Celebrating Chapters

Alabama Chapter

Chapter incorporated - 1981. First Chapter Governor - Dr. Lee Wright Roe (1927-31). Dr. Tinsley Harrison, former dean of the UAB School of Medicine, is best

known for his book, “Harrison’s Principles of Internal Medicine,” the most-used and best-selling internal medicine textbook in the world. Originally published in 1950, the text has been reprinted 16 times and translated into 14 languages.

Dr. Basil Hirschowitz was a medical pioneer who helped create the first fully flexible fiber-optic endoscope. The original instrument resides in the permanent collection of the Smithsonian (photo).

For over 25 years, the chapter has hosted an annual Literature and Medicine Retreat, where attendees gather to discuss a film, poetry and novels.

Alaska Chapter

Notable chapter members: Rodman Wilson, MD, MACP: Climbed Denali (1960); first Alaska Governor

(1977-81); authored several articles about high altitude disease and Tordrillo, a book on mountain climbing (1999); first Alaska Chapter Master (1999).

Brian McMahon, MD, MACP: Renowned Physician-Scientist/Hepatitis A,B,C Researcher; devised successful plan to eliminate Hepatitis B transmission among the Alaska Native people by vaccination (1983).

Richard Neubauer, MD, MACP: Chapter Governor (2001-05); Member of the ACP Board of Regents; served as Chair, PAC Board of Directors; is the Posthumous Recipient of the Alaska Chapter Centennial Legacy Award.

Arizona Chapter

Chapter incorporated - 1988. First Chapter Governor - Dr. W. Warner Watkins (1928-37). Since 1966, Chapter has given stipends to medical students in the Rural

Health Professionals Program (RHPP) statewide. RHPP students spend time in the summer with rural preceptors, learning about the practice of rural medicine.

Yearly “Day at the Arizona State Legislature” attracts medical students through retired physician members for a day of training, education, and face-to-face meetings with their Senate and House elected officials.

Both the Council of Early Career Physicians and the Hospitalist/International Medical Graduate Committee members annually plan weekends, encouraging collegiality and getting some welcome outdoor Arizona time!

Arkansas Chapter

Chapter incorporated - 1984. First Chapter Governor - Dr. William H. Deaderick (1927-31). Joseph Bates, MD, MACP (pictured) - Arkansas Chapter Centennial Legacy

Award Winner. Dr. Bates is best known for his sentinel achievement of proving that

Tuberculosis could be treated outside of the hospital or sanitarium. This changed treatment of this disease throughout the world.

Brazil Chapter

Relationships between ACP and Brazil began as early as 1954, when 6 Brazilian physicians obtained ACP-Kellogg grants to study in the United States.

In 1965, ACP officers Edward C. Rosenow, MD, MACP, and H. Marvin Pollard, MD, MACP, gave postgraduate courses in Rio de Janeiro with the participation of prominent local internists.

Brazil became an Affiliate Region in the late 1980s and an official Chapter in 1992.

Geraldo Medeiros-Neto, MD, MACP, a distinguished endocrinologist from Sao Paolo, served as the first Chapter Governor (1991-95).

California Northern Chapter

First Chapter Governor - Dr. Hans Lisser (1929-36). Members come from over 40 counties from the California/Oregon border

though Fresno county. Four members have served as ACP President:

• Dr. William Kerr - 1938-39• Dr. Dwight L. Wilbur - 1958-59• Dr. Ralph O. Wallerstein - 1988-89• Dr. Molly Cooke - 2014-15

California Southern Region I

Over 3,600 members from 5 counties including Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, Ventura, Kern, and San Luis Obispo. Home to 3 prestigious medical schools and 12 residency programs. The region’s diverse membership includes 922 Fellows and 26 Masters.

Recipient of several awards including a 2014 John Tooker Evergreen Award for the ACP Japanese Exchange Program.

Kouichi “Corky” Tanaka, MD, MACP, has written nearly 300 research publications, leading to important contributions in the study of erythrocyte metabolism and the understanding of hemolytic disorders. He has received numerous awards and held many positions of distinction, including Region I Governor (1993-97).

California Southern Region II

First Region II Chapter Governor - Dr. Varner J. Johns, Jr. (1972-76). A full 1% of membership are Masters. The region’s first Master was Francis

Pottenger, Sr., MD, MACP (1953) and our newest is Lawrence Loo, MD, MACP (2015).

Jeremiah Tilles, MD, MACP has been coordinating both State and National Leadership Days for all of California for the past 22 years (since its inception). He is working hard on 2015 Washington Leadership Day at the age of 83.

Chapter was named an Evergreen All-Star Award winner in 2013.

California Southern Region III

First Chapter Governor - Dr. David B. Carmichael (1972-76). The Annual Poster Competition has grown in popularity, with 151 posters in

2012, 216 in 2013, and 315 in 2014. Eric J. Topol, MD, FACP, is editor-in-chief of Medscape© and theheart.org,

and has edited over 1,000 peer reviewed publications and over 30 books including two cardiology textbooks.

Chapter has won two John Tooker Evergreen Awards, in 2007 and 2008.

Canadian Chapters

Canadian physicians became involved in the ACP from its beginnings and leaders in Canada played a leadership role in the developing ACP.

First Chapter in Canada established in 1927. Currently there are six Canadian chapters – Alberta, Atlantic Provinces, British Columbia, Manitoba/Saskatchewan, Ontario, and Quebec.

Brian Haynes, MD, MACP, one of the founders of the evidence-based medicine movement, developed and edited ACP Journal Club (now JournalWise) since 1991.

Jock Murray, MD, MACP, received the Nicholas E. Davies and Alfred Stengel Awards from the College and contributed to College governance as a member and Chair of the BOG and BOR. Well respected speaker at Internal Medicine Meetings, Chapter meetings, and BOG meetings, and served as the keynote speaker at the opening session of Internal Medicine 2006.

Central America Chapter

The Central America Chapter, which now includes members from Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama, evolved from the Chapter of the Republic of Panama and the Canal Zone established in 1928.

The Chapter played an important role in Panamanian medicine; in 1929 it sponsored the foundation of the Panamanian National Medical Association, with ACP members acting as founding members and board members.

Initially, membership was restricted to U.S. doctors and subsequently to United States–trained physicians, but in the 1990s admission was granted to locally credentialed internists.

Dr. William M. James, from Panama, was the Chapter’s first Governor (1928-41).

Chile Chapter

First Region (subsequently Chapter) of the College in South America; established in 1983.

Enrique G. Lopez-Caffarena, MD, MACP, was the Chapter’s first Governor (1984-91).

A co-sponsored Annual Postgraduate Course between ACP and the Santiago Medical Society has been given every year since 1968.

Jose Rodriguez Portales, MD, MACP served on the Board of Regents from 2007-12 and chaired the International Council from 2009-12.

The Chapter has earned several Chapter Excellence and John Tooker Evergreen Awards over the years and currently has over 1100 members.

Colombia Chapter

ACP organized a postgraduate course in Medellin, Colombia in 1965 and collaborative courses with the Colombian Association of Internal Medicine have continued to be given thereafter.

Several distinguished Colombian internists joined the College as Affiliate Members in the early years, and young physicians were granted ACP–Kellogg fellowships to study in the United States.

Chapter was established in 2012, over 40 years after initial efforts to form an affiliate region in the country were halted.

Roberto Esguerra, MD, FACP is the Chapter’s first Governor (2012-17).

Colorado Chapter

Chapter incorporated - 1983. First Chapter Governor - Dr. Josiah N. Hall (1927-32). Members of the Colorado Chapter have improved patient care by creating

resolutions that have then led to successful College initiatives:• High Value Care, and• The Patient-Centered Medical Home

The Colorado Chapter meeting has been held at the historic Broadmoor resort (pictured) for the past 28 years.

Connecticut Chapter

Former Governors Joe Cleary, MD, MACP (1993-1997) and Eric Mazur, MD, MACP (2005-2009) (photo)

The Chapter held its first Doctor’s Dilemma competition in 1999; the winner, University of Connecticut, won the national competition that year.

Dorothy Horstmann, MD, MACP was the Chapter’s first Master, one of the first women awarded Mastership, and the first woman to be named a Professor at Yale School of Medicine.

One of the chapter’s most distinguished members was Alvan Feinstein, MD, MACP, for whom there is an eponymous ACP award. He was a recipient of both the Jane F. Desforges Teaching Award and the Richard and Hinda Rosenthal Award.

Delaware Chapter

Chapter incorporated - 1987. First Chapter Governor - Dr. Albert Robin (1927-32). Virginia Collier, MD, MACP (pictured) is the Chapter Centennial Legacy

Awardee. She has been an important leader in ACP, both in the Delaware Chapter and at the national level. She was Chapter Governor (2000-04) and subsequently served as a Regent. In 2009, she was recognized with the Chapter Laureate Award, and she was elected a Master in 2012. She has served on numerous ACP committees, is an associate editor for MKSAP, and is the author of numerous articles on medical education. She is a superb administrator as well as consummate clinician and educator.

District of Columbia Chapter

Chapter incorporated - 1986. First Chapter Governor - Dr. M. W. Ireland (1927-29). Richard Perry, MD, MACP (pictured), former DC Chapter Governor (1992-

96), is the Chapter Centennial Legacy Awardee for his years of service to the Chapter and the DC area medical community as a provider of direct patient care, a teacher, and a volunteer.

W. Lester Henry, Jr., MD, MACP, was the first African American to become a Master and serve as a Regent.

Chapter can claim numerous famous medical researchers, including Harvey Alter, MD, MACP, best known for the discovery of the Hepatitis C virus.

Florida Chapter

Founding Chapter of Doctor’s Dilemma™, the brainchild of Philip Altus, MD, MACP, Past Chapter Governor (1992-96).

Chapter features an annual Residents & Medical Students Meeting with poster competition in addition to annual Scientific Session for all members.

Successful Health Policy/Advocacy efforts in Tallahassee and Washington, DC. Engages leadership, membership and the next generation of leaders since 1995.

Georgia Chapter

Chapter incorporated - 1979. First Chapter Governor - Dr. Ralston Lattimore (1923-26). Nicholas E. Davies, MD, FACP, ACP President-elect 1990-91. Tragically

killed in a plane crash before taking office on his way to attend the Chapter meeting.

The Chapter has produced several outstanding national ACP leaders:• ACP President: James Paullin, MD, MACP (1942-46)• ACP President: Sandra Fryhofer, MD, MACP (2000-01)• ACP President: Joseph W. Stubbs, MD, MACP (2009-10)• Chair, Board of Regents: Robert Copeland, MD, MACP (1998-99)• Chair, Board of Governors: Carter Smith, MD, FACP (1954-57)

Hawaii Chapter

Chapter incorporated - 1984. First Chapter Governor - Dr. A.N. Sinclair (1927-31). Irwin Schatz, MD, MACP, (pictured) first person and physician to object to

the infamous Tuskegee Study of Untreated Syphilis in the Negro Male in a letter of protest sent to the researchers, despite the potential risk to his young career.

On local and national levels, he is influential on taking personal responsibility for ethical values in educating physicians, and especially trainees, under his guidance.

Dr. Schatz is also known for his contributions to the study of autonomic dysfunction and was the first ACP Master in Hawaii. He served as Governor for the Hawaii Chapter from 1985-89.

Idaho Chapter

Chapter incorporated - 1981. First Chapter Governor - Dr. Ernest E. Laubaugh (1928-36). In 2014 the Chapter submitted its first BOG resolution, advocating for

federal negotiation for lower consumer prices. The resolution was passed. Second resolution submitted in 2015, addressing the dangers of distracted driving.

First annual Women in Medicine meeting in 2015. Chapter has increased membership, meeting attendance, and member

engagement over the years.

Illinois Chapter, Northern Region

First Chapter Governor - Dr. James G. Carr (1929-40). Rolf M. Gunnar, MD, MACP (pictured), was named the Chapter Centennial

Legacy Award Winner for the Illinois Northern Region. Dr. Gunnar has committed his professional life to improving the care of

others and has worked tirelessly in support of universal health care. He is a former ACP Illinois Northern Governor from 1980-84 and later served as Chair of the Board of Regents from 1993-94.

Illinois Chapter, Southern Region

First Chapter Governor - Dr. Samuel E. Munson (1927-29). Robert Ensrud, MD, MACP (pictured), was named the Chapter Centennial

Legacy Award winner for the Illinois Southern Region. Dr. Ensrud, former IL Southern Governor, is the founding Director of the

Internal Medicine Residency Program at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. He remains a strong advocate of trainees, a treasured mentor, and a stalwart supporter of ACP and internal medicine.

India Chapter

ACP’s 16th and newest international Chapter, established in 2014. S. B. Gupta, MD, FACP is the first and current Governor. During the second decade of the 21st century, physicians in India had

become increasingly interested in participating more fully with the College. ACP’s prominence had grown in the region because of the presentation of

several lecture series, the development of an ACP India Web site, outreach, and the holding of an ACP India launch event.

ACP’s first national conference in India was held in New Delhi in September of 2014.

Indiana Chapter

The Indiana Chapter congratulates ACP on its centenary anniversary. We have furthered the College’s Mission to foster excellence and professionalism in the practice of medicine by involving of our Chapter membership in Establishing the annual Westside Health Fair, a student organized and hosted

health fair in a socioeconomically disadvantaged neighborhood as part of National Primary Care Week,

Successfully advocating for higher cigarette taxes and for Expedited Partner Therapy as an approved clinical practice,

Fostering leadership among our trainees with 3 former chairs of the National Council of Resident/Fellow Members, and

Being an early adopter in using new electronic media tools for communication and education.

Iowa Chapter

Chapter incorporated - 1983. First Chapter Governor - Dr. Tom B. Throckmorton (1927-36). Francois M. Abboud, MD, MACP, long-time Chair of Medicine at the

University of Iowa from 1976-2002, former President of the American Heart Association (1990-91), and has accomplished world-renowned pioneering interdisciplinary research in the area of neural and hormonal regulation of the cardiovascular system.

Strong and vibrant Council of Early Career Physicians (see photo, working with Habitat for Humanity).

Japan Chapter

Established in 2002. First Chapter Governor: Kiyoshi Kurokawa, MD, MACP, from 2003-11. Dr. Kurokawa was instrumental in the creation of the Japan Chapter. After

spending 14 years in the United States, he returned to Japan and eventually became President of the Japanese Society of Internal Medicine (JSIM). Concerned about promoting in Japan the values of medical education and clinical practice exemplified by the College, he encouraged other physicians who shared his views to join the ACP.

First international chapter outside the Americas. The Chapter now has more than 1,000 members.

Kansas Chapter

Chapter incorporated - 1984. 823 Internists in Kansas are ACP members Mahlon H. Delp, MD, MACP (pictured) was named first Master of the Kansas

Chapter in 1971. His philanthropic foundation continues his legacy by substantially supporting various activities within the chapter.

The Chapter has produced several outstanding national ACP leaders:• Norton J. Greenberger, MD, MACP, Chair, Board of Regents (1988-89)• Donna E. Sweet, MD, MACP, Chair, Board of Regents (2005-06) and Chair,

Board of Governors (2000-01)• James J. Bergin, MD, MACP, Chair, Board of Governors (1992-93) and ACP

Treasurer (1999-2002)• Donald W. Hatton, MD, FACP, Chair, Board of Governors (2008-09)

Kentucky Chapter

Chapter incorporated - 1986 First Chapter Governor - Dr. Ernest B. Bradley (1926-35). Dr. Bradley served

as ACP President 1936-37 and in 1947 was among the first 10 Masters of the College to receive this distinction.

Two Kentucky Governors served as Chair of the Board of Governors – Dr. Ernest B. Bradley (1933-35) and Dr. Chauncey W. Dowden (1944-47).

The Chapter has won the John Tooker Evergreen Award four times – in 1993, 1996, 1998, and 2014.

Held first Doctor’s Dilemma™ (Medical Jeopardy) competition in 2014 and sent a team to compete in the 2015 national competition.

Louisiana Chapter

Chapter incorporated - 1982. First Chapter Governor - Dr. Randolph Lyons (1927-33). The Chapter faced numerous challenges after the devastation of Hurricane

Katrina in 2005. Many physicians in southeast LA were displaced by the flooding that occurred after the storm, including a population of physicians and patients in New Orleans East who remain permanently relocated.

Sandra Kemmerly, MD, MACP served an additional year as Governor since the election for the next Governor was rerun because many members could not receive the original ballots. She successfully steered the chapter through the difficult time, with the help and advice of former Governors C.V. "Bo" Sanders, MD, MACP and Frank Incaprera, MD, MACP, the Chapter Centennial Legacy Award recipient.

Maine Chapter

First Chapter Governor - Dr. Edwin W. Gehring (1926-38). Maine Chapter Laureates 1986-2014:

• Albert Aranson, MD, FACP David J. Simmons, MD, FACP • Robert Kellogg, MD, FACP Leonard Kielson, MD, FACP• Harry Bliss, MD, FACP Michael LaCombe, MD, MACP• George Wood III, MD, FACP Daniel Morgenstern, MD, FACP• Herschel Collins, MD, MACP Douglas Couper, MD, MACP• William L. Medd, MD, FACP Ted Sussman, MD, MACP• Louis G. Bove, MD, FACP Lesley Fernow, MD, FACP• Richard J Kahn, MD, MACP Catharine Cadigan, MD, FACP• Christine Waterhouse, MD, FACP Allan Currie, MD, FACP• Roger Renfrew, MD, FACP Peter Bates, MD, FACP• John Tooker, MD, MACP Richard Engel, MD, FACP• Robert S. Hillman, MD, MACP James VanKirk, MD, FACP• N. Burgess Record, Jr. , MD, FACP Stephen Hayes, MD, FACP• Ann Marie Lemire, MD, FACP Jamie Rines, MD, FACP

Maryland Chapter

Chapter incorporated - 1989. First chapter Governor - Dr. Maurice N. Pincoffs (1927-31). 14: Number of John Tooker Evergreen Awards the chapter has received. 20: Number of Maryland Governors (pictured: 30 years of leadership

greatness - Former Governors Frank Calia, MD, MACP; Emile Mohler, MD, MACP; Harold Standiford, MD, MACP; Dave Hellmann, MD, MACP; Philip Mackowiak, MD, MACP; Mary Newman, MD, MACP; R. Dobbin Chow, MD, MBA, MACP, and current Governor Steve Sisson, MD, FACP)

240: Number of scientific abstracts presented at last resident’s meeting.

Massachusetts Chapter

Chapter incorporated - 1985. First Chapter Governor - Dr. Edward O. Otis (1927-29). In 2005 the Chapter received a John Tooker Evergreen Award for

establishing a state-wide electronic health record infrastructure, the Massachusetts eHealth Collaborative. 79% of healthcare practices in MA use EHR, with another 8% planning to adopt within 1 year.

Pioneer in the enactment of “universal coverage” for health insurance, and the forerunner for the individual health insurance mandate concept, even before the ACA became the law of the land.

Massachusetts has the most ACOs in the country. Six past ACP Presidents were from Massachusetts, as well as the current

Surgeon-General.

Mexico Chapter

Some of the first international members in ACP were from Mexico. By 1941, there were enough members to form a Region in Mexico. First Chapter Governor: Dr. Francisco de P. Miranda, from 1941-50. In 1948, collaborative postgraduate courses were begun in Mexico in areas

such as cardiology and nutrition, where Mexico excelled. Clicerio Gonzalez Villalpando, MD, MACP, former Governor, was the first

Latin American Fellow outside the United States to be appointed a Regent of the College.

Three ACP International Updates held in Mexico City in 2006–08 with faculty from North, Central, and South American countries and more than 700 attendees.

Michigan Chapter

Chapter incorporated - 1979. First Chapter Governor - Dr. Ralston Lattimore (1923-26). 1978-1982 – LEADERSHIP: Governor Boy Frame, MD, MACP (pictured),

our Chapter Centennial Legacy Awardee, hosted our largest chapter meeting with over 600 attendees.

1994 – RESEARCH: Jerome Conn, MD, MACP (first described primary aldosteronism in 1955 as Conn’s Syndrome) named Great Internist of Michigan.

Studies on zinc by Ananda S. Prasad, MD, MACP led to the recognition that zinc is essential for humans, and the National Academy of Sciences-National Research Council established Recommended Dietary Allowances (RDA) for zinc in 1974. This discovery led to the recognition of the therapeutic role of zinc in several medical conditions and diseases.

Minnesota Chapter

Chapter incorporated - 1979. First Chapter Governor - Dr. Edward L. Tuohy (1927-39). The Chapter has honored 53 Laureate Award winners. The annual medical student/resident abstract competition is one of the

nation’s largest, with 170-218 abstracts presented, judged by peers/community internists, and partnered with MN Medical Association to publish the winning abstracts.

Community service by internists is promoted through annual recognition with a Community Volunteer Award.

Innovative recruitment efforts have increased membership through outreach such as I.M. on Tap, Women Internists breakfast, and co-hosting a hospitalist track at annual scientific session.

Mississippi Chapter

Chapter incorporated - 1983. First Chapter Governor - Dr. G.W.F. Rembert (1927-40). In 2014 the chapter won a John Tooker Evergreen Award for the

development, growth, and impact of the Resident and Student Member Council that was formed in 2006.

Errol Crook, MD, FACP, founder of our Resident/Fellow Members Abstract Day, was our keynote speaker in November 2014.

Former Governor Joe Files, MD, MACP, received his Mastership in 2011, remains active in the College, and represents the many members who have achieved such recognition.

Missouri Chapter

Chapter incorporated - 1984. First Chapter Governor - Dr. Logan Clendening (1927-29). Home of ACP Presidents: David Fleming, MD, MACP (2014-15, pictured);

Sara Walker, MD, MACP (2002-03); and Thomas Frawley, MD, MACP (1981-82).

Edward Doisy, MS, PhD, from Saint Louis University, was awarded the 1943 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work in discovering Vitamin K.

Creation of the first Washington Manual of Medical Therapeutics and its companions (Robert Packman, 1962), from Washington University.

Montana Chapter

Our first Chapter Laureate, Harold A. Braun, MD, FACP of Missoula, was the first MD to record an ECG of a grizzly bear (pictured).

William A. Reynolds, MD, MACP served as ACP President from 1997-98. Elton Adams, MD, FACP developed Osler Bingo 1981. This medical trivia

game has been a highlight at many of Montana’s annual chapter meetings and at several national meetings.

In 1994 the Montana Chapter received its first John Tooker Evergreen Award with Ronald V. Loge, MD, MACP as Governor.

Nebraska Chapter

Chapter incorporated - 1979. 621 Internists in Nebraska are ACP members. Rowen Zetterman, MD, MACP (pictured) served as Governor from 1992-96,

Chair of the Board of Governors (1996-97), and Chair of the Board of Regents (2000-01). He is currently an ACP Delegate to the AMA and has supported the Nebraska Chapter in ways too numerous to mention here.

Chapter has won the John Tooker Evergreen Award three times (2003, 2004, 2009).

Thomas G. Tape, MD, FACP served as Chair, Board of Governors (2012-13) and will be Chair-elect of the Board of Regents (2015-16).

Frederick F. Paustian, MD, MACP served as Convocation Marshal 1986-87.

Nevada Chapter

Chapter incorporated - 1986. First Chapter Governor - Dr. Lawrence Parsons (1941-53). The Nevada Chapter represents 734 Internists caring for 2,839,000

Nevadans spread over 110,500 square miles. 15 of 69 of the 2015 graduates of the University of Nevada School of

Medicine selected residencies in Internal Medicine.

New Hampshire Chapter

Chapter incorporated - 1986. First Chapter Governor - Dr. Edward O. Otis (1929-33). The Chapter proposed and sponsored a resolution concerning EMR that was

adopted by the Board of Governors. 100% of our eligible residents are ACP members. We are in the top 20 of chapter for overall market penetration. We are in the top 10 of chapters for membership percentage for general

internists.

New Jersey Chapter

Chapter incorporated - 1979. First Chapter Governor - Dr. Blair Stewart (1927-33). Mary T. Herald, MD, MACP, Chair, Board of Regents (2003-04) Chapter recognized with the 2013 Evergreen All-Star Award and in 2011 received

a John Tooker Evergreen Award for Evaluating Outcomes: Training Internal Medicine Chief Residents For Future Leadership In Healthcare.

We are proud to have several National Award Winners: • Richard E. Shope, MD, FACP (John Phillips Memorial Award, 1937) • Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (Edward R. Loveland Memorial Award, 1976)• Donald B. Louria, MD, MACP (Richard and Hinda Rosenthal Award, 1991)• Michael Bernstein, MD, MACP (Alfred Stengel Memorial Award, 1997)• The Three Doctors Foundation ( Edward R. Loveland Memorial Award, 2007)• Mary T. Herald, MD, MACP (Alfred Stengel Memorial Award, 2008)

New Mexico Chapter

New Mexico was the first ACP incorporated chapter in 1974. First Chapter Governor - Dr. LeRoy S. Peters (1928-41). Meldrum Keplinger Wylder, MD, FACP: first physician to become a Fellow

in the Chapter, in 1927. Julia Pfile, MD: first elected female chapter officer in 1980. Barbara McGuire, MD, FACP: first female Chapter Governor (1999-2003). The 2014 student and resident abstract winners (pictured): Barbara Vidal,

Jessica Zimmerman-Helms, Eileen Barrett, MD, MPH, FACP, Governor, Benjamin Deaton, MD, and Alberto Aguayo-Rico, MD.

New York Chapter

Five regions working as one:

The Bronx and Manhattan Long Island Hudson Valley

Brooklyn Upstate

New York Chapter

ACP was conceived in New York. Dr. Heinrich Stern of New York City is credited with conceiving the idea and bringing about the founding of the American College of Physicians.

He had attended a meeting of the Royal College of Physicians in London in 1913 and envisioned a similar institution in North America.

The first official meeting of the ACP took place at the Hotel Astor in Times Square in NYC on June 25, 1915.

In addition to Dr. Stern, 13 doctors were named Fellows at that first meeting, in recognition of their special meritorious services to the science and practice of medicine.

New York Chapter

The Chapter stands on 3 pillars: Advocacy, Education, and Quality. Advocacy: We advocate for responsible public policy positions relating to

health care for the benefit of the public, patients, our members and the medical profession. Our focus includes regulatory agencies, NYS Legislature, Executive Office, insurance companies and other stakeholders.

Education: We conduct more than 50 local, regional and statewide educational programs each year that foster excellence and professionalism in the practice of medicine.

Quality: We serve members by providing education and resources to promote quality improvement activities that enhance the delivery of patient care and the effectiveness and efficiency of practice.

North Carolina Chapter

Chapter incorporated - 1979. First Chapter Governor - Dr. Charles L. Minor (1927-29). Chapter is a consistent Chapter Excellence Award winner and has also been

awarded several John Tooker Evergreen Awards. The Chapter offers strong support to members in diverse areas, including

advocacy, hospitalist initiatives, residency training program projects, Doctor’s Dilemma™ and residency poster competitions, and medical student outreach.

The Chapter regularly participates in the annual Leadership Day program.

North Dakota Chapter

Chapter incorporated - 1978. First Chapter Governor - Dr. Julius O. Arnson (1927-46). Harold Evans, MD, FACP - first person to receive the Chapter Laureate

award, in 1986. Mack Traynor, MD, MACP - first physician to become a Master in the

Chapter, in 1999. Mary Wakefield, Phd, RN - received the Robert Boyle Award for

Distinguished Public Service in 2014.

Ohio Chapter

Chapter incorporated - 1977. First Chapter Governor - Dr. John D. Dunham (1927-31). Our 2-day chapter meeting includes SEP modules, faculty development

sessions, Doctor’s Dilemma™, BOR Chair-elect visit, and 350 attendees. Implemented awards for the 3 top residences and medical schools

submitting the highest volume and quality abstracts and a new Ohio Internist of the Year Award.

Achieving the Chapter Excellence Award annually and frequent John Tooker Evergreen Awards exemplifies our vitality.

James S. Tan, MD, MACP (pictured), former Ohio Chapter Governor (1994-99), Chapter Laureate, and Master Teacher and Editor of ACP’s Expert Guide to Infectious Diseases.

Oklahoma Chapter

Chapter incorporated - 1980. First Chapter Governor - Dr. Leander A. Riely (1927-46). ACP and ASIM merged in 1998, and we were instrumental in the merge,

having already merged our state organization meetings, OSIM and ACP-Oklahoma Chapter, 14 years earlier in 1984.

Solomon Papper, MD, MACP, - Oklahoma’s first Master in 1984. Ceylon “Burr” S. Lewis, MD, MACP - ACP President (1986-87) and

Treasurer (1983-85). Former Chapter Governor Dewayne Andrews, MD, MACP (1995-99),

served on the ACP-ASIM Merger Task Force (1998).

Oregon Chapter

Chapter incorporated - 1983. First Chapter Governor - Dr. T. Homer Coffen (1927-40). James B. Reuler, MD, MACP founded one of Oregon’s largest and

renowned health clinics in 1984. As Jim carried his medical supplies in a tackle box, providing care to homeless and uninsured patients in Portland, he founded The Wallace Medical Concern. Today it has multiple locations, serving nearly 5,500 patients each year.

Howard P. Lewis, MD, MACP served as Chapter Governor (1948-51), and ACP President (1959-60). The Chapter established two awards honoring Dr. Lewis, a Teaching Award and Service Award, along with a Visiting Professor Lectureship.

The Chapter’s Annual Poster Competition for residents and students has grown over the past 20 years from 15 posters to the current 100 posters!

Pennsylvania Chapter

Chapter incorporated - 1986. First Chapter Governor - Dr. Lawrence Litchfield (1927-29). 7,200 members strong Albert Einstein Medical Center in Philadelphia is a six-time National

Champion of the Doctors’ Dilemma™ Competition: 1997, 1998, 2007, 2012, 2013, and 2014.

The Chapter has won the John Tooker Evergreen Award four times.

Puerto Rico Chapter

Chapter established - 1935. First Chapter Governor - Dr. Ramon M. Suárez, Sr. (1935-48). Jose Ramirez-Rivera, MD, MACP, pioneered lung lavage as a treatment for

pulmonary alveolar proteinosis in 1960. The Chapter is proud to note that it has 11 Masters. Norman I. Maldonado, MD, MACP (pictured) is the Chapter Centennial

Legacy Award winner. He has served as Chief of Hematology, Chancellor of the Medical Sciences Campus, and President of the University of Puerto Rico. His many contributions to the Chapter as well the field of medicine have earned him this well deserved recognition.

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Rhode Island Chapter

Chapter incorporated - 1980. First Chapter Governor - Dr. Frederic J. Farnell (1927-33). 2000: Chapter merged with RI Society of Internal Medicine, serving as

national model. 2000: As a merged ACP/ASIM Chapter, used "Blast Fax" technology,

mobilizing joint membership to oppose mandatory hospitalist program by for-profit insurance program, which was recognized with a John Tooker Evergreen Award.

From 2011-2013: Chapter represented at national level by Yul Ejnes, MD, MACP, Chair, Board of Regents; Michele Cyr, MD, FACP and Nitin Damle, MD, FACP, Board of Regents; Thomas Bledsoe, MD, FACP, Board of Governors; Zoe Tseng, MD, Council of Resident/Fellow Members; and Rahul Banerjee, Council of Student Members.

Saudi Arabia Chapter

Faroque A. Khan, MD, MACP, a former ACP Regent and Chair of the Education Committee, organized an ACP-sponsored Internal Medicine Course in Amman, Jordan, in 1997. Several ACP leaders attended, and more than 600 physicians attended, coming from Jordan, Pakistan, India, Kashmir, Sudan, and Saudi Arabia.

ACP was known for the quality of the Amman Course and for its superb educational products. In view of the existing interest, a group of faculty formed a steering committee to help establish a Chapter in Saudi Arabia in 2010.

Khalid Qushmaq, MD, FACP is the first Chapter Governor (2010-15). Maha Al Saud, MD, FACP will become the first female Governor of the

Chapter in 2015.

South Carolina Chapter

Chapter incorporated - 1981. First Chapter Governor - Dr. Robert Wilson, Jr. (1927-36). Charles Bryan, MD, MACP, our Chapter Centennial Legacy awardee, wrote a

biography of an unsung South Carolina physician’s role in responding to a deadly scourge, told against the backdrop of mental health history.

During the early 20th century, thousands of Americans died of pellegra before the cause – vitamin B3 deficiency – was identified.

Leading the American response to pellegra was Dr. James Woods Babcock (1856-1922), a physician and superintendent of the SC State Hospital for the Insane from 1891-1914. The story is told in Dr. Bryan’s book, Asylum Doctor: James Woods Babcock and the Red Plague of Pellegra.

South Dakota Chapter

Chapter incorporated - 1983. Ranked 1st among ACP chapters in overall and general internists members

and % of residents and student members, and 2nd among ACP chapters in IM subspecialists members.

The Chapter has won 5 John Tooker Evergreen Awards since 1993. Donald W. Humphreys, MD, MACP (pictured) is the Chapter Centennial

Legacy Award winner. He was Chapter Governor 1987-92 and received the Laureate Award in 1999. He made an indelible mark on the Chapter for his tireless pursuit of excellence, particularly in teaching and scholarly activities.

Southeast Asian Chapter

In recent years, several internal medicine societies in Southeast Asia have expressed interest in forming an ACP Chapter, but none had enough Members and Fellows to form one.

The ASEAN Federation of Internal Medicine was created in the late 1990s to encourage collaboration among the internal medicine societies in Southeast Asia and this organization expressed interest in forming a chapter in 2013.

The Southeast Asian Chapter is ACP’s 15th international chapter. Oscar Cabahug, MD, FACP, immediate Past President of the Philippine

College of Physicians, is the first Chapter Governor (2014-18).

Tennessee Chapter

Chapter incorporated - 1982. First Chapter Governor - Dr. James B. McElroy (1927-29). The Chapter hosts a popular Annual Literature in Medicine Reading

Retreat. Past ACP Presidents from our Chapter:

• Hugh J. Morgan, MD, MACP (1947-48) • Rudolph Kampmyer, MD, MACP (1967-68)• Clifton R. Cleaveland, MD, MACP (1994-95)• J. Fred Ralston, MD, MACP (2010-11)

Clifton R. Cleaveland, MD, MACP (pictured) is the Chapter Centennial Legacy Awardee.

Texas Chapter

Chapter incorporated - 1976. First Chapter Governor - Dr. Clarence Manning (1927-31). Chapter leadership has grown from a democratic organization of Texas

Internists started by 3 friends in 1949 to a diverse leadership of more than 28 officers and directors today.

The Chapter’s General Internal Medicine Statewide Preceptorship Program has matched more than 2,522 medical students with internists to foster interest in careers in IM.

The Chapter has earned numerous John Tooker Evergreen Awards for efforts in collaborative activities to strengthen the practice of internal medicine.

U.S. Air Force Chapter

First Chapter Governor - Dr. Harry G. Armstrong (1950-54). The Air Force Chapter is represented by active duty and retired physicians,

fellows, residents, and medical students all whom share a common bond of military service in the Air Force.

Our membership is national with over 750 members in almost every state throughout the country.

Recent chapter accomplishments include a Chapter Excellence Award and the John Tooker Evergreen Award for collaboration with the Army and Navy Chapters.

U.S. Army Chapter

First Chapter Governor - Dr. Merritte W. Ireland (1929-32). The Chapter recognizes exceptional members with several awards: Master

Teacher Award, William Crosby Superiority in Research Award, Excellence in Operational Medicine Award, Army ACP Residents Oral & Poster Presentation Award, Laureate Award, and Colonel Robert H. Moser Award. Since 1998 over 200 awards have been presented.

The Chapter won a John Tooker Evergreen Special Recognition Award in 2014 for its collaborative efforts with the US Air Force and US Navy Chapters on the Tri-Service Meeting initiative.

Gregory Argyros, MC USA FACP, Army Chapter Governor from 2005-09, served as the Convocation Marshal in 2009.

U.S. Navy Chapter

First ACP Navy Governor - Dr. Charles E. Riggs (1929-34). Not until 1972 could female officers be promoted to admiral. Among the

Chapter’s members have been 3 of the past 4 female physician admirals: RADM Bonnie Potter, MD, FACP (1st female Medical Corps Admiral), RDML Connie Mariano, MD, (1st female Director of the White House Medical Unit and Physician to President Clinton), and RADM Christine Hunter, MD, FACP (deputy director, TRICARE Management Activity, coordinating healthcare for 9.4 million military beneficiaries worldwide).

First Chapter meeting was held at Uniformed Services University in December 1993 attended by 136 members with 40 residents’ clinical vignette and research presentations.

Utah Chapter

Chapter incorporated - 1984. First Chapter Governor - Dr. G. Gill Richards (1927-34) (pictured). The Chapter is proud to have two members achieve Mastership in the

College in 2015: Thomas H. Caine, MD, MACP and Corwin Q. Edwards, MD, MACP.

The Chapter has received the John Tooker Evergreen Award three times.

Venezuela Chapter

Dr. Henrique Benaim Pinto, a distinguished Venezuelan internist, began contact with ACP leaders in the mid-1960s and organized a postgraduate course in Caracas that congregated many internists.

In 1993, the BOR approved the establishment of an Affiliate Region in Venezuela on a provisional basis with Simón Beker, MD, FACP, as Governor.

Ramón Soto, MD, MACP, and Israel Montes de Oca, MD, MACP, worked hard to meet the requirements for Venezuela to become a full Region, achieving this goal in 1999.

Prestigious Venezuelan internists have served as Governors, including the late Carlos Moros Ghersi, MD, MACP, a former Venezuelan Senator, and Eva Sekler, MD, MACP, a working internist who also served as Vice Chair of the International Council.

Vermont Chapter

Chapter incorporated - 1986. First Chapter Governor - Dr. Clarence H. Beecher (1927-36). Virginia Hood, MD, MACP, who served as Governor for the Vermont

Chapter from 1999-2003, was ACP President in 2011-12. The Chapter won a John Tooker Evergreen Award in 2003 for its initiative to

foster internal medicine careers in medical students.

Virginia Chapter

Chapter incorporated - 1977. First Chapter Governor - Dr. J. Morrison Hutcheson (1927-39). “Multiple Small Feedings of the Mind” was first introduced at the 1995

annual Chapter meeting. The brainchild of Jeffrey Harris, MD, MACP, this way of teaching (answering questions with succinct, up-to-the-minute info) has enjoyed much success both at state and national meetings.

“Internists as Artists” was introduced by the Chapter in 2001. Physicians from around the state were invited to display their talents (painting, photography, woodworking, writings, musical) during the reception. This program was then offered at Internal Medicine Meetings for several years.

Washington Chapter

Chapter incorporated - 1976. First Chapter Governor - Dr. Frederick Epplen (1927-35). Emphasis on advocacy, service, professional development, well-being and

education to promote clinical excellence. Exceptionally popular annual meeting. Highly active chapter committees, councils of students and residents. Award-winning Women in Medicine group (2014).

West Virginia Chapter Founded in 1927 and incorporated in 1986 Leadership:• Dr. John N. Simpson: first Chapter Governor (1927-36)• Edmund B. Flink, MD, MACP: Chapter’s first Master (1977)• Charles E. “Skip” Turner, MD, MACP: Most recent Master (2014)• Rashida A. Khakoo, MD, MACP: Chapter’s first female Governor(1999-2003)• Derrick L. Latos, MD, MACP: Chapter Governor (1995-99) and a member of

Board of Regents (2003-06) Honors/Awards• John Tooker Evergreen Award winners (1993, 1994, 1999 and 2003), and an

Evergreen All-Star Award in 2013.• 27 Chapter Laureate Awardees• Nationally successful abstract competitions and medical knowledge teams

Wisconsin Chapter

Chapter incorporated - 1982. The first chapter Governor - Dr. Rock Slyster (1927-40). William Middleton, MD, MACP - ACP President 1951-52. As President he

disapproved of the display of commercial exhibits without a scientific content at the annual meetings. He was the 25th Master awarded by ACP.

Our Chapter and the Wisconsin Society of Internal Medicine worked synergistically for years to promote the professional ideals of internists and to improve the care of our patients until the national merger of ACP and ASIM in 1998.

We have won the John Tooker Evergreen Award six times since 1993.

Wyoming Chapter

First Chapter Governor - Dr. Louis H. Fligman (1927-39). Wyoming is the smallest ACP chapter in the world in the ninth largest state

in the Union. The only state without an internal Residency Program. Established an award to recognize those internists in Wyoming who

exemplify the ideals of ACP in their practice.