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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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Chicago | CHEST 2025

Honor those advancing chest medicine at CHEST 2025

Don't forget to recognize your colleagues and mentors for their work in chest medicine. Submit nominations for honor lectures and awards by Friday, February 7.

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CHEST is looking to better understand your social media preferences. Help us reach you where you are by completing a quick, two-question survey.

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Raising concern for the impact of climate change on pulmonary health

CHEST, along with other organizations, submitted a formal letter to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration proposing a new heat injury and prevention standard to better protect workers from heat-related health risks.

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Supporting vaccinations in the name of public health

CHEST supports the fundamental responsibility of a public health system to seek out and apply evidence-based medicine in the development of sound policies essential to preventing illness and promoting a healthy society. A CHEST Physician® article underscores why vaccination is one of the most powerful tools to prevent disease.

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Mechanical power: A missing piece in lung-protective ventilation?

In a CHEST Physician® article, Mechanical Ventilation and Airways Management Section Member-at-Large, Zhenmei Zhang, MD, discusses the concept of mechanical power (MP) and suggests that the use of MP may be a feasible addition to the continuous monitoring outputs on a ventilator.

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Major takeaways from the seventh world symposium on PH

An update from the Pulmonary Vascular Disease Section highlights key takeaways from the seventh world symposium on pulmonary hypertension (PH), including a new staging model for group 2 PH, reinforcing a treatment algorithm based on risk stratification, and more.

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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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