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In this Issue:
- 47th Annual 2024 Hindson/ACP Winter Conference
- Chapter Awards
- Congratulations to our Chapter Abstract Winners
- Welcome the new Council of Students and Council of Residents/Fellows!
- Congratulations to our New Fellow
- Welcome our New Resident/Fellow Members
- Welcome our New Medical Student Members
- For Your Information:
Lisa S. Inouye, MD, MPH, FACP, ACP Governor
47th Annual 2024 Hindson/ACP Winter Conference
An incoming snowstorm caused a last-minute venue change from McCall to Boise. However, we still had a successful (and snowy) conference. The Hindson/ACP Winter Conference was held January 11 – 14th in Boise. There was also a virtual option, allowing virtual attendees and speakers!
Chapter Awards
The Laureate Award honors those Fellows and Masters 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.
We would like to congratulate Laurie Ashby, MD, FACP for receiving the 2024 Idaho Chapter Laureate Award. Laurie has also been our Awards Committee head for six years though she had no idea we were considering her for this award.
The Distinguished Internist Award recognizes a College Member, Fellow or Master who has provided exceptional contributions to the science and art of Internal Medicine by demonstrating excellence and compassion in patient care, professionalism, humanistic values, and a lifelong dedication to teaching and learning.
Congratulations to our Distinguished Internist Award winner – Jason Bronner, MD
We have two Distinguished Teaching Awards again this year. This award is given to a College Member or Fellow who has demonstrated outstanding mentorship of students, residents, or colleagues as demonstrated by a sustained commitment to providing personal and professional guidance to other health care professionals.
Congratulations to our two award winners.
Dr. Roger Turcotte
Dr. Nathan Kellis
Congratulations to our Chapter Abstract Winners
Oral Clinical Vignette
Cameron Skaggs, MS3 for his presentation on A Tale of Two Siblings with Recurrent Abdominal Pain
Resident Clinical Vignette
Darion Heald, MD, and Tyler Pew, DO, MBA for A Pain in the Neck: When Pseudogout Goes Cervical
Resident Quality Improvement-Patient Safety
Ryan Day, MD for Implementation of Reusable Medical Gowns in the Community Living Center at the Boise VA
Recently, our chapter was in the top 10 for recapturing unpaid members! We received two stipends from National ACP to offset costs so that two Early Career Physicians could attend Internal Medicine in April this year. There is a CURRENT unpaid member capture going again, if you haven't paid your dues, please do it now!
Welcome the new Council of Students and Council of Residents/Fellows!
We now have a Council of Students with representatives from University of Washington and Idaho College of Osteopathic Medicine.
Council of Students:
Reagan Badger, UW
Kelton Kearsley, UW
Daniel Rotante, ICOM
We now have a Council of Residents & Fellows with representatives from the University of Washington Boise and from Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center:
Council of Residents/Fellows:
Willman Casey, DO, EIRMC
Austin Dopp, MD UW Boise
Andy Fisher, DO, EIRMC
Andrew Nguyen, MD, UW Boise
Congratulations to our New Fellow
Steven Pontickio, MD, FACP - Boise
Welcome our New Members
| Cameron Allen – Boise | Bryce Arnold – Idaho Falls | Chris Blaine – Idaho Falls |
| Lyndon Box – Boise | Pramod Chavali – Boise | Samantha Eteve – Meridian |
| Jonathan Gienger – Couer D Alene | Jason Harmon – Boise | Lisa Hunt – Boise |
| Adam Kappmeyer – Moscow | Dale Keller – Ammon | Nathan Kellis – Garden City |
| Irina Kratman – Boise | Braden Lawrence – Boise | Beau Liljenquist – Idaho Falls |
| Victor Liu – Idaho Falls | Timothy McCabe – Moscow | Helya Peyman – Boise |
| Kevin Prier – Idaho Falls | Tyler Reinking – Ketchum | James Reneau – Boise |
| Olivia Roehling – Boise | Trevor Smith – Boise | Rachael Stiener – Boise |
| Michael Williams – Idaho Falls |
Welcome our New Affiliates & Physician Affiliates
Emily Looze – Boise
Paige Moore – Eagle
Welcome our New Resident/Fellow Members
Meagan Boll – Moscow
Mary Giest – Boise
Mariah Lapinski – Boise
Tanner McGuire – Meridian
Maryam Sadeghi – Idaho Falls
Welcome our New Medical Student Members
Zachary Battaglia, Audrey Dingel, John Downing, Isabella Eck, Ekaterina Ferney, Connor Guthrie, Brianna Hartley, Tanner Holyoak, John Kiehl, Jr., Cody Massie, Isaac Meldrum, Daniel Rotante, Brian Schindler, and Brett Villa
For Your Information:
ACP Fellowship
Are you interested in becoming a Fellow of the American College of Physicians? 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 internist lives and practices.
ACP Fellowship is primarily achieved through advancement from ACP Membership. Fellows are authorized to use the letters FACP (Fellow of the American College of Physicians) in connection with their professional activities for as long as their membership remains current. FACP is a federally registered service mark and is defined as providing recognition by way of an honorific. Fellows of the American College of Physicians have the right to vote, hold office, and sponsor applicants for Membership and Fellowship.
Am I Eligible?
If you can check all of these requirements ...
- At least 3 years' experience post residency training
- ACP member in good standing for 3 of the past 4 years
- Initial Board certified in internal medicine or neurology
- Active medical license in good standing (if in clinical practice)
... and can demonstrate activity in three of the four pillars of Fellowship
- Continuing Medical Education
- Community Service & Engagement (volunteer work, advocacy)
- Practice Improvement or Scholarly Activities (Practice/Quality Improvement projects, research)
- Teaching, Coaching, Mentorship, or Leadership (teaching not just residents/students, but other fields as well like PA/NP/pharmacy/other learners; leadership includes things like being on hospital committees as well as other leadership positions)
Visit ACPonline.org for more information or to apply for ACP Fellowship.
Saying Goodbye
At the end of April, we will be saying goodbye to our Chapter Governor, Lisa Inouye and welcoming a new governor for our chapter. Under Lisa's leadership, we now have a Council of Students and a Council of Residents and Fellows. The Council of Students have already held two Subspecialist meetings gain knowledge of different specialties and subspecialties.
Lesleigh Box, MD, FACP will take the reins as governor in April. Lesleigh has served as Governor-Elect for the past year, so she will hit the ground running!