Congratulations to Georgia Chapter Members on National Awards
(October 2024) We are pleased to announce that Jada C Bussey-Jones, MDM91Edward Chin, MDM91Carlos C Del Rio, MDM91,David R Haburchak, MDM91,Stacy M Higgins, MDM91,Kimberly D Manning, MDM91,Michelle A Nuss, MDM91 are the recipients of Mastership. Carlos C Del Rio, MD M91 is the recipient of the John Phillips Memorial Award for Outstanding Work in Clinical Medicine. Mary Daniels, former Chapter Executive Director, is the recipient of the 91 Award for Distinguished Contribution by National or Chapter Staff.
The first M91 in the College was presented in 1923 to Dr. James M. Anders, who served the College as President for two terms. He was recognized for extraordinary service to the College and for being one of the most outstanding internists and medical teachers of his day.
This John Phillips Memorial Award for Outstanding Work in Clinical Medicine is bestowed for outstanding lifetime work in clinical medicine that has been innovative and/or had a regional or national impact. Clinical medicine shall be interpreted to include all aspects of clinical research or practice of medicine.
Please join me in congratulating them and celebrating this accomplishment at Internal Medicine Meeting 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana. To view the full list of national awardees, click here.
2024 Georgia Chapter Award Recipients
(October 2024) We are pleased to announce the . Congratulations to all!
2024 Chapter Excellence Award-Gold Level Winner
(August 2024) We are pleased to announce that our chapter is in receipt of the Gold Level of the 2024 Chapter Excellence Award! The award recognizes truly extraordinary chapters that surpass excellence in chapter management. We are in the company of 59 other outstanding chapters. In order to achieve the Gold Level of the Chapter Excellence Award, chapters must meet 20 Bronze criteria, 14 Silver criteria and multiple Gold level activities. Criteria include such activities as having a legislative action plan or agenda, holding a volunteerism/community service activity, holding multiple stand-alone meetings, having revenue sources outside of dues and meeting registration fees, implementing a strategic plan, implementing a formal recruitment and retention plan and measuring outcomes, conducting various activities for Medical Students, Residents and Early Career Physicians. We would like to extend a special thanks to those chapter members who assisted us in all of these endeavors! For their hard work and dedication, we received this award.
Empower Your Advocacy: Introducing Our Comprehensive Toolkit
(August 2024) We are excited to announce the launch of our AdvocacyToolkit:Using Your Voice as a Physician Advocate, a powerful resource designed to equip medical students and physicians with the skills and knowledge needed to become effective advocates for health care in their communities. This toolkit comprises five self-contained and independent modules, each presented as engaging voice-over PowerPoint presentations. Whether you're a seasoned advocate or new to the field, these modules offer valuable insights and practical guidance.
Module Highlights
Physician as Advocate
- Discover advocacy tips and real-life examples that showcase how physicians can use their voice to drive positive health outcomes in their communities. This module emphasizes the pivotal role of physicians in advocating for public health.
Legislative Advocacy
- Gain a comprehensive understanding of the legislative process at both state and federal levels. Learn about the opportunities available for physician advocacy within this process and how to navigate the legislative landscape effectively.
Print Media Advocacy
- Explore the various types of print media, their audiences, and their scope in the realm of advocacy. This module provides insights into crafting compelling messages that resonate with readers and drive change through traditional media channels.
Social Media Advocacy
- Delve into the dynamic world of social media and its potential as a powerful advocacy tool. Learn about the key features of different social media platforms and how to leverage them to amplify your advocacy efforts and engage a broader audience.
Audio Media Advocacy
- Understand the motivations and uses of audio media in advocacy. This module focuses on the unique advantages of podcasts, radio, and other audio formats, offering strategies to effectively communicate your advocacy messages through these channels.
Each module begins with a standard introduction and overview, followed by an in-depth exploration of the topic, and concludes with a concise one-page outline to reinforce key points.
Toolkit: Using Your Voice As A Physician Advocate
By integrating these modules into your advocacy efforts, you will be better equipped to influence public health policy and drive meaningful change. Empower yourself and your community with the tools and knowledge provided in our Advocacy Toolkit.
Together, let's make a difference!
State Health Advocacy August Recess Grassroots Mobilization Challenge
(August 2024) Members of Congress are returning home to their districts during the August congressional recess. During this time, 91 is calling on internal medicine physicians to engage their representatives on important issues we need Congress to act on before the end of 2024.
To incentivize participation in this grassroots mobilization, the Advocates for Internal Medicine Network (91 grassroots network) is challenging members to see which states will have the highest engagement. Advocates can score points for their states by choosing to take one or more advocacy actions identified in the campaign.
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Congratulations New Chapter Fellows
- Bsmah Abdalslam, MBBCh F91
- Brian G Cross, MD F91
- Travis A. Douglass, MD F91
- Joshua B Elder, MD F91
- Syed A Hasan, MD F91
- Aidenojie E Ihenyen, MD F91
- Ericka V Li Fuentes, MD F91
- Chad Henson Martins, MD F91
- Noelle A. Rolle, MBBS F91
- Zubda Talat, MD F91
(July 2024) Congratulations to the Chapter's new Fellows.Fellowship in the College is an honor.Being an F91®is a distinction earned from colleagues who recognize your accomplishments and achievements over and above the practice of medicine. The most important considerations for 91 Fellowship are excellence and contributions made to both medicine and to the broader community in which the internal medicine physician lives and practices.
Call for Spring 2025 Resolutions
(July 2024) Are you concerned about a practice or clinical issue or have an idea youwould like to suggest? If so, you might consider submitting a resolution to your Governor or chapter council.
Initiating a resolution provides 91 members an opportunity to focus attention at the 91 national level on a particular issue or topic that concerns them. Participating in the Board of Governors resolutions process provides the 91 grassroots member a voice and allows you to shape College policy that impacts the practice of internal medicine.
Not sure how to begin drafting a resolution? Researching the College's position on an issue can give you a start. The91 Board of Governors Resolutions Guide for 91 Membersis available to download and will help, too.The Guidewas created to provide members a short overview of the resolutions process essentials and highlights critical 91 online resources you must use.
Once drafted, members must submit resolutions to their Governor and/or chapter council. Chapter council approval is required to move resolutions forward to 91 national. Although not official 91 policy, a resolution becomes property of the chapter once the chapter council approves forwarding it to national. If effecting change interests you, the deadline for submitting new resolutions to be heard at theSpring 2025 Board of Governors Meeting isSeptember 27, 2024.
Share your good idea with us. Draft a resolution.
Nominations Being Accepted for the 2024 Chapter Awards
(August 2024)Please be advised the Georgia 91 Awards Committee is accepting nominations for the 2024 Georgia Chapter Awards.
The Georgia 91 Chapter has many outstanding members, deserving of recognition for their accomplishments. Please review the brief award descriptions here and consider your colleagues, residents or students who may be deserving of these awards. All nominations will be reviewed by the awards committee.
Please complete the nomination form and submit with member's CV for the awards committee. All nominations are confidential. Please do consider a nomination of a deserving Georgia 91 member for recognition. Below are the descriptions of each awards and attached is the required form. Submit your nomination to Susan Saify. Please note the deadline is August 23, 2024.
Thank you for your consideration of this request for nominations.
We want to hear from you: Fall 2024 BOG Resolutions
(July 2024)The following resolutions are up for consideration at the Fall 2024 Board of Governors (BOG) Meeting. We invite you to review each resolution and share your support or opposition by completing the by August 12.
- Developing Policy to Address Consolidation in Healthcare
- Gaining an Understanding of the 1-Year and 3-Year Mortality Rates of Patients that Have Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Stays
- Supporting Patients’ Access to Documentation and Communications in their Preferred Language
- Declaring Access to Equitable, Affordable Healthcare is a Human Right
- Developing Policy on Reducing Traffic Fatalities and Injuries in the United States
- Revising 91’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Policy to Promote an Age-Friendly Professional Home and Create Engagement Opportunities for Senior and Retired Physicians
- Advocating for Funding of a Direct Comparison of Two Highly Touted Dietary Approaches to Control Type Two Diabetes Clinical Measures and Costs
Resolutions provide our members an opportunity to focus attention at the national level on particular issues or topics that concern you and gives grassroots members a voice, allowing you to shape College policy that impacts the practice of internal medicine. Involvement in the resolutions feedback process is essential for maintaining a responsive and effective professional organization that truly represents its members.
Your feedback is valuable and will be forwarded to your Governor to assist in their testimony on behalf of the chapter. Thank you for your input.
(NOTE: Proposed resolutions should be considered confidential information and are intended to be viewed by 91 members only. Under no circumstances should proposed resolutions be shared with the news media or social networking media, nor should they be shared with other individuals and organizations. Proposed resolutions do not represent 91 policy.)
Happy Anniversary to our Chapter Members!
5 Years
- Minh Ly T Nguyen, MD F91
- Michael P Dailey, MD F91
- Oluropo A Ayeni, MD F91
- Grace L Crawford, MD
- VinayasekharaReddy, MD
- Kelly Anne Clay, MD
- Kavitha Vemuri, MD
- Tessa L Gibson, MBBS
- Erum Farooqi, MD
- Chad Henson Martins, MD
- Jeffrey T Talbot, MD F91
- Maulik A Patel, MD
- Francois Rollin, MD
- Sima S Pandey, MD
- Jonathan E Smith, MD F91
- Nick A Taher, MD
- Marla S Tschepikow, MD F91
- Lailama Paykargar, MD
- Virin Ramoutar, MD F91
- Guimy J Alexis, MD
- Joshua B Elder, MD
- Munit Singh, MD
- Stacey M Watkins, MD,PhD F91
- Nourhene Farhat, DO
- Courtney L Palette, MD
- David J Janeira, MD
- Yao Kang, MD
- Esther W Wallach, MD F91
- Ngozi Ifeadi, MBCHB
- Priscilla E Egyir-Biney, MBCHB F91
- Akua Adwubi Kakra Agyei-Owusu, MD F
- Samantha Avoke, MD F91
- Tejumade Adelore, MD F91
- Zahraa Rabeeah, MD F91
- Ahmad Ali, MD
- Syed A Hasan, MD
- Jin Lee, MD F91
- Samuel E Shapiro, DO
- Sakina Peregrino-Brimah, MD
- Meron G Abraha, MD
- Daniel Blair, DO F91
- Xiaoyun Iris Yang, MD,PhD
- Ifeoluwa a Ogunbadeniyi
- Meredith Trubitt
- Laura G Miller, DO
- Amanda L Robinson, DO
- Tara Lane, MD
- Mahmoud Ahmed, MD
- Dina Taarea, DO
- Mirnouve Domond, DO
- Allison P Scheetz, MD
- Idopise E Umana, MD
- Melissa Briggs-Hagen, MD
- Srinija Konduru, MD
- Rene Mackay, MD
- Usha Anand, MD F91
- Phillip J Gross, MD
- Ngoc B Phan, DO F91
- Rachel Risner, DO
- Marc S Coan, MD
- Mesfin g Fransua, MD
10 Years
- Janice Herbert-Carter, MD F91
- Jane A Fleagle, MD
- Richard C Prokesch, MD F91
- Martin L Austin, MD
- Vergena M Clark, MD
- John P Hancock, MD
- Jennifer R Culley, MD F91
- Sanjukta R Chatterjee, MD F91
- David S Stephens, MD F91
- Mohammad N Al-Shroof, MD
- Sagar Lonial, MD F91
- Philicia Lee Andrews, MD F91
- Quintin R Robinson, MD
- Wuju D Chun, MD F91
- Theodore M Johnson, MD F91
- Hisham Fozi Qutob, MD
- Olga Toleva, MD
- Paul J Wang, MD
- Nidhip A Patel, DO F91
- Jack B Ellis, DO F91
- William R Hunt, MD F91
- Anne M Allen, MD
- Asif Rashid Shah, MBBS F91
- Bie M Etinge, DO
- Thaddeus Y Carson, MD F91
- Christopher T Peters, DO
- Brittany Foulkes Crenshaw, MD F91
- Arpit A Shah, MD
- Aaron M Harris, MD MPH F91
- Alesia R Billingslea, MD
- Kwasi Karikari, MD MS F91
- Ayesha Mehwash, MD
- Juan G Guillot, MD
- Babar Junaidi, MD F91
- Charles H Kemp, MD F91
- Adrian P Umpierrez de Reguero, MD
- FIndu Sundararajan, MBBS
- Srijana Ranjit, MD
- Russell Herbert Pacquette, MD
- Shital Patel, MD
- Kyoo Jackson Ricard, MD
- Samuel D McElroy, MD F91
- Rayhanur R Chowdhury, DO
- Jason F Fombi, MD F91
- Marisa Rhonda Howell, MD
- Rudra Beharrysingh, MBBS F91
- Venkata S Rongala, MBBS
- Lela Anne L Ward, MD F91
- Blessing N Aneke, MBBS
- Alicia D Shelly, MD F91
- Veena Malepati, MD
- Daniel Grace, MD F91
- Chinyelu Nwasike, MD F91
- Nedsely A Vila Almonte, MD F91
- VADM Ijeoma Ejigiri, MD PhD
- George E Dasoveanu, MD F91
- Anthony J Pothoulakis, MD
- Douglas Satcher, MD
- Ramesh Kumar, MD MBBS
- Joel A Ransom, MD
- Edem K Avoke, MD F91
15 Years
- Mae Trammell Morgan, MD F91
- John M Ford, MD
- Jeanne M Martin, MD
- Laila E Woc-Colburn, MD F91
- Modele O Ogunniyi, MBBS F91
- Bradford W Gibson, MD
- Casmir U Nwigwe, MBBS F91
- Aduse Opoku-Agyeman, MBChB
- Sophia Saifee, MD
- Lakshman K Dinavahi, MBBS F91
- Aysha H Khoury, MD MPH F91
- Ananth Vadde, MD F91
- Bryan D Quinn, MD
- Mary A Hendrickson-Quirk, DO F91
- Madhavi Surendra Chavan, MD
- Jeff Huaqing Ye, MD
20 Years
- Alan D Justice, MD F91
- John Timothy Cope, MD
- Reed V Tuckson, MD F91
- Robert A Abernathy, MD
- Thomas C Whitesell, Jr, MD
- James S Lee, MD
- Roberto M Villanueva, MD F91
- David C Tong, MD F91
- Thomas L Jarrett, MD F91
- Erica L Peters, MD
- Wendi J Lovenvirth, DO F91
- Julius Adebisi, MBBS F91
- Joanne U Gaw, MD
- Richard A Naiman, MD
- Emil S Abdulhayoglu, MD
- Jeffrey C Mitchell, MD
- Jason S Schneider, MD F91
- Mohammed Ajjan, MD
- Alan L Wang, MD F91
- Onajefe S Nelson-Twakor, MBBS F91
- Chinedu C Ivonye, MBBS F91
- Lisa D Smith, MD
- Adedapo O Odetoyinbo, MD F91
- Madhava R Koti, MD
- Reginald J Labossiere, MD F91
- Satya D Singh, MBBS F91
- German J Garcia, MD
- Noble M Maleque, MD F91
- Catherine A McLean, MD
- Deepak K Das, MD F91
- Christopher J Johnson, MD
(May 2024) Your 91 Chapter thanks you for your continued Membership and all you do every day to serve your patients and support the future of internal medicine. We’re proud that you’ve chosen us as your professional home, and we’re committed to remaining by your side—advocating for and supporting your professional journey.
Advocacy Through a Student's Lens
Sarah Neault is a second-year medical student at Morehouse School of Medicine and the incoming Chair of the GA Chapter's Student Council.
(May 2024) When the Georgia chapter leaders visited my school for a lunch lecture about student opportunities with the 91 this past fall, we were told by the Governor, Dr. Watkins, that regardless of our experience level, we would be equipped with everything we needed to speak up on issues and be placed “front and center” before lawmakers at advocacy events. As someone who was passionate about many healthcare issues but feeling powerless against them, I decided to take him up on that offer.
A couple of months later, three of my classmates and I found ourselves in a room full of doctors, residents, and students from all over Georgia. We were learning about key issues and legislation, preparing to speak to our own state legislators, and hearing briefings from important state lawmakers. Acronyms were thrown around that we had never heard before. To this day, I still don’t fully understand what a pharmacy benefit manager is. It was easy to feel overwhelmed, until one lobbyist disclosed that some state lawmakers don’t know the difference between Medicare and Medicaid. As shocking as this was to hear, it put me at ease and gave me a sense of clarity. Although I have yet to practice medicine, negotiate with insurance as a provider, or learn all the fancy acronyms, I know that I’m about to step into a mess of a healthcare system and my representatives need to be listening to organizations like the 91 if we ever want it to improve.
Following the advocacy day at the state capitol, I took on the role of student council chair for the chapter and was invited to attend 91’s Leadership Day in Washington, D.C. with the Georgia delegation. I had the opportunity to be “front and center” in the offices of our federal legislators, backed up by a room full of highly knowledgeable and passionate physician leaders. This experience provided me with a new set of mentors and invaluable connections, a long list of new acronyms (special thanks to the residents for helping me decipher them), and most importantly, a window into what my own future could look like as an advocate for both patients and the physicians who make tireless sacrifices on their behalf.
BOR Action on Spring 2024 BOG Resolutions
(May 2024) A summary of Board of Regents (BOR) actions on resolutions debated at the Spring 2024 Board of Governors (BOG) meeting is now available. Resolutions initiated by 91 members and endorsed by a chapter council and the BOG become 91 policy when adopted by the BOR.
If you have an idea you would like to suggest to 91, consider submitting a resolution to your Governor or local 91 chapter. Visit the advocacy section of your 91 chapter website for more information on how to propose a resolution.
Congratulations New Chapter Fellow
- Chantal Lewis, MD F91
(April 2024) Congratulations to the Chapter's new Fellow.Fellowship in the College is an honor.Being an F91®is a distinction earned from colleagues who recognize your accomplishments and achievements over and above the practice of medicine. The most important considerations for 91 Fellowship are excellence and contributions made to both medicine and to the broader community in which the internal medicine physician lives and practices.
Member Feedback is Requested on Spring 2024 Resolutions
(February 2024) Twenty-one (21) resolutions will be considered at the Spring 2024 Board of Governors (BOG) Meeting. With the exception of Resolution 9-S24, which will not be debated because this resolution is slated for adoption as a reaffirmation, please review each resolution and then indicate your support or opposition by completing theby the deadline your 91 Chapter Governor has requested or by midnight March 13, whichever comes first.
Your comments will be forwarded to your Governor to be used as part of his/her testimony on behalf of the chapter. If you have any questions, please contact Mary Giampietro, BOG Administrator, atchapter@acpmembership.org. Thank you for your input.
(NOTE: Proposed resolutions should be considered confidential information and are intended to be viewed by 91 members only. Under no circumstances should proposed resolutions be shared with the news media or social networking media, nor should they be shared with other individuals and organizations. Proposed resolutions do not represent 91 policy.)
Call for Fall 2024 Resolutions
(February 2024) Are you concerned about a practice or clinical issue or have an idea you'd like to suggest? If so, you might consider submitting a resolution to your Governor or chapter council.
Initiating a resolution provides 91 members an opportunity to focus attention at the 91 national level on a particular issue or topic that concerns them. Participating in the Board of Governors resolutions process provides the 91 grassroots member a voice and allows you to shape College policy that impacts the practice of internal medicine.
Not sure how to begin drafting a resolution? Researching the College's position on an issue can give you a start. The just released 91 Board of Governors Resolutions Guide for 91 Members is now available to download and will help, too. The Guide was created to provide members a short overview of the resolutions process essentials and highlights critical 91 online resources you must use.
Once drafted, members must submit resolutions to their Governor and/or chapter council. Chapter council approval is required to move resolutions forward to 91 national. Although not official 91 policy, a resolution becomes property of the chapter once the chapter council approves forwarding it to national. If effecting change interests you, the deadline for submitting new resolutions to be heard at the Fall 2024 Board of Governors Meeting isMarch 29, 2024.
Share your good idea with us. Draft a resolution.
Congratulations New Chapter Fellows
- Olaseni Ajibade, MD F91
- Benjamin Hayes, MD F91
- Kathryn M Humes, MD F91
- Adonis Imam, MD F91
- Muhammad U Javaid, DO F91
- Rachel M Johnson, MD F91
- Asim I Rana, MD F91
- Jonathan Walrath, DO F91
- Robert Win, MD F91
- Mikhail Y Akbashev, MD F91
- William L Cooper, MD F91
- Justin Lee Loy, MD F91
- Srikanth Reddy Maddika, MBBS F91
- Ngoc B Phan, DO F91
(February 2024) Congratulations to the Chapter's new Fellows.Fellowship in the College is an honor.Being an F91®is a distinction earned from colleagues who recognize your accomplishments and achievements over and above the practice of medicine. The most important considerations for 91 Fellowship are excellence and contributions made to both medicine and to the broader community in which the internal medicine physician lives and practices.
Chapter Speakers at Internal Medicine Meeting 2024
(December 2023) We’d like to bring attention to our local chapter members who will be presenting as faculty at 91’s Internal Medicine Meeting 2024 in Boston, Massachusetts this April. Early-bird registration is available through January. For a full schedule or for more information on the meeting, click .
| Mikhail | Akbashev | Pre-course | Point-of-Care Ultrasound: Foundational Skills for Internal Medicine Physicians | Tuesday, April 16, 2024 |
| Mikhail | Akbashev | Pre-course | Point-of-Care Ultrasound: Foundational Skills for Internal Medicine Physicians | Wednesday, April 17, 2024 |
| Michael | Connor | Meet the Professor | Acute Renal Failure During Hospitalization | Friday, April 19, 2024 |
| Daniel | Dressler | Meet the Professor | Inpatient Syncope Evaluation | Thursday, April 18, 2024 |
| Tracey | Henry | Case-Based Learning | Partnering for Depression Care: Evidence-based Care of Major Depression | Thursday, April 18, 2024 |
| Tracey | Henry | Case-Based Learning | Partnering for Depression Care: Evidence-based Care of Major Depression | Thursday, April 18, 2024 |
| Stacy | Higgins | Panel | Teaching and Coaching in the Inpatient Setting | Friday, April 19, 2024 |
| Steven | Hollenberg | Pre-course | Critical Care Medicine 2024 | Tuesday, April 16, 2024 |
| Lakshmi | Katta | Clinical Skills Center | Ultrasound-Guided Paracentesis | |
| Greg | Martin | Meet the Professor | Resuscitation Fluid in Critical Illness: Saline or Balanced Crystalloids or Colloids? | Friday, April 19, 2024 |
| Elizabeth | McCord | Pre-course | Primary Care Psychiatry: Practical Skills for Internal Medicine Physicians | Wednesday, April 17, 2024 |
| Ugochi | Ohuabunwa | Meet the Professor | Inpatient Geriatrics Management: Assessing Frailty and What to Avoid | Friday, April 19, 2024 |
| Birju | Patel | Case-Based Learning | Challenges in Geriatric Medication Management: An Interactive Case-Based Workshop | Thursday, April 18, 2024 |
| Neha | Pathak | Meet the Professor | Lifestyle Medicine 101 | Saturday, April 20, 2024 |
| Guillermo | Umpierrez | Meet the Professor | Inpatient Diabetes: What Does the Hospitalist Need to Know? | Saturday, April 20, 2024 |
| Vanessa | Van Doren | Panel | Humanism in Medicine: Re-emphasis on Human-to-Human Interactions | Thursday, April 18, 2024 |
| Jason | Williams | Pre-course | Point-of-Care Ultrasound: Foundational Skills for Internal Medicine Physicians | Tuesday, April 16, 2024 |
| Jason | Williams | Pre-course | Point-of-Care Ultrasound: Foundational Skills for Internal Medicine Physicians | Wednesday, April 17, 2024 |
| Jason | Williams | Clinical Skills Center | Ultrasound-Guided Central Venous Line Placement | |
| Neil | Winawer | Clinical Skills Center | Ultrasound-Guided Thoracentesis |
BOR Action on Fall 2023 BOG Resolutions
(December 2023) A summary of Board of Regents (BOR) actions on resolutions debated at the Fall 2023 Board of Governors (BOG) meeting is now available. Resolutions initiated by 91 members and endorsed by a chapter council and the BOG become 91 policy when adopted by the BOR.
If you have an idea you would like to suggest to 91, consider submitting a resolution to your Governor or local 91 chapter. Visit the advocacy section of your 91 chapter website for more information on how to propose a resolution.
Congratulations New Chapter Fellows
- Samantha Avoke, MD F91
- Badi E El Osta, MD F91
- Justin Ertle, MD F91
- Jin Lee, MD F91
- Norman H McCulloch, Jr, MD F91
- Zahraa Rabeeah, MD F91
- Alsadek K Sultan, MD F91
- Jeffrey T Talbot, MD F91
- Stacey M Watkins, MD, PhD F91
(November 2023) Congratulations to the Chapter's new Fellows. Fellowship in the College is an honor. Being an F91® is a distinction earned from colleagues who recognize your accomplishments and achievements over and above the practice of medicine. The most important considerations for 91 Fellowship are excellence and contributions made to both medicine and to the broader community in which the internal medicine physician lives and practices.
2023 Chapter Excellence Award – Gold Winner
We are pleased to announce that our chapter is in receipt of the Gold Level of the 2023 Chapter Excellence Award! The award recognizes truly extraordinary chapters that surpass excellence in chapter management. We are in the company of 54 other outstanding chapters. In order to achieve the Gold Level of the Chapter Excellence Award, chapters must meet nineteen Bronze criteria, seventeen Silver criteria and multiple Gold level activities. Criteria include such activities as having a legislative action plan or agenda, holding a volunteerism/community service activity, holding multiple stand-alone meetings, having revenue sources outside of dues and meeting registration fees, implementing a strategic plan, implementing a formal recruitment and retention plan and measuring outcomes, conducting various activities for Medical Students, Residents and Early Career Physicians.
We would like to extend a special thanks to those chapter members who assisted us in all of these endeavors! For their hard work and dedication, we received this award.
We Request Your Feedback on the Proposed Fall 2023 Board of Governors Resolutions
(August 2023) We would like to request your feedback regarding resolutions that will be considered at the Fall 2023 Board of Governors Meeting. With the exception of Resolution 3-F23 which was accepted as a reaffirmation and will not be debated, please review the balance of the slate and then indicate your support or opposition by completing the resolutions electronic response form by August 30th.
After considering the intent of each resolution and how it fits with the College’s Mission and Goals, please provide your feedback on each resolution and indicate your support or opposition by completing the electronic response form by August 30. Your input will be used as part of testimony on behalf of the chapter.
Thank you for taking time out of your busy schedule to provide comments regarding these resolutions. By providing your feedback on the Board of Governors resolutions, you have helped to shape College policy that impacts the practice of internal medicine.
Congratulations New Chapter Fellows
- Oluropo A Ayeni, MD F91
- Liliana P Guevara Bermudez, MD F91
- Chinyelu Nwasike, MD F91
(July 2023) Congratulations to the Chapter's new Fellows. Fellowship in the College is an honor. Being an F91® is a distinction earned from colleagues who recognize your accomplishments and achievements over and above the practice of medicine. The most important considerations for 91 Fellowship are excellence and contributions made to both medicine and to the broader community in which the internal medicine physician lives and practices.
Call for Spring 2024 BOG Resolutions
(July 2023) Are you concerned about a practice or clinical issue or have an idea you'd like to suggest? If so, you might consider submitting a resolution to your Governor or chapter council.
Initiating a resolution provides 91 members an opportunity to focus attention at the 91 national level on a particular issue or topic that concerns them. Participating in the Board of Governors resolutions process provides the 91 grassroots member a voice and allows you to shape College policy that impacts the practice of internal medicine.
Not sure how to begin drafting a resolution? Researching the College's position on an issue can give you a start. The recently released 91 Board of Governors Resolutions Guide for 91 Membersis now available to download and will help, too.The Guidewas created to provide members a short overview of the resolutions process essentials and highlights critical 91 online resources you must use.
Once drafted, members must submit resolutions to their Governor and/or chapter council. Chapter council approval to move resolutions forward to 91 national is required. A resolution becomes a resolution of the chapter once the chapter council approves forwarding it to national. If effecting change interests you, the deadline for submitting new resolutions to be heard at the Spring 2024 Board of Governors Meeting isOctober 16, 2023.
Share your good idea with us. Draft a resolution.
BOR Action on Spring 2023 BOG Resolutions
(June 2023) summary of Board of Regents (BOR) actionson resolutions debated at theSpring 2023 Board of Governors (BOG) meeting is now available. Resolutions initiated by 91 members and endorsed by a chapter council and the BOG become 91 policy when adopted by the BOR.
Georgia Chapter Receives the 2023 John Tooker Evergreen Award
(May 2023) The John Tooker Evergreen Awards Program provides recognition and visibility to chapters that have successfully implemented programs to increase membership, improve communication, encourage member involvement, enhance diversity, foster careers in internal medicine or improve chapter management. The Georgia Chapter received the 2023John Tooker Evergreen Award for their initiative, Heart Sounds Workshop.
Heart Sounds Workshop
One of the primary lessons learned is to allow students to identify their own interests and needs. When those needs/interest are presented to a Chapter, the Chapters can work with the student IMIGs to best determine how to meet the student needs in a way and time to capitalize on the events for the benefits of the students and the Chapter.
The Georgia Chapter's Medical Student Committee planned to increase visibility of 91 among medical students through two-hour heart sound workshops delivered to Internal Medicine Interest Groups (IMIGs) at various Georgian campuses. In total, the sessions were conducted at five medical school campuses in more remote/rural locations and had 146 attendees. The Chapter targeted medical school campuses in more remote/rural to address the College’s (and one of the Georgia Chapter’s) strategic goals to develop more diversity, equity, and inclusion in learning opportunities and engagement with chapter activities.
Chapter Members Elected to 91 Fellowship
(March 2023) We would like to congratulate our chapter members on election to Fellow of the American College of Physicians. The distinction recognizes achievements in internal medicine.
Nader Aboujamous, MD F91
Tejumade Adelore, MD F91
Byung Ban, DO F91
Akua Kakra Biritwum, MD F91
Daniel Blair, DO F91
Sumir M Brahmbhatt, MD F91
Priscilla E Egyir-Biney, MBChB F91
Esther W Wallach, MD F91
Usha Anand, MD F91
Laura E Davidson, MD F91
Samuel D McElroy, MD F91
Rajender Singh, MD F91
Abhinandan Reddy Pakanati, MD F91
Nedsely A Vila Almonte, MD F91
Fellowship is elected upon the recommendation of peers and the review of 91’s Credentials Subcommittee. They may now use the letters “F91” after their name in recognition of this honor. Please join me in congratulations!
Chapter Speakers at Internal Medicine Meeting 2023
(March 2023) We would like to draw your attention to our Internal Medicine Meeting 2023 local speakers.
| Carlos | Del Rio | Decatur | Georgia | Meet the Professor | COVID-19 Update 2023: Where Are We Now? | Friday, April 28, 2023 |
| Daniel | Dressler | Atlanta | Georgia | Meet the Professor | High-Value Rational Physical Examination Skills for the Hospitalist | Thursday, April 27, 2023 |
| Kari | Esbensen | Atlanta | Georgia | Panel | Ethics Year in Review | Friday, April 28, 2023 |
| Kari | Esbensen | Atlanta | Georgia | Panel | Visitation Policies, Family Caregiving, and Medical Ethics | Thursday, April 27, 2023 |
| Swati | Gaur | Alpharetta | Georgia | Meet the Professor | Managing Patients in the Postacute Setting: What Does the Hospitalist Need to Know? | Saturday, April 29, 2023 |
| Tracey | Henry | Powder Springs | Georgia | Workshop | Make an Impact and Get Promoted Via Nontraditional Methods | Thursday, April 27, 2023 |
| Jafar | Khan | Atlanta | Georgia | Multiple Small Feedings of the Mind | Multiple Small Feedings of the Mind: Cardiology, Pulmonary Medicine, Neurology | Thursday, April 27, 2023 |
| Jose | Navarrete | Decatur | Georgia | Multiple Small Feedings of the Mind | Multiple Small Feedings of the Mind: Nephrology, Endocrinology, Gastroenterology | Friday, April 28, 2023 |
| Ugochi | Ohuabunwa | Atlanta | Georgia | Clinical Workshop | Challenges in Geriatric Medication Management: An Interactive Case-Based Workshop | Friday, April 28, 2023 |
| Ugochi | Ohuabunwa | Atlanta | Georgia | Clinical Workshop | The Team-Based Approach to the Annual Wellness Visit in Primary Care | Thursday, April 27, 2023 |
| James | O'Keefe | Decatur | Georgia | Multiple Small Feedings of the Mind | Multiple Small Feedings of the Mind: Infectious Diseases, Women’s Health, General Internal Medicine | Saturday, April 29, 2023 |
| Birju | Patel | Duluth | Georgia | Clinical Workshop | Challenges in Geriatric Medication Management: An Interactive Case-Based Workshop | Friday, April 28, 2023 |
| Birju | Patel | Duluth | Georgia | Clinical Workshop | The Team-Based Approach to the Annual Wellness Visit in Primary Care | Thursday, April 27, 2023 |
| Laila | Woc-Colburn | Decatur | Georgia | Meet the Professor | Urine Trouble: What's New in Treating Urinary Tract Infections? | Saturday, April 29, 2023 |
If you’re attending IMM23, please join us at ourGeorgia, North Carolina, and Tennessee Joint Chapters Reception—6:00-7:00 p.m., Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina, Marriott Grand Ballroom, Section 8.
Member Feedback is Requested on Spring 2023 Resolutions
(March 2023) Fourteen (14) resolutions will be considered at the Spring 2023 Board of Governors (BOG) Meeting. Please review each resolution and then indicate your support or opposition by completing the by the deadline your 91 Chapter Governor has requested or by March 22, whichever comes first.
Your comments will be forwarded to the Chapter Governor to be used as part of their testimony on behalf of the chapter. If you have any questions, please contact Mary Giampietro, BOG Administrator, at chapter@acpmembership.org. Thank you for your input.
(NOTE: Proposed resolutions should be considered confidential information and are intended to be viewed by 91 members only. Under no circumstances should proposed resolutions be shared with the news media or social networking media, nor should they be shared with other individuals and organizations. Proposed resolutions do not represent 91 policy.)
Call for Fall 2023 Resolutions
(February 2023) Are you concerned about a practice or clinical issue or have an idea you'd like to suggest? If so, you might consider submitting a resolution to your Governor or chapter council.
Initiating a resolution provides 91 members an opportunity to focus attention at the 91 national level on a particular issue or topic that concerns them. Participating in the Board of Governors resolutions process provides the 91 grassroots member a voice and allows you to shape College policy that impacts the practice of internal medicine.
Not sure how to begin drafting a resolution? Researching the College's position on an issue can give you a start. The just released 91 Board of Governors Resolutions Guide for 91 Members is now available to download and will help, too. The Guide was created to provide members a short overview of the resolutions process essentials and highlights critical 91 online resources you must use.
Once drafted, members must submit resolutions to their Governor and/or chapter council. Chapter council approval to move resolutions forward to 91 national is required. A resolution becomes a resolution of the chapter once the chapter council approves forwarding it to national. If effecting change interests you, the deadline for submitting new resolutions to be heard at the Fall 2023 Board of Governors Meeting is March 30, 2023.
Share your good idea with us. Draft a resolution.
Board of Regents Action on Fall 2022 BOG Resolutions
(November 2022) A summary of Board of Regents (BOR) actions on resolutions debated at theFall 2022 Board of Governors (BOG) meeting is now available. Resolutions initiated by 91 members and endorsed by a chapter council and the BOG become 91 policy when adopted by the BOR.
If you have an idea you'd like to suggest to 91, consider submitting a resolution to your Governor or local 91 chapter. Visit your 91 chapter website for more information on how to contact your Governor or chapter staff about proposing a resolution.
Chapter Members Elected to 91 Fellowship
(November 2022) We would like to congratulate our chapter members on election to Fellow of the American College of Physicians. The distinction recognizes achievements in internal medicine.
- Ashish C Amin, MD
- Catherine P Christie, MD
- Marla S Tschepikow, MD
- Hatoum, MD
- David Graeme Watson, MD
Fellowship is elected upon the recommendation of peers and the review of 91’s Credentials Subcommittee. They may now use the letters “F91” after their name in recognition of this honor. Please join me in congratulations!
Congratulations Noble M. Maleque, MD, F91 on being awarded 91 Award for Outstanding Educator of Residents and Fellows
(October 2022) We are excited to share that the [Mastership/Awards] Committee and the Board of Regents have approved Noble M. Maleque, MD, F91 to receive an award recognition during the 2023 Internal Medicine Meeting in San Diego, California.
The award recognizes an 91 member who is a distinguished faculty member who spends a significant amount of time teaching residents and fellows.
Congratulations Jean E. Chin, MD, M91 on being awarded Mastership
(October 2022) We are excited to share that the [Mastership/Awards] Committee and the Board of Regents have approved Jean E. Chin, MD, M91 to receive Mastership during the 2023 Internal Medicine Meeting in San Diego, California.
91 Bylaws state that M91s shall be Fellows who have been selected because of “integrity, positions of honor, impact in practice or in medical research, or other attainments in science or in the art of medicine.” M91s must be highly accomplished persons demonstrating impact in practice, leadership, or in medical research. Evidence of their achievements can come from many types of endeavors, such as renown within their field and/or 91 chapter, research, education, health care initiatives, volunteerism, administrative positions, care of patients, and service to their community.
One of the goals of the American College of Physicians is to “recognize excellence and distinguished contributions to internal medicine.” As a way of achieving this goal, the College offers 21 awards and a number of Masterships each year. Annually, awardees and M91s are honored at the Convocation ceremony held during the Internal Medicine meeting.
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