U.S. Navy Governor's Newsletter November 2025
CDR Nancy L. Miller, MD, FACP, ACP Governor
Governor's Welcome
Good day everyone!
Happy 250th birthday to our United States Navy! It was great to see those who were able to attend the TriService meeting in September in Virginia Beach! I hope attendees found it valuable, learned something new and connected with colleagues. We're beginning to plan the next TriService meeting – likely Washington DC area. If you'd like to be involved in planning or meeting execution, please message me.
I'm thrilled to announce CAPT Alden Chiu has been selected as the next governor of our Navy ACP chapter! Alden will begin his Governor Elect year at the National ACP meeting in April and assume the role of Governor in April 2027.
Recognition
Please join me in congratulating our 2025 National and Chapter award winners!
MACP
This is a HUGE honor and recognition of life-long commitment to IM and ACP!
CAPT Thanh Hoang
CAPT(ret) Richard Keating
Laureate
CDR(ret) Tri Lac
Captain Patricia V. Pepper Senior Leader
CAPT Debra Buckland-Coffey
Sparks Award for Excellence
LCDR James Mitch Day
VADM Nathan Young Leader in IM
LCDR Michael Burns
Master Teacher of the Year
CDR Peter McIntyre
Staff Teacher of the Year
NMC Portsmouth – LCDR Michael Andrew Boatwright
NMC San Diego – LCDR Janette Noveras
WRNMMC – LCDR Thomas Brooke
Resident of the Year
NMC Portsmouth – LT Sarah Zimmer
NMC San Diego – LT Mary Vansant
WRNMMC – LT Sierrah Grigsby
Angeline Lazarus Outstanding Achievement Award in IM
Dr. Zachary Jones
Podium Competition Winners – We look forward to these stellar physicians representing our chapter at the National Poster Competition in San Francisco!
Clinical Vignette- Dr. Kara Lynch (WR)
Phenytoin to the Rescue: A Novel Approach to Managing Tacrolimus Toxicity
Process / Quality Improvement- Dr. Michael Urbanowski (WR)
An Assessment of Patient Safety During Blood Culture Conservation
Physician Well-Being and Professional Fulfillment- Dr. Micayla Menchel (WR)
Reducing Resident Physician Inbox-Related Stress with Dot Phrases: A Pilot Study Using the PDSA Cycle
Clinical Research- Dr. Ashna Manhas (NMCP)
Typing & Tages: ABO/Rh and Allergy Errors on Military Identification Tages & Medical Warning Tags
Doctor's Dilemma – The Walter Reed team will represent us at the National Competition!
Dr. Jake Cresta
Dr. Micayla Menchel
Dr. Michael Urbanowski
FACP – Please join me in welcoming and congratulating our newest ACP Fellows!
Dr. Bennett Pafford
Dr. Matthew Baker
Dr. Andrew Spiro
Dr. William Rainey Johnson
Dr. Jeannette Collins
Dr. Emily Emerick
Dr. Kristin Mangalindan
Dr. Christopher Davis
Dr. Andrew Ritter
Dr. Varea Costello
Dr. Daniel Desantis
Dr. Matthew Early
Dr. Brandon Boldt
Dr. William Grant Day
Dr. Shira Paul
Volunteer Leadership Opportunities
Looking for ways to get more involved with ACP?
- 2026 TriService Planning Committee – LOTS of opportunities to participate
- Councils – Our three military chapters are starting TriService Councils to offer our members opportunities to engage at the chapter level and become more competitive for National council & committee membership.
- a) Council of resident & fellow members – Our Navy Chair is Dr. Leanne Cuesta. Please contact her, if you'd like to know more leeann.h97@gmail.com
- b) Council of Chief Residents – We're setting this up now
- c) Council of Early Career Physicians – This one is notional right now. Dr. Mary Ford (Army Chapter) is on the National CECP and interested in helping get a TriService Council started. If you'd like to serve as the Navy lead/chair, please contact me.
Internal Medicine Meeting 2026
April 16-18, 2026
San Francisco, CA
https://annualmeeting.acponline.org/
*Early bird registration available until January 31, 2026
Happy holidays!
v/r,
Nancy