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In this Issue:
- Governor's Message
- Welcome NEW Executive Director
- Save the Date – New Location!
- Call for Abstracts
- Internal Medicine 2025
- Ohio Chapter CME Educational Series
- ACP Ohio Chapter Podcast
- Hot Topics From ACP
Moises Auron, MD, FAAP, FACP, SFHM, ACP Governor
Governor's Message
As we witness how a chilly and unruly Winter is almost gone and as we welcome Spring and warm weather with excitement, we must look forward with positive thoughts and desire to continue thriving and being strong stewards of civility and social responsibility.
Lots have happened in the United States in the past month and a half. There has been a vertiginous series of dramatic changes and exposure to entirely different shifts in direction in many domains, creating a profound sense of uncertainty. Although we can't change external things beyond our control, we can change how we react to them.
Physicians are at a very strategic vantage point in society—we must be stewards of the structures that help our society be healthy, improve wellness, and avoid epidemiologic disasters. Education, sharing of best practices, and maintaining a continuous thirst for knowledge are paramount to remaining essential tools for our value proposition. We must continue to have a critical mindset to identify and explore questions that arise daily in our quotidian practice of medicine.
Our voices must rise with a robust yet civil and respectful tone to support our children, the elderly, and the frail. Public health initiatives must be maintained and recommended to preserve good health and development and prevent diseases. Nonetheless, a respectful conversation in a non-adversarial tone is fundamental. Maintaining the loftiest level of education and appraisal of evidence has always been the characteristic of a responsible physician and should remain the same. These times should not change our approaches, yet we must be strategic to confront unimaginable challenges – such as the disappearance of web-based real-time evidence and information resources. We need to be a team. Medical societies should be stewards to preserve the evidence – make sure that physicians and allied clinicians have access to the most current guidelines and resources that help us practice standardized recommendations for specific conditions. This is humbling – it was just unimaginable to think that the website you would contact for information would ever be removed. Patient care will be impacted negatively if clinicians lose access to relevant information that can guide point-of-care management. Therefore, remaining good-standing members of our medical societies that allow us access to our regular journals and information will be paramount.
Our voices should also be amplified as a whole team; medical societies must partner to share, respectfully and objectively, the evidence and scientific-based facts that govern our medical decision-making and recommendations. Today, more than ever, it is not physicians who face a threat. The patient population is vulnerable and exposed to the lack of access to evidence-based recommendations and science. We need to care for them and be ultimate advocates for them. Physicians must safeguard unbiased, evidence-based, and critically appraised information and remain thought leaders in science and healthcare. The society needs us as a united front now more than ever.
Our ACP Ohio chapter is committed to providing evidence-based, carefully curated, and bias-free medical education through its longitudinal monthly webinar programming and annual meeting, which this year will be held on November 6 and 7 at the Columbus Hilton Hotel, a brand new, world-class facility.
Let's keep our spirits up, look forward to Spring's enhanced wellness experience, and see each other in New Orleans at the Annual ACP Conference in April.
With gratitude and respect,
Moises Auron, MD
Governor, ACP Ohio
Welcome NEW Executive Director
I am excited to tell you about a change to our ACP Ohio Chapter. Jan Wrassman has decided to retire after 14 years with the chapter.
I am pleased to announce that the Executive Committee has hired Chrissy Gedeon to serve as our new Executive Director. Many of you will know Chrissy from her work at our annual chapter meeting. Beyond her work with our chapter, Chrissy has had a varied and successful career. She worked for R.W. Baird as a Senior Client Specialist for 15 years before leaving to start her own business.
She graduated from Ohio University in 2007 with a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance.
Chrissy lives in West Chester, Ohio with her husband, Bryan, and their two children, Anisten and Morrison.
Chrissy's first day of official employment was February 3rd and she and Jan will share duties for two months allowing for a smooth transition.
Save the Date – New Location!
Mark your calendars for the 2025 ACP OH/USAF Annual Chapter Meeting. The meeting will be held on Thursday and Friday, NOVEMBER 6th & 7th, 2025 at the Hilton Columbus Downtown. This newly renovated space is conveniently located next to the convention center. We will have a block of rooms available at the Hilton. More information to come.
Call for Abstracts
The Call for Abstracts for both Resident and Medical Student members of Ohio has gone out. The deadline to submit is 11:59:00 on April 30th. Please visit the Ohio Chapter websitefor submission forms and competition rules.
Internal Medicine 2025
IM2025 is being held April 3-5 in New Orleans. New this year, the combined chapters reception is being held at the New Orleans Aquarium. We have partnered with several other chapters to secure the entire aquarium for ACP members. The reception will still be held on Friday, April 4th. Please rsvp to Chrissy Gedeon if you plan to attend.
The following Ohio members are scheduled to speak at IM2025. Please consider attending their sessions:
Moises Auron, MD, FAAP, FACP, SFHM, FRCP, FRCPCH; 4/5/25, 8:00-9:00 am “Thriving During Early Career as an IMG”
Moises Auron, MD, FAAP, FACP, SFHM, FRCP, FRCPCH; 4/4/25, 1:30-2:30 pm “High-Value Practices in Medical Education: You Don't Need to Lecture Me”
Pelin Batur, MD, MSCP, FACP; 4/5/25, 8:00 – 9:00 am “A Complete Contraceptive Toolkit: What's New in Contraception?”
Pelin Batur, MD, MSCP, FACP; 4/4/25, 1:30 – 2:30 pm “A Complete Contraceptive Toolkit: What's New in Contraception?”
Ricardo Correa, MD, EdD, FACP; 4/5/25, 8:00 - 9:00 am “Thriving During Early Career as an IMG”
Ellen Gelles, MD, FACP; 4/3/25, 8:00 – 9:00 am “How AI Can Reduce Clinician Burden”
David Kaelber, MD, PhD, MPH, FACP; 4/5/25, 4:00 – 5:00 pm “Leveraging Health IT for Health Equity”
Richard Wardrop, MD, PhD, MACP, FAAP, SFHM; 4/4/25, 1:30 – 2:30 pm “High-Value Practices in Medical Education: You Don't Need to Lecture Me!”
Marc Shapiro, MD, Member; 4/5/25, 9:15 – 10:15 am “Update in Oncology”
Ohio Chapter CME Educational Series
Don't forget that we will once again be hosting webinars monthly throughout 2025. Each 1-hour webinar is free to attend and will qualify for 1 CME credit. New for 2025, we will be meeting at noon instead of in the evening. Please join us for the following scheduled webinars:
March 20th, Noon, Andrea Sikon, MD, FACP will present “The Coach Approach: A New Way of Fostering Professional Development”
April 10th, Noon, Selvam Mascarenha, MD, FACP, Governor, Delaware Chapter will present “Things You Wanted To Know About the Physician's Fee Schedule But Were Too Scared to Ask”
ACP Ohio Chapter Podcast
We are proud to announce that the Ohio Chapter is sponsoring a podcast titled Everyday Medicine hosted by member, Christopher Chiu, MD, FACP. Please be sure to tune in to hear timely topics presented by Dr. Chiu and a series of guest speakers.
You can listen on Apple podcasts here
Or on Spotify here
Visit the Ohio Chapter website for more information.
Hot Topics From ACP
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ACP Announces the Release of the New ACP MKSAP
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.
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 MKSAP subscribers can meet their goals with numerous learning innovations on a modern interface, including:
- Nearly 2,000 unique multiple-choice questions, mapped to the ABIM blueprint and linked to related syllabus content
- 16 evidence-based syllabus subspecialty content areas with hundreds of embedded images, tables, and algorithms
- Multiple question formats: traditional self-assessment, board-prep-focused Quick Qs, and Virtual Dx image-based questions
- Multimedia enhancements, including clinical shorts, ultrasound scans, animated whiteboards, and explainer videos
- Board-simulation features, including a time-lapsed question indicator, option strike-through, and highlighting
- 1,000+ adaptive learning digital flashcards
- Unlimited custom quizzes plus LKA and ABIM Certification Exam quiz templates
- Personalized Learning Plan to organize study goals and access extension learning resources
- IM-ITE® Feedback feature to help build a personalized Learning Plan
- The Board Exam Topic Guide, featuring a convenient digitized ABIM blueprint linked to corresponding ACP MKSAP material
- Digitized Board Basics, with study-ready content summaries, easily searchable and perfect for supplemental board prep or LKA open-book support.
- The CORE (Confirmation of Relevant Education)TM assessment, which challenges you with additional questions and rewards you with opportunities to earn achievement badges and a CORE certificate to document your learning (launching April 2025)
Visit here for more information and to order.