Welcome Class of 2027
How to Succeed in Guided Fellowship?
- Be an active ACP member in good standing for all three years of the program
- Initial Board certified in internal medicine (ABIM or AOBIM) or neurology
- Active medical license in good standing (if in clinical practice)
- Demonstrate activity in three of the four pillars of Fellowship
Examples of Activities for Each Pillar
This list of potential activities for each pillar is provided to help you begin meeting the pillar requirements. While comprehensive, it is not exhaustive.
Teaching, Coaching, Mentoring, or Leadership
- Teaching in didactic, clinical, or lecture-based settings for medical students, residents, fellows-in-training, allied health professionals, or interdisciplinary audiences (e.g., grand rounds, morbidity-mortality reports).
- Program faculty for a lectureship or workshop at an ACP meeting, state, or regional conference, or national or international conference
- Lectureship or other activities for the lay public with the primary focus being education on a medical topic.
- Volunteer on a board or committee for a regional, state, or national medical society or organization, hospital board or committee, or other healthcare nonprofit organization
Practice Improvement or Scholarly Activities
- Author an abstract or poster (case report, research, quality improvement, or high-value care categories)
- Reviewer for Annals of Internal Medicine, Annals of Internal Medicine: Clinical Cases, or ACP Journal Club®
- Author a letter or article published in a peer-reviewed journal
- Reviewer for MKSAP®
- Serve as a clinical relevance rater for ACP Journal Club or ACP JournalWise
- Author an article (non-peer reviewed or otherwise) or book chapter
- Participation in a Quality Improvement Program
- Academic Appointments (e.g. Assistant or Associate Professor)
- Participation in ABIM’s Maintenance of Certification program (or the ABPN’s MOC for Neurologists)
Community Engagement and Service
- Create, organize, and/or take part in community healthcare, education, or awareness initiatives
- Volunteer on a board or committee for a nonprofit with a community service mission
- Participate in ACP chapter volunteer activity
- Participate in non-medical community volunteer work (e.g. Scout troop leader or back to school drive)
- Volunteer on a board or committee for a nonprofit with a community service mission
Continuing Medical Education
- Complete CME activities using ACP’s Online Learning Center
- Engage in longitudinal learning using MKSAP
- Attend ACP chapter meetings/webinars
- Attend ACP national meeting/webinars
Timeline for the ACP Guided Fellowship Program
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January |
Participants receive introductory materials |
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July |
Participants update progress in dashboard by July 15 |
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August |
Participant progress is reviewed |
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January |
Participants receive email with progress update |
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February |
Participants’ supervisors receive progress email update |
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July |
Participants update progress in dashboard by July 15 |
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August |
Participant progress is reviewed |
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January |
Participants receive email with progress update |
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February |
Participants’ supervisors receive email with progress update |
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July |
Participants update progress in dashboard by July 15 |
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August |
Credentials Committee reviews participants progress |
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September |
Participants complete Fellowship Attestation Form |
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November |
Credentials Committee review participants’ Fellowship eligibility and ACP Governors approve qualified candidates |
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December |
Approved candidates are elected to ACP Fellowship |
For any inquiries regarding the Guided Fellowship Program, please contact us at guidedfacp@acponline.org.
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