Newswise — The Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences' (USU) Department of Medicine is proud to announce that Air Force Col. (Dr.) Vincent F. Carr has been appointed by the U.S. Air Force Surgeon General to serve as the American College of Physicians Governor representing the USAF Chapter.
Dr. Carr will assume his new position during the ACP's scientific Sessions Conference, which is being held in Washington, D.C., May 14-17, 2008. His term will run through 2012 and will involve creating an effective communication link between members and the national organization, providing a high-quality CME meeting, which promotes communication and collegiality among the membership; and recruiting and involving medical students into the chapter as an advocate for internal medicine. Colonel Carr previously served in a number of Air Force Medical Service leadership positions, including the USAF SG Chief Consultant for Internal Medicine Services, is a practicing cardiologist and is highly committed as a faculty member of the Department of Medicine, USU. He also serves as a member of the School of Medicine Admissions Committee and as Vice-chair of the USU Institutional Review Board.
The American College of Physicians (ACP) is a national organization of internists — physicians who specialize in the prevention, detection and treatment of illnesses in adults. ACP is the largest medical-specialty organization and second-largest physician group in the United States. Its membership of 125,000 includes internists, internal medicine sub-specialists, and medical students, residents, and fellows. The Air Force Chapter was established to foster the exchange of information, ideas, and camaraderie among those associated with and/or interested in internal medicine within the Air Force.
Located on the grounds of Bethesda's National Naval Medical Center and across from the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Md., USU is the nation's federal school of medicine and graduate school of nursing. Students are active-duty uniformed officers in the Army, Navy, Air Force and Public Health Service, who are being educated to deal with wartime casualties, national disasters, emerging infectious diseases, and other public health emergencies.
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