News & Meetings

2020 Big Sky Meeting - Canceled

March 26-28, 2020
Big Sky Conference Center

After careful consideration, the Montana Chapter has decided to cancel the Big Sky Hospitalist Meeting, March 26-28, due to health concerns relating to the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). We are exploring the option of holding the meeting virtually in the near future and hope that you will be able to attend. As soon as we have a date for rescheduling we will let everyone know. Please keep your slides, your posters, and any other hard work that has already been completed so that when the time comes it can be used!

Big Sky Resort is working on updating their policy regarding hotel room cancellations and will provide more information soon.

All current registrations will be applied to the virtual meeting. Contact ACP customer service at 800-523-1546, or 215-351-2600 (M-F, 9:00 am-5:00 pm ET) if you would like to refund your registration.

Registration

Meeting brochure

Hotel Reservations
800-548-4486 or 406-995-5000

Huntley Lodge
50 Big Sky Resort Road
Big Sky, MT 

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Save the Date! 2020 Montana Chapter Scientific Meeting

September 10-12, 2020

Bozeman Health Education Center
Bozeman, Montana

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Montana Chapter Receives 2019 Chapter Excellence Award

We are pleased to announce that our chapter is in receipt of the Gold Level of the 2019 Chapter Excellence Award! The award recognizes truly extraordinary chapters that surpass excellence in chapter management. We are in the company of 32 other outstanding chapters.   In order to achieve the Gold Level of the Chapter Excellence Award, chapters must meet twenty-one Bronze criteria, fifteen 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.

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2019 Montana Chapter Scientific Meeting

September 12 - 14, 2019
Benefis Hospital Conference Center, Great Falls 

Meeting Brochure
Meeting Presentations
2019 MT Chapter Awardees

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Montana Chapter Wins 2019 John Tooker Evergreen Award

 

The John Tooker Evergreen Awards Program provides recognition and visibility to chapters that have successfully implemented programs to increase membership, improve communication, increase member involvement, enhance diversity, foster careers in internal medicine and improve management of the chapter. The Montana Chapter received a 2019 John Tooker Evergreen Award for their initiative, Medical Student Outreach Programs. 

 

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2019 Big Sky Meeting

March 28-30, 2019
Yellowstone Conference Center
Big Sky Resort

Meeting Brochure
Meeting Presentations

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MKSAP 18 - Online Study Hall

Click here for more information or to register. 

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2018 Big Sky Meeting

• Meeting Photos

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2018 Montana Chapter Scientific Meeting

2018 Chapter Meeting Presentations

2018 Laureate Award Winner, Bradford Bergman, MD, FACP

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Photos

Leadership Day 2018, Kylie Ebner, DO & Steve Gerstner, MD, FACP

2018 Billings Clinic Internal Medicine Residency Graduation

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Montana Wins a 25th Anniversary John Tooker Evergreen All-Star Award

To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the John Tooker Evergreen Awards Program, the Evergreen All-Star Awards recognizes the Montana chapter program, Hospitalist Outreach Through Chapter Meetings. The program has contributed to the strength and breadth of ACP and its chapters, and demonstrated sustainability through successive leadership terms.

 

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Dr. Ron Loge Continues the Tradition of Excellence in Medicine by Awarding Medical Scholarship to Deserving Student

Years ago, Dr. Loge created the Medical Scholarship Fund which has been augmented since by generous gifts from many supportive donors. The scholarship was established to assist Beaverhead County and Ruby Valley high school graduates as they pursue a medical degree from accredited U.S. medical schools. Upon the request of a major donor, the fund was re-named the Loge Family Medical Scholarship Fund. Read more.

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Governor's Newsletters

October 2019 | September 2019 | June 2019 | February 2019
October 2018 | August 2018 | April 2018 | January 2018
October 2017 | August 2017

Chapter Communications Archive

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Dr. Larson Featured on Radio Show

Our former chapter Governor, Dr. Larson, was recently interviewed by Yellowstone Public Radio about his decision to stop seeing Medicare/Medicaid patients. Listen to the full interview.

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Health Information Booklet

As part of the Montana Chapter's strategic planning initiative, Dr. Larson (the Chapter Governor) has developed a health information booklet that can be customized and given out to patients.
Download a Word version of the Health Information Booklet

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University of Washington Grand Rounds Archive

As one of the WWAMI states, the University of Washington can offer educational opportunities. One opportunity is Grand Rounds. Being in a rural state, Grand Rounds at a University hospital is not an option, until now. The University of Washington has their Grand Rounds archived.