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 ACP’s 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.
2025-26 Members
Leslie F. Algase, MD, FACP, 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, FACP, Vice Chair (Governor)
Chief Medical Director - Georgia Market
Village Medical
Atlanta, GA
Specialties: Internal Medicine
Felicia Austin-Jordan, MD, MBA, MACP
Managing Physician
Kelsey Seybold Katy Clinic
Richmond, Texas
Specialty: Internal Medicine
Amy L. Davis, DO, MACP
Clinical Associate Professor & Independent Physician
Palliative Medicine & Supportive Care
Bryn Mawr, PA
Specialties: Hospice & Palliative Medicine/Internal Medicine
Martha L. Gray, MD, FACP
Founder Partner
Internal Medicine Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI
Specialty: Internal Medicine
Matthew F. Hollon, MD, MPH, MACP (Regent)
Clinical Professor, Division of General Internal Medicine
University of Washington
Spokane, WA
Specialty: Internal Medicine
Stephen M. Mohring, MD, FACP
Associate Professor (Clinician-Educator)
Division of General Internal Medicine
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE
Specialty: Internal Medicine
Steve P. Saunders, MBBS, FACP (Governor)
Physician Executive, Hillcrest Hospital
Prisma Health
Greenville, SC
Specialty: Internal Medicine
Catherine M. Smitas, MD, FACP
Senior Medical Director at Aledade
Schenectady, NY
Specialty: Internal Medicine
Judith Steinberg, MD, MPH, FACP
Faculty Affiliate
Harvard Medical School Center for Primary Care
Tolland, MA
Specialty: Internal Medicine
Ross B. Vaughn, MD, FACP (Governor)
Clinical Adjunct Professor of Medicine
Department of Family, Internal, and Rural Medicine
College of Community Health Sciences
Tuscaloosa, AL
Specialty: Internal 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
Elizabeth C. Ghandakly, MD (CRFM)
Resident Physician
Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Cleveland Heights, OH
Specialty: Internal Medicine
Brittany Kizer Stovall, MD, FACP (CECP)
Assistant Clinical Professor
USCSOMG and PRISMA Health Upstate
Simpsonville, SC
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.