Nominees named for College Officer and Regent positions

The Governance Committee of the American College of Physicians places in nomination candidates for College governance. The election of College Officers and Regents will take place by electronic ballot in January 2026 by the voting body of the Board of Regents and Board of Governors. Officers-elect and Regents will take office at the conclusion of the Annual Business Meeting and Town Hall at Internal Medicine Meeting 2026.

2026-2027 President-elect

Saba A. Hasan, MD, MACP, Warminster, Pa.

Present positions: Program director, internal medicine residency program, associate designated institutional official, Capital Health; clinical assistant professor, department of medicine, Rowan School of Osteopathic Medicine; assistant professor, department of medicine, Drexel University.

ACP activities: Governor-elect, New Jersey Southern, 2016-2017; Governor, New Jersey Southern, 2017-2021; Member, Board of Governors, 2017-2021; Member, Chapters Subcommittee, 2017-2020; Member, Credentials Committee, 2019-2021, Chair, 2021-2025; Member, Education Committee, 2020-2023; Member, Internal Medicine Scientific Program Committee, 2022-2024; Member, Immunization Committee, 2021-present; Member, Board of Regents, 2022-present; Chair, Membership Committee, 2025-present; Member, Global Engagement Committee, 2023-present; Member, IMG Inclusion Steering Committee, 2023-present; ACP Representative, ACIP Pneumococcal Vaccines Workgroup, June 2024-2025.

ACP Fellowship: 2006.

ACP Mastership: 2021.

Medical school: Sind Medical College, Karachi, Pakistan, 1985.

Residency: Internal medicine, Capital Health Regional Medical Center, 1996-1999; chief resident, 1999-2000.

Certification: Internal medicine, 1999. Participating in Maintenance of Certification.

Incumbent Regent Nominees

The incumbents, listed in alphabetical order, nominated for a second term of two years to expire in 2028, are:

Micah W. Beachy, DO, FACP, Omaha, Neb.

Present positions: Vice president, chief quality officer, Nebraska Medicine; associate professor, department of internal medicine, division of hospital medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center.

ACP activities: Member, Council of Early Career Physicians, 2013-2016; Chair-elect, Council of Early Career Physicians, and Member, Board of Governors, 2016-2017; Chair, Council of Early Career Physicians, and Member, Board of Regents, 2017-2018; Member, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Subcommittee, 2016-2018; Member, Physician Well-being Task Force, 2016-2020; Member, Health and Public Policy Committee, 2020-2023; Governor-elect, Nebraska Chapter, 2019-2020; Governor, Nebraska Chapter, 2020-2024; Member, Board of Governors, 2020-2024; Vice-chair, Health and Public Policy Committee, 2023-2024; Member, ACP Delegation to the American Medical Association House of Delegates, 2024-present; Chair, Health and Public Policy Committee, 2025-present; Member, Ethics, Professionalism, and Human Rights Committee, 2025-present; Member, Board of Regents, 2024-present.

ACP Fellowship: 2012.

Medical school: Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine, West Des Moines, Iowa, 2001-2005.

Residency: Internal medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, 2005-2008.

Certification: Internal medicine, 2008. Participating in Maintenance of Certification.

Noel M. Deep, MD, MACP, Antigo, Wisc.

Present positions: Regional medical director, Aspirus Medical Group; chief medical officer, Aspirus Langlade Hospital; physician in multispecialty group practice with Aspirus Antigo Clinic; staff physician, Aspirus Langlade Hospital; adjunct clinical assistant professor, Medical College of Wisconsin; Aspirus Inc. Board of Directors.

ACP activities: Member, ACP Delegation to the American Medical Association House of Delegates, 2008-present; Member, Council of Young Physicians, 2008-2011, Chair-elect, Council of Young Physicians, and Member, Board of Governors, 2011-2012; Chair, Council of Young Physicians, and Member, Board of Regents, 2012-2013; Member, ACP Services PAC Board, 2013-2016; Governor-elect, Wisconsin Chapter, 2017-2018; Governor, Wisconsin Chapter, 2018-2022; Member, Board of Governors, 2018-2022; Member, Chapters Subcommittee, 2018-2019; Parliamentarian, Board of Governors, 2019-2022; Vice-chair, Ethics, Professionalism, and Human Rights Committee, 2019-2022; Member, International Medical Graduate Advisory Group, 2022-2023; Member, Immunization Committee, 2022-2023; Member, Awards Committee, 2023-present; Member, Board of Regents, 2024-present; Chair, Ethics, Professionalism, and Human Rights Committee, 2025-present.

ACP Fellowship: 2007.

ACP Mastership: 2022.

Medical school: Osmania Medical College, Hyderabad, India, 1988-1994.

Residency: Internal medicine, Rosalind Franklin University of Health Sciences, The Chicago Medical School, North Chicago, 1997-2000.

Certification: Internal medicine, 2000; hospice and palliative medicine, 2012. Participating in Maintenance of Certification.

Irma Luisa Ceja Martinez, MD, FACP, Jalisco, Mexico

Present position: Internal medicine physician, private practice, Jalisco, Mexico.

ACP activities: Governor-elect, Mexico Chapter, 2019-2020; Governor, Mexico Chapter, 2020-2024; Member, International Medical Graduate Task Force, 2021-2022; Member, Board of Governors, 2020-2024; Member, Global Engagement Committee, 2024-2025; Member, Mastership Committee, 2024-2025; Vice-chair, Global Engagement Committee, 2025-present; Chair, Mastership Committee, 2025-present; Member, IMG Inclusion Steering Committee, 2023-present; Member, Board of Regents, 2024-present.

ACP Fellowship: 2002.

Medical school: Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Guadalajara, 1980-1986.

Residency: Internal medicine, Univer-sidad Autónoma de Yucatán, 1997-1999.

Certification: Internal medicine, Consejo Mexicano de Medicina Interna, 1995. Participating in Maintenance of Certification.

Cristin A. Mount, MD, MACP, Tacoma, Wash.

Present positions: Co-founder, lead for content management, All Levels Leadership, LLC; internal medicine curriculum director and content creator, POCUS Focused; associate professor of medicine, Uniformed Services University, Bethesda, Md.; medical intensivist, Saint Joseph Medical Center, Tacoma, Wash.

ACP activities: Member, Council of Associates, 2005-2007; Chair-elect, Council of Associates, and Member, Board of Governors, 2007-2008; Chair, Council of Associates, and Member, Board of Regents, 2008-2009; Governor-elect, U.S. Army Chapter, 2015-2016; Governor, U.S. Army Chapter, 2017-2021; Member, Board of Governors, 2017-2021; Chair, Reference Committee B, Board of Governors, 2020; Member, Performance Measurement Committee, 2021-2025; Member, Awards Committee, 2024-present; Member, Board of Regents, 2024-present; Member, Governance Committee, 2025-present.

ACP Fellowship: 2009.

ACP Mastership: 2021.

Medical school: Uniformed Services University, Bethesda, Md., 1999-2003.

Residency: Internal medicine residency, Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma, Wash., 2003-2006.

Fellowship: Critical care medicine, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, D.C., 2007-2009.

Certification: Internal medicine, 2006; critical care medicine, 2009. Participating in Maintenance of Certification.

New Regent nominee—Governor slate (one to be elected)

Todd L. Simon, MD, FACP, Brooklyn, N.Y.

New Regent nominee—non-Governor slate (one to be elected)

Kimberly C. Bates, MD, FACP, Henderson, Nev.

Outgoing members of the Board of Regents

The College thanks the following members of the Board of Regents for their service and dedication:

Jason M. Goldman, MD, MACP, President; Rebecca A. Andrews, MD, MACP, Chair, Board of Regents; Priya Radhakrishnan, MD, FACP, Regent, Board of Regents; Amy K. Holbrook, MD, FACP, Chair, Council of Early Career Physicians; Sara Tesfatsion, MD, Chair, Council of Resident/Fellow Members; Tionna Szymanski, Chair, Council of Student Members; and Alicia I. Arbaje, MD, FACP, Chair, Council of Subspecialty Societies. Their service on the Board of Regents will end in April 2026.

2026-2027 Board of Regents Chair-elect, Chair, and ACP President

At its November meeting, the Board of Regents will elect its 2026-2027 Chair-elect. Charles J. Hamori, MD, FACP, current Chair-elect of the Board of Regents, and Jan K. Carney, MD, MACP, President-elect, will assume office as Chair of the Board of Regents and President, respectively, at the conclusion of the Annual Business Meeting and Town Hall to be held at Internal Medicine Meeting 2026.

2026-2027 Board of Governors Chair and Chair-elect

Colleen Christmas, MD, FACP, will take office as Chair of the Board of Governors in April 2026.

Marion M. McCrary, MD, FACP, has been elected Chair-elect for the Board of Governors. Dr. McCrary will take office as Chair-elect at the conclusion of Internal Medicine Meeting 2026 and will take office as Chair in April 2027.

Dr. McCrary is Governor for ACP's North Carolina Chapter. She has been an FACP since 2014. Dr. McCrary has been active at the local level as a member of her chapter's Governor's Council, as a Well-being Champion, and as co-creator and leader of the Virtual Doctor's Lounge. She has also been invited faculty for scientific sessions at ACP chapters domestically and internationally. Under her leadership, the chapter received the Chapter Excellence Award in 2023 (Bronze Tier), 2024 (Gold Tier), and 2025 (Gold Tier).

On the national level, Dr. McCrary currently serves as a member of the Chapters Subcommittee, faculty for the Peer Coach Training Program, and coach and content creator for the Well-being Champion Program. Recently, she served as Vice-chair of the Clinical Skills Committee, a Global Ambassador, class representative on the Executive Committee of the Board of Governors, and a member of the Reference Committee for the Spring 2025 Board of Governors meeting. Additionally, Dr. McCrary served as an ACP expert representative for the American College of Radiology's review panel on appropriate use criteria for diagnostic breast and gastrointestinal imaging.

Dr. McCrary received her medical degree from the University of North Carolina School of Medicine and completed her residency in internal medicine at the University of North Carolina Hospitals. She is board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in internal medicine. Dr. McCrary is an internal medicine physician at Duke Signature Care and an assistant professor at Duke University in Durham.