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Governor's Newsletter - December 2017
In This Issue:
Richard W. Burns, MD, FACP, ACP Governor
Governor's Message
Greetings ACP Colleagues,
Fall has been a busy time for the College, both locally and nationally. At the chapter level, please
help me congratulate Dan Goodenberger, MD, MACP, Missouri's new governor-elect designee.
Dr. Goodenberger has a wealth of leadership experience which will help move our Chapter
forward over the next few years. His term as governor starts in April 2019. I would like to thank
Beth Andes, MD, FACP and Megan Wren, MD, FACP for their candidacy as well.
So much of the time hot-button advocacy issues tend to grab headlines, but at the national level
ACP staff works just as hard on matters relevant to the practicing internist. In November, the
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced two new programs which reflect
'quiet' wins for the advocacy arm of ACP. The first, 'Patients Over Paperwork,' mirrors ACP's
current initiative, 'Patients Before Paperwork.' CMS would evaluate (and then amend) existing
regulations, allowing more time for physicians to spend treating patients. The second program,
'Meaningful Measures,' was created to eliminate regulatory issues deemed overly burdensome.
Want to help? Your response in ACP's data collection tool ("Administrative Tasks and Best
Practices Survey") can assist in providing important feedback to CMS.
I could list several more initiatives that go relatively unnoticed yet make a real difference. The
'house' of internal medicine is huge, and the challenge for ACP is to provide value for all,
regardless of membership class (Student to Master), practice location (community or academic),
or specialty (generalist, hospitalist or subspecialist care). If you look closely enough ACP offers
SOMETHING FOR EVERYBODY, and strives to deliver innovative programs, products and
services. Your membership makes all the difference! If you have ideas on how we can improve
either at the chapter or national level please contact me directly.
Last but not least, on behalf of the entire Missouri membership I'd like to give a huge THANK
YOU to Pat Mills, our longtime ACP Chapter Executive Director. Pat will be stepping down at
the end of this year to begin his new role as Executive Vice President for the Missouri State
Medical Association. To say that Pat has been the rock of our Chapter over the past two decades
would be an understatement. The good news? We get an excellent replacement in Sarah
Luebbert and Pat will remain available when we need to tap into his experience.
Happy holidays and I hope everyone has an opportunity to recharge and spend time with family
and friends.
Sincerely,
Richard W Burns MD FACP
Governor, Missouri ACP Chapter
Advocacy Day
The health and public policy committee has been planning the first Missouri ACP Advocacy
Day (click here for flyer). The event will be held on March 7, 2018, in Jefferson City beginning
at the Capitol Plaza Hotel and moving to the Capitol Building for legislative visits. We hope you
will plan to attend this event. There is no fee to attend, but an RSVP is needed. Please RSVP
online.
Governor-elect and meetings
Dan Goodenberger, MD, MACP, has been elected by the members of the Missouri Chapter to
serve as Governor-elect Designee. Dr. Goodenberger will start his term as Governor-elect after
the Annual Business Meeting in New Orleans, LA, on April 21, 2018, and will take office as
Governor in April of 2019.
Please join us in congratulating Dr. Goodenberger and in thanking Megan Wren, MD, FACP,
and Elizabeth Andes, MD, FACP for their candidacy.
Missouri Chapter CME Meeting
Nearly 300 physicians attended the annual chapter meeting at Tan-Tar-A in September. Those
attending earned up to 22.5 CME hours, including two ABIM SEP modules. Those claiming the
maximum MOC points ended up with 38.5 when completing the post-meeting quiz. In addition
to the updates in internal medicine, medical students met with IM Program Directors and Chiefs
to discuss the IM residency experience while IM residents had a cardiac ultrasound workshop led
by Natraj Katta, MD, FACP, from the Mizzou cardiology division. Please save the dates for our
next conference September 13-16, 2018, at Tan-Tar-A. Your Education Committee has
already begun the planning to include updates in diabetes, cardiology, geriatrics, uro-gyn, hemonc,
neurology and pain management.
Thank You for Nearly 20 Years of Service
The Missouri Chapter of ACP would like to thank Pat Mills for his nearly 20 years of service to
the chapter. Pat staffed Missouri Society of Internal Medicine beginning in 1994, and began
staffing ACP when the two groups merged in 1998. Pat has been instrumental in the growth of
ACP and the fall conference. He remains on the staff of the Missouri State Medical Association,
and will become the new Executive Vice President beginning January 1, 2018. Sarah Luebbert is
the incoming Executive Director.
IM18 - Internal Medicine Meeting
April 19-21, 2018
New Orleans, LA
The ACP Internal Medicine Meeting is regarded as the premier scientific meeting in internal
medicine. Each year, the American College of Physicians brings together physicians from around
the globe to experience the most comprehensive live educational event in internal medicine.
Attendees benefit from:
Chapter Receives Excellence Award
The Missouri Chapter is in receipt of the 2017 Chapter Excellence Award. The award recognizes
chapters that successfully meet the standards for managing a chapter. The Chapter has received
this award every year since it was created following the ACP-ASIM 1998 merger.
Council Election
Missouri ACP had five positions open to serve on the Council beginning in 2018. The winners of
the election include:
those who have served on the Council and those who continue to serve. The programs and efforts
of Missouri ACP would not be possible without the dedication of these individuals.
Missouri Chapter Laureate Award
William Taylor, MD, FACP, was recognized with the 2017 Missouri Chapter Laureate Award
during the Missouri Fall CME Meeting. This award honors those Fellows and Masters who have
demonstrated by their example and conduct an abiding commitment to excellence in medical
care, education, research, and service to their community, their Missouri Chapter and the
American College of Physicians. Additionally, they should have served their chapter with
distinction or in some clearly definable manner.
Resident Update
Submitted by Nathaniel Nolan, MD, MPH, PGY-2, University of Missouri-Columbia
This past year has been an exciting year for the residents and fellows of ACP! We had a very
successful Missouri ACP meeting at Lake of the Ozarks. Many of you saw our talented residents
and fellows present original cases, quality improvement projects, and innovative research at the
scientific assembly. Then we had the always thrilling Doctor's Dilemma, where the best and
brightest from amongst us competed in a fierce competition of medical knowledge. However,
what I am most excited to share are the big moves our council is making behind the scenes.
This past year, several residents have been working alongside me to help revive the Missouri
ACP Residents and Fellows Council. Just this fall we have created a council with elected
positions, something that has not existed for the past several years. At the last Missouri ACP
meeting we offered the first educational event targeted at residents and fellows - an ultrasound
workshop - which was a major success! We are hoping to continue offering such courses moving
forward. Our council is actively working to recruit more residents and fellows into Missouri
ACP to strengthen our section. My hope is that 2018 is going to be an even better year for us!
We appreciate the Missouri ACP's generous and continued support.
Student Update
Submitted by Ellen Kim SLU SOM & Diana Jung UMKC SOM
We thank the support of the Missouri Chapter of the ACP that helped bring a record number of
students attending the Missouri ACP conference in Tan-Tar-A on Saturday, September 16. We
are looking forward to the opportunity to reconvene and learn from the Advocacy Day in
Jefferson City on March 7.
At the school chapter level, the Internal Medicine Interest Groups (IMIG) continue to host events
related to both primary and specialty care. Many students have connected with physicians from
these events which has led to shadowing and research opportunities. Other events have focused
on the practice of humanistic medicine, refining history-taking, preparation for USMLE Step 1
and Step 2 exams, and residency match panels.
Student goals for the upcoming year include increasing interest for internal medicine as a career
choice, increasing overall student ACP membership, and emphasizing patient advocacy in a
student capacity.
This year we are expanding the student committee to include IMIG leaders from all the medical
campuses in Missouri. If you're a student leader at your school and would like to join the ACP
Missouri student committee and help coordinate events and share expertise, please let us know
(Diana Jung djn69@mail.umkc.edu and Ellen Kimellen.kim@health.slu.edu).
Poster Winners
Missouri once again had a full roster of posters from residents and students for the 2017 poster
competition held in conjunction with the Missouri Fall CME Meeting. The winners of the
competition, who will be entered in the IM18 Poster Contest, include:
Resident Clinical Vignette
Farzana Hoque, MD; St. Luke's; A Deadly Tunnel - Not to Be Taken
Resident QI/PT Safety
Oluwasayo Adeyemo, MD; Saint Louis University; Stop. Think. Does My Patient Need Those
Labs? A Quality Improvement Study to Promote Cost-Conscious Care
Resident Research
Tinashe Maduke, MD; St. Luke's; Monitoring the Use of Telemonitor: Evaluation of Adherence
of Choosing Wisely® Campaign
Student Clinical Vignette
Kristen Scheitler; University of Missouri - Columbia; Vancomycin-Induced Thrombocytopenia:
An Underreported Cause of Acute Thrombocytopenia in Hospitalized Patients?
Student Research Poster
Anastasia Evanoff; Washington University; Medical Marijuana Education
We thank those that entered their posters and the volunteers who judged the competition.
Washington University Wins Doctor's Dilemma
The Doctor's Dilemma team from Washington University School of Medicine/Barnes Jewish
Hospital won the Missouri contest and will be representing the Missouri Chapter of the ACP at
IM18 in New Orleans.
ACP Student Clerkship Awards
The ACP Clerkship Award honors medical students who have recently completed the third year
of training and who performed meritoriously in their junior year clinical clerkships for General
Internal Medicine. The 2017 recipients were:
ACP Student Physical Diagnosis Awards
The ACP Excellence in Physical Diagnosis Award recognizes outstanding second year students
based on their performance in Physical Diagnosis class. The 2017 recipients were:
2017 Book Award Winners
The following students were selected to receive the 2017 Missouri ACP Book Awards:
Calendar
March 7, 2018: Missouri ACP Advocacy Day
April 19-21, 2018: IM18, New Orleans, LA
Sept. 13-16, 2018: Missouri Chapter CME meeting, Osage Beach
April 11-13, 2019: IM19, Philadelphia
In This Issue:
- Governor's Message
- Advocacy Day
- Governor-elect and meetings
- Missouri Chapter CME Meeting
- Thank You for Nearly 20 Years of Service
- IM18 - Internal Medicine Meeting
- Chapter Receives Excellence Award
- Council Election
- Missouri Chapter Laureate Award
- Resident Update
- Student Update
- Poster Winners
- Washington University Wins Doctor's Dilemma
- ACP Student Clerkship Awards
- ACP Student Physical Diagnosis Awards
- 2017 Book Award Winners
- Calendar
Richard W. Burns, MD, FACP, ACP Governor
Governor's Message
Greetings ACP Colleagues,
Fall has been a busy time for the College, both locally and nationally. At the chapter level, please
help me congratulate Dan Goodenberger, MD, MACP, Missouri's new governor-elect designee.
Dr. Goodenberger has a wealth of leadership experience which will help move our Chapter
forward over the next few years. His term as governor starts in April 2019. I would like to thank
Beth Andes, MD, FACP and Megan Wren, MD, FACP for their candidacy as well.
So much of the time hot-button advocacy issues tend to grab headlines, but at the national level
ACP staff works just as hard on matters relevant to the practicing internist. In November, the
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced two new programs which reflect
'quiet' wins for the advocacy arm of ACP. The first, 'Patients Over Paperwork,' mirrors ACP's
current initiative, 'Patients Before Paperwork.' CMS would evaluate (and then amend) existing
regulations, allowing more time for physicians to spend treating patients. The second program,
'Meaningful Measures,' was created to eliminate regulatory issues deemed overly burdensome.
Want to help? Your response in ACP's data collection tool ("Administrative Tasks and Best
Practices Survey") can assist in providing important feedback to CMS.
I could list several more initiatives that go relatively unnoticed yet make a real difference. The
'house' of internal medicine is huge, and the challenge for ACP is to provide value for all,
regardless of membership class (Student to Master), practice location (community or academic),
or specialty (generalist, hospitalist or subspecialist care). If you look closely enough ACP offers
SOMETHING FOR EVERYBODY, and strives to deliver innovative programs, products and
services. Your membership makes all the difference! If you have ideas on how we can improve
either at the chapter or national level please contact me directly.
Last but not least, on behalf of the entire Missouri membership I'd like to give a huge THANK
YOU to Pat Mills, our longtime ACP Chapter Executive Director. Pat will be stepping down at
the end of this year to begin his new role as Executive Vice President for the Missouri State
Medical Association. To say that Pat has been the rock of our Chapter over the past two decades
would be an understatement. The good news? We get an excellent replacement in Sarah
Luebbert and Pat will remain available when we need to tap into his experience.
Happy holidays and I hope everyone has an opportunity to recharge and spend time with family
and friends.
Sincerely,
Richard W Burns MD FACP
Governor, Missouri ACP Chapter
Advocacy Day
The health and public policy committee has been planning the first Missouri ACP Advocacy
Day (click here for flyer). The event will be held on March 7, 2018, in Jefferson City beginning
at the Capitol Plaza Hotel and moving to the Capitol Building for legislative visits. We hope you
will plan to attend this event. There is no fee to attend, but an RSVP is needed. Please RSVP
online.
Governor-elect and meetings
Dan Goodenberger, MD, MACP, has been elected by the members of the Missouri Chapter to
serve as Governor-elect Designee. Dr. Goodenberger will start his term as Governor-elect after
the Annual Business Meeting in New Orleans, LA, on April 21, 2018, and will take office as
Governor in April of 2019.
Please join us in congratulating Dr. Goodenberger and in thanking Megan Wren, MD, FACP,
and Elizabeth Andes, MD, FACP for their candidacy.
Missouri Chapter CME Meeting
Nearly 300 physicians attended the annual chapter meeting at Tan-Tar-A in September. Those
attending earned up to 22.5 CME hours, including two ABIM SEP modules. Those claiming the
maximum MOC points ended up with 38.5 when completing the post-meeting quiz. In addition
to the updates in internal medicine, medical students met with IM Program Directors and Chiefs
to discuss the IM residency experience while IM residents had a cardiac ultrasound workshop led
by Natraj Katta, MD, FACP, from the Mizzou cardiology division. Please save the dates for our
next conference September 13-16, 2018, at Tan-Tar-A. Your Education Committee has
already begun the planning to include updates in diabetes, cardiology, geriatrics, uro-gyn, hemonc,
neurology and pain management.
Thank You for Nearly 20 Years of Service
The Missouri Chapter of ACP would like to thank Pat Mills for his nearly 20 years of service to
the chapter. Pat staffed Missouri Society of Internal Medicine beginning in 1994, and began
staffing ACP when the two groups merged in 1998. Pat has been instrumental in the growth of
ACP and the fall conference. He remains on the staff of the Missouri State Medical Association,
and will become the new Executive Vice President beginning January 1, 2018. Sarah Luebbert is
the incoming Executive Director.
IM18 - Internal Medicine Meeting
April 19-21, 2018
New Orleans, LA
The ACP Internal Medicine Meeting is regarded as the premier scientific meeting in internal
medicine. Each year, the American College of Physicians brings together physicians from around
the globe to experience the most comprehensive live educational event in internal medicine.
Attendees benefit from:
- Nationally recognized faculty
- Hands-on clinical skills instruction
- CME credit and MOC points
- A variety of learning formats
- Networking opportunities
Chapter Receives Excellence Award
The Missouri Chapter is in receipt of the 2017 Chapter Excellence Award. The award recognizes
chapters that successfully meet the standards for managing a chapter. The Chapter has received
this award every year since it was created following the ACP-ASIM 1998 merger.
Council Election
Missouri ACP had five positions open to serve on the Council beginning in 2018. The winners of
the election include:
- Ernie-Paul Barrette, MD, FACP, Clayton
- Kirsten Dunn, MD, Chesterfield
- Kristin Gillenwater, DO, Kansas City
- Mark Gregory, MD, FACP, St. Louis
- Amy Loden, MD, FACP, Ballwin
those who have served on the Council and those who continue to serve. The programs and efforts
of Missouri ACP would not be possible without the dedication of these individuals.
Missouri Chapter Laureate Award
William Taylor, MD, FACP, was recognized with the 2017 Missouri Chapter Laureate Award
during the Missouri Fall CME Meeting. This award honors those Fellows and Masters who have
demonstrated by their example and conduct an abiding commitment to excellence in medical
care, education, research, and service to their community, their Missouri Chapter and the
American College of Physicians. Additionally, they should have served their chapter with
distinction or in some clearly definable manner.
Resident Update
Submitted by Nathaniel Nolan, MD, MPH, PGY-2, University of Missouri-Columbia
This past year has been an exciting year for the residents and fellows of ACP! We had a very
successful Missouri ACP meeting at Lake of the Ozarks. Many of you saw our talented residents
and fellows present original cases, quality improvement projects, and innovative research at the
scientific assembly. Then we had the always thrilling Doctor's Dilemma, where the best and
brightest from amongst us competed in a fierce competition of medical knowledge. However,
what I am most excited to share are the big moves our council is making behind the scenes.
This past year, several residents have been working alongside me to help revive the Missouri
ACP Residents and Fellows Council. Just this fall we have created a council with elected
positions, something that has not existed for the past several years. At the last Missouri ACP
meeting we offered the first educational event targeted at residents and fellows - an ultrasound
workshop - which was a major success! We are hoping to continue offering such courses moving
forward. Our council is actively working to recruit more residents and fellows into Missouri
ACP to strengthen our section. My hope is that 2018 is going to be an even better year for us!
We appreciate the Missouri ACP's generous and continued support.
Student Update
Submitted by Ellen Kim SLU SOM & Diana Jung UMKC SOM
We thank the support of the Missouri Chapter of the ACP that helped bring a record number of
students attending the Missouri ACP conference in Tan-Tar-A on Saturday, September 16. We
are looking forward to the opportunity to reconvene and learn from the Advocacy Day in
Jefferson City on March 7.
At the school chapter level, the Internal Medicine Interest Groups (IMIG) continue to host events
related to both primary and specialty care. Many students have connected with physicians from
these events which has led to shadowing and research opportunities. Other events have focused
on the practice of humanistic medicine, refining history-taking, preparation for USMLE Step 1
and Step 2 exams, and residency match panels.
Student goals for the upcoming year include increasing interest for internal medicine as a career
choice, increasing overall student ACP membership, and emphasizing patient advocacy in a
student capacity.
This year we are expanding the student committee to include IMIG leaders from all the medical
campuses in Missouri. If you're a student leader at your school and would like to join the ACP
Missouri student committee and help coordinate events and share expertise, please let us know
(Diana Jung djn69@mail.umkc.edu and Ellen Kimellen.kim@health.slu.edu).
Poster Winners
Missouri once again had a full roster of posters from residents and students for the 2017 poster
competition held in conjunction with the Missouri Fall CME Meeting. The winners of the
competition, who will be entered in the IM18 Poster Contest, include:
Resident Clinical Vignette
Farzana Hoque, MD; St. Luke's; A Deadly Tunnel - Not to Be Taken
Resident QI/PT Safety
Oluwasayo Adeyemo, MD; Saint Louis University; Stop. Think. Does My Patient Need Those
Labs? A Quality Improvement Study to Promote Cost-Conscious Care
Resident Research
Tinashe Maduke, MD; St. Luke's; Monitoring the Use of Telemonitor: Evaluation of Adherence
of Choosing Wisely® Campaign
Student Clinical Vignette
Kristen Scheitler; University of Missouri - Columbia; Vancomycin-Induced Thrombocytopenia:
An Underreported Cause of Acute Thrombocytopenia in Hospitalized Patients?
Student Research Poster
Anastasia Evanoff; Washington University; Medical Marijuana Education
We thank those that entered their posters and the volunteers who judged the competition.
Washington University Wins Doctor's Dilemma
The Doctor's Dilemma team from Washington University School of Medicine/Barnes Jewish
Hospital won the Missouri contest and will be representing the Missouri Chapter of the ACP at
IM18 in New Orleans.
ACP Student Clerkship Awards
The ACP Clerkship Award honors medical students who have recently completed the third year
of training and who performed meritoriously in their junior year clinical clerkships for General
Internal Medicine. The 2017 recipients were:
- Jacob Groenendyk - Wash U
- Joanna Libby - SLU
- Alana Hofmann - UMKC
- Tyler Johnson - MU
ACP Student Physical Diagnosis Awards
The ACP Excellence in Physical Diagnosis Award recognizes outstanding second year students
based on their performance in Physical Diagnosis class. The 2017 recipients were:
- Elizabeth Graesser - Wash U
- Kasey Lierz - SLU
- Robert Link - UMKC
- Cody Holmes - MU
2017 Book Award Winners
The following students were selected to receive the 2017 Missouri ACP Book Awards:
- Coy D. Fitch, MD, MACP ACP Book Award, Saint Louis University: Woojin Joo
- Michael M. Karl, MD, MACP ACP Book Award, Washington University: Stephen Fuest
- Ashraf Gohar, MD ACP Book Award, UMKC: Luke Nayak
- Rochelle Parker, MD, FACP ACP Book Award, UMC: Ryan Rader
Calendar
March 7, 2018: Missouri ACP Advocacy Day
April 19-21, 2018: IM18, New Orleans, LA
Sept. 13-16, 2018: Missouri Chapter CME meeting, Osage Beach
April 11-13, 2019: IM19, Philadelphia