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Central America Chapter News

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.

Chapter Excellence Award

Call for Spring 2025 Resolutions聽

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

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.听聽

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

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聽Spring 2025 Board of Governors Meeting is聽September 27, 2024.听

Share your good idea with us. Draft a resolution.听

We want to hear from you: Fall 2024 BOG Resolutions

(July 2024)聽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 by August 12.

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

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.听

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.听

(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 口袋女优 policy.)聽

Happy Anniversary to our Chapter Members!

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5 Years

  • German A Espino, MD FACP
  • Miguel A Mayo Di Bello, MD FACP
  • Omar Orlando Castillo Fernandez, MD FACP
  • Kay Tun Chang Trejos
  • Esperanza E Arosemena
  • Fernando Marquez, MD FACP
  • Monica R Pachar, MD FACP
  • Luis Carlos Morales Godinez, MD FACP
  • Jose MD Castro, MD FACP
  • Karla Rodriguez
  • Ricardo Ramos Castro, MD
  • Katiana E Castillo, MD FACP
  • Jose Andres Vargas Chaverri, MD
  • Rocio Arroyo, MD FACP
  • Mario A Nitsch Montiel, MD FACP
  • Henry S Mauricio, MD
  • Aurora Pastor, MD
  • Erika Burgos, MD
  • Hugo D Alonzo Borjas, MD

10 Years

  • Lineth Lopez, MD FACP
  • Yasser J Falla Berganza, MD
  • Carlos E. Orellana-Jimenez, MD

15 Years

  • Lillanis D Montilla, MD FACP
  • Nuvia Batista Rujano, MD FACP
  • Victor J Warner, MD FACP

20 Years

  • Daniel Abouganem, MD FACP
  • Rolando A Binns Halman, MD FACP
  • Juan P Bares, MD FACP
  • Julio Toro, MD FACP
  • Ligia Y Gonzalez Tobon, MD FACP
  • Dacsaris M Almengor, MD FACP
  • Rigoberto Samaniego, MD FACP
  • Jose Luis Franceschi Diaz, 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鈥檙e proud that you鈥檝e chosen us as your professional home, and we鈥檙e committed to remaining by your side鈥攁dvocating 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.

2024 John Tooker Evergreen Awards

(April 2024) The John Tooker Evergreen Awards Program provides opportunities to recognize the valuable contributions of ACP Chapters as they strive to enrich, educate, and engage membership. In 2024, ACP recognized ten winning chapters. Our Chapter received the 2024 John Tooker Evergreen Award for our initiative, Laureate Society Fellowship Program聽聽.

Increasing Membership and Pride of Being an Internal Medicine Specialist in Central and Latin America聽

The Central America Chapter strived to increase membership and pride in being an internal medicine specialist through a local Doctor鈥檚 Dilemma competition in their own Chapter and across other Latin countries. Doctor鈥檚 Dilemma is not new to the Chapter but traditionally, just three teams compete locally with participants from Panama, Costa Rica, and Guatemala. With this project and ECP leadership, we were able to include six teams from different Panamanian medical schools, develop a new team from El Salvador, Guatemala, and Costa Rica, and hold the final round of Doctor鈥檚 Dilemma at the Panamanian Society of Internal Medicine (SPMI). Champions of the Chapter promoted Doctor鈥檚 Dilemma at the Panamanian Society of Intensive Care, who later developed enacted the concept, and to the Mexico and Chile Chapters. The Chapter plans to increase local participation from other Latin countries to increase the visibility of ACP and their chapter.

For more information on the John Tooker Evergreen Awards, contact Dana Acord.

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 send your comments indicating whether or not you support a resolution by e-mailing us directly at panchi88@gmail.com, ikyulloa@hotmail.com聽by March 4, 2024

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(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 口袋女优 policy.)

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.听聽

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.听聽

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.听聽

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聽March 29, 2024.听

Share your good idea with us. Draft a resolution.听

Central America Abstract Competition - 2024 Submissions

(February 2024) Click on the links to view and listen to the presentation.听

Medical Students

Clinical Research

David Cedeno -聽Prevalencia de microorganismos en infecciones respiratorias agudas identificados mediante panel respiratorio en hospital privado de Panam谩. 2022-2023 ( | )

Clinical Vignette

Sofia Donoso -聽MELANOMA LENTIGINOSO ACRAL EN HALLUX DERECHO: REPORTE DE CASO CL脥NICO聽( | )

Stephanie Fernandez -聽C谩ncer de orofaringe asociado a VPH positivo: una patolog铆a con pron贸stico favorable.听( | )

Jose Gago -聽脷lcera Oral Como Presentaci贸n de Histoplasmosis: La Nueva Gran Imitadora聽( | )

Residents

Clinical Research

Abdullah Salehji -聽LINFOMA NO HODGKIN DE C脡LULAS B EN PANAM脕. DESCRIBIENDO LA REALIDAD NACIONAL ( | )

Jhoel Amores聽-聽Manifestaciones congestivas en falla card铆aca aguda: estudio descriptivo en un Servicio de Cardiolog铆a en Am茅rica Central聽 ( | )

Abdiel Demera -聽An谩lisis cl铆nico, microbiol贸gico y ecocardiogr谩fico de pacientes con endocarditis infecciosa en hospital de tercer nivel en Panam谩 2018 al 2019.听 ( | )

Clinical Vignette

Jusely Salamanca聽-聽Anemia hemol铆tica por anticuerpos fr铆os y calientes como manifestaci贸n inicial de lupus eritematoso sist茅mico聽 (Poster | )

Maria Gabriela Justavino Wong -聽Lisis tumoral espont谩nea con pancitopenia Reporte de caso de leucemia linfobl谩stica aguda de c茅lulas B sin expresi贸n en sangre perif茅rica聽 ( | )

Nellys Aranda -聽脷lceras orales recurrentes: Reto diagn贸stico y terap茅utico聽 ( | )

Ruben Mariscal -聽COLANGITIS BILIAR PRIMARIA EN PRESENTACI脫N EPIDEMIOL脫GICA INUSUAL, VARON DE 60 A脩OS聽 ( | )

Lorena Nunez -聽Cu谩druple etiolog铆a de shock simult谩neo como presentaci贸n inicial: a prop贸sito de un caso聽 ( | )

Melany Medina -聽S铆ndrome de Vena Cava Superior como complicaci贸n de Tumor No seminoma en mediastino medio聽 (Poster | )

Cristel Rodriguez -聽Videotorascopia como alternativa para diagn贸stico y manejo de efusi贸n pleural por Sarcoma de Kaposi聽 ( | )

Belgica Tejada -聽Granulomatosis con poliangitis, una enfermedad de instauraci贸n r谩pida.听 (Poster | )

Elvia Evers -聽S铆ndrome de sobreposici贸n: Hepatitis autoinmune-Colangitis Biliar Primaria聽 ( | )

Ana Diaz Caballero -聽Infarto tal谩mico izquierdo en paciente con foramen oval permeable聽 ( | )

Galindo Gonzalez -聽Consumo de coca铆na asociado a Glomerulonefritis Cresc茅ntica: una causa infrecuente de S铆ndrome Pulm贸n-Ri帽贸n ANCA-MPO positivo.听 ( | )

Maria Reyes Leyton -聽Degeneraci贸n cerebelar paraneopl谩sica como manifestaci贸n en carcinoma ductal invasor de mama聽 ( | )

Jorge Vallee -聽Infarto de miocardio recurrente en paciente con enfermedad arterial coronaria y s铆ndrome mieloproliferativo.听 ( | )

Jorge Vallee -聽Endocarditis infecciosa de v谩lvula a贸rtica nativa. La ecocardiograf铆a en la toma de decisiones cl铆nicas.听 ( | )

Cristel Rodriguez -聽Coinfecci贸n lepra, histoplasmosis y VIH: una asociaci贸n inevitablemente fatal聽 ( | )

Laura Velarde -聽Endocarditis Gonoc贸cica: Una complicaci贸n rara de una enfermedad frecuente.听 ( | )

Lucien Toribio -聽Tratamiento Exitoso de Meningoencefalitis Tuberculosa Drogoresistente en un paciente con SIDA: Un Reto Terap茅utico聽 ( | )

Onilis Rivera -聽Tetralog铆a de Fallot de Larga Supervivencia sin Tratamiento Quir煤rgico聽 ( | )

Onilis Rivera -聽Par谩lisis Facial Bilateral: Una Alteraci贸n Neurol贸gica Rara, como Manifestaci贸n de S铆ndrome de Guillain Barr猫聽 ( | )

Laura Velarde -聽Tumor neuroendocrino de pulm贸n: 鈥淯n caso at铆pico de Hemoptisis鈥澛 ( | )

Felix Liu Wu -聽Taponamiento Card铆aco como Presentaci贸n Inicial de C谩ncer Cervicouterino聽 ( | )

Felix Liu Wu -聽S铆ndrome Hemorr谩gico Pulmonar por Vasculitis C-ANCA Positivo聽 ( | )

Jaime Cham Liu -聽Leucoencefalopat铆a T贸xica Aguda : Una condici贸n a considerar en el siglo XXI聽 (Poster | )

Jose Morales -聽P煤rpura trombocitop茅nica tromb贸tica en el embarazo: La gran imitadora.听 ( | )

Jaime Cham Liu -聽Tuberculosis peritoneal, la simuladora de c谩ncer gastrointestinal.听 ( | )

Carmen Townshend -聽Hepatitis Autoinmune: opciones diagn贸sticas y terap茅uticas en nuestro medio聽 ( | )

Quality Improvement-Patient Safety

Abdiel Demera -聽Protocolo Interdisciplinario para la Prevenci贸n de la Neumon铆a Adquirida en Hospital No asociada a Ventilador聽 ( | )

Internal Medicine Meeting 2024 - April 18-20, 2024

Boston, Massachusetts

Share the knowledge. Share the experience. Share the savings!

This April, we will join together for 3 days of unmatched education and invaluable personal connections. ACP鈥檚 Internal Medicine Meeting is the place to find expert presenters, influential speakers, invigorating activities, and the sense of community that inspires pride in internal medicine.

International attendees receive substantial savings when you register a group of 10 or more! Don鈥檛 miss this opportunity! The Central America Chapter will be sending delegations from Panama and Costa Rica. Contact us by聽March 15, 2024 to join our delegations!

  • Discount off the Standard Access registration rate.听
  • Group rates not valid on Premium Access registration.听
  • All group registrations must be submitted together with one payment by one primary contact.

Note: Resident/Fellow Members, Physicians in-training, and Medical Students are not eligible for group discounts.

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Internal Medicine Meeting 2024

Chapter Speakers at Internal Medicine Meeting 2024

(December 2023) We鈥檇 like to bring attention to our local chapter members who will be presenting as faculty at 口袋女优鈥檚 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 .

Jose Acuna-Feoli Pre-course Point-of-Care Ultrasound: Foundational Skills for Internal Medicine Physicians Tuesday, April 16, 2024
Jose Acuna-Feoli Pre-course Point-of-Care Ultrasound: Foundational Skills for Internal Medicine Physicians Wednesday, April 17, 2024
Monica Pachar Workshop Caring for Migrants, Refugees, and Asylum Seekers: The Physician鈥檚 Role Saturday, April 20, 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.

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.

Congratulations New Chapter Fellows

  • Fernando A Diaz, MD FACP
  • Fernando Marquez, MD FACP
  • Ianyra Elizabeth Abrego, MD FACP
  • Fabio E Jaramillo, MD FACP

(November 2023) Congratulations to the Chapter's new Fellows. Fellowship in the College is an honor. Being an FACP庐 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 鈥 Gold Winner

Chapter Excellence Award Bronze 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.

Central America Abstract Competition - 2023 Submissions

(August 2023) Click on the link to listen to the presentation. (*) means you will need to download to listen.听

  • 聽-聽Vasculitis asociadas a ANCA, desaf铆o diagn贸stico de glomerulonefritis r谩pidamente progresiva: reporte de un caso
  • Diego Arcia聽* -聽Hipoacusia como manifestaci贸n inicial de granulomatosis con poliange铆tis
  • 聽-聽Enfermedad de creutzfeldt-jakob, un reto diagn贸stico: reporte de un caso
  • Veronica Billingslea聽* -聽Melioidosis cut谩nea cr贸nica: 聽la masa no neopl谩sica
  • Katherine Brooks聽* -聽Cirugi虂a Parafascicular Mi虂nimamente Invasiva en Pacientes con Hemorragia Intracerebral
  • Denise Cardoze聽* -聽El Caballo Disfrazado de Cebra: Presentaci贸n inusual de Nefropat铆a por IgA
  • 聽-聽S铆ncope recurrente como presentaci贸n de una displasia arritmog茅nica derecha: "Revisando el abordaje actual del s铆ncope"
  • Gabriel Copete聽* -聽Trastorno del espectro de neuromielitis 贸ptica. 隆Lo raro entre lo raro!
  • Daniela Cortes聽* -聽C谩ncer de pulm贸n con mutaci贸n en EGFR como neoplasia secundaria en paciente con S铆ndrome de Li Fraumeni
  • 聽-聽Hematomas m煤ltiples de etiolog铆a inusual en masculino de 34 a帽os
  • 聽-聽Tumor de tejidos blandos como presentaci贸n at铆pica de Linfoma de Burkitt espor谩dico. Reporte de caso
  • 聽-聽Etiolog铆a Inusual de Masa Mediast铆nica: Micosis End茅mica Profunda
  • Jason Goff聽* -聽Anemia Hemol铆tica Autoinmune por Anticuerpos Calientes como Manifestaci贸n de Lupus Eritematoso Sist茅mico
  • 聽-聽Caracter铆sticas metab贸licas en pacientes con infarto agudo de miocardio, del Hospital Santo Tom谩s, 2021-2022
  • 聽-聽Recurrencia tard铆a de carcinoma de c茅lulas renales en sitios inusuales: 驴latencia tumoral?
  • Melany Medina聽* -聽S铆ndrome de CLIPPERS: Un diagn贸stico del Siglo XXI
  • Natalia Paredes聽* -聽Fusariosis en paciente inmunosuprimido con VIH, pocos casos descritos
  • 聽-聽Colitis por Paracoccidioides en paciente Post-trasplantado: Una micosis profunda olvidada en Panam谩
  • Luis Velasquez聽* -聽Enteritis L煤pica con deficiencia de Hierro y Vitamina B12 en Paciente Masculino de 17 a帽os
  • Jorge Valle茅 -聽S铆ndrome Antisintetasa. Entidad Poco Frecuente Y Un Reto Diagn贸stico
  • Angel Wong聽* -聽Malaria por plasmodium falciparum: protozoario a considerar en nuestro medio

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鈥檚 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 New Chapter Fellows

  • Gabriel E Frago, MD FACP
  • Luis Carlos Morales Godinez, MD FACP

(July 2023) Congratulations to the Chapter's new Fellows. Fellowship in the College is an honor. Being an FACP庐 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.听聽

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聽is now available to download and will help, too.听The Guide聽was created to provide members a short overview of the resolutions process essentials and highlights critical ACP online resources you must use.听聽

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聽October 16, 2023.听聽

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聽on resolutions debated at the聽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.

Central America Chapter Receives the "Members' Choice" Mary Bieter Evergreen All Stars Award

Mary Bieter All Star Awards(May 2023) The Mary Bieter Evergreen All-Star Awards recognized exceptional and sustained chapter-initiated聽programs that supported and adapted to the Internal Medicine landscape in the United States and聽around the world.听聽ACP Members were asked to review and select All-Star nominations they believed were worth of recognition. The Central America Chapter received the Mary Bieter Evergreen All-Star Award for their initiative, Medical Education and Community Service for Promoting a More Holistic Internal Medicine Specialist.听

Medical Education and Community Service for Promoting a More Holistic Internal Medicine Specialist

With the COVID-19 pandemic, it was difficult for medical students and residents to continue their education and interact with the community. Using IT, Zoom, social media, innovation, and the principles and tools of ACP, medical students formed a council across five medical schools to initiate educational webinars and community service activities promoting healthy communities for students and their community. Having mobility restriction due to COVID-19, they interacted with NGOs that worked in the community to help them meet and exceed the council's goals. The program was able to continue in 2021 despite the continuation of COVID-19 waves; yet students continued volunteerism activities. They worked in residential home for the elderly and public maternity hospitals in addition to the regularly held educational activities. In 2022, they reorganized while COVID-19 trends remained low and were able to transfer this idea to form a Council of Residents in Guatemala that was very successful, increasing resident membership to more than 80%. They have initiated conversations with representatives of El Salvador to form a new council there and continue the principles of the ACP.

Central America聽Chapter Receives the 2023 John Tooker Evergreen Award

(May 2023) 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 Central America Chapter received the 2023聽John Tooker Evergreen Award for their initiative, Medical Education and Community Blossoming.

Medical Education and Community Blossoming

Students and residents participated in volunteer activities focused on the social determinants of health in their population which included the prevention of drug addiction and adolescent pregnancies. These activities prepared our students and residents to know the community they will serve in the future and help them work effectively in teams and developing leadership skills.

The Central America Chapter 's Guatemalan Residents from five medical programs developed a Council of Residents of the Occidental Region, Education, Volunteerism, and Well-Being Committees. The Chapter utilized Zoom, YouTube, and Instagram to share activities such as Doctor's Dilemma and Medical Education between Panama and Guatemala. The volunteerism activities prepared students and residents to better serve the needs of their communities, work effectively in teams, and develop leadership skills. After the Guatemalan Committees were formed, resident membership increased by 80% and the Central America's resident population grew by 60%.听聽

Chapter Members Elected to ACP Fellowship

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

Jermaine R Tomlinson, MD FACP

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

Global Reception at Internal Medicine Meeting 2023

(March 2023)聽If you鈥檙e attending IMM23, please join us at our global reception, to be held Thursday, April 27 from 7:30-9:00pm at HQ San Diego.听

This reception, featuring live entertainment, is open to all international attendees and their guests, as well as other attendees who are interested in meeting with leaders from ACP and internal medicine societies from around the world.鈥

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 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.

(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 口袋女优 policy.)

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.

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 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 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.

2023 Abstract Submissions Now Available

(January 2023)聽Abstract submissions for the 2023 Central America Chapter Meeting are now available on the News & Meetings page.听

Mary Bieter All Star Awards Voting Open

(December 2022)聽For the past 30 years, ACP has celebrated chapter-led programming through an annual awards program known as the John Tooker Evergreen Awards. This year we are celebrating the 30th year anniversary of this program through a special recognition program. The Mary Bieter Evergreen All-Stars Award program recognizes exceptional and sustained chapter-initiated programs that has supporting and adapted to the Internal Medicine landscape in the United States and around the world.

The goals of this program are to:

  • Celebrate chapter-initiated programs that align with ACP's priority themes;
  • Increase prominence of chapter programs by granting ACP's 161,000 membership base autonomy to select All-Star winners

Our chapter recently submitted "Medical Education and Community Service for Promoting a More Holistic Internal Medicine Specialist " and we need your help. For the first time in 30 years, ACP's 161,000 membership will be asked to vote on the All-Star nominations they believe are the best. If you're a Chapter聽 member, you have 3 votes. Review the nominations at acponline.org/allstars and vote today! Voting ends January 31, 2023.

Vote Now!聽

Board of Regents Action on Fall 2022 BOG Resolutions

(November 2022) A summary of Board of Regents (BOR) actions on resolutions debated at the聽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.

Premios ACP Centroam茅rica 2022

De parte del ACP Central America Chapter queremos agradecer y destacar a cada uno de estos miembros del 2022 que hicieron que sinti茅ramos orgullo que fueran parte de nuestro grupo con sus diferentes desaf铆os que atravesaron en la realizaci贸n de cada uno de sus proyectos llev谩ndolos a cabo con gran 茅xito.

Laureado: Dra. Ana Bel茅n Ara煤z, FACP

Subdirectora m茅dica Hospital Santo Tom谩s; Investigadora Asociada Instituto de Investigaciones Cient铆ficas y Servicios de Tecnolog铆a de Panam谩 (INDICASAT-AIP) y del Instituto Conmemorativo Gorgas; Medico Funcionario del Servicio de Enfermedades Infecciosas Hospital Santo Tom谩s;聽 Jefe m茅dico del Servicio de Enfermedades Infecciosas de The Panama Clinic; Coordinadora de Epidemiolog铆a de Cl铆nica Hospital San Fernando.听聽 Miembro del cap铆tulo de Centroam茅rica del 口袋女优 desde el a帽o 2005, electa Fellow desde el a帽o 2014. Miembro del Consejo del Gobernador desde hace m谩s de 5 a帽os.听 Ha dirigido por varios a帽os el concurso de Abstracts de m茅dicos residentes del Cap铆tulo de Centroam茅rica del 口袋女优.

Internal Medicine Resident: Dr. Alam Eduardo Guerra

Por su activa participaci贸n en la formaci贸n del Consejo de Residentes en Guatemala, con inclusi贸n de casi 60 nuevos m茅dicos residentes y realizaci贸n de m煤ltiples actividades de educaci贸n y voluntariado.

Medical Student: Akshita Ahir

Estudiante de medicina de la Universidad Latina.听 Coordinadora del Consejo de Estudiantes del cap铆tulo del 口袋女优.听 Coordinando los comit茅s de Educaci贸n, Voluntariado y Publicidad y m煤ltiples actividades a lo largo del a帽o 2022.

Early Career Physician: Dra. Katiana Castillo, FACP

Directora de Educaci贸n de m茅dicos residentes en el Hospital Manuel Amador Guerrero.听 Con participaci贸n de m煤ltiples actividades docentes en la Sociedad Paname帽a de Medicina Interna.Miembro del cap铆tulo desde el a帽o 2016 y elegida Fellow en Noviembre de 2022.

Women in Medicine: Dra. Ligia Gonz谩lez Tobon, FACP

Especialista en Medicina Interna, Geriatr铆a y Cuidados Paliativos.听聽 Trabaja en Hospital Regional Rafael Hern谩ndez de Chiriqu铆 y el Centro m茅dico Mae Lewis.听 Miembro del 口袋女优 desde 1995, electa Fellow en el a帽o 2015.听聽 Champion en Bienestar (Wellbeing) del 口袋女优, donde participa activamente.听聽 Reconocida por su trabajo en Cuidados Paliativos.

Premio a la Investigaci贸n: Dra. Karen Courville, FACP

Directora de Nefrolog铆a y del Programa de Di谩lisis y Hemodi谩lisis del Hospital Gustavo Nelson Collado. Presidenta de la Asociaci贸n de Nefrolog铆a de Panam谩. Investigadora activa en varios proyectos:聽 "Enfermedad renal cr贸nica de causa no tradicional en Panam谩 Centro"; "Citoquinas y Covid-19"; "Evaluaci贸n de seguridad y eficacia de la vacuna de Covid-19 en pacientes con Enfermedad Renal cr贸nica en di谩lisis en Panam谩"; "Caracterizaci贸n gen茅tica de enfermedad renal cr贸nica no tradicional en Panam谩", entre otras.听Reconocida como principal investigadora del area de Azuero por organizaciones nacionales e internacionales.

Hospitalist: Dra. Linda Navarro, FACP

Jefa del Servicio de Medicina Interna,聽 miembro del cap铆tulo desde el a帽o 2007.听 Electa Fellow en 2019. Ha fungido como secretaria del ACP y miembro del Consejo del Gobernador desde hace varios a帽os.

Estamos impresionados por sus grandes desempe帽os. Gracias por usar sus extraordinarios talentos para impulsar nuestro cap铆tulo de Central America.
隆Son unas grandes personas y unos excelentes profesionales!

Chapter Members Elected to ACP Fellowship

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

  • Jose L. Carvallo-Cesar, MD, FACP
  • Alexander Romero Guerra, MD, FACP
  • Norlan Barbon, MD, FACP
  • Alvaro Pachon Burgos, MD, FACP
  • Karen E. Carcamo De Villatoro, MD, FACP
  • Katiana E. Castillo, MD, FACP
  • Lisbeth Lopez, MD, FACP
  • Dimas Ariel Quiel, MD, FACP

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

Congratulations Dr. Jorge Sinclair on Mastership

(October 2022) We are excited to share that the Mastership Committee and the Board of Regents have approved Dr. Jorge Sinclair to receive an award recognition during the 2023 Internal Medicine Meeting in San Diego, California.

Mastership (MACP庐) ACP Bylaws state that Masters shall be Fellows who have been selected because of 鈥渋ntegrity, positions of honor, impact in practice or in medical research, or other attainments in science or in the art of medicine.鈥 Masters must be highly accomplished persons demonstrating impact in practice, leadership, or in medical research. Evidence of their achievements can come from many types of endeavors, such as renown within their field and/or ACP chapter, research, education, health care initiatives, volunteerism, administrative positions, care of patients, and service to their community.

One of the goals of the 口袋女优 is to 鈥渞ecognize excellence and distinguished contributions to internal medicine.鈥 As a way of achieving this goal, the College offers 21 awards and a number of Masterships each year. Annually, awardees and MACPs are honored at the Convocation ceremony held during the Internal Medicine meeting. A list of past awardees and MACPs may be found online at聽www.acponline.org/awardslist.