Check out a useful Resource Guide for Engaging Resident/Fellows at the Chapter Level.
Reports to
Charge
Respond to requests from the Board of Regents, committees and staff for review of programs, products and services. Advise the Board of Regents and Board of Governors:
- Enhancing the quality of internal medicine postgraduate training
- Increasing the value of membership among Resident/Fellow Member members
- Strengthening chapter level activities and relationships at residency/fellowship training programs
- Aligning council activities with the College's Strategic Plan
Composition (14)
Chair, who serves ex-officio on the BOR; Chair-Elect, who must be a member of the Council at time of election and who serves ex-officio on the BOG; 12 at-large members to be selected with consideration given to the College’s Diversity Policy as well as training year, training program, and Chief Resident experience. All members must be Resident/Fellow members of ACP at the time of selection to the Council.
The President and Chair of the Board of Regents are invited to attend in-person meetings as guests.
Terms
Chair and Chair-Elect serve consecutive one-year terms; members serve one two-year term (for a maximum of four years, if serving as Chair-Elect and Chair).
2025-26 Council Members
Sara Tesfatsion, MD, Chair
Hospitalist
Emory Healthcare
Lithonia, GA
Specialty: Internal Medicine
Term ends: 2026
Haidn Foster, MD, Chair-elect
Internal Medicine Resident
Penn State Health, Hershey
Hummelstown, PA
Specialty: Internal Medicine
Term ends: 2026
Jacqueline Baikovitz, MD, MPH
Rheumatology Fellow PGY-4
Emory University
Atlanta, GA
Specialty: Internal Medicine
Term ends: 2026
Elora Friar, MD
Internal Medicine Resident
University of South Florida Health
Tampa, FL
Specialty: Internal Medicine
Term ends: 2026
Elizabeth C. Ghandakly, MD
Resident Physician
Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Cleveland Heights, OH
Specialty: Internal Medicine
Term ends: 2027
Santiago Gomez Jordan, MD
Internal Medicine Resident
Universidad Del Norte
Barranquilla, Colombia
Specialty: Internal Medicine
Term ends: 2027
Shreeya Joshee, MD
Internal Medicine - Pediatrics Resident
University of Chicago
Chicago, IL
Specialties: Internal Medicine, Pediatrics
Term ends: 2027
Emily A. Margolin, MDCM
Cardiovascular Diseases Fellow
University of California, San Diego
San Diego, CA
Specialties: Internal Medicine, Cardivascular Diseases
Term ends: 2027
Ashley McKenzie, MD
Internal Medicine Resident
Saint Joseph Hospital
Denver, CO
Specialty: Internal Medicine
Term ends: 2026
Kylie Nowicki, MD
Internal Medicine - Psychiatry Resident
ECU Health Medical Center
Greenville, NC
Specialties: Internal Medicine, Psychiatry
Term Ends: 2026
Austin Oslock, MD
Internal Medicine - Pediatrics Resident
University of Alabama School of Medicine
Birmingham, AL
Specialties: Internal Medicine, Pediatrics
Term ends: 2026
Harini Shah, MD
Internal Medicine Resident
University of California, Los Angeles
Palos Verdes Estates, CA
Specialty: Internal Medicine
Term ends: 2027
Matthew Soderstrom, MD
Internal Medicine Resident
San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium
San Antonio, TX
Specialty: Internal Medicine
Term ends: 2026
Linh Tang Taylor, MD
Internal Medicine Resident
Providence St. Vincent Medical Center
Portland, OR
Specialty: Internal Medicine
Term ends: 2026
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.