About the Chapter

Countries Represented

  • Belize
  • Costa Rica
  • El Salvador
  • Guatemala
  • Honduras
  • Nicaragua
  • Panama

Governor

Jose Luis Franceschi Diaz, MD, FACP

Dr. Francéschi Diaz serves as the official representative of the College for the Central America Chapter, providing a link between members at the local level and leadership at the national level. To learn more about Dr. Francéschi Diaz, read their bio.

Welcome Letter | Chapter Council & Leaders | Past Governors


Awards

Laureate Award - Carlos Nitsch, MD, FACP
Early Career Physician Award - Lizbeth Lopez, MD
Medical Student Award - Daphne Samaniego
Resident Award - Elsa M. Rueda
Dra. Ligia Sogandares Award - Nuvia Batista Rujano, MD, FACP
Medical Educator Award - Lorena Noriega, MD, FACP
Preventive Medicine Award - Miguel Mayo Di Bello, MD, FACP
Volunteerism and Community Service Award - Monica Pachar, MD, FACP

2024 Evergreen Award

The John Tooker Evergreen Awards Program provides recognition and visibility to chapters that have successfully implemented programs to increase membership, improve communication, encourage member involvement, enhance diversity, foster careers in internal medicine or improve chapter management. Our Chapter received the 2024 John Tooker Evergreen Award for the initiative, Increasing Membership and Pride of Being an Internal Medicine Specialist in Central and Latin America 

Award Archives

Chapter Awardees | Central America Chapter College Awards


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