North Carolina Chapter
Congratulations to the North Carolina Chapter Governor-Elect, Peter R. Lichstein, MD, FACP. Our new Governor began his four-year term as Governor at Internal Medicine Meeting 2015. As Governor, Dr. Lichstein will serve as the official representative of the College for the North Carolina Chapter, providing a link between members at the local level and leadership at the national level. To learn more about Dr. Lichstein, feel free to read his bio below.
Peter R. Lichstein, MD, FACP
PLACE OF BIRTH: Minneapolis, Minnesota
EDUCATION: University of Michigan: BS 1972; University of Michigan: MD 1976
POST DOCTORAL TRAINING: Internship and Residency: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 1976-1979, Fellowship in Medicine and Psychiatry: University of Rochester 1979-1981
CERTIFICATION: Internal Medicine 1979
PRESENT POSITION: Professor of General Internal Medicine and Vice Chair for Education, Department of Internal Medicine. Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston Salem, North Carolina
ACP ACTIVITIES: FACP 1986, MKSAP 12 Ambulatory Medicine (contributing author), ACP National Meeting 2003: Management of Anxiety Disorders
CHAPTER INVOLVEMENT/LEADERSHIP ACTIVITIES: Program Chair: Annual Scientific Meeting: 1999, 2008, 2012, Initiated the Associates Poster Presentation competition at annual chapter meetings (along with Elizabeth Gamble, MD), NC-ACP Council Member, NC-ACP Laureate Award 2003, Proposed and co-direct NC-ACP program to fund innovative educational projects proposed by the NC training programs and medical schools Presentations: motivational interviewing; effective and efficient communication in health care; residency training - 2012
HOSPITAL/COMMUNITY SERVICE: Attending physician Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Winston Salem, NC Attending physician: Downtown Health Plaza, Winston Salem, NC, Medical Director and Co-Manager: General Medicine inpatient service, Partnerships Committee: co-chair , Professionalism Committee: Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Volunteer physician: DEAC clinic, North Carolina Medicaid Physician Advisory Group, Governor's task force on physician work force, I3 PCMH Collaborative, Goler Community Garden at the Downtown Health Plaza: volunteer and board member, Core Teaching Faculty - medical student and residency education, Interfaith Winston Salem
AREAS OF PROFESSIONAL INTEREST/EXPERTISE: General internal medicine: ambulatory and hospital practice, Medical education, Teaching and assessing professionalism, Communication in health care, Motivational interviewing, Team leadership and systems improvement, Graduate medical education (16 years experience as residency program director), Mindfulness training for patients and providers
Vision Statement
I am honored to serve as Governor of the North Carolina Chapter of the ACP. My vision is for our Chapter to evolve into a vibrant learning community dedicated to the highest ideals of professionalism, compassion, education, patient advocacy and skillful practice. I will partner with the NC medical schools and residencies to mentor medical students regarding careers in internal medicine, support innovative educational projects at all levels of training and make our annual meetings into not to be missed educational events. I support the ACP as a unifying force in Internal Medicine and will collaborate with our colleagues in hospital medicine and the subspecialties so the ACP remains relevant to their daily work. As Governor, I will engage our Chapter in strategic advocacy on issues such as access to care for all North Carolinians, expansion of the physician work force, new models for inter-professional collaboration and the imperative that internists provide and be reimbursed for high value care.