Council of Early Career Physicians

Reports to

Board of Regents

Charge

Respond to requests from the Board of Regents, committees and staff for review of programs, products and services. Advise the Board of Regents on:

  • Enhancing professional development for early career physicians
  • Fostering their involvement in College activities
  • Increasing the value of 바카라 사리트 membership for early career physicians
  • Strengthening chapter level councils and activities
  • Aligning council activities with the College's Strategic Plan.

Composition (11)

Chair, who serves ex-officio on the BOR; Chair-Elect, who must be a member of the Council at the time of election and who serves ex-officio on the BOG; 9 at-large members to be selected with consideration given to the College’s Diversity Policy as well as specialty and years out of training. All members must be early career physicians at the time of selection to the Council (defined as within 16 years of graduation from medical school).

The President and Chair of the Board of Regents are invited to attend in-person meetings as guests.

Terms

Chair and Chair-Elect serve one-year terms; member terms are three-years.

2025-26 Council Members

Amy K. Holbrook, MD, F바카라 사리트, Chair
Associate Program Director - Internal Medicine Residency
Director of Medical Student Education
Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Allina Health
Little Canada, MN
Specialty: Internal Medicine
Term ends: 2026

Candace Sprott, MD, MBA, FAAP, F바카라 사리트, Chair-elect
Physician
Southern California Permanente Medical Group
Oceanside, CA
Specialty: Internal Medicine
Term ends: 2026

Abigail Bales, MD, F바카라 사리트
Clinical Program Medical Director - Primary Care
SSM Health - Dean
Middleton, WI
Specialty: Internal Medicine
Term ends: 2028

Victoria Burke, MD, F바카라 사리트
Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine
LSU School of Medicine
Metairie, LA
Specialties: Internal Medicine, Infectious Diseases
Term ends: 2027

MAJ Mary Ford, MD, F바카라 사리트
Associate Program Director, SAUSHEC Internal Medicine Residency
Brooke Army Medical Center (BAMC)
San Antonio, TX
Specialty: Internal Medicine
Term ends: 2028

Megan D. Hiles, MD, MBA, F바카라 사리트 (CECP)
Director, Wellness and Prevention Clinics
National Jewish Health
Denver, CO
Specialty: Internal Medicine
Term ends: 2026

Luis Isea Mercado, MD, F바카라 사리트
Assistant Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency
AdventHealth
Winter Park, FL
Specialty: Internal Medicine
Term ends: 2028

Celeste Newby, MD, PhD, F바카라 사리트
Assistant Professor, John W. Deming Department of Medicine
Section of General Internal Medicine & Geriatrics
Tulane School of Medicine
New Orleans, LA
Specialty: Internal Medicine
Term ends: 2026

Jamar Slocum, MD, MBA, MPH, F바카라 사리트
Assistant Professor of Hospital Medicine
George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Science
Silver Spring, MD
Specialties: Internal Medicine, Hospital Medicine
Term ends: 2028

Brittany Kizer Stovall, MD, F바카라 사리트
Assistant Clinical Professor
USCSOMG and PRISMA Health Upstate
Simpsonville, SC
Specialty: Internal Medicine
Term ends: 2027

Staff Liaison: Amy Allen-Collins aallen@acponline.org

To contact any of these individuals, please consult the Member Directory (members only) or request assistance from acpgovernance@acponline.org.