Awards Committee

Charge

To nominate to the Board of Regents recipients of College awards as determined by the Board of Regents and recommend policy applicable to national College awards.

Composition (12)

Chair, who is a Regent; Vice Chair, who is a Governor; ten members, including one Regent, one Governor, and eight other members who have received Mastership or Fellowship.

Terms

Chair, Vice Chair, and members-at-large serve one year terms renewable up to three times for a total of four years, unless extended by the Chair, BOR.

2026-2027 Members

Cristin A. Mount, MD, MACP, FCCM, Chair (Regent)
Associate Professor
Department of Medicine
Uniformed Services University
Lakewood, WA
Specialty: Internal Medicine

Michael LoCurcio, MD, FACP, Vice Chair (Governor)
Associate Professor, Department of Medicine
Associate Chair for Education
Director, Core Medicine Clerkship
New York University, Grossman School of Medicine
Tenafly, NJ
Specialty: Internal Medicine

Kimberly C. Bates, MD, MACP, FAAP (Regent)
Chief Medical Officer
Dignity Health Medical Group
Las Vegas, NV
Specialties: Internal Medicine, Pediatrics

Thomas G. Cooney, MD, MACP, FRCP
Staff Physician
Section of General Internal Medicine
Portland Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Portland, OR
Specialty: Internal Medicine

Douglas M. DeLong, MD, MACP, FRCP
Bassett Healthcare
Cherry Valley, NY
Specialty: Internal Medicine

Montserrat Diaz-Abad, MD, FACP
Associate Professor, Department of Medicine
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Baltimore, MD
Specialty: Internal Medicine

Sonali L. Iyer, MD, FACP
Clinical Professor,
University of California, Irvine
Diamond Bar, CA
Specialty: Internal Medicine

Paul L. Kimmel, MD, MACP
Clinical Professor of Medicine, Emeritus
Department of Medicine
George Washington University Medical Center
Washington, DC
Specialty: Internal Medicine

Ann M. Maguire, MD, MPH, FACP
Associate Professor
Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine
Medical College of Wisconsin
Brookfield, WI
Specialty: Internal Medicine

Craig D. Nielsen, MD, MACP
Vice Chair, Internal Medicine and Geriatrics (east region)
Cleveland Clinic, Primary Care Institute
Shaker Heights, Ohio
Specialties: Internal Medicine, Geriatrics
nielsec@ccf.org
C: (216) 445-4458

Sandhya Wahi-Gururaj, MD, FACP (Governor)
Associate Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency
Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV
Las Vegas, NV
Specialty: Internal Medicine

Catherine R. Womack, MD, MACP
Associate Dean Student Affairs and Admissions
Departments of Medicine and Preventive Medicine
University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Memphis, TN
Specialty: Internal Medicine

Staff Liaison: Meghann Williams, mewilliams@acponline.org

To contact any of these individuals, please consult the Member Directory (members only) or request assistance from acpgovernance@acponline.org.