The American College of Physicians (ACP) has announced the appointment of Dr. Steven E. Weinberger as executive vice president and chief executive officer, effective July 19, 2010. The selection was made after a national search and based on recommendations from a search committee appointed by the ACP Board of Regents.
ACP claims to be the largest medical specialty organisation and the second-largest physician group in the US. ACP members include 129,000 internal medicine physicians (internists), related subspecialists, and medical students. Internists specialise in the prevention, detection, and treatment of illness in adults.
As EVP and CEO, Weinberger will be responsible for administration of the organisation's activities in medical education and publishing, membership services, business development, and public policy. Weinberger will succeed Dr. John Tooker, who announced his intention to step down as EVP and CEO in October 2009. Tooker will assume the position of Associate Executive Vice President for one year and will assist with the organisation's leadership transition.
A seasoned administrator and board-certified internist and pulmonologist, Weinberger has served as ACP's Deputy Executive Vice President since 2009 and as Senior Vice President for Medical Education and Publishing since 2004. Prior to ACP, Weinberger served as faculty associate dean for medical education and professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School.
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