Rebecca A. Andrews
Rebecca A. Andrews, MS, MD, MACP, is Chair of the American College of Physicians Board of Regents. Dr. Andrews is the Director of Primary Care at UConn Health. Her roles as a medical educator include Associate Program Director, Director of Ambulatory Education for the Internal Medicine Residency Program, and Professor of Medicine at the University of Connecticut. She also is a primary care physician and clinical lead for UConn Health’s Patient Centered Medical Home and Comprehensive Pain Center. She completed medical school and her internal medicine residency at the University of Connecticut. On ACP’s national level, she previously served as Chair of the Council of Early Career Physicians, Chair of the Board of Governors, and a member of the Board of Regents. She has served on several national committees including performance measures, awards, education and publication, medical practice and quality, and governance. She also served as Governor of the Connecticut Chapter of ACP; Chair of the Connecticut Chapter’s Council of Residents and Fellows and co-chair of the Chapter Council of Early Career Physicians. The main areas of professional interest for Dr. Andrews include graduate medical education, primary care and preventative health, and chronic pain.

Stephen A. Atlas
Stephen A. Atlas is an Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine at the Yale School of Medicine. He was in private practice for years in New Haven, Connecticut. In 1995, he was recruited to be the Director of Ambulatory Medicine and Associate Program Director at the Hospital of Saint Raphael in New Haven, Connecticut, where he served for years. He served years as a clinician educator with the Yale Primary Care Residency Program before retiring in 2021. He was instrumental in establishing an evidence-based primary care curriculum; organizing bedside cardiac auscultation; and mentoring students, residents, and faculty. He has publications in the New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA, American Journal of Medicine, and Connecticut Medicine. He taught a board review course for medical students at the American College of Physicians national meeting for 6 years and the ABIM Maintenance of Certification module at the Connecticut Chapter meeting for 14 years. He has received the Yale Medical School Outstanding Teacher of Ambulatory Medicine Award, Connecticut Chapter ACP George F. Thornton Teaching Award, Hospital of Saint Raphael John Vecchio Teaching Award, Resident Appreciation Award, Best Internal Medicine Attending Award, and Henry Gift Distinguished Internist Award. Since retirement in 2021, he is volunteering at the HAVEN Free Clinic and the Wednesday evening medicine clinic with Yale medical students and is a navigator for the Jewish Community Alliance Refugee Resettlement in New Haven serving a Syrian refugee family.

Rana L. Awdish
Rana Awdish, MD, FCCP, MACP, is a nationally recognized critical care physician, author, and thought leader in health care communication and narrative medicine. She serves as Director of the Pulmonary Hypertension Program at Henry Ford Hospital and holds the roles of Medical Director for Care Experience for Henry Ford Health and Director of the Pulmonary Hypertension Program. She has dual appointments as Clinical Professor of Medicine at Wayne State University School of Medicine and Michigan State University College of Human Medicine. Dr. Awdish earned her medical degree from Wayne State University and completed her internal medicine residency at Beth Israel Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, and her pulmonary and critical care fellowship at Henry Ford Health. Her groundbreaking work emphasizes the human experience in medicine, shaped by her own critical illness as a patient. She is the bestselling author of In Shock, a memoir that has been widely acclaimed for its impact on medical empathy and physician–patient communication. A sought-after speaker and writer, Dr. Awdish has delivered more than 100 national and international presentations, and her work has appeared in the New England Journal of Medicine, Health Affairs, and The Washington Post, among others. She is a Fellow of the American College of Chest Physicians and has received numerous awards, including the Press Ganey Physician of the Year Award, Distinguished Alumni Award Wayne State University SOM, and Healthcare Hero by U.S. News & World Report. Dr. Awdish is a passionate advocate for systemic change in health care, dedicated to advancing a more compassionate, patient-centered model of care.

Kimberly C. Bates
Dr. Kimberly Bates, MD, MACP, FAAP, is a dual board-certified physician in internal medicine and pediatrics with more than 26 years of clinical experience. Dr. Bates is a nationally recognized leader in medical education, with the unique experience of founding two new residency programs. She is currently the Primary Care Track Program Director at Dignity Health St. Rose Dominican and is the chief medical officer at Dignity Health Medical Group Nevada. Her academic interests include health care transitions for adolescents and young adults with chronic conditions, diversity and inclusion in medicine, and professional identity formation. Dr. Bates is a nationally recognized leader and has served at the national level in the American College of Physicians (ACP), where she chaired the Council of Young Physicians and as a councilor for the Association of Program Directors in Internal Medicine. She currently serves on the Nevada Chapter Governor’s Advisory Council and Program Planning Committee and is a frequent speaker and faculty development leader at ACP national and regional meetings. Her contributions have been honored with the Joseph E. Johnson Leadership Award and multiple mentorship awards. She holds faculty appointments at Roseman University and Creighton University. Dr. Bates continues to shape the future of medicine through her commitment to compassionate care, academic excellence, and inclusive leadership.

T. Brian Callister
An accomplished clinician, physician executive, faculty member, and internationally recognized speaker, Dr. Callister is active in acute care medicine, the postacute continuum, medical education, organized medicine, specialty associations, CME programs, and health care policy debates. He is currently a full-time Professor of Medicine and the Vice Chair for Academic Affairs at the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine. He also serves as the Director of Academic Hospital Medicine, the Director of Rural Medical Student Education, Course Director for the “Spirituality in Medicine” course, and the Career Advisor for Internal Medicine. Dr. Callister is the immediate past Governor of ACP’s Nevada Chapter, is a past Vice Chair of the Ethics, Professionalism, and Human Rights Committee and sat on the Governance Committee. He is Board-certified in internal medicine, holds new Mastership in ACP, and is a Senior Fellow of the Society of Hospital Medicine. Dr. Callister currently serves on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Technical Expert Panel on Hospital Patient Harm. He previously served as the senior physician executive and chief medical officer for the LifeCare Family of Hospitals, providing physician leadership and oversight for a nationwide system of 27 hospitals. In 2012, Dr. Callister was nominated by Modern Healthcare as one of the 50 “Most Influential Physicians in Healthcare.” He is a recipient of the Congressional Certificate of Recognition for Outstanding Service to the Community and the Nevada ACP Laureate Award.

Lisa A. Camara
Dr. Lisa Camara is an Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine at the University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine and a practicing internal medicine physician at Kaiser Permanente in Honolulu. Board-certified in internal medicine since 2000, she has dedicated over 2 decades to providing comprehensive, compassionate primary care while simultaneously advancing medical education in Hawaii. Dr. Camara completed her internal medicine residency and chief residency at the University of Hawaii Internal Medicine Residency Program. Her passion for mentorship and teaching has been evident throughout her career, with consistent involvement in medical education. She has served as a clinical preceptor and clerkship attending and as a faculty member for both the University of Hawaii and the Kaiser Permanente Internal Medicine Residency Program. In recognition of her superb teaching abilities, she received the Clinical Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching. Dr. Camara has held key leadership roles within the American College of Physicians (ACP), including Governor of the Hawaii Chapter from 2017 to 2021. Her contributions to scholarly work include faculty development initiatives; presentations on gender equity and digital tools in medicine; and participation in national ACP activities, such as abstract reviewing and conference judging. Her service extends into the community through mentorship, education outreach, and public health initiatives. Widely recognized by her peers, Dr. Camara has been named to the “Hawaii Best Doctors” list multiple times. She embodies a lifelong commitment to clinical excellence, equity, and medical education.

Shawn A. Chillag
Dr. Shawn Chillag is a Professor of Medicine at West Virginia University and a general internal medicine physician at Charleston Area Medical Center. Over the course of his distinguished career, Dr. Chillag has exemplified excellence in clinical care, medical education, and leadership in internal medicine. He has served as Chair of Medicine at both West Virginia University at Charleston Clinical Campus and the University of South Carolina, as well as Residency Director and Clerkship Director, shaping generations of physicians. A dedicated mentor, he has received dozens of teaching honors, including multiple “Teacher of the Year” awards and the Dean’s Distinguished Service Award. His mentorship has guided countless students, residents, and junior faculty in scholarship and professional development. Dr. Chillag has published extensively on clinical topics and medical education, with numerous publications and abstracts. His scholarly work reflects his lifelong commitment to learning. A Fellow of the American College of Physicians (ACP) since 1985, Dr. Chillag served as Governor of the ACP West Virginia Chapter. He has championed ACP’s mission at both the state and national levels, organizing chapter meetings, mentoring early career physicians, and engaging in advocacy efforts. Throughout his career, Dr. Chillag has demonstrated an unwavering commitment to service, mentorship, and clinical excellence. His work has left a lasting imprint on the physicians he has trained, the patients he has cared for, and the professional community he has helped build.

Elisa I. Choi
Elisa Choi, MD, MACP, FIDSA, FAMWA, is a past Chair of ACP’s Board of Governors, the first woman of Asian heritage to be elected to this leadership role. She has served on ACP’s Board of Regents and Board of Governors and on numerous ACP national committees. Dr. Choi is the immediate past Governor of the Massachusetts ACP Chapter and the first woman elected as Governor of the Chapter. She received the 2024 ACP Richard Neubauer Award for sustained and enduring efforts on behalf of ACP’s advocacy and legislative priorities. Dr. Choi resurrected a dormant Massachusetts ACP Chapter Health and Public Policy Committee and, during her 4-year governorship, founded Massachusetts ACP Chapter’s Leadership Development for Women in Medicine Committee and Massachusetts ACP’s JEDI (Justice, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion) Committee (currently named the Health Equity Committee). She received Massachusetts ACP’s Laureate Award, Chapter Leadership Award, and Helen Taussig Women in Medicine Award. She serves as a dedicated mentor in all of her ACP work. Dr. Choi has held leadership roles in the ACP, American Medical Association (AMA), Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA), and American Medical Women’s Association (AMWA), IDSA (Infectious Disease Society of America), and AMWA (American Medical Women’s Association). Dr. Choi has served as an AMA delegate to the House of Delegates for ACP since 2019 and is Chair of the AMA Women Physicians Section Governing Council. She received AMWA’s Exceptional Mentor Award (twice) and INSPIRE Award and the AMA Inspiration Award. Dr. Choi is an internal medicine and infectious diseases/HIV physician in practice and Harvard Medical School faculty member. She is a physician leader in her organization and serves as a preceptor and mentor to students and internal medicine residents. Dr. Choi is an internationally invited speaker, educator, and published author on topics ranging from infectious diseases, HIV, health disparities, health and gender equity, clinical quality and performance measurement, leadership development, and women in leadership. Dr. Choi is #IMProud to consider ACP her enduring professional home.

Angelique N. Collamer
Dr. Angelique Collamer is a Board-certified rheumatologist and Clinical Professor of Medicine at the Uniformed Services University School of Medicine, with a distinguished career in clinical care and academic medicine. A former U.S. Air Force medical officer, she served in diverse roles—from primary care physician to medical director—culminating in her leadership as Service Chief of Rheumatology at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, where she advanced patient care, clinical research, and medical education. In 2022, Dr. Collamer was appointed chief medical officer at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, overseeing comprehensive clinical services for 23,000 beneficiaries and a $29 million budget. Under her leadership, the hospital earned distinction as the 2023 U.S. Air Force Hospital of the Year. She returned to the United States in 2025 and continues her clinical work in rheumatology. From 2021 to 2025, Dr. Collamer served as Governor of the Air Force Chapter of the American College of Physicians (ACP), revitalizing chapter operations and earning the Silver Level Chapter Excellence Award. Her ACP contributions span three national committees, physician peer coaching, and active roles at regional and national meetings. Dr. Collamer has authored 14 peer-reviewed publications; three book chapters; and numerous abstracts and presentations at international, national, and regional meetings. Her career is marked by awards recognizing her impact as a clinician, educator, and leader—including the American Medical Women’s Association INSPIRE Award and ACP’s Women in Medicine Making an Impact honor.

Sarah T. Corley
Dr. Sarah T. Corley is a distinguished physician and informatics leader whose career spans more than 3 decades at the intersection of clinical practice, medical education, health IT innovation, and government advisory roles. A graduate of the University of Virginia School of Medicine, Dr. Corley began her career in traditional clinical settings, advancing through leadership positions that merged medicine with technology improvement. After serving in the U.S. Navy and completing her residency at the University of Virginia, Dr. Corley led a successful internal medicine practice in Arlington, Virginia. She transitioned into academic medicine, holding associate professorships at both the University of Virginia and George Washington University, mentoring the next generation of physicians while beginning her engagement with medical informatics. A pioneer in electronic health record (EHR) implementation and policy, Dr. Corley held key leadership roles at NextGen Healthcare Information Systems, including chief medical officer, where she championed the integration of clinical insights into software design. She later became chief medical advisor at MITRE’s Center for Enterprise Modernization, providing strategic medical guidance to federal initiatives. Dr. Corley has been instrumental in shaping national conversations around health IT, notably as a member of the influential AMIA EHR-2020 Task Force and a coauthor of numerous peer-reviewed publications on documentation burden, quality improvement, and clinical guideline adherence. Her research has informed both policy and practice in patient-centered care and informatics. Dr. Corley’s legacy is defined by her unique ability to bridge clinical expertise and visionary informatics leadership, transforming health care through innovation and system change.

Eric B. Dahms
As a dedicated clinician at Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego, Dr. Eric Dahms is recognized for his excellence in patient care, professionalism, and collaborative leadership. His calm demeanor, integrity, and depth of clinical knowledge have made him a trusted figure among colleagues and trainees alike. Dr. Dahms has demonstrated sustained service to ACP through his longstanding involvement in the Southern California Region Ill Chapter. He has served on the Chapter Council and the Membership Committee and has been a reliable presence at annual scientific meetings, mentoring students and residents and shaping chapter programming. Notably, he has led SoCal 3’s signature volunteer outreach at the San Diego Rescue Mission, mobilizing ACP members to serve vulnerable populations during Easter and Thanksgiving. His efforts have provided mentorship and leadership opportunities for medical students and early career physicians, embodying the spirit of service that ACP champions. A consistent advocate for equity and inclusion, Dr. Dahms has supported international medical graduates and underrepresented members through mentorship and participation in DEI initiatives. His multifaceted contributions—spanning clinical care, education, leadership, and community engagement—reflect the highest ideals of internal medicine. His legacy is one of quiet leadership, meaningful impact, and lifelong service to medicine and the College.

Daniel David Dressler
Daniel D. Dressler, MD, MSc, MHM, MACP, is a Professor of Medicine at Emory University School of Medicine and a nationally recognized leader in hospital medicine. He serves as Director of Internal Medicine Teaching Services at Emory University Hospital, Associate Program Director for the J. Willis Hurst Internal Medicine Residency Program, and medical student Society Advisor at Emory’s School of Medicine. Dr. Dressler’s recent accolades include the 2024 Emory School of Medicine Dean’s Teaching Award and recognition as a Master of Hospital Medicine by the Society of Hospital Medicine in 2020—an honor held by fewer than 50 physicians nationally. An expert in translating clinical evidence into practice, Dr. Dressler is Editor in Chief of NEJM Journal Watch Hospital Medicine and Deputy Editor of NEJM Journal Watch General Medicine. He has authored more than 370 critical literature appraisals, coedited the authoritative textbook Principles and Practice of Hospital Medicine, and contributed as a founding editor in developing The Core Competencies in Hospital Medicine. Dr. Dressler has demonstrated sustained leadership in continuing medical education as Course Director of the Southern Hospital Medicine Conference for 2 decades. He is a past Chair of the Georgia Chapter’s Hospitalist Committee and has been an active contributor to ACP for more than 2 decades. For ACP, he served as the Georgia Chapter Hospitalist Committee Chair (2014–2016) and as a member on the 2019, 2021, and 2027 ACP Annual Meeting Committees and has been a regular speaker at the ACP annual meeting since 2016.

Mary B. Duke
Dr. Mary Burke Duke is an Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Kentucky College of Medicine. She served as the Chief of the Medical Service at the Lexington VA Health Care System. She is a former Chapter Governor and has more than 25 years of service as a leader with the Kentucky Chapter of the ACP. She played a key role in the success of the Chapter’s Associates’ Retreat, an overnight educational conference attended annually by all PGY2 residents within the state for more than 2 decades. Dr. Duke was awarded the Chapter’s Laureate Award in 2010. In addition to her leadership and service within ACP, she served as med-peds residency program director at the University of Kentucky for 10 years and was President of the national Med-Peds Program Directors Association. Dr. Duke has dedicated her career to medical education and exceptional clinical care. She has held several HRSA- and VA-funded educational and patient safety grants and has won multiple teaching awards over the course of her career.

Jehan El-Bayoumi
Dr. Jehan (Gigi) El-Bayoumi is a distinguished physician, educator, and health equity advocate. She earned both her undergraduate and medical degrees from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. Following her residency and chief residency in internal medicine at the George Washington University (GW) School of Medicine, she joined the GW faculty in the Division of General Internal Medicine, where she served for more than 3 decades. In 2013, Dr. El-Bayoumi founded the Rodham Institute, a mission-driven organization committed to advancing health equity in Washington, DC. The Institute, now housed at the Georgetown University School of Medicine as of 2023, partners with community leaders, nonprofit organizations, and faith-based institutions to address deep-rooted health disparities—particularly in Ward 8, a predominantly African American community facing some of the nation’s most severe health challenges. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. El-Bayoumi cofounded the Black Coalition Against COVID, a national organization dedicated to addressing the disproportionate impact of the pandemic on Black communities. She continues to serve on the Board of Directors. Throughout her career, Dr. El-Bayoumi has been an enthusiastic advocate for medical education and holistic, compassionate care. Her work has earned her numerous local and national awards, as well as recognition in international forums for her leadership and impact. She has been an active member of the ACP for more than 3 decades and was the recipient of the W. Lester Henry ACP National Award for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in 2018. She is currently Professor of Medicine at Georgetown University School of Medicine.

Samuel J. Evans
Dr. Samuel Evans is a leading pulmonologist in Hawaii with more than 20 years of experience treating patients with lung cancer and other respiratory conditions. He serves as Chief of Pulmonary Medicine at Hawaii Pacific Health and is the Pulmonary Division Chief and Associate Clinical Professor at the John A. Burns School of Medicine. A graduate of the University of Hawaii Internal Medicine Residency Program, Dr. Evans was chief medical resident in 2000 and later became the Program Director for the University of Hawaii Transitional Residency Program (2009–2018), mentoring top residents through their foundational training. His academic roles include curriculum development and medical student and resident education. Dr. Evans has held leadership roles in the American College of Physicians (ACP), serving on the National Council of Associates and as ACP Hawaii Chapter Governor (2021–2025). He helped organize ACP’s national meetings, including the 2023 San Diego and 2025 New Orleans conferences. As a former Governor of the American College of Chest Physicians Hawaii region, he helped bring the CHEST conference to Honolulu in 2011 and 2023. He has researched and lectured on a wide variety of topics, including tobacco smoke and neuroplasticity, ICU quality metrics, and treatment strategies in patients with severe COPD. Dr. Evans practiced critical care medicine from 2004 to 2014 and has had many leadership roles and accolades throughout his career and is a consummate educator and healer. Outside of medicine, he enjoys traveling, hiking, music, and gardening.

Ann R. Garment
Dr. Ann Garment is a clinician-educator at NYU Grossman School of Medicine and Bellevue Hospital Center, with a clinical focus on addiction medicine and care for underserved and vulnerable populations. She is Section Chief of General Internal Medicine as well as Director of the Primary Care Addiction Medicine Clinic at Bellevue, and in addition, she manages a large primary care panel and works in specialty clinics addressing opioid use disorder and care for patients living with homelessness. Dr. Garment is deeply committed to medical education, teaching across undergraduate, graduate, and continuing medical education levels. She has developed innovative curricula, including courses on opioid use disorder management, health care disparities, and observed structured clinical examinations focused on women’s and transgender health. Nationally, Dr. Garment has made significant contributions to the American College of Physicians (ACP). Most notably, she served as Chair of ACP’s Internal Medicine Scientific Program Committee from 2020 to 2024, overseeing the planning and execution of the organization’s annual national meetings, including virtual adaptations during the COVID-19 pandemic. Her leadership advanced the integration of such critical topics as addiction medicine, health care disparities, and social justice into the ACP educational agenda. She has also served on ACP’s Pain Management Advisory Committee and contributed to the development of online educational modules on pain and opioid use disorder. Through her clinical, educational, and leadership roles, Dr. Garment is dedicated to improving care for marginalized populations and advancing internal medicine education and advocacy at both the local and national levels.

Ellen J. Gelles
A graduate of Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine (CWRU), Dr. Gelles did her internship and residency at the University of Chicago. Her early career as a practicing internal medicine physician was at Northwestern University Medical School before returning home to Ohio. She was first appointed as an Assistant Professor of Medicine at CWRU in 2001, while working as a staff physician at the Louis Stokes Cleveland Veterans Administration Medical Center and serving as the Assistant Medical Director and then Medical Director for the Women Veterans Program. In 2004, she accepted a position as a clinician educator at the MetroHealth System, Cleveland’s safety-net health care system. Despite her busy clinical practice, she has continued to meaningfully contribute to her greater community, including volunteering as a preceptor for an international rotation with CWRU medical students in Peru. In addition to being an internal medicine specialist, Dr. Gelles is also a clinical informaticist. She has had various informatics roles at MetroHealth, serving as a liaison between front-line physicians, technology teams, and operational leaders to improve clinicians’ experience with the electronic health record (EHR). This included codeveloping MetroHealth’s successful series of CME sessions, “Fewer Clicks After Six,” to improve efficiency and reduce EHR-associated burnout. Dr. Gelles was promoted to associate professor in 2022 and earned Board certification by the American Board of Preventive Medicine in Clinical Informatics in 2024. As the Director of Informatics Projects, her current effort includes a pilot of 80 ambulatory and emergency department providers to use ambient AI scribes. Dr. Gelles is an active member of the Governor’s Advisory Committee of the ACP Ohio Chapter and completed a term on the College’s Medical Informatics Committee. She is a newly appointed member of the Internal Medicine Specialty Board of the American Board of Internal Medicine.

Steven J. Gerstner
Steven Gerstner received his MD from UCLA followed by a residency in internal medicine at the University of Washington. Upon graduation, Dr. Gerstner joined the Billings Clinic, where he has practiced general internal medicine from 1991 to present. He was a founding faculty member of the Billings Clinic Internal Medicine Residency in 2013. Dr. Gerstner became the program director of Billings Clinic Internal Medicine Residency in 2021, a position he still holds. As an active member of Montana WWAMI and as program director, he has facilitated numerous faculty development seminars. Over his distinguished clinical and teaching career, he has received numerous awards, including the WWAMI Outstanding Teacher Award in 2011, Richard M. Tucker Regional Internal Medicine Faculty Excellence in Teaching Award in 2017 and 2020, Billings Clinic Internal Medicine Residency Attending of the Year in 2017, and the Distinguished Faculty Regional Teacher Award in 2018. Dr. Gerstner has been an active member of ACP since his residency days. He was awarded the Montana ACP Chapter Laureate Award in 2020. He served as the Governor of Montana ACP from 2020 to 2024. Beyond his professional endeavors, Dr. Gerstner is an active member of the Episcopal community in Billings and has served as senior warden and vestry member. In his spare time, he enjoys spending time with his family on Montana’s rivers and in the backcountry.

Ibrahim Isaac Ghobrial
Ibrahim Isaac Ghobrial, MD, MACP, MRCP, is an internal medicine physician-educator and Associate Program Director of the Internal Medicine Residency Program at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) Mercy Hospital. He completed medical school at Cairo University in Egypt and internal medicine residency followed by a fellowship in nephrology at Cairo University and then at Walsgrave Hospital in Coventry, England. He finished training in internal medicine as a chief resident at St. Francis Medical Center in Pittsburgh. He has worked as a general internal medicine physician since then, first at St. Francis Medical Center and then at the UPMC hospitals. He served as the UPMC McKeesport Internal Medicine Program Director for 6 years and then moved to UPMC Mercy in 2019 where he is currently a primary care internal medicine physician and an Associate Program Director for education and research. Dr. Ghobrial is an active and engaged member of the Western Pennsylvania Chapter of ACP as an abstract and poster reviewer at the local and national competitions, a reviewer for the general internal medicine sections of MKSAP and the ACP board review, and a Governor for the College. He has taken an interest in caring for and acknowledging late career physicians, in the education and promotion of general internal medicine residents, and in the profound impact the insurance and corporate structures around medicine affect physician workload and burnout. He has been recognized by UPMC, the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, and ACP as a strong leader, educator, and mentor with awards for patient safety, exceptional teaching, and outstanding clinical practice. Dr. Ghobrial has been listed as a Top Doctor in the Pittsburgh Magazine since 2021. Dr. Ghobrial finds joy in using art to highlight the daily challenges of the practice of medicine, a few of which are published in the Annals of Internal Medicine.

Jason M. Goldman
Jason M. Goldman, MD, MACP, is President of the American College of Physicians. Dr. Goldman completed medical school at the University of Miami and residency in internal medicine at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami, FL. He has managed his own private practice since 2002 and is a Clinical Affiliate Professor of General Internal Medicine in the Department of Medicine at the Florida Atlantic University, Charles E. Schmidt School of Medicine. Prior to managing his own practice, Dr. Goldman worked primarily in hospital medicine as an Attending at both Mt. Sinai Medical Center in Miami Beach and Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami, Florida. He served as Governor of ACP’s Florida Chapter from 2016-2020. He also served as Chair of ACP’s Medical Practice Quality Committee and currently serves on ACP’s Immunization Committee. He is actively involved with the Center for Disease Control as the ACP’s liaison to the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices and serves on several vaccine workgroups including Pneumonia and COVID-19. Dr. Goldman has authored several published case reports and policy papers and has received numerous honors and awards, including the ACP Richard Neubauer National Advocate for Internal Medicine in 2018, Florida Chapter Internist of the Year in 2013, and the Laureate Award in 2022.

Carlos A. González-Oppenheimer
Dr. Carlos González-Oppenheimer obtained his medical degree from the University of Puerto Rico (UPR) School of Medicine and completed his residency in internal medicine at the UPR Medical Sciences Campus program. After completing residency, he joined the faculty of the UPR School of Medicine, where he reached the rank of Professor of Medicine. He had leadership positions at the University of Puerto Rico Hospital at Carolina, the community-level academic hospital, moving afterward to the main campus and University Hospital, where he served as Program Director and Division Chief of Internal Medicine. Dr. González-Oppenheimer was an academic leader, serving as Medical Director of the Center for Geriatric Education, the Graduate Education Committee, the Faculty Academic Appointments and Promotions Committee, and the Hospital Ethics Committee and as Acting Dean of Medicine. He was instrumental in developing the Professionalism Project for students and residents, and after retiring, he continued teaching students ad honorem. Dr. González-Oppenheimer has been an active member of the American College of Physicians, participating in the scientific committee and advisory board and reviewing abstracts. He served as Governor and received the Chapter’s Laureate Award. He was elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society and has been a member of multiple professional societies locally and nationally. He has also been involved in community service all his life, offering health care and volunteering in a homeless shelter, sponsoring young classic singers, and promoting wellness and prevention in the employment environment.

Otis Gowdy, Jr.
Dr. Gowdy is a Board-certified nephrologist with more than 2 decades of clinical experience and leadership in internal medicine and nephrology. A native of Meridian, Mississippi, he completed his residency in internal medicine as well as a fellowship in nephrology at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, where he also served as chief nephrology fellow. Since 2005, he has been in private practice at the Internal Medicine Clinic in Meridian and has served as Medical Director at Fresenius Medical Care since 2009. Dr. Gowdy has held several influential leadership roles in his local medical community, including as Chief of Staff at Anderson Regional Medical Center and Division Chair of Nephrology. He is also heavily involved in his local community, where he was named the NAACP Man of the Year for Meridian in 2018. His local roles include serving on the Meridian Museum of Art Board, the Lauderdale County Tourism Board, the Meridian City Planning Commission, and the Mississippi Children’s Museum Meridian Advisory Board. Dr. Gowdy has served the Mississippi Chapter of the ACP for many years. As Chairman of the Chapter’s Development Committee, he was responsible for the Chapter having one of its most profitable Chapter meetings with his massive efforts to recruit vendors. He subsequently served as Governor for the Mississippi Chapter from 2021 to 2025. During this time, he served on the Awards Committee and Mastership Committee at the national level. As his crowning achievement, he helped elevate the Chapter to receive the Silver Level of the 2024 Chapter Excellence Award.

CAPT Thanh D. Hoang
Dr. Hoang is the Program Director for the National Capital Consortium Endocrinology Fellowship Program at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Director of the Endocrinology Division at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS), and consultant endocrinologist to the United States Capitol Attending Physician. He is a Professor of Medicine (USUHS), Fellow of the American College of Physicians (ACP), and Fellow of the American Association of Clinical Endocrinology (AACE). Dr. Hoang is an active member of ACP, the Endocrine Society, AACE, and the Association of Program Directors in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. He served on the ACP Doctor’s Dilemma® Writing Committee, the AACE Nomination Committee, the Fellows of AACE Application Committee, the Thyroid/Parathyroid Disease State Network for AACE, and the Residency Curriculum Committee for the Endocrine Society. He served as an Associate Editor for the Clinical Case Reports journal and reviewer for various peer-review journals. He has served as Course Director for the Diabetes Symposium, Director for Thyroid Ultrasound and Fine Needle Aspiration course, and invited speaker for Tri-Service ACP and numerous national and international Endocrine Society[HP1]  meetings. Dr. Hoang has published more than 130 scientific manuscripts, 8 book chapters, and 140 conference abstracts. He has received various awards, including ACP Laureate, Teacher of the Year, Endocrine Society Outstanding Abstract, Researcher of the Year, Master Clinician, AACE H. Jack Baskin Endocrine Teaching Award, James J. Leonard Award for Excellence in Teaching in Internal Medicine, and Exemplary National Faculty. Dr. Hoang has chaired and served as faculty for Tri-Service ACP meetings.

Lacy C. Hobgood
Lacy Chadwick Hobgood, MD, MACP, FAAP, is a Clinical Professor of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics at East Carolina University Health Medical Center, a Governor Emeritus and Laureate Award recipient for the North Carolina ACP Chapter, and a board member for the ACP Services Political Action Committee. He is an integral ACP servant leader who has also been a member of the ACP Council of Early Career Physicians and multiple national ACP committees: Medical Practice and Quality; Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion; and Membership. He is a well-rounded and accomplished academic physician, an integrated community leader, and a master storyteller. He advocates fiercely for the patients and the physicians of North Carolina. He has been recognized repeatedly for his excellence as an educator, mentor, and clinician. As a leader of the North Carolina Medical Society Foundation Board of Trustees, he oversees crucial patient-focused priorities and leadership training avenues for medical students and physicians. Dr. Hobgood excels in humanizing the patient and physician experience and clarifying the complex. He is a humble, thoughtful, supportive, and encouraging colleague who exemplifies integrity.

Martina J. Jelley
Dr. Martina Jelley is a Professor of Internal Medicine at the University of Oklahoma School of Community Medicine. She graduated from medical school at the University of Oklahoma and completed her internal medicine residency in Tulsa. She then completed a fellowship in general internal medicine and clinical preventive medicine at the University of Colorado, receiving an MSPH degree. She joined the faculty at the School of Community Medicine in 1992. She has held multiple leadership positions in Tulsa, including Interim Chair of Medicine, Vice Chair of Research for the Department of Internal Medicine, and Assistant Dean for Clinical Research at the School of Community Medicine. She has received multiple leadership and teaching awards.  Dr. Jelley was elected to the Oklahoma Chapter-American College of Physicians Governing Council in 2018 and recently completed her second 3-year term. She has served ACP in many roles, including as Program Chair of the Oklahoma Chapter’s Annual Scientific Session. She is recognized regionally, nationally, and internationally for her work in education, particularly in trauma-informed care and the impact of adverse childhood experiences on adult health, and is the cofounder of the Trauma-Informed Health Care Education and Research collaborative (TIHCER).

Lawrence H. Jones
Lawrence H. Jones graduated from the Medical College of Pennsylvania (now Drexel University College of Medicine) and completed residency at Fitzsimons Army Medical Center. Following his payback years at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, Dr. Jones and his family moved to Harrisburg. Before retiring in 2021, Dr. Jones was a general internal medicine physician practicing outpatient medicine at Penn State Health in Hershey, the Medical Director of the Internal Medicine East Clinic, and Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Penn State College of Medicine. Dr. Jones served as ACP Pennsylvania Eastern Region Governor from 2019 to 2023, co-chaired the Pennsylvania delegation to Leadership Day, is a current member of the HPPC, and attends council meetings as a past Governor representative.

Devan L. Kansagara
Dr. Kansagara is a Professor of Medicine at Oregon Health & Science University and a staff physician in the Portland Veterans Affairs Health Care System. He is a beloved teacher and a kind and caring clinician. He has been actively engaged in research since coming to Oregon in 2005 and has published extensively, as shown on his CV with more than 100 peer-reviewed publications. His teaching and humanism have been recognized with awards from residents and peers. His research depth is great, but all work is covered by the theme of improving health care for individuals and the population. He has worked as Director of the Portland Veterans Affairs Evidence Synthesis Program for many years and has also been involved with the AHRQ Scientific Resource Center, which helps guide the research and agendas of the entire Evidence-based Practice Center Program. During his time as a faculty member he has contributed extensively to ACP with his evidence review work and countless publications in the Annals of Internal Medicine, as a member and later Co-Chair of the ACP Clinical Guidelines Committee, and also as a member on the ACP Population Health and Medical Science Committee. His work on these committees has contributed greatly to the quality of the work and the thoughtfulness of the recommendations.

Richard M. Keating
Dr. Keating attended Johns Hopkins University (BA, MHS) before attending medical school at The George Washington University on a U.S. Navy scholarship. Following his internal medicine internship at the Naval Hospital, Oakland, California, and a shipboard deployment, he completed his internal medicine residency at the National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Maryland. He served 2 years as a general internal medicine physician at the Naval Hospital, Jacksonville, Florida, followed by rheumatology and clinical immunology training at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC. He was then assigned to Naval Medical Center San Diego, holding many teaching and leadership positions, including Division Head of Rheumatology, Chair of the Faculty Development Working Group, and eventually Chair of Medicine and Specialty Advisor to the U.S. Navy Surgeon General for rheumatology. He received multiple awards, including the Governor’s Recognition Award from ACP and the Excellence in Teaching Award. Retiring from the Navy as a captain in 2005, he was awarded the Navy’s Legion of Merit Medal and the Laureate Award from the ACP Navy Chapter. Dr. Keating then served as Professor of Medicine and Rheumatology Fellowship Program Director at the University of Chicago, earning several teaching and clinical service awards. In 2013, he returned to San Diego as Program Director of the Rheumatology Fellowship at Scripps Clinic/Scripps Green Hospital. Currently the Associate Program Director and Internal Medicine Resident Clerkship Coordinator, he is a Clinical Professor at both Scripps and the University of California San Diego and remains active in clinical care and teaching.

Steven J. Kravet
Steven Kravet, a graduate of Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, trained in general internal medicine residency and chief residency at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, followed by the Business of Medicine MBA program at Johns Hopkins University. Over the course of his 30-year career at Johns Hopkins, he has served in multiple senior leadership roles. At Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, he was Clinical Director of Inpatient and Ambulatory Care Services and Chief Medical Officer for Quality and Patient Safety. In 2009, he assumed the role of President of Johns Hopkins Community Physicians, a complex organization that has grown to more than 50 sites across the Mid-Atlantic region, with more than 700 providers and 1700 staff. In addition, he is the Vice President for all of Johns Hopkins Medicine Office of Johns Hopkins Physicians and the Chief Quality Officer, overseeing all ambulatory practices operated by Johns Hopkins Medicine. Dr. Kravet was promoted to full Professor of Clinical Medicine of Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in 2024. In addition to his leadership responsibilities, he remains a practicing general internal medicine physician, managing a panel of patients in primary care. In ACP, he has also been a long-standing and invaluable member of the Governor’s Council since 2005, serving as Chair of the Health and Public Policy Committee, and most recently, the Chapter’s treasurer. He regularly leads the Maryland delegation at ACP Leadership Day. He has won multiple Maryland ACP Chapter Awards, including the inaugural Mary M. Newman Advocacy Award in 2025.

Helene R. Labonte
Dr. Labonte graduated from the Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine and completed her internal medicine residency and chief medical resident fellowship at the Mayo Clinic in Arizona. She went on to complete fellowships in geriatric medicine at Vanderbilt University. Dr. Labonte is an Emeritus Assistant Professor of Medicine for the Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine, past Associate Dean of the Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education, and past Chair of the Division of Community Internal Medicine at the Mayo Clinic in Arizona. She retired from the Mayo Clinic in September 2025.

Claudia S. Leonard 
Claudia Suzanne Leonard was born in 1961 and earned her undergraduate degree in biology from Harvard University in 1984, where she also graduated from medical school in 1990. She completed her internal medicine residency at Beth Israel Hospital, Boston in 1993. After working in Kenya for two years, she joined the Faculty Practice at Providence St. Vincent Internal Medicine Residency Program in Portland, Oregon, where she is now the longest-serving partner. She was medical director of this practice from 2007 to 2008 and residency program director from 2013 until 2022. She is Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine at Oregon Health & Science University. She has touched the lives of so many through both teaching and giving others the opportunity to learn while serving longitudinally in Uganda: bidirectional teaching through experience and sponsoring Uganda residents to Portland. Talking with her colleagues and with graduates from St. Vincent’s internal medicine program, it is clear her clinical excellence; service orientation; and quiet, compassionate approach to care has changed the lives of physicians, students, and patients. Her ongoing connection to the greater community of internal medicine physicians through professional activities supports the American College of Physicians, the Society of General Internal Medicine, UpToDate, Health Volunteers Overseas, the Borland Free Clinic, and the COMPADRE initiative, an AMA funded study to support interest and training in caring for the underserved.  

William Benton Lewis
Dr. W. Benton Lewis has been an active member of the Virginia Chapter of the American College of Physicians (ACP) since 1983. He has served on the Governor’s Council as treasurer and Chairman of the Finance Committee for many years. Dr. Lewis became a Fellow in 1994 and received the Chapter’s Laureate Award in 2010. Dr. Lewis earned his MD from the University of Virginia in 1980, where he was also elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society. He completed his internal medicine residency at the same institution in 1983. In 1991, he joined his father, Dr. William D. Lewis, FACP, and a Virginia Laureate Award winner, in a full-service private practice in Martinsville, Virginia. Dr. Lewis played a crucial role in developing a large regional medical group, which was subsequently acquired by Carilion Clinic in 1996. Following this acquisition, Dr. Lewis served as lead physician and lab director for the local group and as Regional Medical Director for Carilion, all while continuing to practice full-service internal medicine. He also precepted medical students from the University of Virginia and residents from Carilion for many years. With more than 40 years of experience, Dr. Lewis has been a devoted and well-respected internal medicine physician, teacher, and influential administrator, actively contributing to his community and the Virginia Chapter of ACP.

Anuj Maheshwari
Prof. Anuj Maheshwari is a professor in the Department of General Medicine at Hind Institute of Medical Sciences, Ataria, Sitapur. He just completed his 4-year successful tenure as Governor of the American College of Physicians India Chapter and was recently elected President-elect of the Research Society for the Study of Diabetes in India (RSSDI), which he has served earlier as Vice President. He is Secretary General of the Indian Society of Hypertension. He is President of the Asian-Pacific Society of Hypertension. He has about 100 publications in various national and international journals, along with 35 chapters in books. He was awarded the “Young Investigator Award” while doing postgraduation, and in 2013 he received the “Award for Research Excellence” by his university. Since then, he has been awarded more than 25 various awards and orations, including the 2016 Notable Achievement Award in Hypertension Prevention and Control at the Population Level by the World Hypertension League; Prof R. J. Wegmann Oration by the Indian Society of Hypertension in 2015; Prof. B. C. Bansal Oration in annual conference of the Indian Association of Clinical Medicine; Dr. V. G. Nadgauda Lecture in RSSDI2016 at Hyderabad; and Dr. Zhu Shoumin Memorial Award by the International Society of Clinical Nutrition. In April 2022, he received the National Mentor Award and John Tooker Evergreen Award by the American College of Physicians. Recently, in 2024 he received the Community Service Award by the Indian Diabetes Academy. In 2025, he addressed the Global Forum at the annual conference of the American College of Physicians in New Orleans and was chosen as faculty for the International Diabetes Federation World Diabetes Congress as well as the 85th ADA Annual Conference of Diabetes in June 2025 in Chicago.

Eugenio Matijasevic
Dr. Matijasevic is a distinguished internal medicine physician with more than 4 decades of experience in academic medicine, clinical excellence, and scientific publishing. His academic journey includes a medical degree from Universidad de Caldas, specialization in internal medicine from Universidad Nacional de Colombia, and complementary master’s degrees in philosophy and epidemiology. His professional excellence is further reflected in his long-standing leadership as Editor in Chief of Acta Médica Colombiana and his commitment to clinical ethics and internal medicine education. As a former Governor of the ACP Colombia Chapter, Dr. Matijasevic demonstrated exemplary leadership and dedication. His thoughtful guidance and unwavering support have left a lasting mark on the development of internal medicine in the region. He has participated actively in ACP activities, including educational programs, mentorship, and representation of Colombian internal medicine physicians at international forums. With more than 130 scientific publications, including landmark editorials, book chapters, and original articles, Dr. Matijasevic has made invaluable contributions to internal medicine. His writings reflect profound clinical insight, humanistic values, and a strong philosophical perspective on modern medicine. In addition to his academic and editorial achievements, Dr. Matijasevic is recognized as a superb clinician and educator. Generations of students, residents, and colleagues have benefited from his teaching, mentorship, and thoughtful patient-centered care.

Robert M. Monger
Dr. Robert Monger is Assistant Dean for Clinical Education for the Wyoming WWAMI Medical Education Program and Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Washington School of Medicine. He has maintained an active rheumatology and internal medicine practice in his hometown of Cheyenne, Wyoming, for more than 25 years. A recognized leader in Wyoming medicine, Dr. Monger has served as Governor of the Wyoming Chapter of the American College of Physicians, Chief of Staff at Cheyenne Regional Medical Center, President of the Wyoming Medical Society, and a long-standing delegate to the American Medical Association. He is also the founding Editor in Chief of Wyoming Medicine magazine, giving voice to the professional and policy concerns of physicians across the state. In addition to his administrative and clinical roles, Dr. Monger has been a consistent educator and mentor through the University of Washington WWAMI program, with a deep commitment to rural physician workforce development. He has published in journals such as NEJM, Arthritis & Rheumatism, and Annals of Pharmacotherapy and has presented original research at national ACP and rheumatology meetings. Dr. Monger is widely respected as a thoughtful clinician, engaged educator, and influential leader in advancing internal medicine in frontier settings.

Harold G. Morse
Dr. Morse’s formal medical education began at Emory University and continued at the Oregon Health & Science University with board certification in internal medicine and later critical care. He served for 3 years as a physician in the Indian Health Service on the Hopi Reservation in Northern Arizona. He joined the faculty of the Anderson Family Medicine Residency in Anderson, South Carolina, and served as the coordinator of internal medicine curriculum for more than 30 years. He was awarded Professorship in Internal Medicine and Family Medicine at USC Columbia and MUSC Affiliate, Anderson. Through scholarly activities and academic positions, he has impacted the lives and careers of innumerable physicians and health care workers. He was a founding board member of two free medical clinics in Anderson and Clemson, where he continues to serve. He has served on many local committees, all focused on improving health in his community. Dr. Morse has also provided critical medical services in Haiti as a leader of the Episcopal Church missions to Cange, since 1986, working closely with Partners In Health founder, the late Dr. Paul Farmer. Throughout his career, he has received several awards acknowledging his stellar medical career and his unwavering commitment to service to others. Examples include the Clemson University MLK Community Service Award, United Way Lighting the Way Award, and the Laureate Award of the ACP South Carolina Chapter. Dr. Morse’s career was based in a small town in upstate South Carolina, but his impact on lives there and beyond has been significant.

M. Tarek H. Naguib
Dr. Naguib graduated from Cairo University and received his postgraduate training from the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center. He holds certifications from the American Board of Internal Medicine in internal medicine, infectious disease, and nephrology and has an MBA from George Washington University. Dr. Naguib has more than 30 years of clinical practice in private, state, and federal settings to include teaching and scholarship. He is the Regional Chair of Medicine at the Texas Tech School of Medicine in Amarillo, the Founding Director of Covid Center of Excellence in Amarillo, and a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society. Dr. Naguib has received numerous awards, including the AMA National Foundation Leadership Award, Texas Tech University President’s Clinician Award, and Texas Tech Dean’s Service & Teaching Awards. He has mentored hundreds of physicians who now practice across the nation and abroad and has been involved in hospital governance and advocacy for many years. As a Fellow of the American College of Physicians (ACP), he has served in key committees and became the President of the Texas Chapter in 2023, while being active in advocacy, attending Leadership Day in DC and representing ACP on the TMA taskforces for gun safety and rural health, with an ultimate mission to achieve excellence in health care through education and leadership.

Fadel Nammour
Dr. Fadel Nammour is a gastroenterologist based in Fargo, North Dakota, with more than 30 years of experience. He graduated from St. Joseph’s University Medical School in Beirut, Lebanon, and completed his medical internship at Union Memorial Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Nammour then pursued his residency and gastroenterology fellowship at UMDNJ-Cooper Hospital in Camden, New Jersey. He holds certifications from the American Board of Medical Specialties in both gastroenterology and internal medicine and is a Fellow of the American College of Gastroenterology. Dr. Nammour is also a member of the North Dakota Medical Association and has served in various leadership roles within the medical community. He is known for his compassionate approach to patient care and his commitment to providing exceptional service to his patients.

Luis M. Noriega
Dr. Noriega is Full Professor of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine of the Clínica Alemana-Universidad del Desarrollo since 2009. He was previously Associate Professor of Medicine at the Faculty of Medicine Catholic University of Chile. He has held various positions as Vice Dean Faculty of Medicine of Clínica Alemana-Universidad del Desarrollo (2008–2015), Academic Director at Faculty of Medicine Clínica Alemana-Universidad del Desarrollo (2002–2008), Chairman of Internal Medicine Department Clínica Alemana de Santiago, Chief Infectious Diseases Fellowship Program Faculty of Medicine Clínica Alemana-Universidad del Desarrollo (2010–2021), and Member of Infectious Diseases Specialty Certification Committee, National Corporation for Specialty Certification (CONACEM) (2011–present). He has been an active member of the Internal Medicine Society and the Infectious Diseases Society of Chile; in the latter, he was Secretary, Vice President, and finally President. In 1994, he received the Young Investigator Award from the International Immunocompromised Host Society. In the past decade, he has been a usual presenter at the annual meeting of the ACP Chile Chapter. He has participated in 38 scientific journal publications and eight medicine book chapters and has been a coauthor of three national guidelines (HIV, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C).

Amy S. Oxentenko
Dr. Amy Oxentenko is Professor of Medicine at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester. She served as past GI Fellowship PD, IM Residency PD, and Associate Chair for Education for GI and IM. She then transitioned to Chair of Medicine at the Mayo Clinic in Arizona, followed by current roles as Vice Dean of Practice for the Mayo Clinic, Vice Chair for Mayo’s People & Culture Committee, and executive coach for Mayo faculty. She is past Chair of American College of Gastroenterology’s (ACG) Women and Finance Committees. She co-created ACG’s Train the Trainers (TTT) USA Program and was Vice Chair for the World GI Organization TTT Program. She served as Senior Associate Editor for the American Journal of Gastroenterology. She is a member of the ACG Board of Trustees, serving as President in 2025. She was prior Co-Director/Co-Editor of Mayo’s GI Board Review Course and Board Review Book. She has written for GI MKSAP 14 and 15 and was GI Book Editor for MKSAP 16 and 17. She was the GI content writer for the IM In-Training Exam. She chaired the American Gastroenterological Association’s (AGA) MOC Subcommittee, was Associate Editor of AGA’s Board Review program, DDSEP 8, and Chaired the ACG Self-Assessment Test Subcommittee. She served on the IM ACGME Review Committee for 8 years and was Vice Chair. She has been the recipient of the Mayo’s Department of IM Distinguished Contributions to Medical Education Award, Mayo Clinic School of GME Program Director of the Year Award, Minnesota’s ACP Laureate Award, and Mayo Clinic Distinguished Educator Award.

Akbar A. Panju
Dr. Akbar A. Panju is Professor of Medicine at McMaster University and a staff physician at Hamilton Health Sciences. He served as Chief of the Department of Medicine at Hamilton Health Sciences (1998–2008) and Associate Chair, Clinical, in McMaster’s Department of Medicine (2008–2020). A dedicated educator and leader, he has also held roles as Division Director of General Internal Medicine and Medical Director of the Michael G. DeGroote Institute for Pain Research and Care. Dr. Panju’s clinical and academic interests include cardiovascular disease, venous thromboembolism, clinical epidemiology, and evidence-based medicine. He has authored more than 60 peer-reviewed publications and contributed to key medical texts, including Evidence-Based Cardiology and the McMaster Textbook of Internal Medicine. He coedited Central Neuropathic Pain: Focus on Poststroke Pain and continues to chair the McMaster Internal Medicine Review Course. Dr. Panju has received numerous honors, including the John C. Sibley Award, the Osler Award from the Canadian Society of Internal Medicine, and the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons’ Mentor of the Year Award. He has held endowed positions, such as the William J. Walsh Professorship and the Boris Family Chair in Education and Internal Medicine. Dr. Panju is a long-standing Fellow of the American College of Physicians (ACP). He served as Associate Editor of the ACP Journal Club (1994–2000), contributed to ACP­CSIM annual meetings, and is currently on the organizing committee for the 2025 ACP Ontario Chapter Meeting held in conjunction with McMaster’s inaugural Hospital Medicine Conference.

Marianne C. Parshley
Marianne Parshley is an internal medicine specialist who focuses on primary, geriatric, and palliative care, practicing at the Providence Health System since 1993. She has been involved in numerous clinical initiatives, committees, and governance activities there during her long career. She has served for many years as a clinical preceptor for medical students and residents in both internal medicine and family medicine. Dr. Parshley has been a leader in the Oregon Medical Association, serving on their board, as Vice Speaker, Speaker and then President. She remains quite engaged there in state-level advocacy work, although she calls ACP her professional home. Her contributions to the ACP Oregon Chapter and national ACP are legion and have been impactful. She served on essentially all the Chapter’s committees, including the Governor’s Advisory Council, and was ultimately elected Governor. She markedly enhanced the Chapter’s advocacy work, reach, and impact and led a highly effective update to the strategic plan. As Governor, she made important contributions to national ACP, including member, then Chair of ACP Chapters’ Subcommittee; ACP Services PAC Board member; member, then Vice Chair of ACP Medical Practice & Quality Committee; and member, ACP Task Force on Independent Practice and later, member, Advisory Committee on Independent Practice. Subsequently, she was elected by her peers to the Board of Regents, making important contributions as Chair, ACP Awards Committee and member, ACP Mastership Committee; Vice Chair, Global Engagement Committee; member, Health and Public Policy Committee; Chair, ACP Membership Committee; President, ACP Services. She still serves as an ACP Delegate, AMA House of Delegates.

Mark E. Pasanen
Dr. Pasanen has been an active clinician, educator, and leader during his nearly 30 years at the University of Vermont. In 1999, he cofounded the Adult Hospital Medicine service and has been an active clinician on that service since that time. After serving as Section Head, he was selected as the Inaugural Chief for the Division of Hospital Medicine. He served in that role until 2020, when he was appointed as Vice Chair of Education for the Department of Medicine. Dr. Pasanen initiated numerous quality improvement projects, including a focus on improving physician communication with patients. Throughout his academic career, he has also been active in outpatient medicine, serving as a primary care provider and establishing the adult primary care site in 2006, home to the resident longitudinal clinic. Throughout his career, he focused on the care of vulnerable patients, including those with frailty, substance use disorder, and cognitive or behavioral challenges. In addition to the clinical work, Dr. Pasanen has been an engaged educator. He has served in numerous educational leadership positions, including Site Director, Associate Program Director, Program Director, and now Vice Chair of Education. He has brought numerous innovations to the education space, including scheduling changes to improve inpatient and outpatient continuity, a redesigning of the curriculum to a block schedule, and the transition to an academic half-day model, while consistently teaching learners during patient care. Throughout his career, his primary scholarship focuses have been on education, the care of patients with chronic pain, and quality improvement.

Miguel A. Peña-Ruiz
Dr. Miguel Peña-Ruiz exemplifies the mission and ideals of the American College of Physicians (ACP) through his excellence in clinical care, education, service, and leadership. As an internal medicine physician at Kaiser Permanente San Diego, Dr. Peña-Ruiz is highly respected for his patient-centered approach, professionalism, and commitment to quality improvement and physician well-being. A long-standing leader in ACP Southern California Region III, he serves as Vice Chair of the Governor’s Council and has shaped regional programming for over a decade. He has led the Doctor’s Dilemma® competition, contributed national-level questions, and presented at ACP Internal Medicine Meetings—most notably on culturally responsive care for Hispanic and Latino populations. Dr. Peña-Ruiz is a powerful advocate for international medical graduates (IMGs) and diversity in medicine. He cofounded the ACP SoCal DEI Scholars Program, which provides mentorship, leadership development, and financial support for underrepresented medical students. He is a visible voice in ACP’s IMG Collaborative and has mentored numerous trainees navigating professional transitions. His leadership reflects humility, impact, and inclusiveness. He has served as a delegate to the California Medical Association, sits on wellness and quality improvement committees, and is deeply involved in community health outreach—often conducting bilingual education and screenings. Dr. Peña-Ruiz’s sustained, broad-spectrum engagement with ACP and the medical community at large embodies the highest ideals of the profession.

Jayne M. Peterson
Dr. Jayne Peterson is Professor of Medicine, founding Program Director–Primary Care Track, and until her recent retirement was the Associate Program Director for Ambulatory Medicine of the Internal Medicine Residency at the University of Arizona College of Medicine Phoenix (UACOMP). She graduated from the University of Arizona College of Medicine Tucson and completed her internal medicine residency at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, an affiliate of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She stayed on as Interim Medical Director of the Residency Clinic. Throughout her career, she has been active in medical student and resident ambulatory education. She has advocated for the expansion of primary care education in internal medicine through work on the Alliance for Academic Internal Medicine Primary Care Track Toolkit and as a mentor in the UACOMP Primary Care Scholars certificate program. She has presented her work regionally and nationally on expanding educational experiences around social determinants of health, advocacy, primary care, and community connections. Dr. Peterson has been active in the American College of Physicians and the Society of General Internal Medicine. She chaired regional meetings in both organizations; was active in both program and advocacy committees; and encouraged faculty, medical students, and residents to become active in these organizations. Recent research interests include assessing resident knowledge of caring for people with disabilities and participating in the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education Summit on Fostering Disability-Inclusive Health Care in Resident Education.

Mary Beth Poston
Dr. Poston’s medical education began in 1995 at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine and concluded in 2004 with certifications in internal medicine, fellowship in academic general internal medicine, and an MS in clinical research. Throughout her career, she has been deeply involved in academic medicine, teaching medical students, residents, fellows, and faculty. Mary Beth helped develop curricula across the spectrum of teaching, including ultrasound, and she continues to teach in both inpatient and outpatient settings. She has done numerous lectures and presentations at local and national meetings on topics ranging from health disparities, primary care, and POC ultrasound utilization. She has published widely and made significant contributions to the MKSAP series of the American College of Physicians (ACP). In May 2022, she attained Clinical Professorship in General Internal Medicine at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine. Her volunteerism and advocacy are noteworthy for her steadfast involvement in ACP. Dr. Poston has been attending Leadership Day since 1999. She served on the Governor’s Advisory Committee before becoming Governor of the South Carolina Chapter in 2018. She is the Chair of the South Carolina Chapter Nominations Committee. She is an advisor and participant in the annual POCUS Ultrathon Course, which garnered the Chapter an Evergreen Award. Dr. Poston’s all-round contributions in leadership, scholarly activities, and volunteerism have been recognized by earning all three ACP South Carolina Chapter Awards, along with awards for Teaching, Carolina Medical Scholar, and Distinguished Alumni.

Michael W. Quinn
Dr. Quinn grew up in Long Island, New York. He attended Georgetown University on an athletic scholarship, where he was captain and co-captain of the cross country and track teams, respectively. Dr. Quinn attended medical school at the F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine at USUHS. He wed Christine O’Hagen just before medical school, and they welcomed their first son, Brendan, while an MSIII. Dr. Quinn did his internal medicine residency at Madigan Army Medical Center, where their second son, Devin, was born. He then completed pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine fellowships at Brooke Army Medical Center. On completion of fellowship, Dr. Quinn was stationed at Eisenhower Army Medical Center, where he would ultimately serve as the Program Director of the internal medicine residency. He enjoyed teaching and was recognized for teaching by receiving multiple awards, including the Internal Medicine Residency Faculty Teacher of the Year Award, as well as the Major General William L. Moore, Jr. Award selected from all Dwight D. Eisenhower Army Medical Center (DDEAMC) Residency Faculty. During his military service, COL Quinn deployed to both Iraq and Afghanistan. His military awards include the Legion of Merit and the Bronze Star and, at his retirement, induction into the Order of Military Medical Merit. Dr. Quinn continues to teach residents from DDEAMC general surgery, orthopedic, and internal medicine residencies and AU ER residents and Pulm/CCM Fellows in the burn ICU at the JMS Burn Center at Doctors Hospital, Augusta, Georgia. He is the Georgia Chapter’s 2022 J. Willis Hurst Outstanding Bedside Teaching Award winner.

Louis B. Rice
Dr. Lou Rice is an infectious disease physician-scientist who has been the Chair of the Department of Medicine at Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University since 2010. He was elected as a Fellow of ACP in 2001 and has been active in ACP activities to enhance its mission in medical education, clinical excellence, and professionalism. Dr. Rice’s NIH-funded research has focused on the mechanisms of gene exchange and penicillin resistance in enterococci and the influence of antibiotic administration on the emergence of resistance in the clinical setting. Having served 10 years as the Editor in Chief of the journal Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, and a past member of the Board of Directors of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, he is also a member of the Association of American Physicians and the American Clinical and Climatological Association. An active member of the Rhode Island Chapter since 2010, his mentorship and support has led to three members of the medical group he oversees serving as Governors of the Chapter. His insightful guidance has enhanced the Chapter’s scientific meetings and spurred more resident participation. He actively supports the involvement of medical students and residents in ACP Leadership Day activities. In line with ACP values, he established a DEI committee within the Department of Medicine and has worked with stakeholders to achieve tangible results in this domain. Dr. Rice, a recipient of many teaching awards, is noted for his deep commitment to medical education. He continues to serve as a model clinical educator on his assigned clinical rotations.

Jairo H. Roa
Dr. Roa has served with distinction as a physician, educator, and administrator. His academic career includes leadership roles at top institutions in Colombia, such as Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Universidad El Bosque, and currently as Dean of the School of Medicine at Universidad de los Andes. He also served as Chief of Internal Medicine at Fundación Santa Fe de Bogotá for nearly 2 decades. His involvement in ACP has been exemplary, having served as Governor of the ACP Colombia Chapter (2017–2021) and as a member of multiple international committees, including the Clinical Guidelines Committee and the International Engagement Committee. His leadership has contributed significantly to strengthening ACP’s global impact. Dr. Roa’s scholarly contributions include more than 50 peer-reviewed publications in national and international journals, authorship of books and clinical guidelines, and frequent speaker invitations at congresses of internal medicine, pulmonology, and critical care. His work has influenced the training of hundreds of internal medicine physicians and intensivists throughout Latin America.

Patricia E. Sadler
Dr. Sadler completed medical school and internal medicine residency at the Medical University of South Carolina. Her professional career has been based in her hometown of Clinton, South Carolina, a small rural community. She started a solo internal medicine practice in 1988 and later expanded her expertise to provide much needed palliative care and hospice services to this vulnerable community. She also provided education sessions to various local groups on topics such as breast cancer prevention, menopause, hospice update, and preventive medicine strategies. Dr. Sadler was involved in many leadership roles at her local hospital and skilled-nursing facility, the South Carolina Medical Association, and the Medical Advisory Committee. She was also Medical Director at the Hospice of Laurens County. She was a dedicated South Carolina ACP member, serving in several roles and culminating in becoming the South Carolina Chapter Governor. Dr. Sadler has remained engaged in Chapter activities, serving on the Nominations Committee and the Governor’s Advisory Council, where she has been a great resource and asset to the South Carolina Chapter members. Dr. Sadler’s life has been one of professionalism and service to her community.

Jenny R. Silberger
Jenny Ruth Silberger, MD, MACP, was raised in a family that debated a wide range of topics around the family dinner table throughout her younger years. This was an incredible foundation for learning across her career serving her patients and for her work with the American College of Physicians, bringing people together to change the health care system for the better. She graduated with high honors from the University of Michigan, with additional courses from several other universities in specific areas, including a year abroad at l’Université de Paris. She became a physician at Oregon Health & Science University and began her career in internal medicine at Providence Portland Medical Center residency. Dr. Silberger has an incredible commitment to internal medicine built on the front lines of medicine, first in primary care, then hospital medicine, and finally in geriatrics and long-term, postacute care, primary palliative care, and through advocacy at the state and national level. As Governor of ACP’s Oregon Chapter, she also served as Vice Chair and member of multiple ACP committees along with representing her class on the Executive Committee Board of Governors. Currently, while still serving the College on the Health and Public Policy Committee, she is also rising in leadership at the Oregon Medical Association, first as an ACP representative to their Board of Trustees; as Chair of the Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Committee; and now on the executive committee of the BOT as Speaker. Like many women in medicine, Dr. Silberger has also raised two great children. She has impacted her community in many ways, from parenting to doctoring and advocating for a more just, equitable, and affordable health care system.

Roger D. Smalligan
Dr. Smalligan earned his MD and MPH from Johns Hopkins University and then completed a med-peds residency at Vanderbilt. He then spent 9 years at a rural mission hospital in Ecuador, engaging in clinical care, teaching, research, and administration. Upon returning to the United States in 2004, he joined East Tennessee State University and became Chief of the Division of General Internal Medicine. He actively engaged the American College of Physicians (ACP), later leading state chapter initiatives in Tennessee and Texas. In 2009, he became Regional Chair of Internal Medicine at Texas Tech in Amarillo, where he led the department’s clinical and research growth and created a $2 million smoking cessation program funded through Texas’s 1115 Waiver. He also served as public health authority for two counties, responding to issues such as refugee care, TB, Ebola, and botulism. In 2017, Dr. Smalligan became Regional Dean at the UAB Huntsville Regional Medical Campus. He has advanced clinical departments, supported diversity recruitment, organized interprofessional training, and remained active in patient care and teaching. He joined Alabama ACP, including the Alabama Chapter Council, and funded ACP membership for all internal medicine faculty and residents at the Huntsville campus. Last year, he received the Alabama Laureate Award. Internationally, he has participated in ACP-sponsored faculty development conferences in Argentina, Paraguay, and Peru. He has authored more than 40 peer-reviewed papers, more than 100 abstracts, and several book chapters. Outside of medicine, he enjoys running, hiking, reading, and spending time with his wife and community.

Kenneth P. Steinberg
Kenneth P. Steinberg is a Professor of Medicine in the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at the University of Washington School of Medicine. He currently serves as Vice Chair of Education in the Department of Medicine and previously directed the Internal Medicine Residency Program from 2007 to 2024. Dr. Steinberg earned his BA in biology from Colgate University and his MD from New York Medical College. He completed his residency and chief residency at Boston University Medical Center and fellowship in pulmonary and critical care medicine at the University of Washington. A nationally recognized leader in critical care and medical education, Dr. Steinberg held key roles in the NIH/NHLBI ARDS Clinical Trials Network, including major studies on corticosteroids and ketoconazole in acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). He has authored more than 60 peer-reviewed publications and contributed to numerous book chapters on acute lung injury, critical care, and medical education. His research has advanced understanding of ARDS pathophysiology, treatment, and long-term outcomes. Dr. Steinberg has received multiple honors, including the Dr. Paul B. Beeson Award for teaching excellence and Presidential Citations from the Society of Critical Care Medicine. He is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians and American College of Chest Physicians and has served on editorial boards and national committees shaping critical care and residency education. Dr. Steinberg has been a member of his Chapter Council for more than 10 years and continues to help coordinate outreach to residency programs in the Chapter.

Jean R. Sumner
Dr. Jean Rawlings Sumner is Dean of Mercer University School of Medicine (MUSM). She practiced internal medicine in Washington and Johnson counties for more than 25 years. Dr. Sumner is a third-generation Georgia physician and is committed to rural health. She was a member of the first class at MUSM and has served on multiple state boards, including Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities, State Medical Education Board, Public Health Advisory Committee, and Georgia Composite Board of Medicine where she served as President and Medical Director. In addition to her other work, Dr. Sumner has served as a member of the Federation of State Medical Boards SMART Workgroup to help establish standards for telehealth. She is married to Joe Sumner, a pharmacist, and they have two children and four granddaughters. Dr. Sumner enjoys raising chickens, fishing, art, and creating pottery.

Vidya Sundareshan
Dr. Vidya Sundareshan is an esteemed infectious diseases physician, educator, and public health leader who exemplifies the values of the American College of Physicians. A graduate of Ambedkar Medical College in India, she earned her MPH from Johns Hopkins University and completed residency at Southern Illinois University (SIU), followed by an infectious diseases fellowship at the University of Kentucky. She returned to SIU in 2008, where she currently serves as Division Chief of Infectious Diseases, Fellowship Program Director, and medical advisor to the Sangamon County Department of Public Health. A devoted clinician and teacher, Dr. Sundareshan practices inpatient and outpatient infectious diseases, including wound care and STI management, while passionately advancing antimicrobial stewardship and infection control. She has mentored more than 50 trainees, published extensively, and is a frequent speaker at regional and national meetings. Her visionary leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic helped guide the central Illinois region through crisis with compassion and resilience. She has held influential roles on national committees for the ACP and IDSA and is a past Governor of the Illinois ACP Chapter. Her deep involvement in academic medicine, public health, and organized medicine reflects her enduring commitment to improving care for rural and underserved populations. Known for her inclusive leadership, intellectual rigor, and deep empathy, Dr. Sundareshan is a respected role model and servant leader. Her dedication to lifelong learning, equity, and professional fulfillment continues to have a transformative impact locally and nationally.

Reed V. Tuckson
Reed V. Tuckson is Managing Director of Tuckson Health Connections, LLC, a vehicle to advance initiatives that support optimal health and well-being. Currently, Dr. Tuckson’s focus is on his role as a Co-Convener of the Coalition for Trust in Health & Science, which is dedicated to bringing together the entire health-related ecosystem to address mistrust and misinformation. In addition, he continues to advance his work as a cofounder of the Black Coalition Against COVID, a multistakeholder and interdisciplinary effort working to mitigate the COVID-19 pandemic in Washington, DC, and nationally by coordinating the four historically Black medical schools, the National Medical Association, the National Black Nurses Association, the National Urban League, and BlackDoctor.org. He enjoyed a long tenure as Executive Vice President and Chief of Medical Affairs for UnitedHealth Group, a Fortune 20 health and well-being company. A recognized leader in his field, Dr. Tuckson has been appointed to leadership roles at the National Institutes of Health; National Academy of Medicine; numerous federal advisory committees; and corporate, nonprofit, and academic boards. Previously, he served as President of the Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, the Senior Vice President for Professional Standards of the American Medical Association, the Senior Vice President for the March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation, and the Commissioner of Public Health for Washington, DC.

Ruth E. Weissberger
Dr. Weissberger is the immediate past Governor for the Connecticut Chapter of ACP and is retiring as Program Director for the Yale-Waterbury Internal Medicine Residency Program in Waterbury, Connecticut, where she helped to develop and implement the program since its inception in 2014. She is a beloved and award-winning educator as well as a published novelist and fierce advocate for patients and the practice of internal medicine. Dr. Weissberger started serving on the Governor’s Council for the Connecticut Chapter of ACP in 2009, became a Fellow with the College in 2011, and was awarded the Chapter’s Laureate Award in 2017 for her remarkable service to the Chapter. She was also the Chair of the Connecticut ACP Resolutions Committee and was ultimately elected to serve as Governor from 2021 to 2025. Nationally, she has been on the Chapters Subcommittee, where she was Chair from 2022 to 2024, was the Vice Chair of the Clinical Skills Committee (2022–2023), and is the current Vice Chair of the Membership Committee. Her leadership and engagement within ACP has been remarkable, particularly her willingness to speak up and advocate for patients and physicians at Leadership Day and in other activities with the Health and Public Policy Committee.

Scott C. Woller
Dr. Scott C. Woller is an academic internal medicine physician with practice and research focused on thrombosis and anticoagulation. He is a Professor of Medicine at the University of Utah School of Medicine and a research professor at Intermountain Health. His long service to ACP has included Governor of the Utah Chapter, with his term recently concluding in 2025. He served as ACP’s named designate for the College to the Diagnostic Excellence Committee of the National Quality Forum. He was honored by the Utah Chapter in 2016 with the C. DuWayne Schmidt ACP Utah Chapter Community Service Award for Voluntary Contributions in Medicine, and he served for many years as the Chair of the Residents and Fellows Committee. His career in academic medicine is notable for more than 150 peer-reviewed publications in the field of thrombosis and anticoagulation. He serves as Co-Chair for the past and forthcoming Antithrombotic Therapy for VTE Evidence-Based Guidelines from the American College of Chest Physicians (the most-cited guideline in the field) and as Co-Chair of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association (ACC/AHA) Peer Review Committee for the 2025 ACC/AHA Guideline for the Diagnosis and Management of Acute Pulmonary Embolism. His contributions to clinical excellence have garnered national recognition with his receipt of the 2015 U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Healthcare-Associated Venous Thromboembolism Prevention Challenge Award. He has received numerous resident and student teaching awards and was also honored with Intermountain’s Patient Experience Award in 2022 and 2024.

Catherine R. Womack
Catherine R. Womack, MD, MACP, is the immediate past Governor of the Tennessee Chapter of the ACP. She is a Professor of Medicine and Professor of Preventive Medicine at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) Memphis, where she also serves as the Associate Dean of Student Affairs and Admissions. For 16 years, she also served as the Associate Program Director for UTHSC’s internal medicine residency program. Her involvement in the Tennessee Chapter was recognized by her selection at the Tennessee Chapter’s Laureate in 2017. In her various roles, she teaches and mentors medical students and internal medicine residents in Memphis. In addition to her leadership responsibilities at UTHSC, she has served, with distinction, as a leader in numerous organizations, including the Memphis Medical Society, and the MetroCare Board, where she has served as the Vice Chair of the Board for a dozen years. She has been highly engaged in the work of the ACP and has served on several committees during her time as the Tennessee Governor; her committee involvement has included work on the Resolutions Committee, Governance Committee, and Committee on Volunteerism, and she also served on the committee that reviews nominees for Mastership in the College. She has long-standing engagement in Leadership Day and has been very active in helping engage members of the Tennessee Chapter in ACP advocacy issues.

COL Heather C. Yun
Dr. Heather Yun, a board-certified internal medicine physician and infectious disease (ID) physician, received her BA from Colorado College and MD from Yale University School of Medicine. Her internal medicine and ID training were completed at San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium (SAUSHEC). She served as an active-duty officer for 23 years with the U.S. Air Force and is currently the Chief of Staff at the South Texas Veterans Healthcare Administration. Dr. Yun is a Professor of Medicine at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences and a Fellow of the American College of Physicians and the Infectious Disease Society of America (IDSA). Her prior positions at Brooke Army Medical Center included Deputy Commander for Medical Services; Chair, Department of Medicine; and Program Director of the SAUSHEC ID Fellowship. She has served on and led numerous national committees, including the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education Residency Review Committee for Internal Medicine, the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) ID Specialty Board, and the IDWeek Program Committee. She currently serves on the Board of Directors for IDSA and the ABIM Foundation. Her active areas of research include infectious complications of trauma, travel and deployment-related illness, and respiratory viral infections. She has published more than 90 peer-reviewed articles, book chapters, and guidelines and has more than 150 invited lectures and research presentations at local, military, and national meetings. She has been recognized with more than 20 teaching, mentoring, and clinical excellence awards.

Mark A. Zubriski
Dr. Zubriski has been involved with ACP for 22 years since his first year of medical school when he presented a clinical poster at the ACP Arizona Annual Meeting, participated in Doctor’s Dilemma®, and became his medical school representative. He served from 2014 to 2020 as co-moderator for Doctor’s Dilemma and also served 4 years as Posters/Abstracts Chair. Dr. Zubriski was the ACP Arizona Annual Meeting Chair (2018) and on the Local Nominations Committee (2021). Currently, the Lieutenant Governor for the ACP Arizona Chapter, Dr. Zubriski has been active in the Chapter’s LEAD-IM/ECP programs training residents/ECPs on leadership development skills. He has attended numerous ACP Arizona Days at the Arizona Capitol and is a frequent speaker at ACP Arizona meetings. Dr. Zubriski was elected to the ACP Fellowship (2015) and won the ACP Arizona Hospitalist of the Year Award (2021) and the 2022 ACP Arizona Laureate Award. Dr. Zubriski has a PhD in molecular and cellular biology (ASU) and an MD (UA College of Medicine/Tuscon). He did his intern year at Johns Hopkins Hospital and a year in genetic medicine. He finished his IM residency at UA-Banner. He holds dual appointments in IM and biomedical informatics at the University of Arizona College of Medicine-Phoenix and is a Clinical Associate Professor. He is board-certified in IM and CI, and while serving as the Associate Fellowship Director for the Clinical Informatics Fellowship, he has been an academic hospitalist at the Phoenix VA since 2014 and is currently the Chief Health Informatics Officer.