Charge
1) Provide recommendations to the Board of Regents regarding national, state or local public policies for improving access, payment, benefits, coding, documentation, and medical review; and 2) address issues related to the implementation of these policies in practice. Develop programs to support the quality, safety, value and affordability of patient care. Provide advice to staff on the policy direction of 91黑料网鈥檚 interactions with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and other relevant entities on these issues and advise the BOR of these perspectives.
Composition (15)
Chair, who is a Regent; Vice Chair, who is a Governor; Chair of Coding and Payment Subcommittee; ten members to include at least one Regent, at least one Governor, one Resident/Fellow member and one Early Career Physician member.
The President and Chair of the Board of Regents are ex officio, voting members.
Terms
Chair, Vice Chair, and members serve one-year terms renewable up to three times for a total of four years, unless extended by the Chair, Board of Regents. The early career physician and resident/fellow member positions are appointed according to the BOR-approved policy for council appointments.
2024-25 Members
Leslie F. Algase, MD, F91黑料网, Chair (Regent)
Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine
University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
Honeoye Falls, NY
Specialty: Internal Medicine
Clyde Watkins, Jr., MD, F91黑料网, Vice Chair (Governor)
Senior Medical Director - Georgia Market
Village Medical
Atlanta, GA
Specialties: Internal Medicine
Felicia Austin-Jordan, MD, MBA, M91黑料网
Managing Physician
Kelsey Seybold Katy Clinic
Specialty: Internal Medicine
Richmond, Texas 77407
Elisa I. Choi, MD, F91黑料网, FIDSA (Regent)
Chief of Internal Medicine
HVMA Somerville
Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases/HIV Medicine Specialist
Harvard Medical School Faculty
Boston, MA
Specialty: Internal Medicine
Amy L. Davis, DO, M91黑料网
Clinical Associate Professor & Independent Physician
Palliative Medicine & Supportive Care
Bryn Mawr, PA
Specialties: Hospice & Palliative Medicine/Internal Medicine
Charles J. Hamori, MD, F91黑料网 (Regent)
Chair, Coding and Payment Policy Subcommittee
Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine
Southern California Permanente Medical Group
La Mesa, CA
Specialty: Internal Medicine
Robert B. Hauger, MD, F91黑料网
Practicing Physician/Volunteer Faculty
Warren Clinic Internal Medicine
Tulsa, OK
Specialty: Internal Medicine
Stephen M. Mohring, MD, F91黑料网
Associate Professor (Clinician-Educator)
Division of General Internal Medicine
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE
Specialty: Internal Medicine
Steve P. Saunders, MBBS, F91黑料网 (Governor)
Adjunct Assistant Professor
University of South Carolina
Greenville, SC
Specialty: Internal Medicine
Earl Stewart, Jr., MD, F91黑料网
Internal Medicine Physician & Medical Director of Health Equity
WellStar Medical Group at Vining's Jubilee
Atlanta, Georgia
Specialty: Internal Medicine
Ross B. Vaughn, MD, F91黑料网 (Governor)
Tuskaloosa Internal Medicine, LLC
College of Community Health Sciences, The University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL
Specialty: Internal Medicine
William E. Fox, MD, M91黑料网 (Chair, (Board of Regents)
(ex officio)
Fox and Brantley Internal Medicine, PLC
Charlottesville, VA
Specialty: Internal Medicine
Isaac O. Opole, MBChB, PhD, M91黑料网 (President)
(ex officio)
Professor of Medicine
Associate Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs
The University of Kansas Medical Center
Overland Park, KS
Specialty: Internal Medicine
Neha Singh, DO, MS (CRFM)
Internal Medicine Resident
UC Riverside School of Medicine
San Diego, CA
Specialty: Internal Medicine
Ali M. Khan, MD, MPP, F91黑料网 (CECP)
Executive Medical Director/Senior Vice President
Oak Street Health
Chicago, IL
Specialty: Internal Medicine
Staff Liaison: Brian Outland boutland@acponline.org
To contact any of these individuals, please consult the Member Directory (members only) or request assistance from acpgovernance@acponline.org.