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.

2024-25 Council Members

Ankita Sagar, MD, MPH, FACP, Chair
System Vice President for Clinical Standards and Variation Reduction
CommonSpirit Health
Specialty: Internal Medicine
Term ends: 2025

Amy K. Holbrook, MD, FACP, Chair-elect
Associate Program Director - Internal Medicine Residency
Director of Medical Student Education
Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Allina Health
Little Canada, MN
Specialty: Internal Medicine
Term ends: 2025

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

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

Katie Jobbins, DO, MS, FACP
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine
UMass Chan-Baystate
East Longmeadow, MA
Specialty: Internal Medicine
Term ends: 2025

Ali Khan, MD, MPP, FACP
Executive Medical Director/Senior Vice President
Oak Street Health
Chicago, IL
Specialty: Internal Medicine
Term ends: 2025

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

Andrew Parsons, MD, MPH, FACP
Associate Professor of Medicine and Public Health
University of Virginia School of Medicine
Charlottesville, VA
Specialty: Internal Medicine
Term Ends: 2027

Allison Ruff, MD, MHPE, FACP
Clinical Associate Professor
University of Michigan Health
Ann Arbor, MI
Specialty: Internal Medicine
Term ends: 2025

Candace Sprott, MD, MBA, FAAP, FACP
Physician
Southern California Permanente Medical Group
Oceanside, CA
Specialty: Internal Medicine
Term ends: 2025

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.