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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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Debasree Banerjee, MD, MS, FCCP

Shining a Light on Health Inequities

In a new blog, CHEST Health Equity Task Force member, Debasree Banerjee, MD, MS, FCCP, shares insight into her history with CHEST and what led her to make addressing health equity issues a focus of her career.

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CHEST Announces Critical Care Education and Certification Exam for Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants/Associates

CHEST has launched an education and certification program for nurse practitioners and physician assistants/associates in critical care. Learn more about the formal certification exam and why it was developed.

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Cassie Kennedy, MD, FCCP

Becoming an Ally

Cassie Kennedy, MD, FCCP, LGBTQ+ at CHEST Interest Group Steering Committee Member, outlines the many ways medical professionals can serve as allies to the LGBTQIA+ community during the current sociopolitical moment.

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The Medicare conversion factor: What is it and why is it punishing physicians?

A recent CHEST Physician® article highlights the new cut in the 2025 Medicare conversion factor following this year's final rule from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Plus, learn about a bill that has been reintroduced in the House of Representatives to prevent the 2.8% cut in Medicare physician payments.

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Ending Daylight Saving Time

A new CHEST Physician® article from the Nonrespiratory Sleep Section highlights the ongoing debate between keeping or ending Daylight Saving Time (DST) in favor of Permanent Standard Time. Reasons to end DST include the disruption of natural circadian rhythms and the uptick in traffic fatalities following the springtime change.

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Fire preparedness—and what we can learn from the great Los Angeles fires of 2025

Find out what to do before, during, and after a devastating wildfire. A new CHEST Physician® article from the Disaster Response and Global Health Section provides a review of fire preparedness tips that could help during events like what recently occurred in Los Angeles County.

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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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