Congratulations to the Arizona Chapter Governor, Allan L. Markus, MD, MS, MBA, FACP. As Governor, Dr. Markus serves as the official representative of the College for the Arizona Chapter, providing a link between members at the local level and leadership at the national level. To learn more about the new Governor, read his bio below.
Allan L. Markus, MD, MS, MBA, FACP
Medical School Education: UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School (now Rutgers Medical)
Post-Doctoral Training: University of Rochester and Baystate Medical Center, MS, MBA UMUC
Certification: ABIM
Present Position: Neighborhood Outreach Access to Health, HonorHealth
ACP Chapter and Leadership Activities: Member, Governor's Council; Advisor, Student Section Newsletter; Committee Member, Doctor’s Dilemma; Judge, Doctor's Dilemma; Member, Chapter Meeting Advisory Committee; Co-Chair, Wellness Committee; Presenter, Medicare for All (An Oxford Style Debate with Drs. Fagan and Aaronson) 2019
ACP National Activities: Fellowship 2001; Abstract Reviewer, Internal Medicine Meeting
Other Appointments/Activities: Flying Samaritans, Phoenix since 2007; Founding Program Director, Internal Medicine, HonorHealth Member Milestones 2.0 Committee, Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) 2018-2021; Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Arizona COM-Phoenix; Director, Internal Medicine Medical Group, HonorHealth 2016-2019; Perioperative Collaborative, HonorHealth 2018-2019; Founding Advisor, Medical Explorers Group, HonorHealth since 2015; Presenter, National Workshop (with R. Sharer, MD), Developing Quality Curriculum or: How Our Residents Learned to Stop Worrying and Love QI, Association of Program Directors in Internal Medicine (APDIM) 2019; Presenter, National Workshop (with R. Sharer, MD and C. Thomsen, MD), How Can Paper Airplanes and Building Blocks Help with Faculty Development, APDIM 2018
Areas of Professional Interest and Expertise: Outpatient/Perioperative Medicine; Resident and Medical Student Teaching/Mentoring (I have been teaching residents and students since 1995 in various roles.); Leadership Training (Using my skills from my Master's in Management and MBA to help residents, colleagues, and programs succeed.)