Resident/Fellow Poster Competition

Research Division First Place

Islam Elgendy, MD University of Florida

Clinical Vignette Division First Place

David Snipelisky, MD Mayo Clinic Florida

FL Chapter ACP 2013 Annual Scientific Meeting

I N S I D E

T H I S I S S U E :

2013 Chapter

Awards 2

2014 Annual

Resident & Medi-

cal Student

Meeting

Save the Date

2

The Doctors Co 3

Member Benefits 3

Chapter Excel-

lence Award 4

Welcome New

Members 4

F L O R I D A C H A P T E R

A M E R I C A N C O L L E G E O F

P H Y S I C I A N S

Florida Chapter American College of Physicians

N O V E M B E R 2 0 1 3

S P E C I A L

P O I N T S O F

I N T E R E S T :

The FL Chapter

will be sponsoring

the University of

Florida Doctors’

Dilemma team, and

Abstract Competi-

tion participants

Dr. Oral Waldo and

Dr. Islam Elgendy

as they represent

the chapter at

Internal Medicine

2014 in Orlando, FL

Abstract Competition Medical Student

Poster Competition

Research Division First Place

Leah Katta University of Miami

Clinical Vignette Division First Place

Mohamad Zetir University of South Florida

Resident/Fellow Oral Competition

First Place

Oral Waldo, MD Mayo Clinic Florida

Doctors’ Dilemma Competition

2013 Champions  

University of Florida Vikas Khullar, MD John Brandt, MD Islam Elgendy MD  

E-News October 4—6, 2013 ~ Sirata Beach Resort ~ St Pete Beach, Florida 

P A G E 2

Follow us on Facebook

Results of the photo

contest will be posted on

the FL Chapter ACP

Facebook page in mid-

November.

https://www.facebook.com/

pages/American-College-of-

Physicians-Florida-

Chapter/118582481512437

Special Thanks to

Michelle L. Rossi, MD, FACP

FL Chapter Governor/

Education & Membership

and

Cuc T. Mai, MD, FACP

2013 Scientific Program Chair

for their contributions

to a very successful

Annual Scientific Meeting!

SAVE THE DATE: March 1 - 2, 2014 F L A C P 2 0 1 4 A N N U A L R E S I D E N T & M E D I C A L S T U D E N T M E E T I N G

Florida Chapter 2013 Awards  

Outstanding Teacher of the Year         John N. Greene, MD FACP 

Make plans now and mark your calendar to attend 

the Florida Chapter ACP 2014 Annual Resident & 

Medical Student Meeting which will be held March 

1‐ 2, 2014 at the Wyndham Orlando Resort Interna‐

tional Drive in Orlando, FL . 

The Annual Resident  &  Medical Student Meeting 

will include Oral Presentations by Resident/Fellow 

Members, a formal Poster Competition for both 

Resident/Fellow and Medical Student Members 

and the always popular Doctors’ Dilemma Competi‐

tion.  Medical Students—You won’t want to miss 

the Medical Student workshops on Saturday and 

Sunday. 

Additional information will be posted on the web‐

site as it becomes available.  

F L O R I D A C H A P T E R A M E R I C A N C O L L E G E O F P H Y S I C I A N S

 Community Based Teacher Award 

       

James M. Cooper, MD FACP 

 Key Contact Award 

       

Daniel S. Bendetowicz, MD FACP 

 Internist of the Year  

       

Jason M. Goldman, MD FACP 

Spotlight on Member Benefits P A G E 3

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Upcoming Webinars (Earn 1.0 CME Credit)

November 7 Keeping Children Safe During Radiology Procedures

November 14 Risk Prevention Tips for the Digital Age: E-mail, Texting and Social Media

November 19 Managing Challenging Patients

November 26 The Top Five Risks in the Office Practice

December 4 Lessons Learned When the Power Goes Out

December 12 HIPAA: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow

December 17 Health Literacy: Do Your Patients Understand?

December 18 Medication Management in the Office Practice

For complete details on all of our educational and CME programs, go to www.thedoctors.com/cme.

We are proud to offer an expansive selection of seminars, webinars, and self-paced mod-ules that can help you earn complimentary continuing medical education (CME) credits.

In our two new self-paced modules, Medical Error Prevention and Preventional of Medical Errors (for Florida practices), we used closed-claim data to identify common performance and diagnostic errors. Each module is de-signed for a maximum of 2.0 CME credits.

Two New Ways to Earn

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Congratulations to Michael A. Zimmer, MD FACP; Presi‐

dent/Governor and Michelle L. Rossi, MD FACP, Governor 

for the Florida Chapter receiving the 2013 Chapter Excel‐

lence Award! The award recognizes chapters which success‐

fully meet the standards for managing a chapter.  In order 

to achieve the Chapter Excellence Award, chapters must 

meet all basic criteria and seven optional criteria. Criteria 

include such activities as formulating an effective Gover‐

nor’s Council and committees, communicating frequently 

with membership, providing educational opportunities, 

recruiting and advancing members and celebrating mem‐

bership through local awards. Special thanks is extended to 

those chapter members who assisted in all of these endeav‐

ors!  For their hard work and dedication, we received this 

award. 

Florida Chapter

American College of Physicians

Florida Chapter New Members

We’re on the web! http://www.acponline.org/about_acp/

chapters/fl/

A U G U S T — N O V E M B E R 2 0 1 3

2013 Chapter Excellence Award

Bernice Acevedo  Miami 

Michelle M Arrieta‐Gonzalez, MD  Saint Petersburg Armand J Bermudez, MD  Weston Edgar I Cardenas Gomez, MD  Orlando Amelia Damse, DO  Boca Raton Yanisa Del Toro, MD  Miami 

Luis Angel Duharte Vidaurre, MD  Sebring Faiz Fatteh, MD  Plantation Dauris Figueras, MD  Pembroke Pines Halima Ghafoor, MD  New Port Richey Martin A Guerrero, MD  Tampa Minh Nhat Hoang, MD  Miami William H. Hood  Fort Pierce Leilany Irizarry  Miami Beach Guillermo Izquierdo Pretel, MD  Miami 

Maria Jussymi Jaime, MD  Miami Joseph T Katta, DO  Altamonte Springs Bela Alex Kosztaczky, MD  Orlando Vivian Loveday‐Laghi, MD  Lakeland Fernando J Manalac Jr, MD  Fort Lauderdale Francisco L Padron, MD  Miami Stephen G Patterson, MD  Lighthouse Point Raul A Perez, MD  Parkland Jennifer Rabbat, MD  Hollywood Francois Rony Roche, MD  Jacksonville Manuel J Ruiz, MD  Tampa Muhammad K Syed, MBBS  Okeechobee Alexander Velazquez, MD  Altamonte Springs 

Rafael Sachio Yonemura, MD  Miami