ISIM President’s Report
V. Hood, April 10, 2025
ACP IM2025, the American College of Physicians annual scientific conference, was held in New Orleans LA, USA April 3-5. The three-day conference was attended by approximately 7000 internal medicine physicians and trainees from many countries. The packed agenda of concurrent sessions included scientific and practical educational material on most internal medicine and sub-specialty topics for both hospital and outpatient care. There were also Poster Sessions for students and trainees, workshops, a Doctor's Dilemma competition for trainees for national and international chapters, social events, a women’s networking luncheon and an excellent summary session of highlights from the scientific sessions on the last afternoon. At the opening session, an inspirational speaker, Dr. Reed V. Tuckson, challenged physicians to be vigilant about countering misinformation and disinformation that harm our patients.
On Thursday afternoon, Presidents and Special Representatives from 30 national and international Internal Medicine societies and Colleges, along with ACP International Chapter Governors, Global Physician Scholars, ACP Leadership and Officers Emeriti attended the 18th Global Forum. The theme was “Responding to Changes in the Internal Medicine Workforce: A Global Perspective”. Dr. Sally Nasution, President of the Indonesian Society of Internal Medicine and an ISIM EC member, was one of the 5-member panel that initiated the discussion. On Thursday evening, ACP Convocation, followed by the Welcome Reception, recognized new Fellows of the College from ACP US and Global Chapters as well as ACP physician members from many other countries. In addition, at the ceremony national and international awardees were recognized for their contributions to advancing medical and scientific knowledge, educational efforts, advocacy and service to patients and the profession. This included awarding the ACP Inspirational Global Member Award to Dr. Adri Kok, a prior President of both ISIM and the Consulting Physicians of South Africa. The Global Forum, Convocation and Welcome Reception, as well as the sessions in general, provided excellent networking opportunities for physicians from around the world.
Members of the ISIM executive committee, Drs Hood, Ceska, Kohler, Opole, Nasution, Chang, Diaz-Salazar, Bester, and Mr. Huber, attending the conference, provided the opportunity for an informal meeting of the committee to discuss ISIM matters. The leaders of both ISIM and ACP also had a chance to discuss collaborative efforts for global educational activities.
ACP IM 2026 will be held in San Francisco in April 16-18, 2026 and all are encouraged to attend for the excellent scientific, educational and networking opportunities provided. November 12-15, 2026 brings another stellar meeting, the WCIM 2026 in Taipei, Taiwan.
