Beyond Boundaries: Innovation, Advocacy, and the Future of Internal Medicine

Join us for the upcoming ACP Southern California Region 3 Scientific Meeting on October 24 at the Sharp Prebys Innovation and Education Center.

Expand your knowledge, earn CME/MOC, and connect with peers and chapter leaders.

You'll experience engaging educational sessions from expert faculty, meet new people, and connect with old friends, and learn about opportunities to get more involved with the ACP SoCal Region 3.

We look forward to seeing you in San Diego.

Vineet Gupta, MD, SFHM, FACP
ACP Governor, Southern California Region 3


Meeting Highlights
  • Doctor's Dilemma
  • Didactic Lectures
  • Career & Professional Development
  • Poster Competition
Program Committee
  • Vineet Gupta, MD, FACP 
  • Charles Hamori, MD, MACP 
  • Paul Speckart, MD, MACP 
  • Tammy Lin, MD, FACP 
  • Miguel Pena-Ruiz, MD, MACP 
  • Brian Kwan, MD, FACP 
  • Mahesh Kumar, MD, FACP 
  • Jennifer Poast, MD, FACP 
  • Meredith Barnes, MD FACP 
  • Paul Han, MD, FACP 
  • Eric Dahms, MD, FACP 
  • Kenton Smitherman, MD, FACP 
  • Emily Margolin, MD 
  • Savannah Kane 
  • Jessica Tseng

2.5 CME/MOC Available

Release Date: October 24, 2026
Termination Date: October 24, 2027

The American College of Physicians is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The American College of Physicians designates this live activity for a maximum of 2.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s) TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 2.5 medical knowledge MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credit claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.

 

 

Agenda

Schedule

TimeSession
8:00-9:30 AMRegistration, Breakfast, and Networking
8:25-8:30 AMGovernor's Welcome
Vineet Gupta, MD, FACP, SFHM
8:30-9:00 AMPractice-Changing Internal Medicine 2026
Joel Diamant, MD, MACP
9:00-9:30 AMHot Topics in Hospital Medicine: Pearls, Pitfalls, and Practice Changes
Meredith Barnes, MD 
9:30-10:00 AMBeyond LDL: The New Era of Cardiometabolic Risk Reduction
Juan Jose Parcero Valdez, MD
Poster Competition: Medical Students & Premedical Students/Affiliates
Brian Kwan, MD, FACP
10:00-10:15 AMBreak
10:00-10:30 AMHow to Future-Proof Your Diploma
Thomas Fekete, MD
Poster Competition: Residents and Early Career Physicians
Brian Kwan, MD, FACP
10:15-11:00 AMMedicine Without Borders: Collaboration Across California, Mexico, and Beyond
Fatima Munoz de Flores, MD  
Ruben Gomez Mendoza, MD
10:30-11:00 AMSurviving Nights: Real Cases Every Resident Should Know
Reid Sasaki, MD, FACP;  
Mahesh Kumar, MD, FACP
11:00-11:45 AMKeynote Address: TBD
Noon-1:00 PMLunch, Awards and Networking
1:00-2:00 PMAlzheimer's Disease Update
Ian Neel, MD
2:00-2:15 PMNational ACP Leadership Update
Charles Hamori, MD, MACP
2:15-3:00 PMArtificial Intelligence for Internists: From Hype to Daily Practice (Panel Discussion)
Joseph Stein, MD  
Jerry Tseng, MD
Beyond the Clerkships: Preparing for Residency and Beyond
Charles Goldberg, MD
Poster Competition: Residents and Early Career Physicians
Brian Kwan, MD, FACP
3:00-3:30 PMFrom Capitol Hill to California: Advocacy that Matters
Shari Erickson  
David Pugach, JD
The Art of Being a Physician: Lessons that Never Change
Kenton Smitherman, MD  
Paul Speckart, MD, MACP
Poster Competition: Residents and Early Career Physicians
Brian Kwan, MD, FACP
3:30-3:45 PMBreak
3:45-4:15 PMPrecision Prevention: Molecular Diagnostics and the Future of Cancer Screening
Paul Fanta, MD
4:15-5:45 PMDoctor's Dilemma Competition
Miguel Pena-Ruiz, MD, MACP
5:45-6:00 PMClosing Remarks, Awards, and Winner Announcements
Vineet Gupta, MD, FACP, SFHM
 

 

Southern California Region 3 Registration

CategoriesBy 9/20After 9/20
ACP Member$130$160
ACP Resident/Fellow Member$80$100
ACP Medical Student Member$0$0
ACP Affiliate Member$130$160
Nonmember Physician$180$210
Nonmember Resident$110$130
Nonmember Medical Student$0$0
Nonmember Allied Health Professional$80$100
Retired Member$100$100

Questions? If you have trouble registering online, please contact Member and Product Support at 800-ACP-1915 or direct at 215-351-2600 (M-F, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. ET).

 

FAQ

Registration Information

Registration fee includes continental breakfast, lunch, all scientific sessions and materials, and CME documentation.

Members whose dues were not paid for the current fiscal year will receive the nonmember registration rate.

Meeting Handouts

There will be no meeting handouts.

Can I follow along on social media?

Yes, follow/like the CAS3 Chapter through the meeting on social media! Use the hashtag #IMProud.

I cannot access my account

If you have any difficulty accessing your ACP account, you can reset your username and password. You can do so by clicking on the MyACP link at the top of the ACP web site. If you require additional assistance, please contact us (M-F, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET) via web chat or call 800-ACP-1915 or 215-351-2600 or via e-mail at help@acponline.org

I do not have an ACPonline account

Nonmembers are advised to use their e-mail address as their username when creating a password. If you require additional assistance, please contact us (M-F, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET) via web chat or call 800-ACP-1915 or 215-351-2600 or via e-mail at help@acponline.org

MyACP Account

If you have any difficulty accessing your MyACP account, you can reset your username and password. You can do so by clicking on the MyACP link at the top of the ACP web site. Nonmembers are advised to use their e-mail address as their username when creating a password. If you require additional assistance, please contact us (M-F, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET) via web chat or call 800-ACP-1915 or 215-351-2600 or via e-mail at help@acponline.org

Participant Photography

As a participant in the chapter meeting, your photograph may be taken as a focus or background subject, to be used in chapter communications. If you would not like your photo taken, please inform chapter staff.

ACP Chapters Meeting Code of Conduct

ACP is a community that values collegiality, respect for patients and each other, and medicine’s standards of ethics and professionalism. ACP members are guided by the content and spirit of the ACP Pledge and by their commitment to the ethics of medicine, including those in the ACP Ethics Manual. “Physicians’ conduct as professionals and as individuals should merit the respect of the community.

ACP expects members, staff, and others who participate in events and activities involving ACP to treat others as you would like to be treated – with courtesy, respect for differences, and in ways that appropriately represent the profession of internal medicine. As set forth in ACP’s Anti-Harassment Policy, ACP does not tolerate any form of harassment, including intimidation, hostility, or other unwelcome and offensive communication or treatment.

If you experience or observe harassing, inappropriate or otherwise unprofessional behavior, or you have concerns about how you have been treated by an ACP member or staff or anyone else at an ACP meeting or event, you may report the incident to acpevents@acponline.org or call 215 351-7750.

The chapter reserves the right to take any action deemed necessary and appropriate; including immediate removal from the meeting without warning or refund, in response to any incident of unacceptable behavior, and the chapter reserves the right to prohibit attendance at any future meeting, virtually or in person.

For other questions about the meeting, contact Vineet Gupta at 619-290-0758 or acpscal3gov@gmail.com.

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