Meet the new North Carolina Governor

As Governor, Dr. Hobgood 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. 

Lacy C. Hobgood, MD, FACP Lacy C. Hobgood, MD, FACP

Medical School Education: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Post-Doctoral Training: Christiana Care Health Systems, Wilmington, DE

Certification: Participating in MOC, both Internal Medicine and Pediatrics

Present Position: Division Head, Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, Brody School of Medicine

ACP Chapter and Leadership Activities:
Governor’s Council since 2017; Co-Chair, Scientific Meeting 2018; Coordinator, Doctor’s Dilemma 2018; Coordinator, ECP Poster Competition 2018; Game Assistant, Doctor’s Dilemma 2017; Judge, Resident Clinical Vignette Competition 2017; Judge, Resident Original Research Poster Competition 2016; Judge, High Value Care Poster Competition 2016; Judge, Medical Student Poster Competition 2015

ACP National Activities:
Fellowship 2010; National Council of Early Career Physicians 2016-2019; National Medical Practice and Quality Committee 2017-2019; Judge, Doctor's Dilemma Competition, Internal Medicine Meeting 2017, 2018; Judge, Resident Poster Competition, Internal Medicine Meeting 2017

Other Appointments/Activities:
Woodbadge Trained, Scoutmaster, Boy Scout Troop 9; Program Counselor, God & Country, St. James United Methodist Church; NC Medicaid Physician's Advisory Group since 2017; Vidant Medical Center Ethics Committee since 2015; Camp Physician, Camp Sea Gull-Seafarer since 2011

Areas of Professional Interest and Expertise:
Blood pressure management: American Heart Association Heart health Now "Gold Level" 2019;
Diabetes management: NCQA Diabetes Recognition Program 2016-2019; Forensic Pediatrics: ECU Centennial Award 2017