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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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Explore the new CHEST Advocates issue

Read the latest issue of CHEST Advocates to find articles exploring barriers to care and avenues that improve patient access. Stories touch on the impact of prior authorization on both patients and clinicians, the work of patient advocacy groups, CHEST's support for federal reforms, and more.

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Bridging Specialties®: Timely Diagnosis for PH-ILD

Bridging Specialties program tackles pulmonary hypertension and interstitial lung disease

CHEST recently launched Bridging Specialties®: Timely Diagnosis for PH-ILD as a way for primary care physicians and pulmonologists to collaborate and help improve the time to diagnosis for pulmonary hypertension associated with interstitial lung disease (PH-ILD).

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Get ready for these hot topics at CHEST 2025

At CHEST 2025, you’ll have your choice of 300+ educational sessions covering every aspect of clinical chest medicine. Read the latest blogs about topics you don't want to miss at the annual meeting, with insights from several CHEST 2025 Curriculum Group Chairs.

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Rebecca Priebe, MSN, ACNP-BC, FCCP

Bronchoscopy: An emerging role for advanced practice providers

In a new CHEST Physician® article, Rebecca Priebe, MSN, ACNP-BC, FCCP, discusses the gap in formalized training for advanced practice providers (APPs) learning bronchoscopy and why investing in training APPs to perform bronchoscopy offers long-term benefits.

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Oral medications for sleep in nonintubated ICU patients and their impact on delirium

Pharmacologic agents for patients with sleep disturbances should be considered on a case-by-case basis. In a new CHEST Physician® article, members of the Nonrespiratory Sleep Section rank pharmacologic sleep aids for ICU patients who are not intubated, beginning with those that have the strongest evidence for safety and efficacy.

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Medical preparedness and critical care for the 2026 FIFA World Cup

In a new CHEST Physician® article, members of the Disaster Response and Global Health Section offer planning advice in preparation for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Section members suggest implementing the Incident Command System, following the Emergency Mass Critical Care framework, choosing a structured triage system, and more.

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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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