | 8:00 AM-9:00 AM
Clyde Yancy: Update in Cardiology - April 4, 2025 | 1:30 PM-2:30 PM
Illinois Southern
Susan Hingle: Practical Strategies for Promoting Positive Learning Environments - April 3, 2025 | 2:45 PM-3:45 PM
Annia Martial: Point-of-Care Ultrasound: Foundational Skills for Internal Medicine Physicians - April 1, 2025 | 8:00 AM-5:00 PM
Annia Martial: Point-of-Care Ultrasound: Foundational Skills for Internal Medicine Physicians - April 2, 2025 | 8:00 AM-5:00 PM
Vidya Sundareshan: More News You Can Use: Adult Immunizations Recommendations - April 5, 2025 | 11:00 AM-12:00 PM
Congratulations 2024 IL Northern Poster & Oral Winners
(December 2024)
Resident Oral Clinical Vignette
First Place: Jonah Cooper-Northshore
Second Place: Michelle Dai-University of Chicago Medical Center
Third Place: Miloni Shah-Loyola University Medical Center
Student Oral Clinical Vignette
First Place: Evan Neczypor-University of Chicago Medical Center
Second Place: Steffy Thomas-Chicago Medical School / Advocate Illinois Masonic
Resident Clinical Vignette Poster
First Place: Harin Shah-McHenry Northwestern (Winning an automatic acceptance to ACP IMM in New Orleans)
Second Place: Omar Uraizee-UIC
Third Place-Tie: Jonah Cooper-Endeavor Heath-Northshore & Kamakshi Katwala-Advocate Christ
Resident Research Poster
First Place: Chen Chen-Northwestern (Winning an automatic acceptance to ACP IMM in New Orleans)
Second Place: Abdalhakim Shubietah-Advocate Masonic
Resident Q/I, High Value Care Poster
First Place: Hong Hieu Truong-St. Francis Hospital (Winning an automatic acceptance to ACP IMM in New Orleans)
Second Place: Emmy Wanjiku-Northwestern
Third Place: Andrea Alejandra Pared-MacNeal
Medical Student Poster
First Place: Dan Landek-Rush (Winning an automatic acceptance to ACP IMM in New Orleans)
Second Place: Grace Sassana-Khadka-Rush
Third Place-Tie: Tanvi Patel-Loyola & Sabrina Schundler-Rush
Congratulations to Chapter Members on National Awards
(October 2024) We are pleased to announce that Jennifer A Bierman, MD MACP and Suja M Mathew, MD MACP are the recipient of Mastership. Susan Hingle, MD MACP is the recipient of the Elizabeth and Emily Blackwell Award for Outstanding Contributions to Advancing the Careers of Women in Medicine.
The first MACP in the College was presented in 1923 to Dr. James M. Anders, who served the College as President for two terms. He was recognized for extraordinary service to the College and for being one of the most outstanding internists and medical teachers of his day.
This Elizabeth and Emily Blackwell Award for Outstanding Contributions to Advancing the Careers of Women in Medicine is bestowed upon an ACP member for distinguished contributions to advancing the careers of women in medicine. This award recognizes an individual who has furthered the careers of women medical students, residents, and/or physicians through mentoring and leadership development.
Please join me in congratulating them and celebrating this accomplishment at Internal Medicine Meeting 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana. To view the full list of national awardees, click here.
Congratulations New Chapter Fellow
- Sara R Berg, MD FACP (Illinois Northern)
(September 2024) Congratulations to the Chapter's new Fellow. 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.
2024 Chapter Excellence Award-Gold Level Winner
(August 2024) We are pleased to announce that our chapter is in receipt of the Gold Level of the 2024 Chapter Excellence Award! The award recognizes truly extraordinary chapters that surpass excellence in chapter management. We are in the company of 59 other outstanding chapters. In order to achieve the Gold Level of the Chapter Excellence Award, chapters must meet 20 Bronze criteria, 14 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.
Empower Your Advocacy: Introducing Our Comprehensive Toolkit
(August 2024) We are excited to announce the launch of our Advocacy Toolkit: Using Your Voice as a Physician Advocate, a powerful resource designed to equip medical students and physicians with the skills and knowledge needed to become effective advocates for health care in their communities. This toolkit comprises five self-contained and independent modules, each presented as engaging voice-over PowerPoint presentations. Whether you're a seasoned advocate or new to the field, these modules offer valuable insights and practical guidance.
Module Highlights
Physician as Advocate
- Discover advocacy tips and real-life examples that showcase how physicians can use their voice to drive positive health outcomes in their communities. This module emphasizes the pivotal role of physicians in advocating for public health.
Legislative Advocacy
- Gain a comprehensive understanding of the legislative process at both state and federal levels. Learn about the opportunities available for physician advocacy within this process and how to navigate the legislative landscape effectively.
Print Media Advocacy
- Explore the various types of print media, their audiences, and their scope in the realm of advocacy. This module provides insights into crafting compelling messages that resonate with readers and drive change through traditional media channels.
Social Media Advocacy
- Delve into the dynamic world of social media and its potential as a powerful advocacy tool. Learn about the key features of different social media platforms and how to leverage them to amplify your advocacy efforts and engage a broader audience.
Audio Media Advocacy
- Understand the motivations and uses of audio media in advocacy. This module focuses on the unique advantages of podcasts, radio, and other audio formats, offering strategies to effectively communicate your advocacy messages through these channels.
Each module begins with a standard introduction and overview, followed by an in-depth exploration of the topic, and concludes with a concise one-page outline to reinforce key points.
Toolkit: Using Your Voice As A Physician Advocate
By integrating these modules into your advocacy efforts, you will be better equipped to influence public health policy and drive meaningful change. Empower yourself and your community with the tools and knowledge provided in our Advocacy Toolkit.
Together, let's make a difference!
State Health Advocacy August Recess Grassroots Mobilization Challenge
(August 2024) Members of Congress are returning home to their districts during the August congressional recess. During this time, ACP is calling on internal medicine physicians to engage their representatives on important issues we need Congress to act on before the end of 2024.
To incentivize participation in this grassroots mobilization, the Advocates for Internal Medicine Network (ACP grassroots network) is challenging members to see which states will have the highest engagement. Advocates can score points for their states by choosing to take one or more advocacy actions identified in the campaign.
Access the August Recess Grassroots Mobilization Challenge Now!
Congratulations New Chapter Fellows
Illinois Northern
- Mohammad O Atiq, MD FACP
- Alina B Elperin, MD FACP
- Ali R Ghani, MD FACP
- Justin J Kim, MD FACP
- Jeffrey Ording, MD FACP
- Eliza J Pierko, MD FACP
- Rosalia Porcelli, DO FACP
- Navneesh Sharma, MD FACP
- Octavio A Vega, MD FACP
Illinois Southern
- Sidney A Stewart, MD FACP
(July 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.
Call for Spring 2025 Resolutions
(July 2024) Are you concerned about a practice or clinical issue or have an idea you would 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 ACP Board of Governors Resolutions Guide for ACP Members is 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 Spring 2025 Board of Governors Meeting is September 27, 2024.
Share your good idea with us. Draft a resolution.
We want to hear from you: Fall 2024 BOG Resolutions
(July 2024) The following resolutions are up for consideration at the Fall 2024 Board of Governors (BOG) Meeting. We invite you to review each resolution and share your support or opposition by completing the electronic response form by August 12.
- Developing Policy to Address Consolidation in Healthcare
- Gaining an Understanding of the 1-Year and 3-Year Mortality Rates of Patients that Have Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Stays
- Supporting Patients’ Access to Documentation and Communications in their Preferred Language
- Declaring Access to Equitable, Affordable Healthcare is a Human Right
- Developing Policy on Reducing Traffic Fatalities and Injuries in the United States
- Revising ACP’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Policy to Promote an Age-Friendly Professional Home and Create Engagement Opportunities for Senior and Retired Physicians
- Advocating for Funding of a Direct Comparison of Two Highly Touted Dietary Approaches to Control Type Two Diabetes Clinical Measures and Costs
Resolutions provide our members an opportunity to focus attention at the national level on particular issues or topics that concern you and gives grassroots members a voice, allowing you to shape College policy that impacts the practice of internal medicine. Involvement in the resolutions feedback process is essential for maintaining a responsive and effective professional organization that truly represents its members.
Your feedback is valuable and will be forwarded to your Governor to assist in their testimony on behalf of the chapter. 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 Abstracts: 2024 Northern Illinois Chapter Abstract Competition
Deadline: August 4, 2024 at 11:59PM CT
Open to Early Career Phyicians, Resident/Fellows and Medical Student Members
Competition Details | Submission Form
Happy Anniversary to our Chapter Members!
5 Years
- Sherry Gail Licht, MD
- Amy E Odgers, MD
- Monica B Vela, MD FACP
- Allen D Williams, MD
- Ashley Wang, MD FACP
- Faheemuddin A Ahmed, MD
- Priyanka Sultania Dudani, MD
- Muhammad Azharuddin, MD
- Maelen M Pantano, MD
- Shahnaz Azad, MD FACP
- Linda M Tayeh, MD
- Veera Rao, MD
- Veronica R Johnson, MD FACP
- Niraj Kishorbhai Mavani, MD
- Alina B Elperin, MD
- Matthew J Snowdon, DO
- Michael Torres
- Meredith M Coyle, MD
- Colin D Goodman, MD
- Lana Akkari, MD
- Ayham Alagha, MD FACP
- Carolyn Payne, MD FACP
- Mikhail Goldfarb, DO
- Pablo Nicolas Quintana, MD
- Katarzyna Scigacz, MD
- Kevin P Boblick, MD
- Anna M Scigacz, MD
- Sagar Gandhi, MD
- Christopher A Ho, DO
- Isabel N Polsky, MD
- Lindsay M McCullough, MD FACP
- Abhishek Dhar, MD
- Sameera Syed
- Joel Saeedi, MD
- Ashley Reuter, DO
- Merin Mathew, DO
- John Wille, DO
- Meng Shen, MD FACP
- Marie Jennifer Berjamin Seares, MD
- Senuri Layer, MD
- Xixi Luo, MD
- Marija Nikolic, MD
- Louis Rohr, MD
- Kenneth L Maskell, MD
- Kimbra A Bell, MD FACP
- Frank Tenuto, MD FACP
- Neal Shah, MD
- Cori A Levinson, MD
- Anthony J Pipitone, DO
- Anthony R Scavone, DO
- Yasmin Guzman, MD
- Mita Goel, MD FACP
- Liana Nisimova, MD
- Patrick J Towne, MD FACP
- Neha Kansal, MD
- Usama Bukhari, MBBS MD
- Jeremiah S Anders, MD FACP
- Anil Kumar Reddy Reddivari, MD FACP
- Parth H Mehta, MD FACP
- Jacob A Varney, MD
- Maria Fernanda Saavedra, MD
- Yannick Kadia, MD
- Jayme S Kwak, MD
- Janelle R Smith, DO
- Isaac C Tan, MD FACP
- Ankit Parikh
- Ghanshyambhai T Savani, MD FACP
- Wajeeha Rizvi, MD
- Nina Amilineni, MD
- Gulshan Man Singh Dangol, MD
- Crystal V Kondowe, MD
- Michael Comerford, MD
- Tulika Chatterjee, MD FACP
- Lavneet K Chawla, MBBS
- Edward Caballero, MD
- Muhammad R Orakzai, MD
10 Years
- Timothy B Trusewych, DO
- Aristides P Assimacopoulos, MD FACP
- Donald V Morales, MD
- John K Boblick, MD
- Robert J Chalupczak, MD FACP
- Lauren R Williams, MD
- Ali M Khan, MD MPP FACP
- Kristina Aleksoniene, MD
- Shaji M Baig, MBBS FACP
- Renee E Westley, MD
- Brian R Poustinchian, DO FACP
- Tina V Valdez, DO FACP
- Charles L Rhee, MD FACP
- Anna Carissa Layug, MD
- Ann-Marie T Tantoco, MD FACP
- S M Zia Ul Wahab Jamalvi, MD FACP
- Neema G Patel, DO
- Priya Bhatia Raju, MD
- Edward Daniel Gometz, MD FACP
- Summers Michelle Stacks, MD
- Chia-Shing Yang, MD FACP
- Navneesh Sharma, MD
- Jason B Rice, MD
- Monica R Edwards, MD MPH FACP
- Eve E Kenfack, MD
- Priya Dileep, MD
- Malgorzata Gajda-Chalupczak, MD FAC
- Chantale Nicole Stephens-Archer, MD
- Lawrence H Yoo, MD FACP
- Firas Aubeid, MD FACP
- Syeda Farheen Ali, MBBS
- Eliza J Pierko, MD
- Beth M Marshall-Bergman, DO
- Euna Chi, MD
- Ryan S Kukor, MD
- Efe Marcus Akpoigbe, MD FACP
- Elizabeth Ellen Dugan, MD
- Bretton Mularski, MD
- Margaret Z Tsien, MD
- William M Sanders, MD FACP
- Bijal V Jain, MD
- Meera Krishnan, MBBS
- Diane Heidmann, MD
- Pamela Vergara-Rodriguez, MD
- Viju T John, MD FACP
- Jon R Daniels, MD
- Kathleen L Collins, MD FACP
- Christopher D Reyes, MD
- Keith A Georger, MD FACP
- Manajyoti Yadav, MD FACP
- Venu Chennamaneni, MD
- Robin Varghese, MBBS
- Peter Phan, MD FACP
- Mary E Stapel, MD FACP
- Jennifer L.B. Neville, MD
- Venu M Rangu, MD FACP
15 Years
- Kenneth C Lindahl, MD
- David S Ginsburg, MD FACP
- Isaac Paintsil, MD FACP
- Jill A Patton, DO FACP
- Beata Iskrzycka Styka, MD
- Monica E Gavran, MD
- Bansi D Sharma, MD FACP
- Hythem Zayed, MD
- Johan O Lane, MD FACP
- Travis L Figanbaum, MD FACP
- Asif Hussain, MBBS FACP
- Dinas Aleksonis, MD
- Lalitha K Darbha, MD FACP
- Purvi D Patel, MD
- Jacqueline R Ivey-Brown, MD FACP
- Muriel Jean-Jacques, MD FACP
- Aisha Amin, MD
- April Hadsaitong, MD FACP
- Joanna Vakros, MD
- Mushtaq Hussain Mohammed, MD
- Solange S Toguem, MD
- Maryam Nouri Sandoval, MD
- Peggy W Shiels, MD
- Vidhya Prakash, FACP MD
- Amar R Chadaga, MD FACP
- James S Kumar, MBBS FACP
- Salim Shackour, MD
- Elsa L Vazquez Melendez, MD FACP
- Ashish Tokhi, MD
20 Years
- Denise K Au, MD FACP
- Barbara B Loeb, MD FACP
- Ranjit Sigamony, MBBS
- Patricia M Young, MD FACP
- Oscar S Giron, MD
- Arun Narang, MD FACP
- Nooshig L Salvador, MD FACP
- Anne Furey Schultz, MD FACP
- Vijaya Somaraju, MD FACP
- Daniel Gutierrez, MD
- Jennifer K Bussell, MD FACP
- Lee A Lindquist, MD FACP
- Sean M Cahill, MD FACP
- Patrika L Smith, MD FACP
- Daniel F Dilling, MD FACP
- Benjamin I Mba, MD MRCP FACP
- Ayesha Fareeduddin, MD
- Scott A Pawlikowski, MDG
- regory A Wallman, DO FACP
- Ezekiel Sakyiama, MBchB
- Lynne C Belsky, MD
- Amy Hashimoto, MD FACP
- Kate Onyibor, MD
- G A Dzido, MD
- Irina C Goldvekht, DO
- Marek Filipiuk, MD
- Joseph R Munsayac, MD
- Sylvia Morales de Ampuero, MD
- Akash Ahuja, MD
- Howard Michael Katz, MD
- Peter White, Jr, MD FACP
- Michelle E Jenkins, MD
- Scott W McLain, MD
- Brian L Bostwick, MD FACP
- Jerry M Antonini, MD
- Anandi Subbian, MD
- Gretchen B Sperka, DO
(May 2024) Your ACP Chapter thanks you for your continued Membership and all you do every day to serve your patients and support the future of internal medicine. We’re proud that you’ve chosen us as your professional home, and we’re committed to remaining by your side—advocating for and supporting your professional journey.
BOR Action on Spring 2024 BOG Resolutions
(May 2024) A summary of Board of Regents (BOR) actions on resolutions debated at the Spring 2024 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.
Call for Abstracts: 2024 Southern Illinois Chapter Abstract Competition
Deadline: July 28, 2024 at 11:59PM CT
Open to Resident/Fellows and Medical Student Members
Competition Details | Submission Form
Congratulations New Chapter Fellows
Illinois Northern
Thomas M Albert, MD FACP
Hasan Bader, MD FACP
Ann S Bunyan, MD FACP
Monica M Komorowski, MD FACP
Marina Kovacevic, MD FACP
Melissa K Pradhan, MD FACP
Illinois Southern
Lianghe Gao, MD FACP
Ghanshyambhai T Savani, MD FACP
(April 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.
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
Illinois Northern
Frank Aguilar, MD FACP
Taha Alrifai, MD FACP
Maja Boshkovska Spaseski, MD FACP
Ahmed Khattab, MD MRCP FACP
James M Wilson, DO FACP
Chen Zhang, MD FACP
Anthony Del Priore, MD FACP
Ariel Katz, MD FACP
Polina Kuprien, MD FACP
Illinois Southern
Tsung Yen Chen, MD FACP
Yasir Loai, MD FACP
Sumeet Soni, MBBS 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.
Apply Now for the ACP Illinois Advocacy Scholarship
(January 2024) Interested in Health Care reform? Want to make a difference at the national level? The Illinois Northern Chapter is sponsoring members to attend Leadership Day 2024. Attendees will receive up to $1250 in travel stipends for up to three members.
This event provides an opportunity for ACP and our members to:
- Increase our presence in Washington and bring visibility to issues of common concern
- Receive a comprehensive orientation and briefing on ACP's top legislative priorities
- Meet with legislators and the staff on Capitol Hill
To enter please submit your response (500 words or less) to the following: "Why is physician advocacy important to you? What do you hope to accomplish by attending ACP Leadership Day?"
Essays should be submitted no later than Friday, February 16, 2024.
Call for Nominations - Governor's Advisory Council
(December 2023) Under our ACP Illinois Chapter bylaws, the Northern Region will conduct an election to fill two (2) Governor's Advisory Council seats in April 2024. The Southern Region will conduct an election to fill one (1) Governor's Advisory Council seat in April 2024.
The Call for Nominations for the Governor’s Advisory Council is now open. If you are interested in running, please email your Name, Short Bio (less than 200 words), and CV to Colleen Keeku no later than Friday, February 9th.
If you would like to nominate a colleague, please email that person’s name and contact information no later than Friday, February 2nd.
The Governor’s Council consists of physician volunteer leaders entrusted to represent and actively engage the membership of the Chapter. The Council sets policy and provides leadership, including planning strategically for the Chapter’s growth; determining the mission, goals, and priorities; and allocating resources in line with those priorities. The Council meets in-person or online 2-3 times annually. Questions can be directed to Colleen Keeku, Executive Director.
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.
| Illinois Northern | Grazia | Aleppo | Pre-course | Diabetes for Internal Medicine Physicians | Tuesday, April 16, 2024 |
| Illinois Northern | Zoe | Arvanitakis | Panel | Therapeutics for Dementia: From Disease Modification to Caregiver Support | Saturday, April 20, 2024 |
| Illinois Northern | George | Bakris | Meet the Professor | Early Recognition and Treatment of Chronic Kidney Disease | Saturday, April 20, 2024 |
| Illinois Northern | Robert | Balk | Pre-course | Critical Care Medicine 2024 | Tuesday, April 16, 2024 |
| Illinois Northern | Pooja | Dhir | Clinical Skills Center | The Dizzy Patient | |
| Illinois Northern | James | Dorman | Clinical Skills Center | The Dizzy Patient | |
| Illinois Northern | Pooja | Gala | Meet the Professor | Travel Medicine | Friday, April 19, 2024 |
| Illinois Northern | Emily | Gilbert | Clinical Skills Center | Ultrasound-Guided Thoracentesis | |
| Illinois Northern | David | Gurka | Pre-course | Critical Care Medicine 2024 | Tuesday, April 16, 2024 |
| Illinois Northern | Josune | Iglesias | Clinical Skills Center | The Dizzy Patient | |
| Illinois Northern | Peter | Kahrilas | Meet the Professor | GERD and Dyspepsia Management: When Should PPIs Be Continued? | Saturday, April 20, 2024 |
| Illinois Northern | Suchita | Kishore | Clinical Skills Center | The Dizzy Patient | |
| Illinois Northern | George | Kondos | Clinical Skills Center | Cardiac Diagnosis with Harvey® The Cardiopulmonary Patient Simulator | |
| Illinois Northern | Sara | Marin | Clinical Skills Center | The Dizzy Patient | |
| Illinois Northern | Julie | Oyler | Pre-course | ACP Quality Improvement Leadership Training: Best Practices to Achieve Meaningful and Sustainable Improvement | Wednesday, April 17, 2024 |
| Illinois Northern | Shruti | Patel | Clinical Skills Center | Ultrasound-Guided Central Venous Line Placement | |
| Illinois Northern | Valerie | Press | Panel | Obstructive Lung Disease in the Hospitalized Patient | Friday, April 19, 2024 |
| Illinois Northern | Robert | Smith | Case-Based Learning | Partnering for Depression Care: Evidence-based Care of Major Depression | Thursday, April 18, 2024 |
| Illinois Northern | Robert | Smith | Case-Based Learning | Partnering for Depression Care: Evidence-based Care of Major Depression | Thursday, April 18, 2024 |
| Illinois Northern | Kelly | Stein | Clinical Skills Center | The Dizzy Patient | |
| Illinois Northern | Octavio | Vega | Clinical Skills Center | The Dizzy Patient | |
| Illinois Northern | Richard | Wunderink | Meet the Professor | Pneumonia: What the Hospitalist Needs to Know | Thursday, April 18, 2024 |
| Illinois Northern | Clyde | Yancy | Update | Update in Cardiology | Friday, April 19, 2024 |
| Illinois Southern | Susan | Hingle | Panel | How to Improve Clinician Belonging and Inclusion | Friday, April 19, 2024 |
| Illinois Southern | Annia | Martial | Pre-course | Point-of-Care Ultrasound: Foundational Skills for Internal Medicine Physicians | Tuesday, April 16, 2024 |
| Illinois Southern | Annia | Martial | Pre-course | Point-of-Care Ultrasound: Foundational Skills for Internal Medicine Physicians | Wednesday, April 17, 2024 |
| Illinois Southern | Vidya | Sundareshan | Panel | Practical Strategies to Promote Increased Immunization Rates | Saturday, April 20, 2024 |
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
(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.
Illinois Northern
Siew May Wang, MD FACP
Carolyn Payne, MD FACP
Illinois Southern
Anwaruddin Syed, MD FACP
2023 Annual Chapter Meeting Recap
2023 Chapter Excellence Award – Gold Winner
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.
Call for Abstracts: 2023 Illinois Southern Residents & Medical Student Day
Abstract Competitions are to be held on October 19, 2023 during the 2023 Illinois Southern Residents & Medical Student Day.
View the FULL COMPETITION DETAILS.
Submit your abstract using the ILLINOIS NORTHERN REGION ABSTRACT FORM.
Submission Deadline: October 11 at 11:59pm CT
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
Illinois Northern
- Monica J Maalouf, MD FACP
- Jennifer Y Seo, MD FACP
- Frank Tenuto, MD FACP
Illinois Southern
- Tulika Chatterjee, MD FACP
- Anil Kumar Reddy Reddivari, 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.
Call for Abstracts: 2023 Illinois Northern Residents & Medical Students
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SUBMISSIONS CLOSED.
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.
Illinois Northern
Michael M Chen, MD FACP
Rachna Rawal, MD FACP
Meng Shen, MD FACP
Anisha B Dua, MD MPH FACP
Veronica R Johnson, MD FACP
Ashley Wang, MD FACP
Michael Charles, MD FACP
Niti Patel, MD FACP
Illinois Southern
Omar Abdulfattah, MD FACP
Ahmed Moustafa Maraey, MD FACP
Isaac C Tan, MD FACP
Jeremiah S Anders, MD FACP
Manasa Kandula, MD FACP
Parth H Mehta, MD FACP
Carlos A Urdininea Kirkwood, 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!
Illinois and India Chapters Collaborative Meeting
(March 2023) Illinois Southern Governor, Vidya Sundareshan presented alongside India's Governor, Anuj Maheshwari, at a live session at Hotel Renaissance, in Lucknow, India. The session was called "Gastroparesis: The Silent Enemy of Diabetes" and the "CDC Guidelines for the Management of Sexually Active Diseases". Both chapters were excited to be able to collaborate on such important topics.
Remembering James J. Foody, III, MD, FACP
(January 2023) James Foody, III, MD, FACP, former vice chair for clinical affairs and professor emeritus of Medicine, passed away on October 25, 2022. He was 71.
After completing his internal medicine training at the University of Chicago in 1983, and early clinical service at Rush University Medical Center, Jim returned to UChicago Medicine in 1986 and over 15 years took up several clinical leadership roles including developing satellite clinics, service as associate chief for clinical affairs in the General Internal Medicine section, and director of medical affairs for the UChicago Medicine hospitals and health system. In 2001 Northwestern recruited him to serve as the department’s associate chair for clinical affairs. He advanced to vice chair in 2004, a role he held until his retirement in 2019.
During Jim’s time at Northwestern, he had innumerable accomplishments including coordinating a remodeling of our inpatient resident service, which facilitated the department’s significant advancement in reputation for graduate medical education and quality of patient care. This also led to the development of the division of Hospital Medicine. He oversaw our medical specialties clinics, and markedly improved performance at Northwestern Memorial Hospital through his leadership of the pharmacy and therapeutics committee, which he chaired for many years.
As a consummate educator, Jim led resident Morning Report over 500 times, and was presented the Roy Patterson Award for teaching excellence by the graduating residents. He organized major regional primary care continuing education courses, contributed to the medical literature, and served on several editorial boards.
Jim was beloved by his patients, and he was devoted to them. A brilliant clinician and exemplary primary care physician, he served as a role model for general internists and was elected governor of the Illinois chapter of the America College of Physicians (ACP).
The department of Medicine and Northwestern benefited greatly from Jim’s two-decade tenure and remarkable contributions as a leader. Countless patients, students, trainees, and colleagues will miss his dedication and keen sense of humor.
Douglas E. Vaughan, MD
rving S. Cutter Professor and Chairman Department of Medicine
Northwestern University - Feinberg School of Medicine
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.
- Carol Burke, MD, FACP
- Anwer Z Rahman, MD, FACP
- Shadi Jibawi, MD, FACP
- Ann-Marie T Tantoco, 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!