Philadelphia, June 26, 2017 -- The 口袋女优 (ACP) has named Davoren Chick MD, FACP, as the organization鈥檚 Senior Vice President for Medical Education, effective September 1, 2017.
ACP made the selection after a recommendation from a national search committee for the largest medical specialty organization in the United States. Dr. Chick will succeed Patrick Alguire, MD, FACP, who is retiring after 19 years at 口袋女优, including the last six as Senior Vice President for Medical Education.
鈥淒r. Chick is an accomplished, creative, and well-respected medical educator, having designed curricula and taught and lectured nationally and internationally,鈥 said Darilyn Moyer, MD, FACP, ACP鈥檚 Executive Vice President and CEO. 鈥淲e look forward to having her help lead the 口袋女优鈥 medical education efforts and continuing to provide cutting-edge educational resources for internal medicine physicians.鈥
Dr. Chick will be responsible for the development and publication of ACP鈥檚 medical knowledge products and services, advancing career and faculty development in internal medicine, planning ACP鈥檚 annual scientific meeting and the development of ACP鈥檚 resources to help physicians prepare for certification and recertification and to meet their continuing medical educational needs.
Board certified in internal medicine, Dr. Chick has been a Fellow of ACP (FACP) since 2005. FACP is an honorary designation that recognizes ongoing individual service and contributions to the practice of medicine. She is a Deputy Editor of ACP鈥檚 Medical Knowledge Self-Assessment Program and has been an active member of ACP鈥檚 Michigan chapter.
Dr. Chick is an Associate Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine and Department of Learning Health Sciences at the University of Michigan Medical School. She has had numerous articles and book chapters published and she is active in medical education across the undergraduate, graduate, and continuing education spectrum, with multiple national roles. Her medical education research interests include curriculum development, competency-based education, competency assessment, and curricular outcomes.
Dr. Chick practices primary care internal medicine with the General Medicine Faculty at the University of Michigan and provides volunteer professional service at local free clinics. Among her national curricular products is caringwithcompassion.org, which supports clinicians who care for socioeconomically disadvantaged persons. This curriculum serves over 5,000 national learners across the health professions. She earned the Association of Program Directors in Internal Medicine 鈥淏est Program Innovation鈥 Award in 2014 and the Society of General Internal Medicine Midwest Clinical Educator Award in 2006.
Dr. Chick received her bachelor鈥檚 degree in Biochemical Sciences from Harvard University and her medical degree from Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons. She completed her internal medicine residency at Massachusetts General Hospital.
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