American College of Physicians

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The American College of Physicians is a major U.S. professional organization of internal medicine physicians dedicated to advancing clinical standards, education, and health policy.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf learned society
nonprofit organization
professional medical association
abbreviation ACP
affiliation American Medical Association House of Delegates
Council of Medical Specialty Societies
aim to advocate for patients and physicians
to improve the quality and effectiveness of health care
to support professionalism in medicine
country United States
field internal medicine
focus adult medicine
clinical standards
health policy
medical education
foundedBy Heinrich Stern
grantsAbbreviation FACP
grantsTitle Fellow of the American College of Physicians
hasMemberDesignation MACP
hasProgram Maintenance of Certification resources
advocacy and health policy initiatives
clinical practice improvement tools
continuing medical education
medical student and resident education programs
hasSection chapters in U.S. states
international chapters
headquartersLocation Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
inception 1915
language English
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
membershipType fellows
medical students
physicians
residents
nonprofitStatus 501(c)(3) organization
professionServed internists
subspecialists in internal medicine
publishes ACP Hospitalist
ACP Internist
Annals of Internal Medicine
clinical practice guidelines
subjectOf clinical guidelines on chronic diseases
policy statements on access to care
policy statements on physician payment
policy statements on public health issues
position papers on health care reform
website https://www.acponline.org

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