The American College of Physicians and Primary Care. Stephen Sisson MD FACP

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1 The American College of Physicians and Primary Care Stephen Sisson MD FACP

2 Objectives To review ACP and Maryland Chapter membership To review the ACP s strategic plan To review how the ACP addresses the needs of the primary care clinician 2

3 ACP Membership 35,301, 25% Member Categories 30,665, 22% Effective June 30, 2015,total membership is 143,000, including international membership of over 13,000. ACP has 58 domestic chapters and 18 international chapters. 23,833, 17% Fellows Members Resident/Fellow Medical Student 51,821, 37% 3

4 Big M membership characteristics 52% specialize in GIM; 34% in IM subspecialty; 8% in Hospital medicine 96% have some clinical activity; 70% mostly clinical Employment: 39% private practice; 34% Academic Hospital; 13% private hospital Early career physicians less likely to be male, Caucasian, subspecialist, and more likely employed in Hospital medicine 4

5 New Member Acquisition: Sources Total Terminating Associates Total Auto-Elected to Membership Percent Auto Elected July ,409 5, % July ,885 2, % July ,068 2, % July ,597 1, % July ,099 1, % July ,376 2, % July ,506 2, % July ,752 2, % 5

6 Maryland chapter Total members: % of all Maryland internists are members (rank 38) 26% of all Maryland IM subspecialists are members (rank 14) Membership category Masters: 20 Fellows: 552 Members: 994 Residents/Fellows: 511 Students: 390 6

7 Maryland chapter (2) Active Council Undergoing strategic plan development Two major meetings: Winter Scientific Meeting (January 29-30, 2016) Associates Meeting (April 7, 2016) 7

8 ACP Strategic Plan Mission: To enhance the quality and effectiveness of health care by fostering excellence and professionalism in the practice of medicine 8

9 ACP Strategic Plan To establish and promote the highest clinical standards and ethical ideals To be the foremost comprehensive education and information resource for all internists To advocate responsible positions on individual health and on public policy relating to health care for the benefit of the public, our patients, the medical profession, and our members 9

10 Goals (2) To serve the professional needs of the membership, support healthy lives for physicians, and advance internal medicine as a career To promote and conduct research to enhance the quality of practice, the education and continuing education of internists, and the attractiveness of internal medicine to physicians and the public To unify the many voices of internal medicine and its subspecialties for the benefit of our patients, our members, and our profession 10

11 Communicating the value of internal medicine Internal medicine physicians are specialists who apply scientific knowledge and clinical expertise to the diagnosis, treatment, and compassionate care of adults across the spectrum from health to complex illness 11

12 Priority initiatives Facilitate transitions to value-based payment and delivery models, including advocacy for: Changes in Medicare payment policies that reimburse services outside the face-to-face visit Identification of sound performance measures and their appropriate use Practice transformation to include patient-centered approaches to care 12

13 Representation model Chapter develops and vets a resolution; submits to ACP List of resolutions distributed to chapters Chapters form an opinion on each resolution Resolutions discussed and amended at Board of Governors (BOG) Amended version voted on, then sent to Board of Regents (BOR) BOR votes; passed resolutions go to appropriate committee 13

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21 The ACP and ABIM Meet monthly; communicate regularly Topics of interest: Certification exam Maintenance of certification requirements Costs associated 21

22 ACP and trainees Resident/fellow membership at reduced rate ($119) National meeting opportunities/competitions MKSAP at a reduced rate Provides IM-ITE to all training programs 22

23 Questions/Comments? 23