2015 Fall Newsletter

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Fall 2015 • Volume 19, Issue 1
American Board of Emergency Medicine
A Member Board of the American Board of Medical Specialties
FROM THE PRESIDENT
INSIDE
THIS ISSUE
MOC Updates
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ABEM IOM
Fellow Named
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Online ITE Pilot
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Call for
Nominations
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Resident Section of
the Website
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Lately, I have been thinking quite a bit about
the idea of “professionalism,” particularly as it
relates to Emergency Medicine (EM). If you
would kindly indulge me, I will share a
personal story. “Joe” is a patient who is well
known to everyone in my emergency
department (ED) because he is there so often.
No one knows his real or full name. Joe is
disabled. He suffers from severe and frequent
seizures and is confined to a wheelchair
because of an amputation of his leg secondary
to trauma. One of the amazing things about
Joe is his dog, an unofficial guide/companion
named “Lucky.” We never see Joe without
Lucky. Even the paramedics know Lucky; he is
with Joe when a seizure occurs and rides by
his side in the ambulance beside the gurney.
Whether due to not taking his medicine or
being unable to afford it, Joe sometimes ends
up in the ED weekly. Joe is what politicians,
accountants, and hospital administrators call
an “ER abuser.” Nonetheless, we always take
care of him and have formed an ongoing
relationship with him and with Lucky because
Lucky NEVER leaves Joe’s side. Joe is often in
the ED for hours waiting to wake up and be
alert enough to be discharged. If we try to take
Lucky outside for a walk or “do his business,”
he will not budge from his master’s side.
When it is time to go, he trots happily by the
side of Joe’s wheelchair and escorts him back
to the street where Joe lives somewhere.
About two months ago, we treated Joe in the
ED and discharged him as usual, in his
wheelchair with Lucky at his side. About three
hours later we saw something I will never
forget. At the doors to the ambulance
entrance, Lucky was pawing at the glass to
come in. Joe was nowhere in sight. The only
sign of Lucky’s owner was the empty leash
dragging behind him. We let Lucky in, he
barked a few times, and waited inside the ED
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Barry N. Heller, M.D.
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F ro m t h e P re s i d e n t c o n t i n u e d
looking out the glass doors toward the street. No one was willing to say what we all
were thinking: something had happened to Joe.
THE ABEM MISSION
To ensure the highest
standards in the
specialty of Emergency
Medicine.
About 15 minutes later, the paramedic radio let us know that paramedics were at the
scene of an accident. A hit-and-run driver had struck a man in a wheelchair who was
thrown from the impact and was now in critical and possibly grave condition:
bradycardic, apneic, and unresponsive. The ED was uncharacteristically silent as we
prepared the trauma room to receive the patient. As the paramedics arrived, I saw
one of my favorite nurses, Katie, hurrying from the room with tears on her cheeks.
“It’s Joe.” Uncharacteristically, Katie could not stay and help because she was
emotionally overwhelmed.
Joe did not survive. All through the resuscitation attempt, Lucky cowered silently
underneath a countertop at the nurses’ station. If a dog’s face can express sadness,
then this was surely the face of deep sorrow. When it was over, we let Lucky into the
room to jump up on the gurney, to lick Joe’s face, to try and awaken him, or perhaps
to say goodbye. I am happy to tell you that Katie took Lucky home that night and
bathed, groomed, and fed him. He was adopted by one of the paramedics. We
found out that Joe had been doing chores at a local church in return for permission
to sleep on the church grounds every now and then.
As an emergency physician, I try not to take too much home with me—there is too
much emotion, sorrow, and human cruelty to absorb. But this was a situation I
could not get out of my mind. How is it that a dog knows, when his companion is
injured, to walk several miles to the ED where his master is always made well again?
How is it that we, all of us, came to care so much about a homeless man whose
name we don’t even know? How is it that we can learn so much about compassion
and kindness, even grace, from such a sorrowful turn of events?
This publication is
available at
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There is much talk these days about “professionalism” in medicine. We acknowledge
it in the core competencies of our medical education, in the Milestones project
during residency training, and in board certification, particularly in Maintenance of
Certification (MOC). When asked to define “professionalism,” most use words such
as empathy, integrity, caring, and humanism, not far followed by a discussion of
communication skills, work ethic, and wellness. More importantly, how do we
observe, teach, and measure professionalism? Though I am reluctant to use Justice
Stewart’s quote as a metaphor, I suspect most people would say it is like
pornography: “I can’t define it, but I know it when I see it.”
This is particularly relevant to ABEM, as emergency physicians are being asked by a
wide variety of groups—hospital medical staffs, administrators, government
agencies, insurance providers, and the ABMS—to strive for professionalism, and pay
attention to this aspect of our practice. How then, should we best reply and comply?
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Though I think patient satisfaction surveys can offer some valuable information for
individual practices, I suspect most would agree these are unsuitable markers for the
breadth of professionalism. I still do not have a good sense of how it might be
measured or even taught once becoming seasoned emergency physicians.
My wife and I used to joke about raising kids and how we hoped we had not ruined
ours, because we understood they seemed “cooked” by the time they reached middle
school. I wonder if professionalism is similar—is it perhaps a personality trait that is
well ingrained even before medical school? Is it common courtesy, kindness, and
politeness that are all expressed in their fullness by the time we reach college, let
alone begin practicing as physicians?
ABEM is embarking on a research project
with the goal of more clearly defining
professionalism in the hope of finding ways
to measure and improve that aspect of our
practices. This is an ambitious—some
might say, unattainable—goal. However, if
we as a specialty do not make this effort,
someone else who does not have the
understanding or experience to define or
measure “professionalism” in EM will.
If we as a specialty do not
make this effort, someone else
who does not have the
understanding or experience
to define or measure
“professionalism” in EM will.
You can be certain that ABEM board certification and MOC will be a testament to
your knowledge, skills, and abilities in the science of EM. We continue to find ways to
address the “art” of Emergency Medicine. For now, professionalism is captured in
medical school performance, residency behaviors, and disciplinary actions taken by
medical staff or state medical boards. Whether it is appropriate or even possible for a
medical specialty board such as ABEM to capture something more remains to be seen.
I feel that in a larger sense, with all the recent discussions of health care, insurance,
and malpractice reforms, as well as concern about cutting costs and the consolidation
of providers and hospitals, we must not lose sight of professionalism. We often feel
beset on all sides by others wanting to control our practices, burdening us with
regulations, and encouraging quantity of care over quality of care. Along with the
EMR, these all serve to put more distance between us and our patients. I hope that we
never lose sight of what the founders of our specialty fought so hard to establish.
Even as Lucky the dog knew, we as emergency physicians take care of everyone and
anyone, at any time, and with any medical problem. Furthermore, being ABEM
diplomates, we assure all of our patients that they receive the best possible care.
It is my hope that no matter what changes lie ahead, Emergency Medicine will
continue to encourage excellence and professionalism in such a way that we will
always have a treasured place for those who would cry at the death of a homeless
man. I cannot think of anything more professional.
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ABEM Maintenance of
Certification (MOC)
An ABMS Maintenance of Certification® Program
Check your MOC requirements to see what you have completed and what you need to complete.
Follow these steps to access your requirements and status:
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Go to www.abem.org
Click the green “Sign In to Your ABEM MOC Personal Page” arrow
Enter your User ID and Password
If you have any questions, you can send an email to [email protected], or call 517-332-4800, extension 383.
MOC Updates
Availability of Subspecialty LLSA Activities
Emergency Medicine (EM) diplomates now have
access to subspecialty LLSA tests in Medical
Toxicology (MedTox) and Emergency Medical
Services (EMS). The subspecialty LLSA tests also
have optional CME activities. The costs are the
same as the EM LLSA tests and CME activities. If
you have an area of interest that you would like
to brush up on that is not included in your usual
literature reviews or EM LLSA reading lists, taking
a subspecialty LLSA test is another opportunity
available to you. Subspecialty LLSA tests you pass
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count toward your EM LLSA requirements. The
tests and CME activities can be accessed on the
ABEM website in the same manner as the EM
tests and CME activities. Go to www.abem.org,
sign in to your ABEM MOC Personal Page, and
click on the “LLSA tests” button on your MOC
Requirements and Status grid. Remember, if you
would like to participate in the optional CME
activity, you must register and pay for the CME
before starting the LLSA test. If you have any
questions, please email [email protected], or call
517-332-4800, extension 383.
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Strategies for Meeting MOC Requirements
required credits varies based on the year your
certification expires. But remember, the amount
of credits per year is an annual average.
Here are a few tips to help you stay current with
your ABEM MOC Program requirements:
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Take an LLSA test nearly every year. Four tests are
required every five years. Taking about one test
per year will allow you to meet your
requirement. Be sure to check when you are
required to take the Patient Safety LLSA test.
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Sign up for optional LLSA CME activities. This is
an easy and inexpensive way to help meet your
CME requirement. Another is applying for the
60 credits that the AMA provides for passing
the Oral Certification Examination and the
ConCert™ Examination. The CME requirement
is being phased in, so the total number of
Take the ConCert™ Examination early. You can
take the ConCert™ Examination any time
during your last five years of certification. If
you pass the exam, your certification dates will
not be reset. Your current certificate expiration
date will remain the same even if you
complete all of your ABEM MOC Program
requirements early. Diplomates who take the
examination early and do not pass it will not
lose their certification, and will have until the
end of their current certification to pass the
examination.
MOC Components Renamed
ABEM has begun using slightly different terms for
the components of its MOC Program (see below).
The change has been made in conjunction with the
implementation of the American Board of Medical
Specialties (ABMS) 2015 Standards. ABEM, along
with the other 23 ABMS Member Boards, agreed to
adopt common terminology that reflects the
continuous nature of the program. This makes it
easier for the public and other physicians to
understand that all certified physicians participate
in the same type of learning and practice
improvement processes.
The ABEM MOC Program remains the same. It is
still a program of continuous professional
development and a formal means of evaluating a
diplomate’s continued knowledge and
performance in EM. The activity names and
requirements remain the same. Changes to the
terminology on the website will be made gradually,
so you may continue to see references to the
current component names while ABEM makes the
transition to the new component names.
ABEM MOC Program Components
Previous Name
Professional Standing
Lifelong Learning and Self Assessment (LLSA)
Assessment of Cognitive Expertise
Assessment of Practice Performance (APP)
New Name
Professionalism and Professional Standing (PPS)
Lifelong Learning and Self-Assessment (LLS)
Assessment of Knowledge, Judgement, and Skills (KJS)
Improvement in Medical Practice (IMP)
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2015 ConCert™ Standard and Scores
ABEM policy requires that examination scores be
sent to test takers within 90 days of an
examination, although in the recent past, scores
were typically mailed between 45-60 days. This
year, a new passing standard for the ConCert™
Examination will be determined, which may or
may not affect the passing score. The 2015
ConCert™ Examination incorporated the 2013 EM
Model and a detailed description of what a board
certified emergency physician knows and is able
to do (their knowledge, skills, and abilities, or
KSAs). The revised testing specifications warrant
reconsideration of the existing passing score
criteria. The process for setting the passing score is
based on several decades of study by specialists in
testing science, and is considered a best practice
in the field. The ConCert™ Examination will
continue to be criterion referenced; that is, ABEM
will not use curves, quotas, or percentage passing
for setting any passing score. However, the need
to go through this process—which requires a
review of each question by a panel of clinically
active diplomates—will likely result in the final
scores being mailed later than the 45-60 days that
have been characteristic the last several years.
Scores will be mailed within the 90 days required
by policy. Scores will also be available on the
ABEM website via your Personal Page. Additional
information is available on the ABEM website at
www.abem.org/ConCert-Passing-Standard. If you
have any questions, please email [email protected],
or call 517-332-4800, extension 338.
Does Your Certification Expire in 2015?
If your certification expires in 2015, you have MOC requirements due by December 31, 2015.
Remember, you can pass the ConCert™ Examination, but still not have your certification renewed.
This can occur if you have any outstanding LLSA tests, CME credits, or IMP requirements. All of
your MOC requirements must be completed by December 31, 2015, to renew your certification.
Does Your Certification Expire in 2020?
If your certification expires in 2020, you have MOC requirements due by December 31, 2015.
By that date, you must have:
• Passed 4 LLSA tests
• Completed and attested to 1 Practice Improvement activity
• Completed and attested to 1 Communications / Professionalism activity
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ABEM Projects and Activities
Recognizing 30 Years of Board Certification
In recognition of their dedication to the specialty
of Emergency Medicine (EM), commitment to
continuous professional development, and the
provision of compassionate, quality care to all
patients, ABEM acknowledges physicians who have
marked 30 years of being ABEM–board certified
with a special certificate. The 2015 recipients
included those physicians who had been board
certified for 30 years as of December 31, 2014.
ABEM congratulates the over 460 diplomates
who accomplished this milestone! A list of the
recipients is included in this issue of the Memo,
and is also available on the ABEM website at
www.abem.org/30-Year-Certificates.
Certificates are awarded annually to diplomates
who achieve this milestone.
IOM Selects First ABEM Fellow
The Institute of Medicine (IOM) selected its first
American Board of Emergency Medicine Fellow:
Hanni M. Stoklosa, M.D., M.P.H. Dr. Stoklosa
received her medical degree from Tufts University,
her M.P.H. from the Harvard T. H. Chan School of
Public Health, and completed her EM residency at
Brigham and Women’s Hospital. An attending
physician at Brigham and Women's Hospital,
Dr. Stoklosa is an accomplished scholar, teacher,
researcher, and international human rights
advocate. ABEM endowed this fellowship in 2014.
Hanni M. Stoklosa, M.D., M.P.H.
Board Eligibility
January 1, 2015, marks the date ABEM began
recognizing the term board eligible. Physicians
who have not yet achieved certification are
considered board eligible on that date or the date
that they graduate from an ACGME-accredited EM
program. They will remain board eligible for five
years after that date whether or not they have
applied for certification. Physicians will not have
any additional eligibility requirements under the
policy if they apply for certification, take and pass
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the first Qualifying Examination available to them,
and take and pass the first Oral Certification
Examination available to them. If there is a delay
in any of these three activities, physicians will have
additional requirements (LLSA tests and CME)
until they become board certified. Details are
available on the ABEM website at
www.abem.org/Board-Eligibility. If you have
questions, you can email [email protected] or
call 517-332-4800, extension 384.
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Resident Photo Contest
This year, ABEM sponsored a photography contest
themed “EM: From the Inside,” open to all EM
residents and subspecialty fellows. The contest
sought images that provided the perspective of the
emergency physician. Juror’s Choice Awards were
presented to two photographers, Jennifer
Shangkuan, M.D., for “Ambulance Bay after a Busy
Night,” and Benjamin Thomas, M.D., for “Focus.”
Both physicians also received Honorable Mentions
for their entries, “14 Story Human Chain”
(Dr. Shangkuan), and “Pulse” and “Precision”
(Dr. Thomas, two awards). The winners were
selected from among 50 photos submitted by 18
residents and fellows.
Jennifer Shangkuan, M.D.
Dr. Shangkuan is a third-year EM resident at the
New York University School of Medicine in New
York, New York. Dr. Thomas is a second-year EM
resident at the Alameda Health System–
Highland Hospital in Oakland, California. Their
photos are prominently displayed at ABEM
headquarters, and can be viewed on the ABEM
website at www.abem.org/photo-contest.
Benjamin Thomas, M.D.
Residency Programs:
Sign Up to Participate in the Online ITE Pilot!
ABEM is seeking residency programs to
participate in a pilot that will test the feasibility
of providing the In-training Examination online.
The results of the pilot will determine whether
ABEM will transition to the online format.
Participating programs will receive the usual
paper-and-pencil exams as a backup should they
experience technical difficulties. The cost to
participate in the pilot is the same as for the
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paper-and-pencil version. Additional information
is available on the ABEM website. Go to
www.abem.org/ABEM-FAQs and click on “Online
ITE Pilot FAQs” located under the “Other FAQs”
header. Programs that wish to sign up to
participate or have questions should contact the
ABEM office at 517-332-4800, extension 388, or
email [email protected]. The deadline to
volunteer is October 31, 2015.
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2015-2016 Executive Committee
At its summer 2015 meeting, ABEM elected the
following directors to the 2015-2016 Executive
Committee (pictured below from left to right):
Terry Kowalenko, M.D., Secretary-Treasurer
Robert L. Muelleman, M.D., Member-at-Large
Barry N. Heller, M.D., President
Michael L. Carius, M.D., President-Elect
Francis L. Counselman, M.D.,
Immediate-Past-President
Retiring Board Members
ABEM wishes to thank the three directors who
recently completed their terms of service on the
ABEM Board of Directors: James H. Jones, M.D.;
Rebecca Smith-Coggins, M.D.; and
Robert W. Strauss, M.D. Dr. Jones’s first term
began in 2005, and he served as President of the
Board in 2013-2014. Dr. Smith-Coggins began
her service in 2007, and served as
Senior Member-at-Large of the Executive
Committee in 2013-2014. Dr. Strauss joined the
Board in 2007 and was Senior Member-at-Large
in 2014-2015. Each added their expertise in
multiple venues, including serving on a variety of
committees and task forces, and as examination
editors. All three continue to serve the Board as
senior directors, oral examiners, and participants
in the Residency Visitation Program. Thank you
again for your service!
Pictured left to right:
James H. Jones, M.D.;
Rebecca Smith-Coggins, M.D.;
and Robert W. Strauss, M.D.
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Call for Director Nominations
The Board of Directors will elect two new members
at its February 2016 meeting. One position will be
elected from the EM community-at-large, and the
other from a slate provided by the American
College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP, which is
an ABEM sponsor). Nominee requirements, a
nomination form, and a list of other required
documentation are available on the ABEM website.
Go to www.abem.org/Nominations. Nominations
with complete documentation are due to ABEM by
December 1, 2015.
2014-2015 Annual Report and Video Available Online
The 2014-2015 ABEM Annual Report and
corresponding ABEM Accomplishments video are
available on the ABEM website. The report includes
a message from ABEM’s 2014-2015 President,
Francis L. Counselman, M.D., and information and
statistics about ABEM diplomates, examinations,
and MOC activities. In the video, Dr. Counselman
discusses ABEM’s activities during the past year,
including those aimed at increasing the value of
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MOC for diplomates, and synopses of peer-reviewed
research papers pointing to the evidence that
ABEM’s MOC activities improve physician practice.
To access the report, go to
www.abem.org/Annual-Report. The video can be
viewed at www.abem.org/Accomplishments-Video.
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Resident Section Added to Website
ABEM has expanded its website to include a
section devoted to EM residents. Organized
according to a training timeline, it provides
residents information and resources to use
during the course of their training.
regarding the Residency Visitation Program
(RVP), which provides each ACGME-accredited
EM residency program a visit every three to four
years by a member of the Board of Directors to
provide information about ABEM and the
certification process. Residents have the
opportunity to ask questions and provide
feedback through this section of the website.
The timeline includes information on the
In-training Examination, a guide to the
certification process, and background on the EM
Model and Milestones. Also included are details
View the new section at www.abem.org/Residents.
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Oral Examiner Awards, Spring 2015
During the opening General Session at each
Oral Certification Examination administration,
ABEM presents awards to oral examiners based
on the number of examinations in which they
have participated. In acknowledgement of their
generous service to the Board’s examination
process, ABEM recognized 16 examiners at the
spring 2015 Oral Certification Examination.
The Board of Directors sincerely appreciates the
many contributions these individuals have made
over their years of service to ABEM’s Oral
Certification Examination program. The awards
were presented by Francis L. Counselman, M.D.,
President, and Barry N. Heller, M.D., Chair of
the Test Administration Committee, on behalf of
the Board.
CLOCK – 8 Exams
PLAQUE – 16 Exams
Dr. Counselman (left) and Dr. Heller (right) presented the award to
Mona K. Shah, M.D.; Philip H. Shayne, M.D.; Robert A. Partridge, M.D.;
Michael H. Luszczak, D.O.; Eric A. Gross, M.D.; Achyut Kamat, M.D.; and
David S. Bullard, M.D.
Dr. Counselman (left) and Dr. Heller (right) presented the award to
Suzanne R. White, M.D.; Michael A. Turturro, M.D.; Gus M. Garmel, M.D.;
Felix Ankel, M.D.; E. Jedd Roe, M.D.; and Steven H. Bowman, M.D.
Dr. Counselman was also awarded a plaque.
HOURGLASS – 24 Exams
Dr. Counselman (left) and Dr. Heller (right) presented the award to
James V. Antinori, M.D.; and Louis J. Ling, M.D.
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ABEM Reference and Access Information
Reference information appears in many ABEM publications and on the ABEM website. ABEM refreshes this
information periodically. For the most current information on Board policies, application and examination
registration dates, examination dates, statistics, and other items of interest, please visit www.abem.org or
contact ABEM at 517-332-4800.
Examination Dates 2015–2016
EMERGENCY MEDICINE
MEDICAL TOXICOLOGY
Qualifying
November 16-21, 2015
Certification
October 28, 2016
Oral Certification
MOC Cognitive Expertise Examination
November 4, 2016
SPRING
April 9-11, 2016
PAIN MEDICINE
FALL
October 8-10, 2016
Certification
September 17, 2016
Continuous Certification (ConCert™)
September 12-17, 2016
PEDIATRIC EMERGENCY MEDICINE
Certification
The next examination will be held in 2017
ABEM MOC LLSA
Continuous on the ABEM website
ANESTHESIOLOGY-CRITICAL
CARE MEDICINE
MOC Cognitive Expertise Examinations
The next examinations will be held in spring and
fall 2017
Certification
August 13, 2016
SPORTS MEDICINE
EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES
Certification and Recertification
SUMMER
July 13-16, 2016
Certification
November 9, 2015
FALL
November 16-21, 2015
HOSPICE and PALLIATIVE MEDICINE
Certification and Maintenance of Certification
November 7, 2016
INTERNAL MEDICINE –
CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE
UNDERSEA AND HYPERBARIC MEDICINE
Certification
The next examination will be held in 2016
Recertification
November 8, 2015 (Los Angeles, CA)
Certification
October 19, 2015
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2015 Recipients of ABEM 30-Year Certificate
Nelio S. Abrenica, M.D.
Eric Mark Alcouloumre, M.D.
Salvatore N. Alfano, M.D.
Jeanne Marie Alicandro, M.D.
Steven J. Alt, M.D.
James T. Amsterdam, M.D.
Thomas G. Anderson, M.D.
William Carl Anderson III, M.D.
Roy Stephen Antelyes, M.D.
Robert Gordon Anthony, M.D.
Robert L. Apter, M.D.
Onik T. Arian, M.D.
Jai Dev Arya, M.D.
Indira Atluri, M.D.
Brian Murray Auld, M.D.
Dennis Owen Backstrom, M.D.
Dudley Clifford Backup, M.D.
Gary James Baggett, D.O.
Michal Lucile Baird, M.D.
Carlos R. Barberis, M.D.
Donald G. Bartlett, M.D.
James Edwin Barton, M.D.
Edward A. Bayer, M.D.
Daniel James Beless, M.D.
Steven Niels Benaron, M.D.
Richard S. Benedon, M.D.
Nicholas Herod Benson, M.D.
Brian George Berg, M.D.
Timothy Mark Bernett, M.D.
William H. Bickell, M.D.
Louis Stewart Binder, M.D.†
Herbert G. Bivins, M.D.
Carl N. Blegen, M.D.
John R. Boardman, M.D.
Bruce Charles Bollinger, M.D.
Samuel Allen Booth, M.D.
Marc Alan Borenstein, M.D.
Craig Lynn Bosley, M.D.
Roger W. Boswell, M.D.
Michel J. Boulanger Jr., M.D.
Carl Boyar, M.D.
Douglas P. Boyink, M.D.
John Charles Bradford, D.O.
Richard LeQueux Bradner, M.D.
Philip George Broeckel, M.D.
Laurence Winfield Brooks, M.D.
Steven Craig Broome, M.D.†
James Craig Bruestle, M.D.
Michael John Buchele, M.D.
Norman Louis Burak, M.D.
John Michael Burnley, M.D.
Howard William Burns, M.D.
Stanley Johns Callister, M.D.
James Douglas Cameron, M.D.
Keith L. Cardell, M.D.
Richard C. Carey, D.O.
Michael Lee Carius, M.D.
Curtis L. Caughey, M.D.
Shu Boung Chan, M.D.
Harry L. Chen, M.D.
Wellington Chen, M.D.
Carey Douglas Chisholm, M.D.
Ravinder Chopra, M.D.
Randolph Philip Christianson, M.D.
John R. Ciliberti, M.D.
William Barnard Clem III, M.D.
Samuel M. Cleveland, D.O.
Robert C. Cockrell, M.D.
Terry Bruce Cohen, M.D.
D. Clarke Cole, M.D.
Stanley Wayne Combs, M.D.
Patrick Norvell Connell, M.D.
Helene Connolly, M.D.
Lily Christine Anne Conrad, M.D.
Kenneth Alan Corre, M.D.
Adam Costarella, M.D.
Edward Coughlin, M.D.
Bernard James Crain, M.D.
Patrick James Crocker, D.O.
Bruce Wellman Cummings, D.O.
Rosemary Cook Cunningham, M.D.
Joseph Richard Danna, M.D.
Sarah B. d'Autremont, M.D.
Paul Thomas David, M.D.
Howard Zeleg Davis, M.D.
David S. Davis, M.D.
Richard Alan De Angelo, M.D.
Fredric de Picciotto, M.D.
Christopher J. Degnen, M.D.
John V. DeSimone, M.D.
Richard DiIlio, M.D.
Mary Jane Dinneen, M.D.
Bruce Donenberg, M.D.
Edmund D'Orazio, M.D.
Richard Wesley Dorosh, M.D.
Edward Jay Downs, M.D.
Michael John Doyle, M.D.
John Drstvensek, M.D.
Susan E. Dufel, M.D.
James V. Dunford Jr., M.D.
William Edward Durston, M.D.
Henry Edelstein, M.D.
Joe Eggebeen, M.D.
Eric Ehlenberger, M.D.
George Leroy Ellis, M.D.
Daniel Patrick Emerson, M.D.
T. Scott Emerson, M.D.
Albert V. Emilian, M.D.
David Mark Feldshuh, M.D.
James E. Ferguson, M.D.
Dale Norman Fine, M.D.
Glenn Dwight Fink, M.D.
Joseph Paul Fiore, M.D.
Gerald A. Fishman, M.D.
C. T. Fletcher, M.D.
Michael H. Forman, M.D.
Michael David Fox, M.D.
Mark W. Francis, M.D.
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John Fredericks, M.D.
Joel Friedman, M.D.
Lolie Laura Fromm, M.D.
Steven Charles Gabaeff, M.D.
John Vincent Gallagher III, M.D.
Stanley J. Galle Jr., M.D.
Gary G. Gansert, M.D.
Brian Milton Garby, M.D.
James Garrett, M.D.
Richard Thomas Garrison, M.D.
Cloyd Barton Gatrell, M.D.
Stephen Gazak, M.D.
William J. Gemmell, M.D.
Dale A. Gerdes, M.D.
Roy Paul Germano Jr., M.D.
Joel Robin Gernsheimer, M.D.
Lawrence Howard Gettler, M.D.
Walid H. Ghurabi, D.O.
Kenneth A. Gibb, M.D.
Paul G. Gill Jr., M.D.
William Kenneth Gitar, M.D.
Gary J. Goldberg, M.D.
Peggy Lynn Goldman, M.D.
Charles Goldstein, D.O.
Richard Edmund Gradisek, M.D.
Martha P. Gramlich, M.D.
Joyce A. Grashoff, M.D.
Matthew C. Gratton, M.D.
Roy Campbell Graves, M.D.
David Maxwell Gray, M.D.
Robert Keith Grazier, M.D.
Andrea Lynette White Green, M.D.
Jon Norman Green, M.D.
William S. Green, M.D.
Robert D. Greene, M.D.
Stewart L. Greisman, D.O.*
Gary Edward Gries, M.D.
Mark L. Grobelny, M.D.
Paul B. Grossman, M.D.
Lloyd J. Gueringer Jr., M.D.
Richard P. Guess, M.D.
Edward A. Hackie Jr., M.D.
Thomas W. Hale, M.D.
John Edward Hall, M.D.
Paul Dale Hamilton, M.D.
James Brian Hancock, M.D.
John R. Hanley, M.D.
Charles Henry Hansen III, M.D.
Gary Bernard Harris, M.D.*
Eric George Gordan Hartmann, M.D.
Mark Hauswald, M.D.
Mark Hayden, M.D.
Timothy G. Haydock, M.D.
Terry Frederick Hayes, M.D.
Bernard W. Hayman, M.D.
Bruce E. Haynes, M.D.
James Lee Hecht, M.D.
Bernard Jay Heilicser, D.O.
Stephen Michael Heinz, M.D.
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Anne Hermida, M.D.
Stephen Daniel Higgins, M.D.
Paul W. Hildebrand, M.D.
Douglas Melvin Hill, D.O.
James V. Hillman, M.D.
Kenneth A. Hirsch, M.D.
Carl Frederick Hodel, M.D.
James Paul Holland, M.D.
Edwin T. Holloway, M.D.
Lindsey Waine Horenblas, M.D.
Seth Charles Horowitz, M.D.
Louis Albert Horwitz, M.D.
Robert Maurice Howell, M.D.
David Scott Howes, M.D.
Gail Hubbell, M.D.
Kathleen Hubbell, M.D.
Julianne Patricia Huber, M.D.
James Andrew Huber, M.D.
Steven William Hui, M.D.
Nicholas P. Iannuzzi III, M.D.
Robert Kenneth Iguchi, M.D.
Edwin Clarence Iliff, M.D.*
Glenn Edgar Irwin Jr., M.D.
Robert Alexander Irwin, M.D.
Gregory J. Iverson, M.D.
Richard A. Jackson, M.D.
Edward Jeffrey Jacobs, M.D.
Irving Jacoby, M.D.
Patricia Louise James, M.D.
Timothy George Janz, M.D.
David G. Jarrett, M.D.
Steven Martin Joyce, M.D.
Keith Ross Kaback, M.D.
James Alexander Kadin, M.D.
Glenn I. Kane, M.D.
Ronald James Karlin, M.D.
Nancy Benson Karsten, M.D.
Eugene Harley Kastenson, M.D.
James Kenneth Keaney, M.D.
Brian Francis Keaton, M.D.
Sudhir Laxman Kelkar, M.D.
Franklin C. Kelton Jr., M.D.
Edward R Kennedy, M.D.
Frederick Michael Keroff, M.D.
Kevin P. Kittleson, M.D.
Kirk Robert Klemme, M.D.
Vincent Herbert Knauf II, M.D.
Dale G. Knox, M.D.
Kevin J. Koch, M.D.
Frank Go Koe, M.D.
Denis Kollar, M.D.
Robert S. Kollen, M.D.
Sanford Harvey Koltonow, M.D.
Wang Kwong Koon, M.D.
Howard G. Kornfeld, M.D.
Mark Howell Koury, M.D.
Robert D. Kraff, M.D.
Richard S. Krause, M.D.
William Gerard Kristan, M.D.
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Walter F. Kuhn III, M.D.
Kenneth W. Kulig, M.D.
Ronald E. Kurzejka, M.D.
Christopher V. Lambert, M.D.
Richard L. Lammers, M.D.
Alison Lane-Reticker, M.D.
Bob L. Lang, M.D.
Theodore William Larremore, M.D.
Charles Edward Law Jr., M.D.
Anna C. Law, M.D.
Phyllis Diane Landis Leaman, M.D.
Jennifer Leaning, M.D.
Michael Roystan Lee, M.D.
Harry Wayne Lee, M.D.
Michael J. Leicht, M.D.
Robert L. Levine, M.D.
Victor David Levine, M.D.
Paul K. Lewis Jr., M.D.
Louis Joseph Ling, M.D.
Bruce Michael Lipton, M.D.
Jorge Llera, M.D.
S. Thomas Lloyd, D.O.
Richard E. Loehr, M.D.
Christopher Morris Lothes, M.D.
Aric B. Ludwig, M.D.
Oscar E. Lujan, M.D.
Michael Walter Lusko III, D.O.
Medard R. Lutmerding Jr., M.D.
Paul Lutz, M.D.
Richard T. Mac Laren, M.D.
Ronald F. Maio, D.O.
Richard Lee Manolio, M.D.
Horacio D. A. Marafioti, M.D.
Helenka Marcinek, M.D.
James Henry Martin, M.D.
Gerard B. Martin, M.D.
Marcus L. Martin, M.D.
Randall Philip Mason, M.D.
James R. Mateer, M.D.
Santosh K. Mathen, M.D.
Mario Maya, M.D.
Douglas Van Mayeda, M.D.
Dan Mayer, M.D.
Jane McCall, M.D.
Dennis Robert McClain, M.D.
Richard Kennedy McClelland, M.D.
Kevin T. McGann, M.D.
Edward F. McKenney, D.O.
Douglas James McKimm, M.D.
Erin A. McKinley, M.D.
John Martin McMahon Jr., M.D.
Helmut W. Meisl, M.D.
Ernest B. Meloche, M.D.
James Kevin Mercer, M.D.
Stephen L. Merrill, M.D.
David Laurence Meyers, M.D.
William Bryan Michelson, M.D.
Ronald J. Milewski, M.D.
Lon Gary Miller, M.D.
Calvin J. Miller, M.D.
Clarke T. Miller Jr., M.D.
John Francis Mills, M.D.
David R. Milstein, M.D.
Luiz E. G. Mineiro, M.D.
Frederick Parker Craig Miner, M.D.
Joyce Marie Mitchell, M.D.
James Craig Mitchiner, M.D.
Roy Everett Monsour, M.D.
Richard Lewis Montgomery, M.D.
Claud Edward Morgan Jr., M.D.
John B. Mueller, M.D.
James W. Murphy, M.D.
Eric H. Nelson, M.D.
Thomas John Nesgoda, M.D.
Vivien Ruth Louise Newbold, M.D.
Jeffrey Scott Nicholl, M.D.
Darla Sue Nunn, M.D.
Myo Nwe, M.D.
John J. O'Donnell, M.D.
David W. Olson, M.D.
Christopher P. Olson, M.D.
Paul Orcutt, M.D.
Gary Joseph Ordog, M.D.
Robert Stephen Orosz, D.O.
John Michael Ortinau, M.D.
Norman Duane Owashi, M.D.
Steven A. Pace, M.D.
Samuel W. Pagano, M.D.
Stathis Pantouris, M.D.
Paul M. Paris, M.D.
Philip J. Parsons, M.D.
David A. Paul, M.D.
Melvyn Pearlman, M.D.
Thomas J. Peeters, M.D.
Paul M. Peindl, M.D.
Richard G. Perry, M.D.
Gary Petersen, M.D.
Jon T. Peterson, M.D.
Thomas J. Petinga Jr., D.O.
Richard J. Pfeiffer, M.D.
Gary Marc Pickrell, M.D.
Mark L. Plaster, M.D.
Richard J. Plunkett, M.D.
Mitchell Coleman Pollack, M.D.
Blake L. Powell, M.D.
Richard Fitzhugh Prince, M.D.
Gary Quick, M.D.
Kirk John Raeber, D.O.
Frank E. Ramsey, M.D.
Drew Curtis Remignanti, M.D.
Matthew M. Rice, M.D.
Mont R. Roberts, M.D.
Walter Charles Robey, III, M.D.
Marilyn J. Rogers, M.D.
Philip James Roode, M.D.
Ronald M. Rook, D.O.
Robert A. Rosen, M.D.
Keith Joseph Rosing, M.D.
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David Scott Ross, M.D.
Steven W. Ross, M.D.
Heidi Stevenson Rothenberg, M.D.
Robert Neal Rouzier, M.D.
Domenico Ruggiero, D.O.
Robert A. Rusnak, M.D.
John Albert Russ III, M.D.
Robert Michael Russell, M.D.
Joseph David Sanchez, M.D.
Celeste M. Scanlon, M.D.
Thomas Lee Schaar, M.D.
Nathan C. Schafer, M.D.
Sandra McEwen Schneider, M.D.
Leila Schneitzer, M.D.
Carl H. Schultz, M.D.
Henry M. Schumaker, M.D.
Frederick Charles Scott, M.D.
Mary Teresa Seger, M.D.
Steven Alan Seifert, M.D.
Michael A. Sequeira, M.D.
Richard L. Shara, M.D.
Suzanne Moore Shepherd, M.D.
Lawrence Duane Sherman, M.D.
Robert Shesser, M.D.
Richard Owen Shields Jr., M.D.
Thomas Lawton Shreeve, M.D.
Robert N. Shriver, Jr., M.D.†
Bonnie Ellen Sidoff, M.D.
Thomas D. Sills, M.D.
Marvin Jay Silverman, D.O.
Glenn M. Silverman, M.D.
Barry C. Simon, M.D.
Stuart Alan Simon, M.D.
Anna Sinclair, M.D.
Asok K. Sinha, M.D.
Bryan Lindsey Sink, M.D.
Keith Thomas Sivertson, M.D.
Burton H. Slanger, M.D.
Samuel Charles Slimmer Jr., M.D.
Mark A. Slomoff, M.D.
Lloyd H. Smith, M.D.
John Michael Smith, M.D.
David M. Smith, M.D.
Morris H. Smith, M.D.
Clayton Howard Smith, M.D.
Frances L. Smith, M.D.
Barry Allen Smith, M.D.
Paul L. Snodderley, M.D.
Larry A. Sokol, M.D.
Frederick H. Spiegler, M.D.
Keith Douglas Stamler, M.D.
Mark Taylor Steele, M.D.
Steven P. Sterner, M.D.
Philip D. Stevens, M.D.
Charles Edward Stewart, M.D.
Robert Lee Stokes, M.D.
Wendy J. Stout, M.D.
Keith B. Stout, M.D.
David Lloyd Strauss, M.D.
Harlan A. Stueven, M.D.
Fred Sunness, M.D.
Robert Jeffry Swee, M.D.
Padraic J. Sweeny, M.D.
Robert Albert Swor, D.O.
C. Stephen Szlatenyi Jr., M.D.
Marek Jan Szumilewicz, M.D.
David Hounchang Tang, M.D.
Philip J. Tavares, M.D.
John Anthony Tercier, M.D.
Calvin Byron Terrell, M.D.
Michael D. Thomas, M.D.
David L. Thorne, M.D.
Eugene P. Toner, M.D.
Donald L. Troub, D.O.
Elizabeth Tso, M.D.
John F. Tucker, M.D.
Charles Maurice Tuft, M.D.
Henry William Turkel Jr., M.D.
John L. Underwood, D.O.
Peter William Vann, M.D.
Jon Vargas, M.D.
James J. Venier, D.O.
Billy K. Wade, M.D.
John H. Wales, M.D.
Richard Allen Walker, M.D.
Vivekananda Wall, M.D.
Victor A. Wallenkampf, M.D.
James John Walter, M.D.
Bruce David Wapen, M.D.
Francis E. Watson, M.D.
Robert Terrell Webb, M.D.
Dana Mark Weber, M.D.
Robert Logan Weinland, M.D.
Larry D. Weiss, M.D.
Robert V. West, M.D.
Thomas James Wicks, M.D.
John J. Wilhelm, M.D.
Harold Washington Wilkie Jr., M.D.
Roger Alan Willcox, M.D.
Terry M. Williams, M.D.
Milton F. Williams, M.D.
James K. Williams, M.D.
Richard A. Wilson, M.D.
Mark Wittman, M.D.
Lynn K. Wittwer, M.D.
John Robert Woods, M.D.
Gary Paul Young, M.D.
Jeffrey M. Young, M.D.
Leo Isadore Zalmanowitz, M.D.
Kenneth E. Zawacki, D.O.
Richard B. Zemenick, D.O.
George John Zibilich Jr., M.D.
David Zull, M.D.
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