Inside Duke Medicine
McCallum heads M.D. group’s N.C. branch
posted April 23rd, 2009
Rex M. McCallum, MD, FACP, will become governor of the North Carolina Chapter of the American College of Physicians (ACP), the national organization of internists.
McCallum is professor of medicine in the Division of Rheumatology and associate director of the Private Diagnostic Clinic.
His term will begin during Internal Medicine 2009—the ACP annual scientific meeting in Philadelphia, April 23-25.
Governors are elected by local ACP members and serve four-year terms. Working with a local council, they supervise ACP chapter activities, appoint members to local committees, and preside at regional meetings. They also represent members by serving on the ACP Board of Governors.
The North Carolina Chapter of ACP also has recognized McCallum by presenting him with the distinguished Laureate Award in both 2005 and 2007.
The American College of Physicians (www.acponline.org) is the largest medical specialty organization and the second-largest physician group in the United States. ACP members include 126,000 internal medicine physicians (internists), related subspecialists, and medical students. Internists specialize in the prevention, detection, and treatment of illness in adults.