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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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CHEST Annual Report 2025

Review the CHEST Annual Report 2025 to see all that we accomplished together last year. Learn more about our key educational initiatives, updates on our advocacy efforts, and our continued support of the role of science in health care policy and decision-making.

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Applications open for leadership terms

Get involved, and help shape the future of CHEST on a committee, work group, or task force—or even as the 2029 CHEST President. Apply to open leadership positions by Monday, June 22.

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CHEST 2026 Travel Grant applications open

Nominate yourself for the chance to receive complimentary registration and $1,000 to cover travel costs for CHEST 2026. Travel grant recipients will be paired with an experienced clinician to serve as a mentor for 12 months.

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Advancing excellence: Why I pursued the CCAPP certification

The CHEST Critical Care APP (CCAPP) certification demonstrates not only competence but also commitment to patients, teams, and the profession. In a new CHEST Physician® article, Jessica Bohannon, DNP, AGACNP-BC, FNP-BC, CCAPP, shares how the certification and recognition from CHEST will further her career.

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When oil infrastructure burns: What pulmonary clinicians should know

Recent conflict in the Middle East sheds light on oil fires as respiratory exposure events. Pulmonary clinicians need to be prepared to treat both acute and chronic symptoms from these exposures. A new CHEST Physician® article from the Occupational and Environmental Health Section highlights inhalational risks these events have on exposed populations.

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Navigating normotensive shock

In a new CHEST Physician® article, members of the Sepsis/Shock Section discuss the role normotensive shock plays in pulmonary embolism (PE) risk stratification according to new American Heart Association guidelines on PE classification and management. Read about the concept of normotensive shock, how it's defined, and the pitfalls.

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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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