November 2024 Governor's Newsletter
(November 2024) Enjoy reading the November newsletter.
Congratulations to Drs. Bradley, Levine, and Zervos on National Awards
(October 2024) We are pleased to announce that Suzanne F Bradley, MD MACP, Diane L Levine, MD MACP, and Marcus J Zervos, MD MACP are the recipients of Mastership.
The first MACP in the College was presented in 1923 to Dr. James M. Anders, who served the College as President for two terms. He was recognized for extraordinary service to the College and for being one of the most outstanding internists and medical teachers of his day.
Please join me in congratulating them and celebrating this accomplishment at Internal Medicine Meeting 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana. To view the full list of national awardees, click here.
2024 Abstract and Doctor's Dilemma Winners
(October 2024) Congratulations to the MI-ACP and SHM-MI 2024 Annual Scientific Meeting Abstract and Doctors Dilemma Winners
Resident Clinical Vignette Oral Presentation Winners:
- 1st Place: “A case of Small Bowel Obstruction as a complication of undiagnosed Sclerosing Mesenteritis” - Seyed Saeed Mahdavi, MD, Resident at Henry Ford St. John Hospital
- 2nd Place: "Stroke-like Symptoms: Is There More to the Story?” - Ayema Haque, MD, Resident at Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine Med-Peds
- 3rd Place: “Unveiling Mycobacteria Chimaera-Intercellulare in an Immunocompetent Host” - Cameron Schaecher, MD, Resident at Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine
Resident Research Oral Presentation Winners:
- 1st Place: “A retrospective, propensity-score-matched analysis of the outcomes and effect on length-of-stay of a newly created hospitalist medicine procedure service” - Saria Alazmeh, MBBS, Resident at Corewell Health- Grand Rapids/Michigan State University
- 2nd Place: “One Small Step for a Man, One Giant Leap for Ending the HIV Epidemic” - Allison Malick, MD, Resident at Henry Ford Hospital Detroit
- 3rd Place: “Primary resistance to nivolumab and ipilimumab in intermediate and poor risk metastatic renal cell carcinoma” - Abdullah Nasir, MD, Resident at Trinity Health Ann Arbor
Resident Quality Improvement/Patient Safety/High Value Care Overall Winner:
- “Initiation of Urate-Lowering Therapy in Patients Hospitalized with Gout Flare at a Single Center: Opportunity for Quality Improvement” - Ali Nasir, MD, Resident at Trinity Health Grand Rapids
Resident Clinical Vignette Poster Winners:
- 1st Place: "Platypnea-orthodeoxia syndrome: A unique type of hypoxia" - Micaela Witte, MD, Resident at University of Michigan Med-Peds
- 2nd Place: "A Rare Duo: An Atypical Case of Esophageal Adenocarcinoma in a patient with Lynch & Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Syndrome" - Nagasai Yalavarthi, MD, Resident at Detroit Medical Center/Wayne State University
- 3rd Place: “Chimeric Antigen Receptor T-cell (CAR-T) Therapy: Groundbreaking Cancer Treatment” - Morgan Kiryakoza Nafso, MD, Resident at Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital
Resident Research Poster Winners:
- 1st Place: "Is age restriction criteria applicable for RSV vaccine among adults with hematological malignancies? – Insights from Nationwide Inpatient Sample Database" - Nikhil Vojjala, MD, Resident at Trinity Health Oakland
- 2nd Place (Tie): “Impact of Race and Ethnicity on the prescription of SGLT-2 inhibitors and ARNI in patients with Heart Failure” - Emmanuel Daniel, MD, Resident at Trinity Health Ann Arbor
- 2nd Place (Tie): “Caring for Hospitalized Lactating Patients – An Assessment of Resident Experiences” - Katerina Castillo, MD, Resident at University of Michigan Med-Peds
Medical Student Clinical Vignette Poster Winners:
- 1st Place: “A Glob of Glabrata; A Case of Candida glabrata Fungal Bezoar in an Immunocompromised patient on SGLT2 inhibitor” - Erin Bybee, Medical Student at Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit
- 2nd Place: “You Don’t Just Need Bifocals, You Need Penicillin – A Unique Case of Ocular Syphilis” - Malik Shehroz, Medical Student at Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit
- 3rd Place: “Leukocytoclastic Vasculitis: A Complication of Quetiapine” - Trevor Ruesch, Medical Student at Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit
Medical Student Research Posters Winners:
- 1st Place (Tie): “Role of Novel Automated Methods to Detect Sleep Disordered Breathing Using Heart Rate Changes Among Patients who Use Chronotropic Medications” - Nabila Ahmed, Medical Student at Central Michigan University College of Medicine
- 1st Place (Tie): “The Limited Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Prescribing Medications for Opioid Use Disorder” - Kate Mesaros, Medical Student at Central Michigan University College of Medicine
- 2nd Place (Tie): “Prenatal cannabis use and prenatal care: Results from a statewide population-based pregnancy cohort” - Zoee Harris, Medical Student at Michigan State University College of Human Medicine
- 2nd Place (Tie): “Evaluating Medical Students' Fear of Failure” - Natalie White, Medical Student at Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine
Medical Student Quality Improvement/Patient Safety/High Value Care Overall Winner:
- “Implementing Standard Operating Procedures to Enhance Efficiency and Reduce Errors in a Student-Run Free Clinics for Unhoused Patients: Results of a Pilot Program for Street Medicine Detroit" - Hunter Cohn, Medical Student at Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit
SHM-MI Resident Winners:
- 1st Place: “The Kitchen Sink Approach: A Case of Idiopathic Non-Histaminergic Angioedema" - Vickie Xin, DO, Resident at Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital
- 2nd Place: “Not all ischemic strokes are the same” - Monika Olejnik-Wilczynska, MD, Resident at Trinity Health Ann Arbor
- 3rd Place: “Difficult Diagnosis of a SMARCB1/INI1 Gene Deficient Lung Tumor with Brain Metastasis” - Javeria Hayat, MBBS, Resident at Corewell Health - Grand Rapids/Michigan State University
SHM-MI Medical Student Winner:
- “From Fatigue to Firestorm: Unraveling Tumor-Lysis Syndrome in the Shadow of CLL” - Nicholas Sirhan, Medical Student at Central Michigan University College of Medicine
Doctor's Dilemma Winner:
- Trinity Health Oakland
Congratulations New Chapter Fellow
(September 2024) Congratulations to the Chapter's new Fellow. Fellowship in the College is an honor. Being an FACP® is a distinction earned from colleagues who recognize your accomplishments and achievements over and above the practice of medicine. The most important considerations for ACP Fellowship are excellence and contributions made to both medicine and to the broader community in which the internal medicine physician lives and practices.
2024 Chapter Excellence Award-Gold Level Winner
(August 2024) We are pleased to announce that our chapter is in receipt of the Gold Level of the 2024 Chapter Excellence Award! The award recognizes truly extraordinary chapters that surpass excellence in chapter management. We are in the company of 59 other outstanding chapters. In order to achieve the Gold Level of the Chapter Excellence Award, chapters must meet 20 Bronze criteria, 14 Silver criteria and multiple Gold level activities. Criteria include such activities as having a legislative action plan or agenda, holding a volunteerism/community service activity, holding multiple stand-alone meetings, having revenue sources outside of dues and meeting registration fees, implementing a strategic plan, implementing a formal recruitment and retention plan and measuring outcomes, conducting various activities for Medical Students, Residents and Early Career Physicians. We would like to extend a special thanks to those chapter members who assisted us in all of these endeavors! For their hard work and dedication, we received this award.
Empower Your Advocacy: Introducing Our Comprehensive Toolkit
(August 2024) We are excited to announce the launch of our Advocacy Toolkit: Using Your Voice as a Physician Advocate, a powerful resource designed to equip medical students and physicians with the skills and knowledge needed to become effective advocates for health care in their communities. This toolkit comprises five self-contained and independent modules, each presented as engaging voice-over PowerPoint presentations. Whether you're a seasoned advocate or new to the field, these modules offer valuable insights and practical guidance.
Module Highlights
Physician as Advocate
Legislative Advocacy
Print Media Advocacy
Social Media Advocacy
Audio Media Advocacy
Each module begins with a standard introduction and overview, followed by an in-depth exploration of the topic, and concludes with a concise one-page outline to reinforce key points.
Toolkit: Using Your Voice As A Physician Advocate
By integrating these modules into your advocacy efforts, you will be better equipped to influence public health policy and drive meaningful change. Empower yourself and your community with the tools and knowledge provided in our Advocacy Toolkit.
Together, let's make a difference!
State Health Advocacy August Recess Grassroots Mobilization Challenge
(August 2024) Members of Congress are returning home to their districts during the August congressional recess. During this time, ACP is calling on internal medicine physicians to engage their representatives on important issues we need Congress to act on before the end of 2024.
To incentivize participation in this grassroots mobilization, the Advocates for Internal Medicine Network (ACP grassroots network) is challenging members to see which states will have the highest engagement. Advocates can score points for their states by choosing to take one or more advocacy actions identified in the campaign.
Access the August Recess Grassroots Mobilization Challenge Now!
Congratulations New Chapter Fellows
(July 2024) Congratulations to the Chapter's new Fellows. Fellowship in the College is an honor. Being an FACP® is a distinction earned from colleagues who recognize your accomplishments and achievements over and above the practice of medicine. The most important considerations for ACP Fellowship are excellence and contributions made to both medicine and to the broader community in which the internal medicine physician lives and practices.
Call for Spring 2025 Resolutions
(July 2024) Are you concerned about a practice or clinical issue or have an idea you would like to suggest? If so, you might consider submitting a resolution to your Governor or chapter council.
Initiating a resolution provides ACP members an opportunity to focus attention at the ACP national level on a particular issue or topic that concerns them. Participating in the Board of Governors resolutions process provides the ACP grassroots member a voice and allows you to shape College policy that impacts the practice of internal medicine.
Not sure how to begin drafting a resolution? Researching the College's position on an issue can give you a start. The ACP Board of Governors Resolutions Guide for ACP Members is available to download and will help, too. The Guide was created to provide members a short overview of the resolutions process essentials and highlights critical ACP online resources you must use.
Once drafted, members must submit resolutions to their Governor and/or chapter council. Chapter council approval is required to move resolutions forward to ACP national. Although not official ACP policy, a resolution becomes property of the chapter once the chapter council approves forwarding it to national. If effecting change interests you, the deadline for submitting new resolutions to be heard at the Spring 2025 Board of Governors Meeting is September 27, 2024.
Share your good idea with us. Draft a resolution.
We want to hear from you: Fall 2024 BOG Resolutions
(July 2024) The following resolutions are up for consideration at the Fall 2024 Board of Governors (BOG) Meeting. We invite you to review each resolution and share your support or opposition by completing the electronic response form by August 12.
Resolutions provide our members an opportunity to focus attention at the national level on particular issues or topics that concern you and gives grassroots members a voice, allowing you to shape College policy that impacts the practice of internal medicine. Involvement in the resolutions feedback process is essential for maintaining a responsive and effective professional organization that truly represents its members.
Your feedback is valuable and will be forwarded to your Governor to assist in their testimony on behalf of the chapter. Thank you for your input.
(NOTE: Proposed resolutions should be considered confidential information and are intended to be viewed by ACP members only. Under no circumstances should proposed resolutions be shared with the news media or social networking media, nor should they be shared with other individuals and organizations. Proposed resolutions do not represent ACP policy.)
Happy Anniversary to our Chapter Members!
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(May 2024) Your ACP Chapter thanks you for your continued Membership and all you do every day to serve your patients and support the future of internal medicine. We’re proud that you’ve chosen us as your professional home, and we’re committed to remaining by your side—advocating for and supporting your professional journey.
BOR Action on Spring 2024 BOG Resolutions
(May 2024) A summary of Board of Regents (BOR) actions on resolutions debated at the Spring 2024 Board of Governors (BOG) meeting is now available. Resolutions initiated by ACP members and endorsed by a chapter council and the BOG become ACP policy when adopted by the BOR.
If you have an idea you would like to suggest to ACP, consider submitting a resolution to your Governor or local ACP chapter. Visit the advocacy section of your ACP chapter website for more information on how to propose a resolution.
Congratulations New Chapter Fellows
(April 2024) Congratulations to the Chapter's new Fellows. Fellowship in the College is an honor. Being an FACP® is a distinction earned from colleagues who recognize your accomplishments and achievements over and above the practice of medicine. The most important considerations for ACP Fellowship are excellence and contributions made to both medicine and to the broader community in which the internal medicine physician lives and practices.
2024 John Tooker Evergreen Awards
(April 2024) The John Tooker Evergreen Awards Program provides opportunities to recognize the valuable contributions of ACP Chapters as they strive to enrich, educate, and engage membership. In 2024, ACP recognized ten winning chapters. Our Chapter received the 2024 John Tooker Evergreen Award for our initiative, Engagement Among Residents and Medical Student Members.
Engagement Among Residents and Medical Student Members
The creation of Michigan’s Resident and Medical Student Committee increased engagement of Internal Medicine Interest Groups (IMIGs) across all seven medical schools in the state. The intent was to create a forum for engagement and community among residents and medical students of MI-ACP beyond the Annual Scientific Meeting and Resident and Medical Student Day. In 2023, four programs were held virtually with 126 registered.
For more information on the John Tooker Evergreen Awards, contact Dana Acord.
Member Feedback is Requested on Spring 2024 Resolutions
(February 2024) Twenty-one (21) resolutions will be considered at the Spring 2024 Board of Governors (BOG) Meeting. With the exception of Resolution 9-S24, which will not be debated because this resolution is slated for adoption as a reaffirmation, please review each resolution and then indicate your support or opposition by completing the electronic response form by the deadline your ACP Chapter Governor has requested or by midnight March 13, whichever comes first.
Your comments will be forwarded to your Governor to be used as part of his/her testimony on behalf of the chapter. If you have any questions, please contact Mary Giampietro, BOG Administrator, at chapter@acpmembership.org. Thank you for your input.
(NOTE: Proposed resolutions should be considered confidential information and are intended to be viewed by ACP members only. Under no circumstances should proposed resolutions be shared with the news media or social networking media, nor should they be shared with other individuals and organizations. Proposed resolutions do not represent ACP policy.)
Call for Fall 2024 Resolutions
(February 2024) Are you concerned about a practice or clinical issue or have an idea you'd like to suggest? If so, you might consider submitting a resolution to your Governor or chapter council.
Initiating a resolution provides ACP members an opportunity to focus attention at the ACP national level on a particular issue or topic that concerns them. Participating in the Board of Governors resolutions process provides the ACP grassroots member a voice and allows you to shape College policy that impacts the practice of internal medicine.
Not sure how to begin drafting a resolution? Researching the College's position on an issue can give you a start. The just released ACP Board of Governors Resolutions Guide for ACP Members is now available to download and will help, too. The Guide was created to provide members a short overview of the resolutions process essentials and highlights critical ACP online resources you must use.
Once drafted, members must submit resolutions to their Governor and/or chapter council. Chapter council approval is required to move resolutions forward to ACP national. Although not official ACP policy, a resolution becomes property of the chapter once the chapter council approves forwarding it to national. If effecting change interests you, the deadline for submitting new resolutions to be heard at the Fall 2024 Board of Governors Meeting is March 29, 2024.
Share your good idea with us. Draft a resolution.
Congratulations New Chapter Fellows
(February 2024) Congratulations to the Chapter's new Fellows. Fellowship in the College is an honor. Being an FACP® is a distinction earned from colleagues who recognize your accomplishments and achievements over and above the practice of medicine. The most important considerations for ACP Fellowship are excellence and contributions made to both medicine and to the broader community in which the internal medicine physician lives and practices.
Call for 2024 Award Nominations
(January 2024) The Michigan Chapter ACP believes that it is important to recognize and honor distinguished internal medicine physicians and colleagues for their teaching, research, service and leadership accomplishments through our 2024 Michigan Chapter ACP Awards. The Awards Committee requests your assistance in recognizing these individuals. Please refer to the information below for the details of each award and please consider nominating a deserving colleague.
If you have any questions, please contact MI-ACP Staff, Veronica DeMore.
Michigan Chapter of the American College of Physicians 2023 Award Recipients
(January 2024) The Michigan Chapter of the American College of Physicians (MI-ACP) is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2023 MI-ACP awards:
2023 Lifetime Achievement Awards – Suzanne F. Bradley, MD, FACP, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan; Mark E. Loehrke, MD, FACP, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan; Samuel M. Silver, MD, PhD, MACP, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Recipients of this award are either Fellows or those elected to Mastership and are universally looked upon as Chapter leaders, advisors and mentors.
2023 Laureate Awards – Geetha Krishnamoorthy, MD, FACP, Trinity Health, Pontiac, Michigan; Sudhaker Dhanwada Rao, MBBS, FACP, FACE, Henry Ford Health, Detroit, Michigan; Mamta Sharma, MBBS, FACP, Ascension St. John Hospital, Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan
The Laureate Award honors those Fellows and those elected to Mastership of the College who have demonstrated by their example and conduct an abiding commitment to excellence in medical care, education or research and in service to their community, their Chapter, and the American College of Physicians.
2023 Great Internist of Michigan Awards – Frederick Michael, DO, FACP, Ascension St. John Hospital, Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan
The Michigan Chapter of the American College of Physicians recognizes internists whose contributions to health care and internal medicine in Michigan have been noteworthy. Criteria for the award are outstanding clinical abilities and performance, along with service to the discipline, research and/or education.
2023 Internist Most Committed to Independent Practice Award – Seif M. Saeed, MBBS, FACP, Michigan Health Specialists and Hurley Medical Center, Flint, Michigan
This award recognizes a clinician who shows ongoing contribution to an independent primary care internal medicine practice in Michigan. Other notable attributes include a demonstrated dedication to teaching, research or the business of medicine and a commitment to staying up to date with best practices in internal medicine.
2023 Raymond H. Murray Governor’s Award – Staci Blackburn, MD, FACP, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan; Andrew P. Jameson, MD, FACP, FIDSA, AAHIVS, Michigan State University and Trinity Health Grand Rapids, Grand Rapids, Michigan
Dr. Murray was the Governor of the Michigan Chapter of the American College of Physicians from 1994-1998. He was a dedicated physician, teacher, researcher, mentor and role model. He devoted many hours to the Chapter and the specialty of Internal Medicine. This award honors members for their continued dedication and hard work for the Michigan Chapter of ACP.
2023 Jan Rival Award for Early Career Physician (ECP) – Lauren Heidemann, MD, FACP, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan; Nicholas J. Helmstetter, MD, FAAP, FACP, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan
Dr. Rival was a dedicated member of MI-ACP and served as Governor of the Chapter from 1998-2002. He was a long-time member of the Governor’s Council and the recipient of the Laureate Award and Lifetime Achievement Award from the Michigan Chapter.
Dr. Rival valued the opportunity to teach residents and those early in their careers. This award is given in his name to a physician who shows significant professional achievement in patient care, research and/or medical education and a promising career as a physician.
2023 Volunteerism and Community Service Award – Abigail Entz, MD, FACP, Henry Ford Health, Detroit, Michigan
The Michigan Chapter Volunteerism & Community Service Award recognizes the work of members who are involved in volunteerism and community service activities. This award pertains to activities related to medicine or for dedication to volunteerism or community service outside of medicine.
2023 Jerry Yee Mentorship Award – Kimberly M. Baker-Genaw, MD, FACP, Henry Ford Health, Detroit, Michigan; Noreen F. Rossi, MD, FACP, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan
This award is given to a physician who demonstrates commitment to supporting the scholarly and professional advancement of their students, trainees, and junior colleagues through high-quality mentoring in clinical research, post-graduate scholarship or professional development. This includes serving as a role model in communication, relationship management and ethical behavior.
The award recipients were honored at the Awards Luncheon during the 2023 MI-ACP and SHM-MI Annual Scientific Meeting in Bellaire, Michigan on Saturday, October 21, 2023.
The MI-ACP awards recognize the teaching, research, service and leadership accomplishments of distinguished internal medicine physicians.
Chapter Speakers at Internal Medicine Meeting 2024
(December 2023) We’d like to bring attention to our local chapter members who will be presenting as faculty at ACP’s Internal Medicine Meeting 2024 in Boston, Massachusetts this April. Early-bird registration is available through January. For a full schedule or for more information on the meeting, click here.
| Syed | Ahsan | Clinical Skills Center | POCUS for DVT Diagnosis | |
| Irina | Burman-Solovyeva | Clinical Skills Center | Skin Biopsy & Cryosurgery | |
| Erin | Cobain | Clinical Triad | Clinical Triad: Cancer Screening Updates and Controversies | Friday, April 19, 2024 |
| Erin | Cobain | Meet the Professor | Breast Cancer Treatment Basics for the Primary Care Physician | Saturday, April 20, 2024 |
| Shilpa | Kavuturu | Case-Based Learning | Partnering for Depression Care: Evidence-based Care of Major Depression | Thursday, April 18, 2024 |
| Shilpa | Kavuturu | Case-Based Learning | Partnering for Depression Care: Evidence-based Care of Major Depression | Thursday, April 18, 2024 |
| Allison | Ruff | Workshop | Getting Started as a Clinical Educator: How to Incorporate Teaching Into Your Practice | Friday, April 19, 2024 |
| Richard | Shellenberger | Clinical Skills Center | Skin Biopsy & Cryosurgery | |
| Elliot | Tapper | Meet the Professor | Fatty Liver Disease for the Internal Medicine Physician | Friday, April 19, 2024 |
BOR Action on Fall 2023 BOG Resolutions
(December 2023) A summary of Board of Regents (BOR) actions on resolutions debated at the Fall 2023 Board of Governors (BOG) meeting is now available. Resolutions initiated by ACP members and endorsed by a chapter council and the BOG become ACP policy when adopted by the BOR.
If you have an idea you would like to suggest to ACP, consider submitting a resolution to your Governor or local ACP chapter. Visit the advocacy section of your ACP chapter website for more information on how to propose a resolution.
Congratulations New Chapter Fellows
(November 2023) Congratulations to the Chapter's new Fellows. Fellowship in the College is an honor. Being an FACP® is a distinction earned from colleagues who recognize your accomplishments and achievements over and above the practice of medicine. The most important considerations for ACP Fellowship are excellence and contributions made to both medicine and to the broader community in which the internal medicine physician lives and practices.
2023 MI-ACP and SHM-MI Annual Scientific Meeting Abstract Competition and Doctor's Dilemma ® Winners!
Resident Clinical Vignette Oral Presentation Winners
1st Place: “Wellen's Syndrome: Is a single electrocardiogram sufficient?” - Asem Ayyad, MBBS, Resident at Henry Ford Hospital Detroit
2nd Place (Tie): “Parsonage-Turner syndrome after routine Influenza Vaccination” - Daniel Emrick, MD, Resident at Corewell Health – Grand Rapids/Michigan State University
2rd Place (Tie): “A Rare Case of Polyarteritis Nodosa Masquerading as Giant Cell Arteritis” - Sirisha Sakhamuru, MD, Resident at Henry Ford Hospital Macomb
Resident Research Oral Presentation Winners
1st Place: “Safety and Efficacy of Cerebral Embolic Protection Systems in Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis” - Mustapha Choucair, MD, Resident at Beaumont Health Royal Oak Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital
2nd Place (Tie): “Does Right Ventricular to Left Ventricular Size Ratio Obtained on Imaging Predict Invasive Hemodynamic Parameters?” - Inderpal Singh, MD, Resident at Ascension St. John
2rd Place (Tie): “Trends in the Incidence of Thyroid Cancers by Histology and Gender in past 20 years.” - Aaron Kurian, MD, Resident at McLaren Flint
Resident CQI/EBM Overall Winner
“Improvement of Well-being Among Internal Medicine Residents in McLaren Flint Hospital: A QI Project”- Calvin Ghimire, MD, Resident at McLaren Flint
Resident Clinical Vignette Poster Winners
1st Place: “Lipoprotein(a), a routine consideration in the management of STEMI" - Karldon Nwaezeapu, MD, Resident at Trinity Health Ann Arbor
2nd Place: “Cannabis use leading to heart block and fatal arrhythmia" - Gaurav Mudgal, MD, Resident at Trinity Health Oakland
3rd Place (Tie): “An Unsolved Case of Digital Ischemia and Gangrene” - Ayat Abyad, MD, Resident at Detroit Medical Center/Wayne State University
3rd Place (Tie): “AVP deficiency and altered mentation as seen in a flare up of neurosarcoidosis” - Jason Law, MD, Resident at Michigan State University Sparrow Main Hospital
Resident Research Poster Winners
1st Place: “A Comparison of non-COVID-19 Hospital Mortality Rates During COVID Surges Compared to Pre-Pandemic Periods" - Adrienne Yun, MD, Resident at Ascension St. John
2nd Place: “Association between calcium supplementation and prevention from gestational hypertension, preeclampsia, and other maternal outcomes: A Meta-analysis of 27 randomized controlled trials.” - Amey Joshi, MD, Resident at Michigan State University Sparrow Main Hospital
3rd Place: “Identifying Clinical Characteristics that Affect Treatment Response in Women with Early versus Late Onset Breast Cancer” - Ali Khalil, MD, Resident at Ascension St. John<
Medical Student Clinical Vignette Poster Winners
1st Place: “Bullous pemphigoid reaction following Shingrix® vaccine in a patient with ischemic stroke” - Noor Hammoud, Medical Student at Central Michigan University
2nd Place: “Late-Onset Huntington's Disease With Unique Cardiac and Gastrointestinal Manifestations” - Shivani Reddy, Medical Student at Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine
3rd Place: “Reduction of hyperinflation and subcutaneous emphysema by bronchoscopic lung volume reduction.” - Michael Brennan, Medical Student at Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit
Medical Student Research Posters Winners
1st Place: “It's How You Ask It - Uncovering the True Extent of a Patient’s Smoking History: A Prospective Survey-Based Study” - Stephen Szabadi, Medical Student at Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine
2nd Place: “The Effects of Curcumin on ERα, p53, and p21 in the MCF-7 Breast Cancer Cell Line” - Samantha Pfiffner, Medical Student at Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit
3rd Place: “Assessing the Impact and Development of Mentors and Leaders in Medical School Learning Communities” - Chelsea Yu, Medical Student at Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit
Medical Student CQI/EBM Overall Winners (tie)
“Incorporating Patient Safety in Pre-clinical Education: Integrating the SBAR Communication Tool into BLS Training" - Anne Patterson, Medical Student at Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit
“Improving Health Care Equity for the Latinx Community of Metro Detroit Through a Student-Run Clinic Initiative" - Jose Lopez, Medical Student at Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit
SHM-MI Resident Winners
1st Place: “Massive hemoptysis following COVID-19 [[infection]]" - Lissette Orozco Bersoza, MD, Resident at Trinity Health Ann Arbor
2nd Place: “The Unnecessary Discontinuation of Metformin Prior to Heart Catheterization” - Sherilyn Munoz, DO, Resident at Corewell Health – Grand Rapids/Michigan State University
3rd Place: “Percutaneous Aspiration of Vegetation versus Surgical Vegetectomy for Tricuspid Valve Endocarditis: A Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies” - Andrew Kim, MD, Resident at Michigan State University Sparrow Main Hospital
SHM-MI Medical Student Winner
“Subacute Combined Degeneration in the Setting of Recreational Nitrous Oxide Use” - Christine Simon, Medical Student at Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine
Doctor's Dilemma ® Winning Team
“Trinity Health Grand Rapids
From left to right: John Westfall, DO, Ali Nasir, MD and Tudor Moldovan, MD
2023 Chapter Excellence Award – Gold Winner
We are pleased to announce that our chapter is in receipt of the Gold Level of the 2023 Chapter Excellence Award! The award recognizes truly extraordinary chapters that surpass excellence in chapter management. We are in the company of 54 other outstanding chapters. In order to achieve the Gold Level of the Chapter Excellence Award, chapters must meet nineteen Bronze criteria, seventeen Silver criteria and multiple Gold level activities. Criteria include such activities as having a legislative action plan or agenda, holding a volunteerism/community service activity, holding multiple stand-alone meetings, having revenue sources outside of dues and meeting registration fees, implementing a strategic plan, implementing a formal recruitment and retention plan and measuring outcomes, conducting various activities for Medical Students, Residents and Early Career Physicians.
We would like to extend a special thanks to those chapter members who assisted us in all of these endeavors! For their hard work and dedication, we received this award.
We Request Your Feedback on the Proposed Fall 2023 Board of Governors Resolutions
(August 2023) We would like to request your feedback regarding resolutions that will be considered at the Fall 2023 Board of Governors Meeting. With the exception of Resolution 3-F23 which was accepted as a reaffirmation and will not be debated, please review the balance of the slate and then indicate your support or opposition by completing the resolutions electronic response form by August 30th.
After considering the intent of each resolution and how it fits with the College’s Mission and Goals, please provide your feedback on each resolution and indicate your support or opposition by completing the electronic response form by August 30. Your input will be used as part of testimony on behalf of the chapter.
Thank you for taking time out of your busy schedule to provide comments regarding these resolutions. By providing your feedback on the Board of Governors resolutions, you have helped to shape College policy that impacts the practice of internal medicine.
Congratulations New Chapter Fellows
(July 2023) Congratulations to the Chapter's new Fellows. Fellowship in the College is an honor. Being an FACP® is a distinction earned from colleagues who recognize your accomplishments and achievements over and above the practice of medicine. The most important considerations for ACP Fellowship are excellence and contributions made to both medicine and to the broader community in which the internal medicine physician lives and practices.
Call for Spring 2024 BOG Resolutions
(July 2023) Are you concerned about a practice or clinical issue or have an idea you'd like to suggest? If so, you might consider submitting a resolution to your Governor or chapter council.
Initiating a resolution provides ACP members an opportunity to focus attention at the ACP national level on a particular issue or topic that concerns them. Participating in the Board of Governors resolutions process provides the ACP grassroots member a voice and allows you to shape College policy that impacts the practice of internal medicine.
Not sure how to begin drafting a resolution? Researching the College's position on an issue can give you a start. The recently released ACP Board of Governors Resolutions Guide for ACP Members is now available to download and will help, too. The Guide was created to provide members a short overview of the resolutions process essentials and highlights critical ACP online resources you must use.
Once drafted, members must submit resolutions to their Governor and/or chapter council. Chapter council approval to move resolutions forward to ACP national is required. A resolution becomes a resolution of the chapter once the chapter council approves forwarding it to national. If effecting change interests you, the deadline for submitting new resolutions to be heard at the Spring 2024 Board of Governors Meeting is October 16, 2023.
Share your good idea with us. Draft a resolution.
BOR Action on Spring 2023 BOG Resolutions
(June 2023) summary of Board of Regents (BOR) actions on resolutions debated at the Spring 2023 Board of Governors (BOG) meeting is now available. Resolutions initiated by ACP members and endorsed by a chapter council and the BOG become ACP policy when adopted by the BOR.
2023 Resident and Medical Student Day Doctors Dilemma and Abstract Competition Winners!
(May 2023) The Michigan Chapter ACP would like to acknowledge the winning abstracts from our Residents and Medical Students, as well as the winning Doctors Dilemma teams. Congratulations! All winning teams and individuals are invited to join us at the 2023 Annual Scientific Meeting on October 19-22, 2023 at Shanty Creek Resort. Please see below for the list of winners. If you have any questions, please reach out to info@acpmichigan.org
Medical Student Clinical Poster Winners:
Medical Student Research Poster Winners:
Medical Student Overall Winner - Quality Improvement:
Resident Clinical Poster Winners:
Resident Clinical Oral Winners:
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Doctors Dilemma Winning Teams
- “From Fatigue to Firestorm: Unraveling Tumor-Lysis Syndrome in the Shadow of CLL” - Nicholas Sirhan, Medical Student at Central Michigan University College of Medicine
- Tricia L Stein, MD FACP
- Discover advocacy tips and real-life examples that showcase how physicians can use their voice to drive positive health outcomes in their communities. This module emphasizes the pivotal role of physicians in advocating for public health.
- Gain a comprehensive understanding of the legislative process at both state and federal levels. Learn about the opportunities available for physician advocacy within this process and how to navigate the legislative landscape effectively.
- Explore the various types of print media, their audiences, and their scope in the realm of advocacy. This module provides insights into crafting compelling messages that resonate with readers and drive change through traditional media channels.
- Delve into the dynamic world of social media and its potential as a powerful advocacy tool. Learn about the key features of different social media platforms and how to leverage them to amplify your advocacy efforts and engage a broader audience.
- Understand the motivations and uses of audio media in advocacy. This module focuses on the unique advantages of podcasts, radio, and other audio formats, offering strategies to effectively communicate your advocacy messages through these channels.
- Manasi M Godbole, MD FACP
- Charles C Hong, MD FACP
- Lekha K Richardson, MD FACP
- Muhammad Danish Saleem, MBBS FACP
- Richard A Santos, MD, PhD FACP
- Michael T Stout, MD FACP
- Developing Policy to Address Consolidation in Healthcare
- Gaining an Understanding of the 1-Year and 3-Year Mortality Rates of Patients that Have Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Stays
- Supporting Patients’ Access to Documentation and Communications in their Preferred Language
- Declaring Access to Equitable, Affordable Healthcare is a Human Right
- Developing Policy on Reducing Traffic Fatalities and Injuries in the United States
- Revising ACP’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Policy to Promote an Age-Friendly Professional Home and Create Engagement Opportunities for Senior and Retired Physicians
- Advocating for Funding of a Direct Comparison of Two Highly Touted Dietary Approaches to Control Type Two Diabetes Clinical Measures and Costs
- Zirka Kalynych, MD FACP
- Gregory E Berger, MD
- Shehla T Jaffery-Khalil, MD
- Robert Provenzano, MD FACP
- O L Matthews, MD
- Adesuwa B Olomu, FACP MBBS
- Remilekun O Soile, MBchB
- Shyam Mahesh, MD
- Lalathaksha M Kumbar, MBBS
- Samraja Emerson, MD
- David Oladele-Bankole, MD
- Anupama Devara, MD
- Cornelius A James, MD FACP
- Anita V Amin, MD FACP
- Noura Farid Mansour, MD
- Tanner J Caverly, MD
- Madiha Salim, MD
- Matt J Luzum, MD FACP
- Christopher F Hanzaker, MD
- Mohammad Kousha, MD FACP
- Amanda L Winston, MD
- Scott Timmer, MD FACP
- Alan PutrusHamza A Aurakzai, MD
- Pritha Chitagi, MD,MBBS FACP
- Stephanie Norris, DO
- Matthew E. Kelly, MD FACP
- Stefanie R Gibson
- Ali H Alateya, MD
- Christina A Kozlovski, MD
- Pankti Patel
- Heba Mahmoud, DO FACP
- Asma Saboor, MD
- Stephanie M Burdick, MD FACP
- Lubna I Fatiwala, MBBS
- Carli Donnelly, MD
- Zeyad Sako, MD
- Elissa S Gaies, MD
- Soumaya Ezwawi, MBChB
- Madline F Chembola, MBBS MD
- Pranay R Korpole, MD
- Chandrika T Raiyani, MD
- James Michael Dunneback, MD
- Kaitlyn Vitale, MD
- Cecilia Kraus, DO
- Kristin L Hollander, DO FACP
- Shailaja Rastogi, MD
- Christopher M Hauger, DO
- Akhil Patel, DO
- Nicholas E Haddad, MD FACP
- Linda Lu Reese Kosal, DO
- Irfan Omar, MBBS
- Abha G Varma, MD
- Aaron M Bohrer, DO
- Jonathan D Williams, Sr, MD
- Allan W Barbish, MD FACP
- Elizabeth A Drake, MD FACP
- John Del Valle, MD FACP
- Angela M Chmielewski, MD
- Nicholas J Maddens, MD FACP
- Heather R Molnar, MD
- Dexter D Fossitt, MD
- Nicholas Yared, MD
- Muhannad Antoun, MD FACP
- Jason Donaghue, MD FACP
- Melissa J Kline, MD
- Rizwan Khan, MD
- Stephanie L Misciasci, MD
- Mubarak Dawaki, MD FACP
- Pramod K Kalagara, MD
- Amanda R Campbell, DO
- Ola Al-Sous, MD FACP
- Christina G Lang, MD
- Somy S George, MD
- Raghavendra Arvind Kamath, MBBS FAC
- Ziyad Iskenderian, MBCHB
- Edward K Kim, MD
- Arshid Pandit, MBBS FACP
- Asim M Kagzi, MD
- Neena L Sharma, MD FACP
- Mukta Sharma, MD FACP
- Monica A Bowen, DO FACP
- Patricia A Ball, MD
- Powel H Kazanjian, Jr, MD FACP
- Laura S Sadowski, MD MPH FACP
- Mohd S Jafri, MD
- Mouna Haddad-Khoury, MD
- Amarish S Potnis, MD
- Manhal W Tobia, MD
- MAJ Carrie L Dul, MD FACP
- Padmaja V Venuturumilli, MD FACP
- Bogdan Halalau, MD FACP
- Megha Mohey, MD FACP
- Alexandra I Halalau, MD FACP
- Sara B Custodio, MD
- Jeffrey J Fisher, MD
- Armand Tanase, MD FACP
- Jennifer M LaChapell, MD
- Preeti G Misra, MBBS FACP
- Alina Murariu-Dobrin, MD
- Christopher S Howell, MD
- Laura E Freilich, MD FACP
- Youssef m Hanna, MD
- Michael T Stout, MD
- Matthew Sam Blair, DO
- Ashok K Gupta, MD FACP
- Jose E Yanez, MD FACP
- Clarence B Vaughn, MD
- Nesrene A Ghani, MD FACP
- Abdul R Effendi, MD FACP
- Adrian Sheremeta, MD
- Mohammad W Farra, MD
- Andrew Cykiert, DO FACP
- Wendy M Miller, MD FACP
- Corey R Dean, MD FACP
- Joyce E Leon, MD FACP
- Tom M Rifai, MD FACP
- Shishir K Senapati, MD
- Jennifer B Driker, MD
- Ali K Mohammed, MD FACP
- Katherine E Nori Janosz, MD FACP
- David A DeGuzman, MD FACP
- Cara A McDonagh, MD FACP
- Bret C Bielawski, DO FACP
- Matteo Valenti, DO
- Aydin Turan, MD
- Elie G Dib, MD FACP
- Aruna Gollapalli, MD
- Dhananjay Kumar, MBBS FACP
- Hetal A Gandhi, MD FACP
- Hisham I Ahmed, MBBS
- Nagashree Chandrashekar, MBBS FACP
- Jody L Banister, MD FACP
- Todd C Bennett, DO
- Eiad W Omran, MD FACP
- Andre V Hollingsworth, MD FACP
- Zain I Kulairi, MBChB FACP
- Sarwan Kumar, MD FACP
- Jinu M Puthenparampil, MD FACP
- Ahmad Waseef, MD FACP
- Robert A Davis, MD FACP
- Megan Dekker, MD FACP
- Asaf Harris, MD FACP
- Philip R Kaseska, MD FACP
- Matthew E. Kelly, MD FACP
- Neveen E Mostafa, MD FACP
- Dhwani Nikhil Pandya, MD FACP
- Natasha Bagdasarian, MD FACP
- Pritha Chitagi, MBBS MD FACP
- David A DeGuzman, MD FACP
- Manmeet M Singh, MBBS FACP
- You may nominate only one candidate for each of the nine awards
- Nominations are due by Friday, March 1, 2024. Winners will be notified in July and invited to attend the Awards Luncheon at the 2024 MI-ACP and SHM-MI Annual Scientific Meeting at the Radisson Plaza Hotel at Kalamazoo Center in Kalamazoo, MI.
- Please click the following link to view details for each award and to fill out a nomination form: https://fs8.formsite.com/GBcClP/zg1k0fbpsq/index
- For a list of previous awardees, please view the file linked below.
- Timothy W Bodnar, MD FACP
- Suzanne Butler, MD FACP
- Joy W Chang, MD FACP
- Abigail Entz, MD FACP
- David Alexander Fried, MD FACP
- Vinh Ho, DO FACP
- Amanda Huey, MD FACP
- Kristin M Jacob, MD FACP
- Cornelius A James, MD FACP
- Nader Kassis Akl, MD FACP
- Kathryn Levy, MD FACP
- Matt J Luzum, MD FACP
- Heba Mahmoud, DO FACP
- Jasmine Omar, MD FACP
- Sumugdha Rayamajhi, MD FACP
- Keith Smart, DO FACP
- Scott Timmer, MD FACP
- Shira Yun, MD FACP
- Joshua D Collins, MD FACP
- Amanda M Cox, MD FACP
- Jordan Maxey, MD FACP
- Philip J McDonald, MD FACP
- Zachary D Miller, MD FACP
- Kartik H Patel, MD FACP
- Rimma Polevoy, MD FACP
- Kala K Ramasamy, MD FACP
- Hugo A Davila Grijalva, MD FACP
- Nicholas J Helmstetter, MD FACP
- Kathleen Jarrett, MD FACP
- Poonam Mishra, MBBS FACP
- Shiva Shrotriya, MBBS MD FACP
- Vesna Tegeltija, MD FACP
- 1st Place Clinical Poster: Cameron Quon, Western Michigan University School of Medicine - "A case of acquired von Willebrand syndrome secondary to primary amyloidosis presenting as an intraabdominal bleed"
- 2nd Place Clinical Poster: Sarah Kelly, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit - "Acute suppurative parotitis and sepsis following endoscopy in a patient with end-stage liver disease and hepatorenal syndrome"
- 3rd Place Clinical Poster: Katie Foug, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor - "Progressive Vision Changes in Young Patient: Screen for Syphilis"
- 1st Place Research Poster: Joshua France, Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine - "The impact of cardioversion patch placement on outcome of cardioversion in atrial fibrillation”
- 2nd Place Research Poster: Ho Jun Yun, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit - "Neuroprotective Effects of Montelukast In Cerebral Ischemia Via Microglia Polarization"
- 3rd Place Research Poster: Sadie Ellenson, Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant - "Language Speaks | Assessing student perceptions of language and attitudes within addiction."
- Madelyn Orndorff, Michigan State College of Human Medicine - "Differences in Human Papillomavirus Vaccine Initiation Across Various Primary Care Specialties"
- 1st Place Clinical Poster: Dr. Christian Wiscombe, Beaumont Health Royal Oak Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital - "Immune-Mediated Necrotizing Myopathy Refractory To Glucocorticoid Treatment"
- 2nd Place Clinical Poster: Dr. Mariam Aoun, Beaumont Health Royal Oak Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital - "Anti-MAG Peripheral Neuropathy in a Patient with CLL: A Case Report and Literature Review"
- 3rd Place Clinical Poser: Dr. Faryal Shaikh, Henry Ford Macomb - "The Duodenum, An Unlikely Location for an IVC Filter"
- 1st Place Clinical Oral: Dr. Kyle Sugg, Detroit Medical Center/Wayne State University - "Mind the MCV: A Case of Hepatic Cirrhosis Resulting from Undiagnosed Beta-Thalassemia Minor"
- 2nd Place Clinical Oral: Dr. Yash Shah, Trinity Health Oakland/Wayne State University - "It is Time to Fear the Fungi; A Rare Case of Bilateral Renal Fungal Bezoar"
- 3rd Place Clinical Oral: Dr. Ralph Akiki, Beaumont Health Royal Oak Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital - "Tropheryma Whipplei Endocarditis Presenting as Valvulopathy and Multiple Septic Emboli"
- 1st Place Research Oral: Dr. Ankita Badhwar, Trinity Health Ann Arbor Hospital - "CHF outcomes in geographically distributed patients vs patients placed on different floors in relation to the primary team"
- 2nd Place Research Oral: Dr. Calvin Ghimire, McLaren Flint - "Gender-based differences in incidence-based mortality and survival analysis of Gastric carcinoma: A SEER-based study"
- 3rd Place Research Oral: Dr. Ziad Rafe Affas, Henry Ford Hospital Macomb - "Rilonacept and Anakinra in Recurrent Pericarditis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis"
- Dr. Olawale Olanisa, Trinity Health Grand Rapids - "Does your patient need Telemetry? An inpatient quality initiative to increase appropriate use of continuous cardiac monitoring"
- Ascension Providence Hospital
- Central Michigan University
- Henry Ford Hospital Macomb
- McLaren Flint
- Trinity Health Grand Rapids