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In this Issue:
- Governor's Welcome
- MN-ACP 2024 Award winners
- MN-ACP Member Survey
- MN-ACP Council Updates
- In Remembrance-MN-ACP Members who passed away in 2024
- If you have not Renewed your ACP Membership in 2024, your benefits will soon end
- Minnesota members at the American College of Physicians IM:25
- Congratulations New Fellows!
- Welcome New Minnesota Medical Students to ACP and MN-ACP!
- Welcome New Minnesota Resident/Fellows, Affiliates, Transitional Residents and Members!
- Members in the News
- Save the Dates:
Tseganesh Selameab, MD, FACP , ACP Governor
Governor's Welcome
Minnesota ACP friends,
As we begin another year, I want to reflect on the incredible community we've built within the Minnesota chapter of the ACP. This past year has been marked by resilience, collaboration, and a shared commitment to advancing internal medicine and improving patient care. Together, we've achieved so much, from fostering professional growth to advocating for equity and innovation in healthcare. As we look ahead to the new year, I'm reminded of the words of Helen Keller: “Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.”
This sentiment rings true as each of us carries the mantle of our profession within our local contexts, whether in clinics, hospitals, classrooms, or communities. It's through our shared efforts and mutual support that we amplify our impact and uphold the values of internal medicine. Thank you for being an integral part of this vibrant community. Here's to a bright 2025 filled with connection, growth, and meaningful contributions to our patients and our profession!
Warm regards,
Tseganesh Selameab, MD, FACP
Governor, Minnesota ACP
MN-ACP Mission: To foster excellence, education and professionalism among all internists in our community and to work together to shape the future of healthcare in Minnesota.
MN-ACP Vision: To be Minnesota's recognized leader for patient care, advocacy and education and to enhance career choice, satisfaction and collaboration for specialists and subspecialists in Internal Medicine
MN-ACP 2024 Award winners
Chapter Awards
The statewide MN-ACP Awards Committee selected the following internal medicine physicians to receive 2023 awards. See a complete description of each award winner later in this newsletter
- Andrew Olson, MD, FAAP, FACP of the University of Minnesota received the 2024 Minnesota Laureate Award
- Alisa Duran, MD, FACP, of the Minneapolis VA Medical Center, received the 2024 Distinguished Teacher/Mentor Award
- Anya Jamrozy, MD, FACP, of Abbott Northwestern/Allina Health, received the 2024 Advancing Woman in Internal Medicine Award
- Jessie Roske, MD, of CentraCare, received the 2024 Early Career Physician Award
- Michael May, MD, FACP, of CentraCare Rice Memorial Hospital in Willmar, received the 2024 Hospitalist Award
A profile and photos of the 2024 Minnesota award winners is on our website link.
Abstract Competition Winners
Winners from the 2024 MN-ACP Abstract competition include the following with a Minnesota-ACP cash prize and travel scholarship winners:
- Dhairya Jarsania MD, (Early Career Physician) of Mayo Clinic, “A Perplexing Case of Neurologic Decline”
- Cassandra Roeder MD, (Resident/Fellow Research/QI) of Abbott Northwestern, “Hospital Hypoglycemia: The Sweet Slip of Sulfonylureas”
- Cambria Heuston MD, (Resident/Fellow- Clinical Vignette) of University of MN, “Bloodletting Reimagined: Manual Blood Exchange for Protoporphyric Crisis in the Intensive Care Unit”
- Varshini Srinivasan (Transitional Medical Graduate- Clinical Vignette) at Mayo Clinic, “Vasopressin Withdrawal Induced Diabetes Insipidus: A Case Report of a Rare Complication in Septic Shock Management”
- Arwa Bohra, MBBS (Transitional Medical Graduate-Research/QI) of the Mayo Clinic, “Unraveling COVID-19 Brain Fog: Altered Sleep EEG Spectral Density and Increased REM Density in Survivors—A Prospective Polysomnographic Study”
- Elena Cattaneo, (Medical Student- Research/QI) of the U of MN Medical School “Outcomes of Multiple Gestation Pregnancies in Inflammatory Bowel Disease”
- Kiyan Heybati, (Medical student- Clinical Vignette) of the Mayo Medical School, “Re-heart-ening exercise: Post-operative cardiac rehabilitation following acute thoracic aortic dissection with residual.”
MN-ACP Doctors' Dilemma Winning Team
Thank you to each of the four participating teams for the Minnesota Doctors' Dilemma competition. The Mayo Clinic team will be representing MN-ACP in New Orleans at the ACP national meeting.
View the 2024 Doctors Dilemma competition here
Participants in each team included:
Mayo: Agata Sularz MB Bchir; Caroline Ledet MD; and Reid Schlesinger MD.
Hennepin: Amro Awad, MD; Ammar Aladaileh, MBBS; and Brett Cornforth, MD
Abbott Northwestern: Danielle Meyer, MD; Abhishek Chandra, MD; and Yahye Samatar, DO
U of Minnesota: Maddie Okuno, MD; Aisha Shabbir, MD; and William Hirsch, MD
The annual Scientific meeting was co-chaired by Andrew Olson, MD, FACP, Chris Aakre, MD, FACP, Katie Helgen, MD, FACP and Mary Miley, MD, FACP. Many thanks to Dr. Miley for her years of service on the Conference Planning Committee. The Minnesota Internal Medicine:2024 presentations, abstract competition, and Doctors Dilemma were held at the Hilton Hotel-MOA/MSP on Friday, Nov. 1st with recorded sessions for both the general internal medicine and hospitalist sessions. For information on the presentations or to register to receive CME/MOC through Oct. 31, 2025 visit the MN-ACP meeting website.
MN-ACP Member Survey
The Governor's Council and Membership chair Dr. Katie Helgen are seeking members' input on activities, resources and connection opportunities that MN-ACP can provide for its members. Please take 2-3 minutes to complete the online MN-ACP membership Survey before Jan. 31st. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/25membersurvey.
MN-ACP Council Updates
Your Governor's Council met November 1st with committees, IM Residency programs and Internal Medicine Interest Groups providing reports. The groups discussed incorporating the priorities of the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee into the work of all committees rather than having a stand-alone committee. Those attending also discussed the conference, location for 2025, advocacy priorities for 2025, authorizing the Executive committee to review the IRS 990 documents and utilizing some of the reserve funds in 2025. No increase in chapter membership dues will be requested.
- Scientific Session Planning Committee- Co-Chairs: Andrew Olson, MD, FACP; Chris Aakre, MD, FACP, Katie Helgen, MD FACP, Mithun Suresh, MD, and Mary Miley, MD, FACP
- Health Policy Committee- Sally Berryman MD, FACP, Chair
- Early Career Physicians Committee -Lauren Clements, MD Chair
- Membership Committee- seeking a new chair
- Hospitalists Committee- Claudia Thomas, MD, FACP Chair
- Health Information Technology Committee- Ryan Jelinek, DO, Chair
- Council of Resident/Fellows Committee- Caroline Ledet MD, Grace Hagen, MD, Co-Chairs
- Women Internists Committee- Anya Jamrozy, MD FACP
- Wellness Committee: Anne Becker, MD, FACP, Chair
- Awards Committee- David Hilden, MD, FACP Chair
Please complete the Council/Committee volunteer survey if you are interested in participating in any of these committees in 2025.
MN-ACP Council of Resident/Fellow Members
Internal Medicine Residents from five programs in Minnesota serve on the Council of Resident/Fellows.
Resident/Fellow members from the Minnesota training program collaborate through regular calls and social media to support resident/fellows. Thank you to Drs. Grace Hagen and Caroline Ledet (Mayo) who are chairing the Council in 2024-25. Meetings were held quarterly with updates from all programs. Projects this year include:
- Working with Planned Parenthood of MN on a volunteer project; and
- Health literacy with educational information
MN-ACP Advanced Career Physicians/Physicians in Transition
Doctors David Williams, Mary Miley and Ellen Coffey met in November to plan for the post-COVID rejuvenation of a group that will be meeting several times per year around the state for soon to retire and retired internal medicine physicians. Please watch for the first breakfast gathering in May 2025.
MN-ACP Health and Public Policy Update -Sally Berryman, MD, FACP
Thank you to members who rated our MN-ACP Health Policy priorities for 2025. Highest priority topics included in our 2025 MN Legislative policies include the following:
- Limit insurance-related interference with prescribing and medication access for patients (scheduled to take effect in 2026 in MN)
- Support increase in Medicaid reimbursement rates
- Continue coverage for audio-only telemedicine services with parity of payment
- Improve access to mental health services
- Preserve access to reproductive health services
- Prohibit the role of private equity in health care
- Oppose criminalization of houselessness
- Support physician collective empowerment strategies, including unionization
- Support environmental health policies to ensure healthy families and a healthy climate
Our legislative monitor, Chad Fahning, provides MN-ACP with timely updates on our key policy concerns.
We are recruiting medical students, resident/fellows, and physicians with an interest in health policy to participate in the February 19th Internal Medicine Day at the Capitol (12:00-1pm lunch) and MN Medicine Day at the Capitol from 1-3pm that day for health advocacy. Register here.
ACP Leadership Day will be held in Washington, DC on April 28 and 29th, 2025. Travel scholarships are available for 3 Medical students, resident/fellows, and an early career physician to attend. Please complete the MN-ACP Leadership Day Scholarship application by Feb. 3, 2025, if interested.
In Remembrance-MN-ACP Members who passed away in 2024
- Dr. Donald Dye passed away in 2024. He was an internal medicine physician for 45 years practicing in Cambridge, MN with a passion for singing, lake life and his pinball machines. Obituary Don leveraged a passion for broadcasting into a 43-year tenure as Medical Director at Oakstone Medical Publishing, providing continuing medical education. He was best known for developing a successful audio companion series for the American College of Physicians, serving as the voice of that series in yearly recording sessions.
- Dr. William E. Evans, III, died at his home in Zumbrota, MN. He practiced internal medicine at the Mayo Clinic. Obituary
- Dr. Richard William Rasmussen the Willmar Medical Center, later to become ACMC, where he cared for patients from central Minnesota for over 40 years. Obituary
If you have not Renewed your ACP Membership in 2024, your benefits will soon end
Don't lose access to your amazing ACP benefits valued at over $3,300! Time to renew your membership now if you haven't already done so in 2024. Continue your complimentary access to JournalWise, DynaMedex, and enjoy exclusively deep member discounts for MKSAP, Resolve (Physician Compensation services), Group insurance plans through AGIA, and so much more. Did you know your dues are also tax deductible? So do not delay! The deadline to renew your membership is Jan. 30, 2025. Otherwise, you'll lose access to these and many more valuable member resources. Renew today so you won't miss out!
Minnesota members at the American College of Physicians IM:25
Minnesota will be well represented with the following speakers at the IM:2025 international meeting in New Orleans. Minnesota speakers include:
- Dr. John Bundrick with panels on Clinical Pearls for Women's Health and Geriatrics, Nephrology and Palliative Medicine, Cardiology and Neurology
- Dr. Michel Cramer Borneman on Insomnia and Parasomnias
- Dr. Michel Cullen and Dr. Rodolfo Savica on Clinical Pearls: Cardiology and Neurology
- Dr. Daniel Desimone and Dr. James Newman on Hospital Medicine Success in a Complex Environment
- Dr. Alice Gallo De Moraes on Ultrasound Guided Thoracentesis
- Libby Johnson, RDN, LD, Greg Simonson, PhD and Dr. Thomas Martens on Beyond A1C- Using continuous glucose monitoring to improve Type 2 Diabetes Management in Primary Care
- Dr Andrea Kattah and Dr. Jacob Strand on Clinical Pearls in Nephrology and Palliative Medicine
- Dr. Karen Mauck on Perioperative Medicine 2025
- Dr. Paul Meirick on Diagnosis-Driven Physical Examination of the Shoulder and knee
- Dr. Hannah Nordhues and Dr. Brandon Verdoorn on Clinical Pearls in Women's Health and Geriatrics
- Dr. Robert Pueringer on Alcohol Withdrawal in the Inpatient and Detoxification Unit Settings
- Dr. Win Shen on Syncope: High-Value Evaluation and Management
- Dr. David Tierney on Point-of-Care Ultrasound: Foundational Skills for Internal Medicine Physicians
Congratulations New Fellows!
Achieving ACP Masters and Fellowship is a mark of distinction and a milestone in a physician's career.
Please join me in congratulating the following as new Minnesota Masters and Fellows named by ACP in the last 4 months:
- Anne Becker, MD FACP of Minneapolis
- Scott Biggerstaff, DO FACP of St. Paul
- Cristina Corsini, MD FACP of North Mankato
- Aditya Devalapalli, MD FACP of Rochester
- Anne Katherine Hust, MD FACP of Minneapolis
- Akshay Kohli, MBBS FACP of Rochester
- Sharon Li, MD FACP of Minneapolis
- Paul Meirick, MD FACP of Sartell
- Aaron Rutzick, MD FACP of Minneapolis
- Rachel Starcher, MD FACP of Minneapolis
- Sumeet Kumar Yadav, MD FACP of Mankato
Welcome New Minnesota Medical Students to ACP and MN-ACP!
Thirty-five new medical students have joined ACP and MN-ACP in the last three months. Welcome to your new training programs in Minneapolis, Rochester and Duluth, MN.
Welcome New Minnesota Resident/Fellows, Affiliates, Transitional Residents and Members!
Thirty-three new internists, physician affiliates, resident/fellows, affiliates, and transitional medical graduates have joined ACP and the MN chapter in the last three months. Thank you for your membership and count ACP and MN-ACP as a professional home and resource for you.
Members in the News
- Dr. Dennis O’Hare was quoted in the Duluth News Tribune on concerns about assisted suicide and MN legislation
- Dr. Maral Kenderian of Olmstead Medical Center was quoted in the Rochester Post about Pre-diabetes
- Dr. Ben Trappey ‘s piece “Snapshots” was published in The New England Journal of Medicine's Perspective
- Dr. Rahul Koranne's editorial in the Minneapolis Star Tribune on medical debt
- Dr. Krista Keuto contributed an article on “caring for kids and aging parents” in the Duluth News Tribune
- Dr. Tori Bahr recognized by the MSP Business Journal as one of the 40 under 40 award winners. The award recognizes local leaders under the age of 40 for their professional accomplishments and community involvement. She is Pediatric Section Chief at Gillette Children's in St. Paul.
- The Nocturnist featured two MN-ACP members Drs. Tiffany Albrecht and Anthony Williams with their medical story telling.
Save the Dates:
Jan. 18, 2025-Council of Resident/Fellows service project with speaker Dr. Hannah Nordhues, on “Women's Health issues for Internists” and I.M. on Tap in Rochester, MN Info/Register
Jan. 21, 2025- Conference Planning Committee, 6pm, Hilton Hotel MOA/MSP
Feb. 3, 2025- Deadline for ACP Leadership Day travel scholarship submission complete the MN-ACP Leadership Day Scholarship application
Feb. 19, 2025-Minnesota-ACP Day at the Capitol- Governor's Conference Room noon-1pm and MMA meet with legislators 1-3pm Info/Register
April 3-5, 2025- ACP Internal Medicine:2025 in New Orleans, Info/Register
April 4, 2025- MN-ACP and Mayo Alumni Association reception at the New Orleans Aquarium, 5:30pm
April 28-29, 2025-ACP Leadership Day in Washington DC Info/Register
Oct. 24, 2025- MN-ACP Minnesota Internal Medicine:2024 in Bloomington, MN
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How can we better serve you? Please contact me with questions or thoughts on how the MN-ACP can serve you. Tseganesh Selameab, MD, FACP Governor, MN-ACP Minnesota.ACP@gmail.com