Formerly known as the International Fellowship Exchange Program.
2018-2019 Program
Mikio Hayashi, MD, FACP – Japan
Interest/Focus: Medical Education
Host: Thomas Jefferson University
Kimikawa Morgan-Channer, MD, FACP – Jamaica
Interest/Focus: Stroke/Vascular Neurology
Host: University of Miami
Ebele Nwako, MBBS – Nigeria
Interest/Focus: Assessment and Management of Cardiovascular Diseases in Women
Host: John Hopkins Women's Cardiovascular Center
Paula Ruiz-Talero, MD – Colombia
Interest/Focus: Anti-coagulation and Thrombosis
Host: University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - Olive View Medical Center
Kessanee Romphothong, MD – Thailand
Interest/Focus: Endocrinology
Host: Joslin Diabetes Center
Pictured from left: Dr. Kessanee Romphothong (Thailand); Dr. Kimikawa Morgan-Channer (Jamaica); Dr. Paula Ruiz-Talero (Colombia); ACP 2018-2019 President Dr. Ana Maria Lopez; ACP 2018-2019, Chair, Board of Regents Dr. Andrew Dunn, Dr. Mikio Hayashi (Japan); and Dr. Ebele Nwako (Nigeria).
2017-2018 Program
Chandra Bala, MBBS – Bangladesh
Interest/Focus: Geriatric Medicine
Host: University of Alberta
Claudia P. Cortes, MD – Chile
Interest/Focus: Infections in Lung Transplants; Lung Transplant in HIV Patients
Host: Toronto General Hospital
Hanna Kim, MD – Brazil
Interest/Focus: Palliative Care in Oncology
Host: MD Anderson Care Center
Ana Cristina Montenegro, MD, FACP – Colombia
Interest/Focus: Vascular Medicine
Host: Jefferson University Hospital
Chonnavee Jatchavala, MD – Thailand
Interest/Focus: GI Diseases
Host: Mayo Clinic
Chitchai Rattananukrom, MD – Thailand
Interest/Focus: Gastroenterology
Host: University of Nebraska Medical Center
Pictured from left: Dr. Ana Cristina Montenegro (Colombia); Dr. Chandra Bala (Bangladesh); ACP 2017-2018 President Dr. Jack Ende; Dr. Claudia P. Cortes (Chile);and Dr. Hanna Kim (Brazil).
2016-2017 Program
José Acuña-Feoli, MD – Costa Rica
Interest/Focus: Point of Care Ultrasound
Host: Oregon Health and Science University
Yun Zhang, MD – China
Interest/Focus: Medical Education
Host: Harvard Medical School, Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital Medicine
Pictured from left: Dr. Yun Zhang (China); ACP 2016-2017 President Dr. Nitin S. Damle; and Dr. José Acuña-Feoli (Costa Rica).
2015-2016 Program
Jorge Alejandro Lemus-Arias, MD – Mexico
Interest/Focus: Quality and Patient Safety
Host: Cleveland Clinic
Amjad Mahboob, MBBS – Pakistan
Interest/Focus: Infectious Diseases and Antibiotic Stewardship
Host: University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - Olive View Medical Center
Santiago Patiño-Giraldo, MD – Colombia
Interest/Focus: Telemedicine in Internal Medicine
Host: University of New Mexico
Pictured from left: Dr. Santiago Patiño-Giraldo (Colombia); Dr. Amjad Mahboob (Pakistan); Dr. Jorge Alejandro Lemus-Arias(Mexico); and ACP 2015-2016 President Dr. Wayne J. Riley.
2014-2015 Program
Yasmeen Jabeen Bhat, MD, FACP - India
Interest/Focus: Screening for Skin Cancers
Host: University of Nebraska Medical Center
Kenneth Connell, MBBS, DM, FACP - Barbados
Interest/Focus: Management of Hypertension
Host: Medical University of South Carolina
Yeong Yeh Lee, MD, PhD, FACP - Malaysia
Interest/Focus: Functional GI and Motility Disorders
Host: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Dike Ojji, MBBS, PhD, FACP - Nigeria
Interest/Focus: Cardiovascular Health in Women
Host: John Hopkins Women's Cardiovascular Center
Pictured from left: ACP Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer Dr. Steven E. Weinberger; Dr. Yeong Yeh Lee (Malaysia); Dr. Dike Ojji (Nigeria); Dr. Kenneth Connell (Barbados); Dr. Yasmeen Jabeen Bhat (India); and ACP 2014-2015 President Dr. David A. Fleming.
2013-2014 Program
Suchitra Behl, MD, FACP - India
Interest/Focus: Cardiovascular Disease in Women
Host: Mayo Clinic
Zainab Al Duhailib, MBBS - Saudi Arabia
Interest/Focus: Thrombosis and Anticoagulation in Women
Host: Brown University
Samia Rashid, MD, FACP - India
Interest/Focus: Endocrinology and Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Host: Winthrop University Hospital
Muhammad Ahmed Saeed, MBBS - Pakistan
Interest/Focus: Lupus
Host: University of California, Los Angeles - Olive View Medical Center
Gonzalo Wilson, MD - Chile
Interest/Focus: Urinary Tract Infections and Antibiotic Dependence in Women
Host: University of Pennsylvania
Pictured from left: Dr. Suchitra Behl (India); Dr. Gonzalo Wilson (Chile); ACP 2013-2014 President Dr. Molly Cooke; Dr. Muhammad Ahmed Saeed (Pakistan); Dr. Samia Rashid (India); Dr. Zainah Al Duhailib (Saudi Arabia); and ACP Past Chair, International Council, Dr. Tanveer Mir.
2012-2013 Program
Aysha Almas, MBBS, FACP - Pakistan
Interest/Focus: Hypertension
Host: Tufts University School of Medicine
Ana Belen Arauz Rodriguez, MD, FACP - Panama
Interest/Focus: HIV/AIDS
Host: Christiana Healthcare
Yumie Ikeda, MD - Japan
Interest/Focus: Menstruation Disorder
Host: Mayo Clinic
Mahmoud Umar Sani, MBBS, FACP - Nigeria
Interest/Focus: Cardiology
Host: Brown University
Pictured from left: Dr. Yumie Ikeda (Japan); Dr. Mahmoud Umar Sani (Nigeria); Dr. Aysha Almas (Pakistan); and Dr. Ana Belen Arauz Rodriguez (Panama).