South Carolina Chapter News
2025 Chapter Excellence Award-Gold Level Winner
(September 2025) We are pleased to announce that our chapter is in receipt of the Gold Level of the 2025 Chapter Excellence Award! The award recognizes truly extraordinary chapters that surpass excellence in chapter management. We are in the company of 68 other outstanding chapters. In order to achieve the Gold Level of the Chapter Excellence Award, chapters must meet 22 Bronze criteria, 12 Silver criteria and 25 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.
Congratulations New Chapter Fellow
- Srikanth Puli, MD FACP
(July 2025) 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.
South Carolina Receives the 2025 John Tooker Evergreen Award
(May 2025) 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. The South Carolina Chapter received the 2025 John Tooker Evergreen Award for their initiative, Ultrathon Conference.
Ultrathon Conference
Attendees demonstrated a significant increase in their comfort level while performing POCUS following the event.
The ACP South Carolina affiliated conference is an event meant for students, residents, attendings, and faculty interested in POCUS. The morning consisted of lectures from the renowned ultrasound faculty. Topics included POCUS in the workplace, POCUS pearls from SC providers, and integrating ultrasound into curriculum and workshops. A friendly ultrasound competition took place in the afternoon. The diverse representation from across the state fostered a sense of collegiality and collaboration within the South Carolina chapter. Senior ACP members appreciated the opportunity to meet and mentor younger members.
Special thanks to this program’s key contributors:
Cara Joseph, MD
Amber Nicole Stroupe, DO, FAAP, FACP
Brittany Stovall, MD, FACP
Justin Durland, MD
Steve Saunders, MBBS, FACP, South Carolina Chapter, Governor
April Koon, South Carolina Chapter, Staff
Congratulations New Chapter Fellows
- Aniel Kottapalli Rao, MD FACP
- Nitesh Gandhi, MD FACP
- Osagie S Igiebor, MD FACP
- Shivani Sharma, MD FACP
- Pratikkumar Harsukhbhai Vekaria, MBBS FACP
- Susan S Li, MD FACP
- Purva Vijay Sharma, MD FACP
- Leon Buffaloe, MD FACP
- Nicholas P Dardes, DO FACP
- Emily A Huggins, MD FACP
- Meghan K Thomas, MD FACP
(April 2025) 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 2025
(January 2025) We’d like to bring attention to our local chapter members who will be presenting as faculty at ACP’s Internal Medicine Meeting 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana this April. Early-bird registration is available through January. For a full schedule or for more information on the meeting, click here.
Rita Bakhru: Ultrasound-Guided Central Venous Line Placement - Clinical Skills Center
Keith Barron: Ultrasound Portfolio Review - Clinical Skills Center
Keith Barron: Point-of-Care Ultrasound: Foundational Skills for Internal Medicine Physicians - April 1, 2025 | 8:00 AM-5:00 PM
Keith Barron: Point-of-Care Ultrasound: Foundational Skills for Internal Medicine Physicians - April 2, 2025 | 8:00 AM-5:00 PM
Jan Basile: Hypertension in 2025: Getting to the Goal - April 4, 2025 | 4:30 PM-5:30 PM
Joy Shen-Wagner: Point-of-Care Ultrasound: Foundational Skills for Internal Medicine Physicians - April 1, 2025 | 8:00 AM-5:00 PM
Joy Shen-Wagner: Point-of-Care Ultrasound: Foundational Skills for Internal Medicine Physicians - April 2, 2025 | 8:00 AM-5:00 PM
Michael Wagner: Key Findings on Cardiac Auscultation and POCUS - April 4, 2025 | 1:30 PM-3:30 PM
Michael Wagner: Key Findings on Cardiac Auscultation and POCUS - April 3, 2025 | 1:30 PM-3:30 PM
Michael Wagner: Point-of-Care Ultrasound: Foundational Skills for Internal Medicine Physicians - April 1, 2025 | 8:00 AM-5:00 PM
Michael Wagner: Point-of-Care Ultrasound: Foundational Skills for Internal Medicine Physicians - April 2, 2025 | 8:00 AM-5:00 PM
Michael Wagner: Ultrasound Portfolio Review - Clinical Skills Center
Congratulations New Chapter Fellows
- Andrew J Burgess, MD FACP
- Anand Pariyadath, 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.
Congratulations 2024 Chapter Award Winners!
We would like to recognize and congratulate our 2024 award winners.
Laureate Award – Harold G. Morse, MD, FACP
James McFarland Award (Excellence Award) – James McCallum, MD, FACP
Early Career Physician Award – Jilian R. Sansbury, MD, FACP, FHM, CHSE
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
- Meredith Eicken, MD FACP
- Scott M Lindhorst, MD FACP
- Prerana J Roth, 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.
Happy Anniversary to our Chapter Members!
5 Years
- William R Betz, MD FACP
- Nicholas P Dardes, DO
- Samuel G Dozier, MD FACP
- Aneta T Rusek, MD FACP
- Harmeet S Gill, MD
- Brittany K Stovall, MD FACP
- Xinlu Liu, MD FACP
- Phoebe Ling
- Alvin Lee Day, MD FACP
- Mason J Walgrave, MD
- Amina Majeed, MBBS
- Ravikumar J Patel, MBBS
- Mohamed Faris, MBBCh FACP
- Sarah B Wells, MD
- CHIDI ANUGOM, MBBS
- Erin Hays, MD
- Meredith Eicken, MD
- Peter A Donnan, MD
10 Years
- Erin B Marcotsis, MD
- Joseph W Mathews, MD FACP
- Carmen A Taype, MD PhD FACP
- Leslie D Wilke, DO
- Joseph R Narvaez, MD
- Amber Nicole Stroupe, DO FAAP FACP
- Steliyana Bakalova-Georgieva, MD
- Keith R Barron, MD FACP
- Charles M Collins, MD
- Wilbur Allen, MD FACP
- Parthivkumar N Kundaria, FACP
- William Bigelow, MD
- Sola Kim, MD
15 Years
- Saeeda Z Chowdhury, MBBS FACP
- Timothy M Callaway, MD FACP
- Emmanuel A Yirenkyi, MD
- Edward K Botse-Baidoo, MBchB FACP
- David Paul M Guirao, MD FACP
20 Years
- Emily S Foster, MD
- John M Rucker, MD
- Martin W Webb, MBBCh FACP
- Sivanthan Balachandran, MD FACP
- Andrea D Hucks, MD
- COL Jon DuBose, MC USA
- Kofi Appiah, MBchB
- Joseph F Messina, DO MBA FACP
- Shanon W Honney, MD FACP
(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.
Congratulations New Chapter Fellow
- Leah Reid, MD FACP
(April 2024) 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.
Congratulations New Chapter Fellows
- Jessica Cvinar, MD FACP
- Derlis C Fleitas Sosa, MD FACP
- Nate J Normand, MD FACP
- Dina L Sharps, DO FAC
- Brian Toston, DO 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.
2023 Chapter Excellence Award – Silver Winner
We are pleased to announce that our chapter is in receipt of the Silver Level of the 2023 Chapter Excellence Award! Only 11 chapters received the Silver Award. The award recognizes chapters that achieve excellence in chapter management. In order to achieve the Chapter Excellence Award, chapters must meet nineteen Bronze criteria and seventeen Silver criteria. Criteria include such activities as undertaking efforts to increase advocacy efforts, collaborating with stakeholders to increase visibility of the ACP, holding competitions for members, providing chapter financial reports to members, having Medical Student and Resident/Fellow members on the Governor's Advisory council, retaining transitional and unpaid members, giving awards to chapter members.
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.
Congratulations New Chapter Fellows
- Mohamed Faris, MBBCh FACP
- Seetharamprasad Madala, MD FACP
- Nicholas E Perkins, DO FACP
(July 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.
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.
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 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.
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.
Darien Davda, MD FACP
Xinlu Liu, MD FACP
Brittany K Stovall, MD FACP
Samuel G Dozier, 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 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.
- Alvin Lee Day, MD, FACP
- Adam C. Hughes, DO, FACP
- Christopher M. Wicker, 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!