Minnesota Chapter News

Congratulations New Chapter Fellows

Adriana Dhawan, MD FACP
Michael A May, MD FACP

(September 2024) Congratulations to the Chapter's new Fellows. Fellowship in the College is an honor. Being an FACP® is a distinction earned from colleagues who recognize your accomplishments and achievements over and above the practice of medicine. The most important considerations for ACP Fellowship are excellence and contributions made to both medicine and to the broader community in which the internal medicine physician lives and practices.

2024 Chapter Excellence Award-Gold Level Winner

(August 2024) We are pleased to announce that our chapter is in receipt of the Gold Level of the 2024 Chapter Excellence Award! The award recognizes truly extraordinary chapters that surpass excellence in chapter management. We are in the company of 59 other outstanding chapters. In order to achieve the Gold Level of the Chapter Excellence Award, chapters must meet 20 Bronze criteria, 14 Silver criteria and multiple Gold level activities. Criteria include such activities as having a legislative action plan or agenda, holding a volunteerism/community service activity, holding multiple stand-alone meetings, having revenue sources outside of dues and meeting registration fees, implementing a strategic plan, implementing a formal recruitment and retention plan and measuring outcomes, conducting various activities for Medical Students, Residents and Early Career Physicians. We would like to extend a special thanks to those chapter members who assisted us in all of these endeavors! For their hard work and dedication, we received this award.

Empower Your Advocacy: Introducing Our Comprehensive Toolkit

(August 2024) We are excited to announce the launch of our Advocacy Toolkit: Using Your Voice as a Physician Advocate, a powerful resource designed to equip medical students and physicians with the skills and knowledge needed to become effective advocates for health care in their communities. This toolkit comprises five self-contained and independent modules, each presented as engaging voice-over PowerPoint presentations. Whether you're a seasoned advocate or new to the field, these modules offer valuable insights and practical guidance.

Module Highlights

Physician as Advocate

Discover advocacy tips and real-life examples that showcase how physicians can use their voice to drive positive health outcomes in their communities. This module emphasizes the pivotal role of physicians in advocating for public health.

Legislative Advocacy

Gain a comprehensive understanding of the legislative process at both state and federal levels. Learn about the opportunities available for physician advocacy within this process and how to navigate the legislative landscape effectively.

Print Media Advocacy

Explore the various types of print media, their audiences, and their scope in the realm of advocacy. This module provides insights into crafting compelling messages that resonate with readers and drive change through traditional media channels.

Social Media Advocacy

Delve into the dynamic world of social media and its potential as a powerful advocacy tool. Learn about the key features of different social media platforms and how to leverage them to amplify your advocacy efforts and engage a broader audience.

Audio Media Advocacy

Understand the motivations and uses of audio media in advocacy. This module focuses on the unique advantages of podcasts, radio, and other audio formats, offering strategies to effectively communicate your advocacy messages through these channels.

Each module begins with a standard introduction and overview, followed by an in-depth exploration of the topic, and concludes with a concise one-page outline to reinforce key points.

Toolkit: Using Your Voice As A Physician Advocate

By integrating these modules into your advocacy efforts, you will be better equipped to influence public health policy and drive meaningful change. Empower yourself and your community with the tools and knowledge provided in our Advocacy Toolkit.

Together, let's make a difference!

State Health Advocacy August Recess Grassroots Mobilization Challenge

(August 2024) Members of Congress are returning home to their districts during the August congressional recess. During this time, ACP is calling on internal medicine physicians to engage their representatives on important issues we need Congress to act on before the end of 2024.

To incentivize participation in this grassroots mobilization, the Advocates for Internal Medicine Network (ACP grassroots network) is challenging members to see which states will have the highest engagement. Advocates can score points for their states by choosing to take one or more advocacy actions identified in the campaign.

Access the August Recess Grassroots Mobilization Challenge Now!

Congratulations New Chapter Fellows

Kyaw Hein, MD PhD FACP
Maral Kenderian, MD FACP
Thomas Michael Leventhal, MD FACP
Daniel K Partain, MD FACP
Christopher R Stephenson, MD FACP

(July 2024) Congratulations to the Chapter's new Fellows. Fellowship in the College is an honor. Being an FACP® is a distinction earned from colleagues who recognize your accomplishments and achievements over and above the practice of medicine. The most important considerations for ACP Fellowship are excellence and contributions made to both medicine and to the broader community in which the internal medicine physician lives and practices.

Call for Spring 2025 Resolutions

(July 2024) Are you concerned about a practice or clinical issue or have an idea you would like to suggest? If so, you might consider submitting a resolution to your Governor or chapter council.

Initiating a resolution provides ACP members an opportunity to focus attention at the ACP national level on a particular issue or topic that concerns them. Participating in the Board of Governors resolutions process provides the ACP grassroots member a voice and allows you to shape College policy that impacts the practice of internal medicine.

Not sure how to begin drafting a resolution? Researching the College's position on an issue can give you a start. The ACP Board of Governors Resolutions Guide for ACP Members is available to download and will help, too. The Guide was created to provide members a short overview of the resolutions process essentials and highlights critical ACP online resources you must use.

Once drafted, members must submit resolutions to their Governor and/or chapter council. Chapter council approval is required to move resolutions forward to ACP national. Although not official ACP policy, a resolution becomes property of the chapter once the chapter council approves forwarding it to national. If effecting change interests you, the deadline for submitting new resolutions to be heard at the Spring 2025 Board of Governors Meeting is September 27, 2024.

Share your good idea with us. Draft a resolution.

We want to hear from you: Fall 2024 BOG Resolutions

(July 2024) The following resolutions are up for consideration at the Fall 2024 Board of Governors (BOG) Meeting. We invite you to review each resolution and share your support or opposition by completing the electronic response form by August 12.

Developing Policy to Address Consolidation in Healthcare
Gaining an Understanding of the 1-Year and 3-Year Mortality Rates of Patients that Have Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Stays
Supporting Patients’ Access to Documentation and Communications in their Preferred Language
Declaring Access to Equitable, Affordable Healthcare is a Human Right
Developing Policy on Reducing Traffic Fatalities and Injuries in the United States
Revising ACP’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Policy to Promote an Age-Friendly Professional Home and Create Engagement Opportunities for Senior and Retired Physicians
Advocating for Funding of a Direct Comparison of Two Highly Touted Dietary Approaches to Control Type Two Diabetes Clinical Measures and Costs

Resolutions provide our members an opportunity to focus attention at the national level on particular issues or topics that concern you and gives grassroots members a voice, allowing you to shape College policy that impacts the practice of internal medicine. Involvement in the resolutions feedback process is essential for maintaining a responsive and effective professional organization that truly represents its members.

Your feedback is valuable and will be forwarded to your Governor to assist in their testimony on behalf of the chapter. Thank you for your input.

(NOTE: Proposed resolutions should be considered confidential information and are intended to be viewed by ACP members only. Under no circumstances should proposed resolutions be shared with the news media or social networking media, nor should they be shared with other individuals and organizations. Proposed resolutions do not represent ACP policy.)

Happy Anniversary to our Chapter Members!

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5 Years

Stephan G Burgeson, MD
Darin D Willardsen, MD
Padma Gadela, MD
Sharon Wolters, MD
Binod K C, MD
Larisa Jean Nordstrom Hill, MD
Timothy Holden, MD
Adam C Bledsoe, MD
Daniel K Partain, MD
Paul Meirick, MD
Aaron M Goldish, DO
Mohammed N Bhuiyan, MD FACP
Zubair Ali, MD
Mohammad Bilal, MBBS FACP
Pradeep Wardhan, MD MBBS
Jonas Paludo, MD
Joan D Beckman, MD,PhD
Andrew J Caraganis, MD
Aaron Kaye
Aravdeep S Jhand, MBBS FACP
Omar Mousa, MD
Jean Porter, MD
Jessica Lea Oswald, DO
Bongi Rudder
Dominic P Decker
Bariituu Adam
Terin Tecla Sytsma, MD
Kathryn Salvatore, MD
Ateeq Mubarik, MBBS MD FACP
Haylee Veazey, MD
Amos Lal, MD FACP
Robert Cole Pueringer, MD
Robertson Bayer, MD PhD
Benjamin Weeres, MD
Mary Erickson, MD
Aparna S Kaur, MBBS MD
Jessica Baitani, MD
Eduardo Duenas-Barajas, MC MD
CPT Marie J Wippler, MD

10 Years

John I Allen, MD FACP
Nate Scott, MD FACP
Rachel Sandler Silva, MD FACP
Jayme M Danielson, DO
Jeffery B Cunningham, MD
Troy A Rowekamp, DO FACP
Katie M Rieck, MD
Mariam Anwar, MBBS FACP
Bradley R Salonen, MD FACP
Aditya P Devalapalli, MD
Aaron Graumann, MD
Thomas Michael Leventhal, MD
Daniel C Wolbrink, MD FACP
John T Ratelle, MD
David Raslau, MD FACP
Sumedh Shrikant Hoskote, MD FACP
Harold J Hellweg, DO
Timothy Joson, MD
Malinda M Jorgensen, MD
Karna K Sundsted, MD FACP
Kuwe E Rumicho, MD
Jenny Xin, MD
Kirsten E White, DO
Sarah J Polcher, DO
Ahmad Hazem, MD FACP
Jonathan R Eklof, MD
Daryn Collins, MD MPH
Keith Patrick Murphy, MD FACP
Sara M Champlin, MD
Ibrahim A Elemo, MD FACP
Laura Suurmeyer Gusa, MD
Clemence Sullivan, MD
Jennifer Kleinman, MD
Adeel Bashir, MD
Kris Caroll Anderson, MD
Dan Liao, MD
Noah I Goldfarb, MD FACP

15 Years

Thomas J Bisig, MD FACP
Trung M Tran, MD
Thomas M Habermann, MD FACP
Kayla H Anderson, MD
Bryan R Jarabek, MD PhD
James J Wheeler, DO
Ryan T Hurt, MD FACP
Kamil N Sayegh, MD
Daniel Faber, MD FACP
Dimitri M Drekonja, MD FACP
Ayesha Rashid, MBBS FACP
Michael A May, MD
Linda Tigenoah, MBChB
Paul D Kleinschmidt, MD FACP
Puskar Kafle, MBBS
Brent J Ryan, MD
Mark L Wieland, MD FACP
Xiaoguang Sun, MD
Anjali Bhagra, MBBS FACP
Brian G LaBine, MD
Kristina M Balck, MD FACP
Matthew C Turner, MD
Tseganesh Selameab, MD FACP

20 Years

Hossein Gharib, MD MACP
Jennifer Guest Hines, MD
Craig L Bowron, MD FACP
Joselito T Burgos, Jr, MD
Peter C Anagnostopoulos, MD
David A Cook, MD FACP
Kristen Hanzel, MD
David R Hilden, MD FACP
Nicole P Sandhu, MD PhD FACP
Peter Good, MD
Josefino C Diaz, MD
Colin P West, MD PhD FACP
Alison Adair Eckhoff, MD
Masood R Ghazali, MBBS FACP
David B Van Schyndel, MD

(May 2024) Your ACP Chapter thanks you for your continued Membership and all you do every day to serve your patients and support the future of internal medicine. We’re proud that you’ve chosen us as your professional home, and we’re committed to remaining by your side—advocating for and supporting your professional journey.

BOR Action on Spring 2024 BOG Resolutions

(May 2024) A summary of Board of Regents (BOR) actions on resolutions debated at the Spring 2024 Board of Governors (BOG) meeting is now available. Resolutions initiated by ACP members and endorsed by a chapter council and the BOG become ACP policy when adopted by the BOR.

If you have an idea you would like to suggest to ACP, consider submitting a resolution to your Governor or local ACP chapter. Visit the advocacy section of your ACP chapter website for more information on how to propose a resolution.

Member Feedback is Requested on Spring 2024 Resolutions

(February 2024) Twenty-one (21) resolutions will be considered at the Spring 2024 Board of Governors (BOG) Meeting. With the exception of Resolution 9-S24, which will not be debated because this resolution is slated for adoption as a reaffirmation, please review each resolution and then indicate your support or opposition by completing the electronic response form by the deadline your ACP Chapter Governor has requested or by midnight March 13, whichever comes first.

Your comments will be forwarded to your Governor to be used as part of his/her testimony on behalf of the chapter. If you have any questions, please contact Mary Giampietro, BOG Administrator, at chapter@acpmembership.org. Thank you for your input.

Call for Fall 2024 Resolutions

(February 2024) Are you concerned about a practice or clinical issue or have an idea you'd like to suggest? If so, you might consider submitting a resolution to your Governor or chapter council.

Not sure how to begin drafting a resolution? Researching the College's position on an issue can give you a start. The just released ACP Board of Governors Resolutions Guide for ACP Members is now available to download and will help, too. The Guide was created to provide members a short overview of the resolutions process essentials and highlights critical ACP online resources you must use.

Once drafted, members must submit resolutions to their Governor and/or chapter council. Chapter council approval is required to move resolutions forward to ACP national. Although not official ACP policy, a resolution becomes property of the chapter once the chapter council approves forwarding it to national. If effecting change interests you, the deadline for submitting new resolutions to be heard at the Fall 2024 Board of Governors Meeting is March 29, 2024.

Share your good idea with us. Draft a resolution.

Congratulations New Chapter Fellows

Rheanne K Maravelas, MD FACP
Hannah C Nordhues, MD FACP

(February 2024) Congratulations to the Chapter's new Fellows. Fellowship in the College is an honor. Being an FACP® is a distinction earned from colleagues who recognize your accomplishments and achievements over and above the practice of medicine. The most important considerations for ACP Fellowship are excellence and contributions made to both medicine and to the broader community in which the internal medicine physician lives and practices.

Chapter Speakers at Internal Medicine Meeting 2024

(December 2023) We’d like to bring attention to our local chapter members who will be presenting as faculty at ACP’s Internal Medicine Meeting 2024 in Boston, Massachusetts this April. Early-bird registration is available through January. For a full schedule or for more information on the meeting, click here.

John	Bundrick	Clinical Pearls	Clinical Pearls: Cardiology and Pulmonary Medicine	Thursday, April 18, 2024
John	Bundrick	Clinical Pearls	Clinical Pearls: Gastroenterology and Benign Hematology	Friday, April 19, 2024
John	Bundrick	Clinical Pearls	Clinical Pearls: Perioperative Medicine and General Internal Medicine	Saturday, April 20, 2024
Michael	Cullen	Clinical Pearls	Clinical Pearls: Cardiology and Pulmonary Medicine	Thursday, April 18, 2024
Megan	Dulohery	Clinical Pearls	Clinical Pearls: Cardiology and Pulmonary Medicine	Thursday, April 18, 2024
Kristine	Ensrud	Meet the Professor	Postmenopausal Osteoporosis: Anabolics, Antiresorptives, Drug Holidays	Friday, April 19, 2024
Alice	Gallo De Moraes	Pre-course	Hospital Medicine: Success in a Complex Environment	Wednesday, April 17, 2024
Alice	Gallo De Moraes	Clinical Skills Center	Ultrasound-Guided Thoracentesis
Heather	Gantzer	Panel	Navigating the Ethics of Patient Portals, E-Communications, and Open Notes	Saturday, April 20, 2024
Amy	Holbrook	Panel	Ethical Case Challenges: Health Care Disinformation and Misinformation	Friday, April 19, 2024
Deanne	Kashiwagi	Pre-course	Hospital Medicine: Success in a Complex Environment	Wednesday, April 17, 2024
Margaret	Long	Meet the Professor	Cervical Cancer Screening Results: Understanding and Following Up	Saturday, April 20, 2024
Thomas	Martens	Clinical Workshop	Beyond A1C: Using Continuous Glucose Monitoring to Improve Type 2 Diabetes Management in Primary Care	Thursday, April 18, 2024
Karen	Mauck	Pre-course	Perioperative Medicine 2024	Tuesday, April 16, 2024
Paul	Meirick	Clinical Skills Center	Diagnosis-Driven Physical Examination of the Knee
Paul	Meirick	Clinical Skills Center	Diagnosis-Driven Physical Examination of the Shoulder
James	Newman	Pre-course	Hospital Medicine: Success in a Complex Environment	Wednesday, April 17, 2024
Shafay	Raheel	Pre-course	Hospital Medicine: Success in a Complex Environment	Wednesday, April 17, 2024
Charles	Reznikoff	Meet the Professor	Addiction Medicine: What's New in the Clinic?	Thursday, April 18, 2024
Tseganesh	Selameab	Workshop	Caring for Migrants, Refugees, and Asylum Seekers: The Physician’s Role	Saturday, April 20, 2024
Gregg	Simonson	Clinical Workshop	Beyond A1C: Using Continuous Glucose Monitoring to Improve Type 2 Diabetes Management in Primary Care	Thursday, April 18, 2024
Karna	Sundsted	Pre-course	Hospital Medicine: Success in a Complex Environment	Wednesday, April 17, 2024
David	Tierney	Pre-course	Point-of-Care Ultrasound: Foundational Skills for Internal Medicine Physicians	Tuesday, April 16, 2024
David	Tierney	Pre-course	Point-of-Care Ultrasound: Foundational Skills for Internal Medicine Physicians	Wednesday, April 17, 2024
Xiao Jing	Wang	Clinical Pearls	Clinical Pearls: Gastroenterology and Benign Hematology	Friday, April 19, 2024
Xiao Jing	Wang	Meet the Professor	Disorders of Gut–Brain Interaction: IBS, Functional Dyspepsia, Cannabinoid Hyperemesis, and Cyclic Vomiting	Friday, April 19, 2024
Rahma	Warsame	Clinical Pearls	Clinical Pearls: Gastroenterology and Benign Hematology	Friday, April 19, 2024
Timothy	Wilt	Panel	News You Can Use: Current Clinical Guidelines In Colorectal Cancer Screening	Thursday, April 18, 2024

BOR Action on Fall 2023 BOG Resolutions

(December 2023) A summary of Board of Regents (BOR) actions on resolutions debated at the Fall 2023 Board of Governors (BOG) meeting is now available. Resolutions initiated by ACP members and endorsed by a chapter council and the BOG become ACP policy when adopted by the BOR.

Congratulations New Chapter Fellows

Steven Jay Borowsky, MD FACP
Magda A Bushara, MBBS FACP
Shivali Devgon, MD FACP

(November 2023) Congratulations to the Chapter's new Fellows. Fellowship in the College is an honor. Being an FACP^® is a distinction earned from colleagues who recognize your accomplishments and achievements over and above the practice of medicine. The most important considerations for ACP Fellowship are excellence and contributions made to both medicine and to the broader community in which the internal medicine physician lives and practices.

2023 Chapter Excellence Award – Gold Winner

We are pleased to announce that our chapter is in receipt of the Gold Level of the 2023 Chapter Excellence Award! The award recognizes truly extraordinary chapters that surpass excellence in chapter management. We are in the company of 54 other outstanding chapters. In order to achieve the Gold Level of the Chapter Excellence Award, chapters must meet nineteen Bronze criteria, seventeen Silver criteria and multiple Gold level activities. Criteria include such activities as having a legislative action plan or agenda, holding a volunteerism/community service activity, holding multiple stand-alone meetings, having revenue sources outside of dues and meeting registration fees, implementing a strategic plan, implementing a formal recruitment and retention plan and measuring outcomes, conducting various activities for Medical Students, Residents and Early Career Physicians.

We would like to extend a special thanks to those chapter members who assisted us in all of these endeavors! For their hard work and dedication, we received this award.

We Request Your Feedback on the Proposed Fall 2023 Board of Governors Resolutions

(August 2023) We would like to request your feedback regarding resolutions that will be considered at the Fall 2023 Board of Governors Meeting. With the exception of Resolution 3-F23 which was accepted as a reaffirmation and will not be debated, please review the balance of the slate and then indicate your support or opposition by completing the resolutions electronic response form by August 30th.

After considering the intent of each resolution and how it fits with the College’s Mission and Goals, please provide your feedback on each resolution and indicate your support or opposition by completing the electronic response form by August 30. Your input will be used as part of testimony on behalf of the chapter.

Thank you for taking time out of your busy schedule to provide comments regarding these resolutions. By providing your feedback on the Board of Governors resolutions, you have helped to shape College policy that impacts the practice of internal medicine.

Congratulations Dr. Rowekamp on Fellowship

Troy A Rowekamp, DO FACP

(July 2023) Congratulations to the Chapter's new Fellow. Fellowship in the College is an honor. Being an FACP^® is a distinction earned from colleagues who recognize your accomplishments and achievements over and above the practice of medicine. The most important considerations for ACP Fellowship are excellence and contributions made to both medicine and to the broader community in which the internal medicine physician lives and practices.

Call for Spring 2024 BOG Resolutions

(July 2023) Are you concerned about a practice or clinical issue or have an idea you'd like to suggest? If so, you might consider submitting a resolution to your Governor or chapter council.

Not sure how to begin drafting a resolution? Researching the College's position on an issue can give you a start. The recently released ACP Board of Governors Resolutions Guide for ACP Members is now available to download and will help, too. The Guide was created to provide members a short overview of the resolutions process essentials and highlights critical ACP online resources you must use.

Once drafted, members must submit resolutions to their Governor and/or chapter council. Chapter council approval to move resolutions forward to ACP national is required. A resolution becomes a resolution of the chapter once the chapter council approves forwarding it to national. If effecting change interests you, the deadline for submitting new resolutions to be heard at the Spring 2024 Board of Governors Meeting is October 16, 2023.

Share your good idea with us. Draft a resolution.

BOR Action on Spring 2023 BOG Resolutions

(June 2023) summary of Board of Regents (BOR) actions on resolutions debated at the Spring 2023 Board of Governors (BOG) meeting is now available. Resolutions initiated by ACP members and endorsed by a chapter council and the BOG become ACP policy when adopted by the BOR.

Chapter Members Elected to ACP Fellowship

(March 2023) We would like to congratulate our chapter members on election to Fellow of the American College of Physicians. The distinction recognizes achievements in internal medicine.

Aravdeep S Jhand, MBBS FACP

Vivian Ortiz MD FACP

Samantha Morley Ryan, MD FACP

Arindam Sharma, MD FACP

Amir Yosef, MD FACP

Ellen A Adams, MD FACP

Sara Suleman, MD FACP

Fellowship is elected upon the recommendation of peers and the review of ACP’s Credentials Subcommittee. They may now use the letters “FACP” after their name in recognition of this honor. Please join me in congratulations!

Chapter Speakers at Internal Medicine Meeting 2023

(March 2023) We would like to draw your attention to our Internal Medicine Meeting 2023 local speakers.

Deepak	Agarwal	Minneapolis	Minnesota	Meet the Professor	Nephrolithiasis 101: Stones and Groans	Thursday, April 27, 2023
John	Bundrick	Rochester	Minnesota	Clinical Pearls	Clinical Pearls: Women's Health & Infectious Diseases	Thursday, April 27, 2023
John	Bundrick	Rochester	Minnesota	Clinical Pearls	Clinical Pearls: Gastroenterology & Nephrology	Friday, April 28, 2023
John	Bundrick	Rochester	Minnesota	Clinical Pearls	Clinical Pearls: Anticoagulation/Vascular Medicine & General Internal Medicine	Saturday, April 29, 2023
Kevin	Gaddis	Edina	Minnesota	Meet the Professor	Management of Soft Tissue Masses and Dermatologic Cysts: Cysts, Lumps and Bumps	Saturday, April 29, 2023
Amy	Holbrook	LITTLE CANADA	Minnesota	Panel	Ethical Case Challenges: EHRs and E-Communications	Saturday, April 29, 2023
Amy	Holbrook	LITTLE CANADA	Minnesota	Workshop	Triaging Financial Priorities for Early Career Physicians	Saturday, April 29, 2023
Ryan	Jelinek	EDEN PRAIRIE	Minnesota	Panel	Hot Topics in Health IT: Trends	Saturday, April 29, 2023
Erin	Krebs	Minneapolis	Minnesota	Meet the Professor	My Older Patient Is in Pain: What Is Safe to Prescribe?	Thursday, April 27, 2023
Thomas	Martens	Brooklyn Center	Minnesota	Clinical Workshop	Beyond A1C: Using Continuous Glucose Monitoring to Improve Type 2 Diabetes Management in Primary Care	Thursday, April 27, 2023
Robert	McBane	Rochester	Minnesota	Clinical Pearls	Clinical Pearls: Anticoagulation/Vascular Medicine & General Internal Medicine	Saturday, April 29, 2023
Amy	Oxentenko	Rochester	Minnesota	Update	Update in Gastroenterology	Friday, April 28, 2023
Deepti	Pandita	Plymouth	Minnesota	Panel	Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning: Practical Applications in Medicine	Friday, April 28, 2023
Deepti	Pandita	Plymouth	Minnesota	Panel	Leveraging Digital Health Tools to Support Equity	Saturday, April 29, 2023
Douglas	Simonetto	Rochester	Minnesota	Clinical Pearls	Clinical Pearls: Gastroenterology & Nephrology	Friday, April 28, 2023
Gregg	Simonson	Minneapolis	Minnesota	Clinical Workshop	Beyond A1C: Using Continuous Glucose Monitoring to Improve Type 2 Diabetes Management in Primary Care	Thursday, April 27, 2023
Adrian	Vella	Rochester	Minnesota	Meet the Professor	Guidelines on the Treatment of Diabetes in Older Adults	Friday, April 28, 2023

If you’re attending IMM23, please join us at Minnesota-ACP and Mayo Clinic Association Reception—5:30-6:30 p.m., Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina, Cardiff/Carlsbad.

Member Feedback is Requested on Spring 2023 Resolutions

(March 2023) Fourteen (14) resolutions will be considered at the Spring 2023 Board of Governors (BOG) Meeting. Please review each resolution and then indicate your support or opposition by completing the electronic response form by the deadline your ACP Chapter Governor has requested or by March 22, whichever comes first.

Your comments will be forwarded to the Chapter Governor to be used as part of their testimony on behalf of the chapter. If you have any questions, please contact Mary Giampietro, BOG Administrator, at chapter@acpmembership.org. Thank you for your input.

Call for Fall 2023 Resolutions

(February 2023) Are you concerned about a practice or clinical issue or have an idea you'd like to suggest? If so, you might consider submitting a resolution to your Governor or chapter council.

Once drafted, members must submit resolutions to their Governor and/or chapter council. Chapter council approval to move resolutions forward to ACP national is required. A resolution becomes a resolution of the chapter once the chapter council approves forwarding it to national. If effecting change interests you, the deadline for submitting new resolutions to be heard at the Fall 2023 Board of Governors Meeting is March 30, 2023.

Share your good idea with us. Draft a resolution.

Board of Regents Action on Fall 2022 BOG Resolutions

(November 2022) A summary of Board of Regents (BOR) actions on resolutions debated at the Fall 2022 Board of Governors (BOG) meeting is now available. Resolutions initiated by ACP members and endorsed by a chapter council and the BOG become ACP policy when adopted by the BOR.

If you have an idea you'd like to suggest to ACP, consider submitting a resolution to your Governor or local ACP chapter. Visit your ACP chapter website for more information on how to contact your Governor or chapter staff about proposing a resolution.

We Request Your Feedback on the Proposed Fall 2022 Board of Governors Resolutions

(August 2022) We would like to request your feedback regarding resolutions that will be considered at the Fall 2022 Board of Governors Meeting. The resolutions have been posted on ACP Online for your review and cover an array of topics such as supporting paid sick leave for U.S. workers, covering insulin pumps under CMS Part B for insulin dependent diabetics, and integrating a health equity framework into methods for developing ACP clinical guidelines.

After considering the intent of each resolution and how it fits with the College’s Mission and Goals, please provide your feedback on each resolution and indicate your support or opposition by completing the electronic response form by August 31. Your input will be used as part of testimony on behalf of the chapter.

Chapter Members Elected to ACP Fellowship

(November 2022) We would like to congratulate our chapter members on election to Fellow of the American College of Physicians. The distinction recognizes achievements in internal medicine.

Mariam Anwar, MBBS FACP
Colt J Edin, MD FACP
Gregory W Barsness, MD FACP
Mohammed N Bhuiyan, MD FACP
Brian A Costello, MD FACP
Joshua D Overgaard, MD FACP
Emily A Van Kirk, MD FACP
Aravdeep S Jhand, MBBS FACP
Vivian Ortiz, MD FACP
Samantha Morley Ryan, MD FACP
Amir Yosef, MD FACP