Philadelphia, April 8, 2019 -- The American College of Physicians (ACP) will honor the winners of its national abstract competitions during Internal Medicine Meeting 2019, ACP’s annual scientific meeting taking place April 11-13 in Philadelphia. The competitions are open to ACP Early Career Physician Members, ACP Resident/Fellow Members, and Medical Students Members.
Philadelphia, April 8, 2019 – The American College of Physicians (ACP) is honoring six chief residents as winners of the Herbert S. Waxman Chief Resident Teaching Scholarships at Internal Medicine Meeting 2019, ACP’s annual scientific meeting taking place April 11-13 in Philadelphia.
The 2019 chief resident awardees are:
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Ana María López, MD, MPH, MACP
President, American College of Physicians
Washington, DC (March 28, 2019) — The American College of Physicians (ACP) applauds U.S. District Court Judge, James Boasberg, for blocking Medicaid work requirements in Kentucky and Arkansas. ACP firmly believes that work requirements, which would make employment or other activities a condition of Medicaid eligibility, should never be a prerequisite to receive insurance coverage.
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Ana María López, MD, MPH, MACP
President, American College of Physicians
‘Caring With Compassion’ is free to the medical community
Philadelphia, March 26, 2019 – The American College of Physicians (ACP) has released Caring With Compassion, a free online learning activity focusing on care for socioeconomically disadvantaged populations.
Philadelphia, March 15, 2019 -- The 2019 Main Residency Match revealed that internal medicine remains the largest training specialty, offering one-quarter (25.2 percent) of all PGY-1 positions in the Match. Internal medicine programs offered a record high 8,116 categorical positions and 396 primary care positions, an increase of 574 categorical positions (7.6 percent) and 22 primary care positions (5.9 percent) from the 2018 Match. Of these positions, 7,733 (97.7 percent) were filled, 3,424 (44.3 percent) by U.S. medical school seniors.
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Ana María López, MD, MPH, MACP
President, American College of Physicians
Internal Medicine Meeting 2019 in Philadelphia marks ACP’s 100th annual scientific meeting
Internal medicine physicians, subspecialists, medical students, and allied health professionals from around the world will gather in Philadelphia for the American College of Physicians’ (ACP) Internal Medicine Meeting 2019 from Thursday, April 11, through Saturday, April 13, at the Pennsylvania Convention Center.
Washington, DC (March 1, 2019) — The American College of Physicians (ACP) responded to a request from the United States Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) today for ideas on how to lower the price of health care for American patients and consumers.
