Council of Early Career Physicians

Reports to

Board of Regents

Charge

Respond to requests from the Board of Regents, committees and staff for review of programs, products and services. Advise the Board of Regents on:

  • Enhancing professional development for early career physicians
  • Fostering their involvement in College activities
  • Increasing the value of ACP membership for early career physicians
  • Strengthening chapter level councils and activities
  • Aligning council activities with the College's Strategic Plan.

Composition (11)

Chair, who serves ex-officio on the BOR; Chair-Elect, who must be a member of the Council at the time of election and who serves ex-officio on the BOG; 9 at-large members to be selected with consideration given to the College’s Diversity Policy as well as specialty and years out of training. All members must be early career physicians at the time of selection to the Council (defined as within 16 years of graduation from medical school).

The President and Chair of the Board of Regents are invited to attend in-person meetings as guests.

Terms

Chair and Chair-Elect serve one-year terms; member terms are three-years.

2025-26 Council Members

Amy K. Holbrook, MD, FACP, Chair
Associate Program Director - Internal Medicine Residency
Director of Medical Student Education
Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Allina Health
Little Canada, MN
Specialty: Internal Medicine
Term ends: 2026

Candace Sprott, MD, MBA, FAAP, FACP, Chair-elect
Physician
Southern California Permanente Medical Group
Oceanside, CA
Specialty: Internal Medicine
Term ends: 2026

Abigail Bales, MD, FACP
Clinical Program Medical Director - Primary Care
SSM Health - Dean
Middleton, WI
Specialty: Internal Medicine
Term ends: 2028

Victoria Burke, MD, FACP
Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine
LSU School of Medicine
Metairie, LA
Specialties: Internal Medicine, Infectious Diseases
Term ends: 2027

MAJ Mary Ford, MD, FACP
Associate Program Director, SAUSHEC Internal Medicine Residency
Brooke Army Medical Center (BAMC)
San Antonio, TX
Specialty: Internal Medicine
Term ends: 2028

Megan D. Hiles, MD, FACP
Assistant Professor, General & Hospital Medicine
The University of Kansas Medical School
Mission Hills, KS
Specialty: Internal Medicine
Term ends: 2026

Luis Isea Mercado, MD, FACP
Assistant Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency
AdventHealth
Winter Park, FL
Specialty: Internal Medicine
Term ends: 2028

Celeste Newby, MD, PhD, FACP
Assistant Professor, John W. Deming Department of Medicine
Section of General Internal Medicine & Geriatrics
Tulane School of Medicine
New Orleans, LA
Specialty: Internal Medicine
Term ends: 2026

Jamar Slocum, MD, MBA, MPH, FACP
Assistant Professor of Hospital Medicine
George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Science
Silver Spring, MD
Specialties: Internal Medicine, Hospital Medicine
Term ends: 2028

Brittany Kizer Stovall, MD, FACP
Assistant Clinical Professor
USCSOMG and PRISMA Health Upstate
Simpsonville, SC
Specialty: Internal Medicine
Term ends: 2027

Staff Liaison: Amy Allen-Collins aallen@acponline.org

To contact any of these individuals, please consult the Member Directory (members only) or request assistance from acpgovernance@acponline.org.