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As a CHEST member, you’re part of a strong network of clinicians representing every profession and experience level in chest medicine. With us, you can develop personal and professional connections, cultivate your leadership skills, advocate for policies that improve access to health, and advance your career.

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Nominate your colleagues for CHEST 2025 honor lectures and annual awards

Recognize your peers for their contributions to the chest medicine profession. Submit a nomination for honor lectures and awards to celebrate a colleague or an exceptional mentor. Nominations are due Friday, February 7.

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Taking a look back at CHEST philanthropy in 2024

In a new CHEST Physician® article, CHEST CEO, Bob Musacchio, PhD, and CHEST Board of Advisors Chair, Bob De Marco, MD, FCCP, reflect on recent accomplishments for CHEST philanthropy. Learn more about the impact CHEST has seen in the last year and what the future of CHEST philanthropy looks like.

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Get to know Incoming CHEST President, John A. Howington, MD, MBA, FCCP

In a new CHEST Physician® article, Incoming CHEST President, Dr. Howington, shares insights into what he'd like to accomplish in 2025 as President of CHEST. "With 2025 marking the 90th anniversary of the college, I very much look forward to sharing the impact of the organization and showcasing what is yet to come."

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Extending exercise testing using telehealth monitoring in patients with ILD

In a CHEST Physician® article, Pulmonary Physiology and Rehabilitation Section Member-at-Large, Rania Abdallah, MD, MSc, FCCP, highlights the use of activity trackers to enhance exercise capacity among patients with ILD and sarcoidosis.

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Mitigating risk of asthma emergencies during respiratory season

In the latest APP Intersection column from the CHEST Physician® publication, Emily Simmons, MSN, APN, CPNP-PC, and Alexandra Kacena, MSN, APN, CPNP-PC, discuss the risk of asthma emergencies during respiratory season. They encourage getting respiratory syncytial virus vaccinations, updating asthma action plans at schools, and more.

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Do you have a great idea?

If you’re as passionate about pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine as we are, you’re probably bursting with ideas on how we can advance those fields. Maybe you want to create a new practice tool or a different educational approach, or perhaps you want to create a patient resource. Let us know what you’re thinking, and we’ll see if we can get it off the ground together.

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Advance your career. Become an FCCP.

When you become an FCCP (Fellow of the American College of Chest Physicians), you play an active role in advancing the field of chest medicine while enjoying the prestige of being associated with a distinctive group of chest medicine professionals.


“I have found being an FCCP to be rewarding on a personal level, as well as a professional level. It has provided me with connections to colleagues nationally and internationally, and it has opened the door to leadership opportunities.”

– Thomas Van der Kloot, MD, FCCP


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