Ethics, Professionalism and Human Rights Committee

Charge

To formulate principles and policies on ethics, professionalism, and human rights for the Board of Regents, uphold high ethical standards in medicine and advise the College's Center for Ethics and Professionalism.

Composition (14)

Chair, who is a Regent; Vice-Chair, who is a Governor; 10 members, including at least one Regent, at least one Governor, one Resident/Fellow member, one Medical Student, and one Early Career Physician member.

The President and Chair of the Board of Regents are ex officio, voting members.

Terms

Chair, Vice Chair, and members serve one-year terms renewable up to three times for a total of four years, unless extended by the Chair, Board of Regents. The early career physician, medical student and resident/fellow member positions are appointed according to the BOR-approved policy for council appointments.

2026-27 Members

Noel Deep, MD, MACP, Chair (Regent)
Regional Medical Director
Aspirus Medical Group
Antigo, WI
Specialty: Internal Medicine

Alejandro Moreno, MBBS, MPH, JD, MACP, Vice Chair (Governor)
Assistant Dean of Clinical Integration
University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School
Austin, TX
Specialty: Internal Medicine

Alicia Arbaje, MD, MPH, PhD, FACP
Associate Professor of Medicine, Director of Transitional Care Research
Center for Transformative Geriatrics Research, Division of Geriatric Medicine, and Gerontology
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Baltimore, MD
Specialties: Internal Medicine, Geriatric Medicine

Micah W. Beachy, DO, FACP (Regent)
VP, Chief Quality Officer, and Associate Professor
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE
Specialty: Hospital Medicine

COL Tatjana P. Calvano, FACP, MC USA (Governor)
Internal Medicine/Infectious Disease Physician
Brooke Army Medical Center
San Antonio, TX
Specialties: Internal Medicine, Infectious Diseases

Erin DeMartino, MD
Critical Care Specialist
Pulmonologist
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN
Specialties: Internal Medicine, Pulmonology

Kyle E. Karches, MD, FACP
Associate Professor of Medicine and Health Care Ethics
St. Louis University
Saint Louis, MO
Specialty: Internal Medicine

Laurie J. Lyckholm, MD
Professor, Hematology/Oncology
West Virginia University School of Medicine
Morgantown, WV
Specialties: Internal Medicine, Hematology, Oncology and Palliative Medicine

Beth Popp, MD, FACP
Professor, Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Brooklyn, NY
Specialties: Internal Medicine, Palliative Medicine

Charles J. Hamori, MD, FACP (Chair, Board of Regents)
(ex officio)
Partner Emeritus, Southern California Permanente Medical Group
Voluntary Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine
UCSD Department of Medicine
La Mesa, CA
Specialty: Internal Medicine

Jan K. Carney, MD, MPH, MACP (President)
(ex officio)
Associate Dean for Public Health & Health Policy; Professor of Medicine; Chief, Division of Public Health
Larner College of Medicine at the University of Vermont
South Burlington, VT
Specialty: Internal Medicine

Beatrice Ojekunle (CSM)
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine Candidate
Touro University California
Sacramento, CA

Amanda Collar, MD, PhD (CRFM)
Chief Resident, STAR Physician-Scientist Training Program
University of California Los Angeles Health
Los Angeles, LA
Specialty: Internal Medicine

Amirala Pasha, DO, JD, FACP, FCLM (CECP)
Assistant Professor of Medicine
College of Medicine and Science, Mayo Clinic
Scottsdale, AZ
Specialty: Internal Medicine

Staff Liaison: Lois Snyder Sulmasy, JD, lsnyder@acponline.org

To contact any of these individuals, please consult the Member Directory (members only) or request assistance from acpgovernance@acponline.org.