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In this Issue:
- Congratulations New Chapter Fellows
- ACP Indiana Faculty presenting at IM 2025 in New Orleans
- ACP Indiana Members representing us at IM 2025 in New Orleans
- 2025 Events – please join us
- Follow us online for more news and updates
- ACP Indiana Governor Advisory Council Election 2025
- Action Requested: ACP Legislative Action Center
- Are you covered for the unexpected?
- ACP Announces the Release of the New ACP MKSAP
Dee A. Moonesinghe, MD, MBA, CPE, FACP, ACP Governor
Dear Indiana ACP Colleagues,
I do hope that you are all staying warm this winter, knowing that spring is around the corner. With so much being thrown at us in the news with change and uncertainty, let this serve as a gentle reminder to find your anchor within yourselves, your family, your patients or practice.
I am certainly looking forward to seeing many of you at ACP National, on April 3rd to 5th, in New Orleans. The Indiana Chapter will be joining forces with several other chapters this year, for a very special social celebration, as we take over the Aquarium for the night. We will, as always, be celebrating with several poster presenters, new fellows, and our very own Doctor's Dilemma team of course.
Leadership Day will also take place shortly thereafter, at the end of the month, and the Indiana ACP Chapter will be sending a delegation with practicing physicians, medical students and leaders from the Governor's Council as well. We look forward to bringing some key pieces of legislation to Capitol Hill.
But before all of that, please try and join us, as we travel to Fort Wayne for our annual Meet and Greet on Friday, March 14th. We hope to see as many of the residents, and practicing physicians as we can, as we continue to strengthen the ACP bond, and spread the message across the state.
For those of you who cannot join us in person, please always know that the ACP website is so very full of resources for each of us, no matter what stage of practice, or our need, from CME needs, to advocacy to clinical information.
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“Be present in all things and thankful for all things.” – Maya Angelou
Congratulations New Chapter Fellows
- Sachin Dave, MD FACP
- Oksana Karpov, DO FACP
ACP Indiana Faculty presenting at IM 2025 in New Orleans
Margaret Beliveau, MD from Evansville presenting on April 1st at the Pre-Course on Perioperative Medicine 2025.
ACP Indiana Members representing us at IM 2025 in New Orleans
- Resident Clinical Vignette Posters: Numra Urooj, Parkview
- Medical Student Clinical Vignette Poster: Snehal Garg, Marian
- Resident and Student Research Posters: Ana Danner, IU
- Resident High-Value Care Poster: Natalie Myers, IU
- Resident Quality Improvement/Patient Safety Poster: Mina Batarseh, IU
- Doctor's Dilemma Champions Representing ACP Indiana in New Orleans – IU Southwest
- Jesse Doyle
- Lindsey Valdiviez
- Nicholas Clough
2025 Events – please join us
- 2025 Fort Wayne Road Trip meet and greet, on March 14th, 2025
- ACP's annual meeting will be held in New Orleans, LA, from April 3-5, 2025. https://annualmeeting.acponline.org/
- 2025 Muncie Road Trip meet and greet, on May 30th, 2025
- 2025 Evansville Road Trip meet and greet, in August 2025 – date TBD
- 2025 Annual IN Chapter Meeting – Carmel, IN– November 7, 2025
Follow us online for more news and updates
- Facebook: IndianaACP
- X: @AcpIndiana
- Instagram: @acpindiana
I had the recent blessing of getting the chance to travel halfway around the globe, back home, to Sri Lanka. As I reflect back on how lucky I am to have “two homes”, I ask each of you to always take time to push pause and be, for just a moment. Breathe. Give gratitude, for everything we have, as we continue to strive to make the world just a little better tomorrow than it might be today. And remember that self-care is not selfish.
Be well and stay well, always,
Dee
“Your visions will become clear only when you can look into your own heart. Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes.” – Carl Jung
ACP Indiana Governor Advisory Council Election 2025
The Call for Nominations for the Governor's Advisory Council is now open. If you are interested in running, please email your Name, Short Bio (less than 200 words), and CV to Colleen Keeku o later than Wed, March 12th.
If you would like to nominate a colleague, please email that person's name and contact information no later than Friday, March 7th.
The Governor's Council consists of physician volunteer leaders entrusted to represent and actively engage the membership of the Chapter. The Council sets policy and provides leadership, including planning strategically for the Chapter's growth; determining the mission, goals, and priorities; and allocating resources in line with those priorities. The Council meets in-person or online 4 times annually.
Action Requested: ACP Legislative Action Center
ACP Legislative Action Center: Respond Now
ACP advocates for you on policy changes that will make a difference in your daily work, your professional development, and your patients' health. For the latest advocacy efforts from ACP, visit our new one-stop collection featuring articles, statements, and ways you can take action on various campaigns.
ACP has issued the following public statements:
- Reiterated the importance of vaccines and evidence-based public health policies
- Issued a joint statement with 5 other medical societies to protest the U.S. withdrawing from the World Health Organization
- Reaffirmed our commitment to advancing equity
- Issued a joint statement about the removal of data and guidance from federal websites
- Issued a joint statement about protecting Medicaid
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ACP Announces the Release of the New ACP MKSAP
Developed by nearly 400 physician clinical editors, question writers, and peer reviewers who are active in clinical practice and expert leaders in medical education, ACP's psychometrically validated question bank uses evidence-based question-writing principles to challenge clinical reasoning and reinforce learning. Learners can select a 1-year or 3-year subscription and will receive regularly updated content and new questions added annually.
ACP is excited to announce the release of ACP MKSAP, (Medical Knowledge Self-Assessment Program), a new subscription-based, all-digital edition of our comprehensive learning program. MKSAP has been the most trusted resource in continuous learning for internal medicine physicians and residents for nearly 60 years. That tradition continues with ACP MKSAP.
Visit https://www.acponline.org/node/403693 for more information and to order.