Every year @ACPinternists celebrates chapters with John Tooker Evergreen awards for creative achievements and innovative projects.
In 2020, we received 27 outstanding nominations for a wide variety of projects.
I would love to share some of these...

@aoglasser @MAACPGovernor

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Nominations came from all over the world & included projects varying from advocacy to education
From community service to collaboration.
From #highvaluecare to physician wellness.
Chapters recognised spanned the globe.
#IMProud of belonging to an organization built on this.

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Winners of the 2020 John Tooker Evergreen awards:

Colombia chapter of ACP under Governor Jairo Roa MD FACP - "Establishing the First Colombia Point of Care #POCUS Ultrasound Training Course in Internal Medicine"

@DRsonosRD
@aoglasser
@keirston_scott
@MastersPhilip
@PDX_Tom

Joint winners @AcpIndiana and ACP Chile in celebration of their "10 years of Sisterhood and Collaboration"
Congratulations Governors Bradley Sutter MD FACP and Luz M. Letelier MD FACP

@drjanetj @SusanHingle @MAACPGovernor @BillFoxMD @doctorbecca1

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New Jersey won for their "Community Outreach Project" with 8 Internal Medicine residency programs
Resident physicians volunteered time doing outreach in preventive health, raising immunisation rates, senior health & health literacy
Governors @jonshammash @SabaHasan39
@ACPNJ1
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A winning Advocacy Podcast Curriculum earned @PAChapterACP an Evergreen award as they reached out to educate & empower member advocates in state level health policy under Governors @LWardMD
Melissa A. McNeil MD MACP & Lawrence H. Jones MD FACP
@BobDohertyACP @SEricksonACP

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@Texas_ACP believes in "Healing the Healers: Building Resilience for Physicians" which brought them Evergreen status with their carefully planned and executed well-being curriculum targeting their members' needs over several yrs
Congrats to Governors
@peacock_md
@jackmyersmd

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An annual #WIM social media campaign highlighting current, past and future women in medicine designed by
@aoglasser with the assistance of @littleorphannie
@elizabeth_sazie chairs of CWP & @erynnbeeson
@jblank_pdx & Alison Shue MS3 earned @OregonACP
a 2020 Evergreen Award

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Special recognition went to 5 chapters:

@ArizonaACP for a carefully crafted program tailoring their Annual Scientific Program to needs of members led by Governor @DocPhx
@HawaiiAcp for "Rock the Docs" music and networking event under leadership of Governor @lisa_camara1

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@ACPMAChapter for an exemplary approach to Health & Public Policy engagement thru committee structure led by @MAACPGovernor

@WashACP for a targeted CME to educate clinicians on strategies to prevent firearms injuries & death thanks to Governor @HollonMD
#ThisisOurLane

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And finally, @NewYorkACP was recognised for 3 programs

A successful "Campaign to Support Legislation in NY to Permit Medical Exemptions Only for Immunizations"

An "Early Adopter Incentive Program: Helping Physicians Empower Patients" to change behavior

and..

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Updating their collaborative online Opioid and Pain Management curriculum aimed at helping clinicians meet NY requirements.
https://nyacp.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=3831…

@AlgaseLeslie @dhpomerantz @MCarneyMD
Parag Mehta, MD FACP & Jitendra Barmecha, MD FACP

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The Chapters Subcommittee which selects recipients of John Tooker Evergreen awards each year, congratulates the winning & recognised chapters for demonstrating excellence, innovation & inspiration.
We also thank all nominees for their hard work, innovation & dedication.