Ethics, Professionalism and Human Rights Committee

Charge

To formulate principles and policies on ethics, professionalism, and human rights for the Board of Regents, uphold high ethical standards in medicine and advise the College's Center for Ethics and Professionalism.

Composition (14)

Chair, who is a Regent; Vice-Chair, who is a Governor; 10 members, including at least one Regent, at least one Governor, one Resident/Fellow member, one Medical Student, 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, medical student and resident/fellow member positions are appointed according to the BOR-approved policy for council appointments.

2025-26 Members

Noel Deep, MD, MACP, Chair (Regent)
Regional Medical Director
Aspirus Medical Group
Antigo, WI
Specialty: Internal Medicine

Alejandro Moreno, MBBS, MPH, JD, MACP, Vice Chair (Governor)
Assistant Dean, Clinical Skills Integration
University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School
Austin, TX
Specialty: Internal Medicine

Alicia Arbaje, MD, MPH, PhD, FACP (Regent)
Associate Professor of Medicine, Director of Transitional Care Research
Center for Transformative Geriatrics Research, Division of Geriatric Medicine, and Gerontology
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Baltimore, MD
Specialties: Internal Medicine, Geriatric Medicine

Micah W. Beachy, DO, FACP (Regent)
VP, Chief Quality Officer, and Associate Professor
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE
Specialty: Hospital Medicine

Eduardo Bruera, MD, MACP
Department Chair, Palliative, Rehabilitation, and Integrative Medicine
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, TX
Specialties: Internal Medicine, Cancer Treatment

COL Tatjana P. Calvano, FACP, MC USA
Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency Program
Madigan Army Medical Center, JBLM WA
San Antonio, TX
Specialty: Internal Medicine

Erin DeMartino, MD
Pulmonologist
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN
Specialties: Internal Medicine, Pulmonology

Kyle E. Karches, MD, FACP
Associate Professor of Medicine and Health Care Ethics
St. Louis University
Saint Louis, MO
Specialty: Internal Medicine

Laurie J. Lyckholm, MD
Professor, Hematology/Oncology
West Virginia University School of Medicine
Morgantown, WV
Specialties: Internal Medicine, Hematology, Oncology and Palliative Medicine

Rebecca A. Andrews, MD, FACP (Chair, Board of Regents)
(ex officio)
Professor of Medicine
Associate Program Director/Dir. Ambulatory Education,
Internal Medicine Residency
Connecticut Health Center
Collinsville, CT
Specialty: Internal Medicine

Jason M. Goldman, MD, FACP (President)
(ex officio)
President, Jason M. Goldman Private Practice
Coral Springs, FL
Specialties: Internal Medicine, Other

Ikaasa Suri (CSM)
Doctor of Medicine Candidate
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Bergenfield, NJ

Ashley McKenzie, MD (CRFM)
Internal Medicine Resident
Saint Joseph Hospital
Denver, CO
Specialty: Internal Medicine

Luis Isea Mercado, MD, FACP (CECP)
Assistant Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency
AdventHealth
Winter Park, FL
Specialty: Internal Medicine

Staff Liaison: Lois Snyder Sulmasy, JD, lsnyder@acponline.org

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