About the Chapter
Governor
Kwame Dapaah-Afriyie, MD, MBA, FACP, SFHM
Dr. Dapaah-Afriyie serves as the official representative of the College for the Rhode Island Chapter, providing a link between members at the local level and leadership at the national level. To learn more about Dr. Dapaah-Afriyie, read his bio.
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Rhode Island Chapter Awards
2025 Chapter Awardees
The Rhode Island Chapter of the American College of Physicians (MI-ACP) is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2025 chapter awards:
Milton Hamolsky Laureate Award – Harlan G. Rich, MD, FACP, AGAF
Irving Beck Laureate Award – Audrey Kupchan MD, FACP
Woman Physician of the Year Award – Erica Joy Hardy, MD, MA, MSSc
Distinguished Mentor Award – Basma Merhi, MD
Benjamin L. Sapers, MD Memorial Award – Arkadiy Finn, MD, FACP
Resident/Fellow Leadership Award – Kanishka Uttam Chandani, MD
Fellow Leadership Award – Mery Deeb, MD
2023 Volunteerism and Community Service Award – Abigail Entz, MD, FACP
Governor's Award – Vijairam Selvaraj, MD, MPH, FACP, FHM
2025 Chapter Excellence Award
We are pleased to announce that our chapter is in receipt of the Gold Level of the 2025 Chapter Excellence Award! This is the highest chapter recognition with ACP. 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.
Award Archives
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