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As a CHEST member, you’re part of a strong network of clinicians representing every profession and experience level in chest medicine. With us, you can develop personal and professional connections, cultivate your leadership skills, advocate for policies that improve access to health, and advance your career.

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Find your place in a new Interest Group

The Citizens of the Global Majority Interest Group works to eliminate professional and health care disparities while promoting antiracist and decolonial approaches within medicine. This group is open to any CHEST member.

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Phoenix | CHEST 2026 | October 18-21

Deadline extended to nominate a community partner

We’re looking for health care organizations that directly serve the Phoenix community. Each group will receive a $10,000 donation, a presentation slot at CHEST 2026, widespread promotion, and more. Nominations are due Monday, March 9.

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Apply to get credentialed with the CCAPP exam

CHEST is pleased to announce the first class of advanced practice providers (APPs) to earn the CHEST Critical Care APP (CCAPP) designation. See who earned this distinction, and apply for upcoming exam rounds in the spring or fall.

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Lung cancer survivorship: Life beyond diagnosis, treatment, and rechecks

Lung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer-related mortality worldwide. In a new CHEST Physician® article, members of the Lung Cancer Section discuss cancer survivorship and the issues effecting survivors, including functional limitations, a heavy symptom burden, and stigma, as well as opportunities to improve their quality of life.

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The physiology of near drowning

Drowning is an underrecognized global health care burden across the world. In a new CHEST Physician® article, members of the Disaster Response and Global Health Section recount the discussion from a CHEST 2025 session on drowning as an inequity in health care and the related physiology.

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Sotatercept in pulmonary arterial hypertension

Understanding when to consider the novel pulmonary antihypertensive sotatercept and how to use it has become a critical part of pulmonary arterial hypertension care. In a recent CHEST Physician® article, authors discuss trial data and how sotatercept can fit into treatment plans.

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Advance your career. Become an FCCP.

When you become an FCCP (Fellow of the American College of Chest Physicians), you play an active role in advancing the field of chest medicine while enjoying the prestige of being associated with a distinctive group of chest medicine professionals.


“I have found being an FCCP to be rewarding on a personal level, as well as a professional level. It has provided me with connections to colleagues nationally and internationally, and it has opened the door to leadership opportunities.”

– Thomas Van der Kloot, MD, FCCP


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