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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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Addressing the Public Health Implications of Recent Changes to Federal Vaccine Recommendations

Read a new statement from CHEST advocating for a national immunization policy grounded in rigorous scientific review and recommendations that prioritize patient welfare over ideology.

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Ashesha Mechineni, MD, and Anita Rajagopal, MD, FCCP

Translating Algorithms Into Action: Assessing AI Readiness in the Sleep Medicine Community

In a recent blog post, members of the Nonrespiratory Sleep Section discuss how to assess artificial intelligence (AI) readiness in sleep medicine—from vocabulary literacy to clinical perceptions and system capacity—and how AI is reshaping the future of sleep care.

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Establishing an outpatient pleural disease clinic

Learn about the development of an outpatient pleural disease clinic in the latest APP Intersection column from the CHEST Physician® publication.

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GOLD 2026 updates in global strategy for diagnosis, management, and prevention of COPD

In a new CHEST Physician® article, members of the Asthma and COPD Section discuss updates to the GOLD Report, including the reframing of COPD as a disease characterized by activity rather than by static airflow limitation alone, systematic evaluation of high-risk individuals, and more.

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New statement proposes updated ILD classification, introduces new terminology

A new consensus statement from the American Thoracic Society and the European Respiratory Journal introduced interstitial lung disease terminology such as bronchiolocentric interstitial pneumonia and alveolar macrophage pneumonia. In a CHEST Physician® article, members of the Interstitial Lung Disease Section discuss recommendations from the statement.

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Definitions matter: How should we define diagnostic yield in bronchoscopy?

A recent consensus statement from CHEST and the American Thoracic Society proposes a strict diagnostic yield definition, reiterating the need for close follow-up in patients with nonspecific benign findings. In a CHEST Physician® article, members of the Interventional Procedures Section highlight the difference between a liberal and strict definition of diagnostic yield.

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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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